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: March 22, 2016
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
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.05.
Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision to the Code of Ethics.
 
On March 17, 2016, Registrant’s Board of Directors adopted certain clarifying and other amendments to Registrant’s Code of Business and Ethical Conduct. The amended and restated Code of Business and Ethical Conduct is attached as Exhibit 14.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01.      Other Events.
 
Registrant makes various grants and awards of cash, stock and stock units, and provides various benefits, to its directors, executive officers and other management employees pursuant to its 2014 Tiffany & Co. Employee Incentive Plan (the “ 2014 Employee Incentive Plan ”) and pursuant to various retirement plans, formal agreements and informal agreements. As part of its ongoing review of compensation practices and arrangements, on March 16, 2016, the Compensation Committee of Registrant’s Board of Directors adopted certain amendments to the 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, pursuant to Section 6 thereof, revised stock option and restricted stock grant terms under the 2014 Employee Incentive Plan and changes to certain of its compensatory plans and related agreements. The forms of such amended agreements, terms and plans are attached as Exhibits 10.18, 10.21, 10.25, 10.29, 10.29e, 10.29f, 10.29g, 10.29h, 10.29i, 10.29j, 10.29k and 10.34 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits

10.18
Tiffany and Company Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan originally made effective October 1, 1989, as amended and restated effective March 17, 2016.

10.21
1994 Tiffany and Company Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, Amended and Restated as of March 17, 2016.

10.25
2004 Tiffany and Company Un-funded Retirement Income Plan to Recognize Compensation in Excess of Internal Revenue Code Limits, Amended and Restated as of March 17, 2016.

10.29
Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 16, 2016.

10.29e
Form of Fiscal 2015 Cash Incentive Award Agreement for certain executive officers as adopted on March 16, 2016 under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan.

10.29f
Form of Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants for use in connection with Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Registrant’s Executive Officers, and Time-Vesting Restricted Unit Awards and Certain Non-Qualified Retirement Contributions made to other officers of Registrant’s affiliated companies pursuant to Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan and pursuant to the Tiffany and Company Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan.




10.29g
Terms of Stock Option Award (Transferable Non-Qualified Option) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.29h
Terms of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Executive Officers, effective March 16, 2016, under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan.

10.29i
Terms of Cliff-Vesting Restricted Stock Grant (Non-Transferable) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.29j
Terms of Tranche-Vesting Restricted Stock Grant (Non-Transferable) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.29k
Terms of Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Grant (Non-Transferable) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.34
Form of 2016 Retention Agreement with Registrant and Tiffany and Company.

14.1
Code of Business and Ethical Conduct.





SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
 
 
TIFFANY & CO.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Leigh M. Harlan
 
 
Leigh M. Harlan
 
 
Senior Vice President, Secretary
 
 
and General Counsel
Date: March 22, 2016
 
 




EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
Description     

10.18
Tiffany and Company Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan originally made effective October 1, 1989, as amended and restated effective March 17, 2016.

10.21
1994 Tiffany and Company Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, Amended and Restated as of March 17, 2016.

10.25
2004 Tiffany and Company Un-funded Retirement Income Plan to Recognize Compensation in Excess of Internal Revenue Code Limits, Amended and Restated as of March 17, 2016.

10.29
Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 16, 2016.

10.29e
Form of Fiscal 2015 Cash Incentive Award Agreement for certain executive officers as adopted on March 16, 2016 under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan.     

10.29f
Form of Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants for use in connection with Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Registrant’s Executive Officers, and Time-Vesting Restricted Unit Awards and Certain Non-Qualified Retirement Contributions made to other officers of Registrant’s affiliated companies pursuant to Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan and pursuant to the Tiffany and Company Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan.

10.29g
Terms of Stock Option Award (Transferable Non-Qualified Option) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.29h
Terms of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grants to Executive Officers, effective March 16, 2016, under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan.

10.29i
Terms of Cliff-Vesting Restricted Stock Grant (Non-Transferable) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.29j
Terms of Tranche-Vesting Restricted Stock Grant (Non-Transferable) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.29k
Terms of Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Grant (Non-Transferable) under Registrant’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as revised March 16, 2016.

10.34
Form of 2016 Retention Agreement with Registrant and Tiffany and Company.

14.1
Code of Business and Ethical Conduct.




EXHIBIT 10.18

TIFFANY AND COMPANY
EXECUTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF MARCH 17, 2016

WHEREAS, effective October 1, 1989, Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation, established an unfunded executive deferral plan for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees;

WHEREAS, effective October 1, 1998, Tiffany and Company amended such plan to permit additional executives and the directors of its parent corporation, Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, to participate and to provide certain additional alternatives with respect to compensation deferred in accordance with such plan;

WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2003, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to (i) eliminate Education Accounts, (ii) provide for the establishment of an unlimited number of Fixed Period Benefit subaccounts for pre-Retirement distributions, (iii) permit elections for deferral of Bonus Compensation to be made during the Plan Year that immediately proceeds the Plan Year in which such Bonus Compensation would otherwise be paid but limit deferral of Bonus Compensation to 90% of Bonus Compensation, (iv) allow the Administrator to make hardship distributions in circumstances that may or may not result from a Disability, (v) allow Participants to make daily changes in the Investment Funds used to value their respective Deferred Benefit Accounts, (vi) vary the Investment Funds available for such purposes and (vii) extend the Enrollment Period to the months of November and December each year.

WHEREAS, effective November 1, 2005, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to (i) permit executives of Iridesse, Inc. to participate, (ii) bring the plan into compliance with Section 409A of the Code as follows: (a) by requiring a recently Eligible Employee who wishes to participate in the year he becomes eligible to make a written election to become a Participant within thirty (30) days of his becoming eligible; (b) by requiring that Participants who wish to defer Bonus Compensation elect to




do so no later than six months before the end of the fiscal year to which such Bonus Compensation relates; (c) by requiring that elections to change the time and form of a distribution (i) be made at least twelve months in advance, and (ii) not defer distribution for a period of less than five years from the date such distribution would otherwise have been made; (d) requiring that Specified Employees not receive certain distributions resulting from a Termination of Service earlier than six months after the date of the Termination of Service; (e) providing that, in the event of plan termination, the Employer shall pay a benefit to the Participant or his Beneficiary as otherwise required under the plan; and (f) decreasing the minimum Retirement Account balance eligible for distribution on an installment basis; and (iii) make other miscellaneous modifications.

WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2006, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to change the Enrollment Period to the months of January through June each year, and to update such plan to reflect current operational practices.

WHEREAS, effective December 31, 2008, Tiffany and Company further amended such plan to change the definition of Termination of Service to ensure compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

WHEREAS, effective August 1, 2009, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to permit redirection of past contributions amongst Retirement Accounts.

WHEREAS, effective as of February 1, 2010, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to provide benefits for eligible participants whose DCRB contributions under the Tiffany & Co. Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan are limited by the Internal Revenue Code.


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WHEREAS, effective as of September 4, 2012, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to vary the Investment Funds used to value Deferred Benefit Accounts.

WHEREAS, effective as of July 1, 2013, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to vary the Investment Funds used to value Deferred Benefit Accounts and to authorize Tiffany and Company to vary the Investment Funds due to underperformance, in the absence of approval from the parent corporation.

WHEREAS, effective as of March 17, 2016, Tiffany and Company and its parent corporation further amended such plan to revise the terms of the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants.

WHEREAS, the purpose of the plan is to provide selected executives and directors an opportunity to defer a portion of their compensation in a manner best suited to each participant's individual needs.

NOW, THEREFORE, to carry the above intentions into effect, Tiffany and Company does enter into this Amended and Restated Plan effective as of March 17, 2016.
    
This Plan shall be known as the
TIFFANY AND COMPANY
EXECUTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

"Administrator" means the individual appointed to administer the Plan pursuant to
Article VII.


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Affiliate ” means, with reference to any Person, any second Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any such first Person, directly or indirectly.

"Base Compensation" means a Participant's salary and wages, including Executive Deferral Contributions made hereunder and any pretax elective deferrals to any Employer sponsored retirement savings plan or cafeteria plan, qualified pursuant to Section 401(k) or Section 125 of the Code, but excluding bonuses and overtime, all other Employer contributions to benefit plans, remuneration attributable to Employer sponsored stock option plans and all other forms of remuneration or reimbursement.

"Beneficiary" means the person, persons, trust or other entity, designated by written revocable designation filed with the Administrator by the Participant to receive payments in the event of the Participant's death. If a designated Beneficiary does not survive the Participant or if no Beneficiary is designated as provided above, the Beneficiary shall be the legal representative of the Participant's estate. If a designated Beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before payment in full of benefits under this Plan has been made, the legal representative of such Beneficiary's estate shall become the Beneficiary. References to a Participant in this Plan in connection with payments hereunder shall also refer to such Participant's Beneficiary unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

"Benefit Distribution Date" means a future date (or dates) selected by a Participant during the applicable Enrollment Period within guidelines established by the Administrator, as adjusted as permitted in this Plan, on which the Participant shall be entitled to a benefit pursuant to this Plan equal to all or a designated portion of the balance of his Fixed Period Benefit Account.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation.

"Bonus Compensation" means cash compensation paid to a Participant, excluding Base Compensation, under the Employer's bonus program or programs (including, but not limited

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to cash Incentive Awards under Section 8 of Parent’s 1998 Employee Incentive Plan or Section 8 of Parent’s 2005 Incentive Plan), as such may exist and be modified from time to time, and payable to a Participant following the conclusion of the Employer's fiscal year in respect of service performed at any time during such fiscal year.
 
“Cause” means a termination of Participant’s employment, involuntary on Participant’s part, which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of no contest to a felony involving financial impropriety or a felony which would tend to subject the Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to the Employer or its Affiliate;

(ii)
Participant’s willful and unauthorized disclosure of material “Confidential Information” (as that term is defined in the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants) which disclosure is in breach of such Covenants and actually results in substantive harm to the Employer’s or its Affiliate’s business or puts such business at an actual competitive disadvantage;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than: (A) any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, or (B) any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s commission of any willful act which is intended by Participant to result in his personal enrichment at the expense of the Employer or any of its Affiliates, or which could reasonably be expected by him to materially injure the reputation, business or business relationships of the Employer or any of its Affiliates;

(v)
A theft, fraud or embezzlement perpetrated by Participant upon Employer or any of its Affiliates.


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For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the best interests of, Employer or its Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for the purposes of this Plan unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4th) of the entire membership of the Board (exclusive of the Participant if Participant is a member of such Board) at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with counsel for Participant, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth above.

"Committee" means the Board of Directors of Tiffany, which shall have authority over this Plan.

"Compensation" means Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation and Directors Compensation in the aggregate.

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“DCRB Contribution” shall have the meaning given such term under the Tiffany & Co. Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan.

“DCRB Plan” means the portion of the Tiffany & Co. Employee Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan providing for “DCRB Contributions” as defined under such plan.

"Deferral Agreement" means a written or electronic agreement between a Participant and the Employer, whereby a Participant agrees to defer a portion of his Compensation and the Employer agrees to provide benefits pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.

"Deferred Benefit Accounts" mean Retirement Accounts and Scheduled In-Service Withdrawal Accounts.


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"Determination Date" shall mean the last business day of every month, for each Participant, his date of death, Retirement, or other termination of services with Employer and, with respect to Independent Directors only, termination of service as a Director.

“Director” means a member of Parent’s Board of Directors.

“Directors Compensation” means a Director’s annual retainer and any incremental annual retainer paid or payable by Parent to Director for service as a Director, including any per-meeting-attended compensation, but excluding Parent’s contributions to benefit and retirement plans, remuneration attributable to Parent-sponsored stock option plans and all other forms of remuneration or reimbursement.

"Disability" means a condition such that a Participant is (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident or health plan covering employees of Participant’s Employer.

"Education Account" means a Deferred Benefit Account established pursuant to Section 4.1.

"Effective Date" means October 1, 1989.

"Eligible Student" means an individual who is a relative of a Participant and who is younger than the age of 14 when a subaccount is initially established, pursuant to Section 4.3B.


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"Eligible Employees" means Directors, all officers of the Employer, “director”-level employees of Employer, and such other management and other highly compensated employees of the Employer as identified and approved by the Committee.

"Employer" means Tiffany, Parent, and Irridesse, or any other business entity which adopts this Plan with consent of the Board of Directors of Parent.

"Enrollment Period" means, with respect to any Plan Year, the months of January through June in the year preceding such Plan Year. The Enrollment Period may be extended through July in the year preceding such Plan Year, upon an Eligible Employee’s request and at the Administrator’s discretion. With respect to a person who becomes an Eligible Employee during the course of a Plan Year, in respect of such Plan Year the Enrollment Period means the thirty day period following the date he becomes an Eligible Employee.

“Excess DCRB Contribution” means the Plan contribution described in Sections 3.3 and 3.4.

"Executive Deferral Contribution" means the Plan contribution described in Section 3.2.

"Fixed Period Benefit Account" means a Deferred Benefit Account established pursuant to Section 4.3C.

“Independent Director” means a Director who is not an employee of Employer at the time Participation in this Plan commences.

"Investment Fund" or "Fund" means any one of the investment funds described in Schedule 4.5 which shall serve as means to measure value increases or decreases with respect to a Participant's Deferred Benefit Accounts.


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“Iridesse” means Iridesse, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor organization.

“Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants” means an instrument in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached duly completed and executed by a Participant who is eligible to receive an Excess DCRB Contribution.

“Parent” means Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor organization.

"Participant" means any Eligible Employee who has met the conditions for participation as set forth in Article II.

"Permitted Retirement Age" means that date on which the Participant has attained age 55, provided that if the Participant is an Independent Director the Permitted Retirement Age for such Participant shall be his age on the date his participation in the Plan commenced.

Person ” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

"Plan" means the Tiffany and Company Executive Deferral Plan as described in this instrument, as amended from time to time.

"Plan Year" means the period from the November 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989 and thereafter, the twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on each January 1 and ending on each December 31.

“Pre-2005 Balances” means Deferred Benefit Account balances as of December 31, 2004, including any Investment Fund performance subsequent to December 31, 2004 (i) credited to such Accounts and (ii) attributable to balances as of December 31, 2004.


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"Retirement" means any Termination of Service by a Participant after attaining his Permitted Retirement Age, provided that if the Participant is an Independent Director, Retirement shall mean any Termination of Service after attaining his Permitted Retirement Age.

“Scheduled In-Service Withdrawal Account” means an Education Account or a Fixed Period Benefit Account, provided that, on and after January 1, 2003, all Education Accounts shall be converted to Fixed Period Benefit Accounts.

“Select Management Employee” means an Eligible Employee who has been appointed by the Board as an officer of Tiffany and Company with the title of Vice President, Group Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, President, Chairman of the Board, chief operating officer, or who otherwise has been specifically designated a Select Management Employee by the Board. For the purpose of this definition, once a person has been appointed a Select Management Employee, he or she will be deemed, for the purposes of this Plan, to remain a Select Management Employee, regardless of any subsequent change in title or responsibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Select Management Employee” does not include any person (a) whose principal place of work is outside the United States and (b) who is paid his Compensation from a foreign bank or bank branch or who is eligible to receive retirement, severance or similar benefits under foreign law or as a result of foreign custom.

“Specified Amount” means $130,000, adjusted as provided in Section 416(i)(1)(A) of the Code.

“Specified Employee” means (a) a Participant who is (i) an officer of the Employer by which such Participant is employed and (ii) who has an annual compensation greater than the Specified Amount, (b) a Participant who is a five-percent owner of the Employer by which such Participant is employed, or (c) a Participant who is a one-percent owner of the

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Employer by which such Participant is employed and having an annual compensation from the Employer of more than $150,000. Status as a Specified Employee shall be determined as of the December 31 most recently preceding Participant’s Termination of Service date.

"Termination of Service" means:

(a)
with respect to Participant who is not an Independent Director, a termination of services provided by the Participant to the Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations. In determining whether a Participant who is not an Independent Director has experienced a Termination of Service, the following provisions shall apply:

(i)
Termination of Service shall occur when the Participant has experienced a termination of employment with the Employer. A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment for this purpose when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (A) no further services will be performed by the Participant for the Employer after the applicable date, or (B) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by the Participant (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been providing services to the Employer less than 36 months).

(ii)
If the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, other than a Disability leave, the employment relationship

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between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds 6 months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 6-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer.

(b)
With respect to a Participant who is an Independent Director, a “Termination of Service” shall occur when such Participant ceases to be a Director, provided that Director and Employer do not anticipate resumption of services as a Director or Employee.

(c)
With respect to a Participant who serves simultaneously as a Director and an employee of Employer, a Termination of Service shall occur as described in paragraph (a) above for all contributions prior to such Termination of Service. Should such Participant continue as a Director following a Termination of Service pursuant to section (a) above, and continue executive deferral contributions under the Plan as an Independent Director, a Termination of Service shall occur pursuant to section (b) above for the purposes of such executive deferral contributions.

“Tiffany” means Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation, and any successor organization.

"Retirement Account" means a Deferred Benefit Account established pursuant to Section 4.1.


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"Vested" means that portion of a Participant's Deferred Benefit Accounts to which the Participant has a nonforfeitable right as defined in Section 5.1.

"Treasury Regulations" means the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code, as amended from time to time.

ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP IN THE PLAN

2.1
Commencement of Participation. Each Eligible Employee who is an Eligible Employee at any time during the Enrollment Period for any Plan Year shall be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan as of the first day of such Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the limitation expressed in Subsection 3.2 F below, each employee or Director who first becomes an Eligible Employee throughout the course of the Plan Year shall be eligible to become a Participant with respect to said Plan Year as of the first day of the month that is at least thirty (30) days after he is designated as an Eligible Employee provided that he shall have made a written election to become a Participant within thirty (30) days of such designation and provided further that such election shall not be effective with respect to Compensation earned for services performed prior to the date of such election. Moreover, effective on and after February 1, 2010, if an Eligible Employee who is also a Select Management Employee is entitled to a DCRB Contribution under the DCRB Plan, and such DCRB Contribution is curtailed by reason of the limitations under Sections 401(a)(17) or 415 of the Code, the Eligible Employee shall receive an Excess DCRB Contribution under this Plan effective as of the date that such DCRB Contribution is made under the DCRB Plan regardless of whether the Eligible Employee has elected to participate in this Plan for any other purpose.

2.2
Procedure For and Effect of Admission. Each individual who becomes eligible for admission to participate in this Plan shall complete such forms and provide such data

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as are reasonably required by the Employer as a condition of such admission. By becoming a Participant, each individual shall for all purposes be deemed conclusively to have assented to the provisions of this Plan and all amendments hereto.

2.3
Cessation of Participation. Except as provided in Section 3.4C, a Participant shall cease to be a Participant when he incurs a Termination of Service, or, for purposes of Excess DCRB Contributions, on the date on which he ceases to be a participant under the DCRB Plan. Such persons, and all active Participants on the termination of the Plan, shall be deemed “former active Participants”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a former active Participant will be deemed a Participant, for all purposes of this Plan except with respect to contributions as described in Article III, as long as such former active Participant retains a benefit pursuant to the terms of Article VI.
    
ARTICLE III
PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS

3.1
Executive Deferral Contribution. For each Plan Year, each Eligible Employee may, by timely filing a Deferral Agreement with the Administrator, authorize the Employer to reduce his Base Compensation, his Bonus Compensation, his Directors Compensation or any combination of the foregoing, by fixed percentages, and to have corresponding fixed dollar amounts credited to his Deferred Benefit Accounts in accordance with Section 4.2. Credit to Deferred Benefit Accounts shall be made in equal installments for each pay period in respect of Base Compensation reductions and in a lump sum for each payment in respect of Bonus Compensation and Directors Compensation reductions. Subject to the rules set forth in Section 3.2 below, each Eligible Employee shall file a Deferral Agreement with the Administrator or his appointee during the applicable Enrollment Period for each Plan Year.


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3.2
Rules Governing Executive Deferral Contributions.

A.
Throughout any one Plan Year, a Participant may defer all or any portion of his Compensation, except that a Participant may not defer: less than $2,000 in any Plan Year ending on or before December 31, 2002 or less than $1,000 in any other Plan Year (except Plan Years in which the Participant elects not to defer any portion of his Compensation); more than 50% of Base Compensation in any Plan Year; or more than 90% of Bonus Compensation payable in any Plan Year ending after December 31, 2002; or, for a person who becomes an Eligible Employee during the course of a Plan Year, any portion of Base Compensation or Bonus Compensation applicable to services performed prior to the Eligible Employee’s date of election in that Plan Year.

B.
The amount of Compensation that a Participant elects to defer shall be credited to the Participant's Deferred Benefit Accounts during each Plan Year on or about that date on which the Participant would have, but for his deferral election, have been paid such Compensation.

C.
An election to defer Compensation pursuant to this Plan is irrevocable and shall continue until the earlier of: (i) the Participant's Termination of Service, or (ii) the end of the Plan Year for which the deferral is effective.

D.
In respect of Bonus Compensation, an election to defer must be made no later than six months before the end of the fiscal year with respect to which such Bonus Compensation relates.

E.
Except as expressly provided in subsection D. above, each Eligible Employee shall file a Deferral Agreement with the Administrator during the applicable Enrollment Period for the Plan Year in question.


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F.
No person who becomes an Eligible Employee during the course of Employer's Fiscal Year may file a Deferral Agreement with respect to Bonus Compensation for that Fiscal Year except as expressly provided in subsection D. above.

3.3
Excess DCRB Contribution. Effective on and after February 1, 2010, if an Eligible Employee who is also a Select Management Employee is entitled to a DCRB Contribution under the DCRB Plan, and such DCRB Contribution is curtailed by reason of the limitations under Sections 401(a)(17) or 415 of the Code, the Eligible Employee shall have an Excess DCRB Contribution credited to his Deferred Benefit Accounts in accordance with Section 4.2 effective as of the date such DCRB Contribution is made under the DCRB Plan, regardless of whether the Eligible Employee has elected to participate in this Plan for any other purpose.

3.4
Rules Governing Excess DCRB Contributions.

A.
The amount of an Excess DCRB Contribution shall equal the excess of (i) the amount of the DCRB Contribution that would have been made under the terms of the DCRB Plan without giving effect to the limit on compensation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code or the limit on annual additions imposed by Section 415 of the Code, over (ii) the actual amount of the DCRB Contribution made on behalf of such Eligible Employee.

B.
No Deferral Agreement shall be required for an Excess DCRB Contribution.


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C.
If a Participant is eligible to continue receiving DCRB Contributions under the DCRB Plan while in receipt of payments under an employer-sponsored sickness or disability income plan or program, such Participant shall continue to be eligible to have allocations of Excess DCRB Contributions credited to his Deferred Benefit Accounts to the extent the requirements of Section 3.3 and this Section 3.4 are otherwise met. Such Excess DCRB Contributions may continue notwithstanding the Participant’s Termination of Service due to Disability.

ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNTS

4.1
Establishment of Accounts. The following Deferred Benefit Accounts shall be established with respect to each Participant:

A.
Retirement Account,

B.
Scheduled In-Service Withdrawal Accounts.

All contributions on behalf of a Participant shall be deposited to the appropriate Deferred Benefit Account, in accordance with Section 4.2.
    
4.2
Deferred Benefit Allocation. Each Eligible Employee shall submit to the Administrator, before the close of the Enrollment Period for each Plan Year, a written statement specifying the Eligible Employee's allocation of anticipated contributions with respect to his Deferred Benefit Accounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Excess DCRB Contribution shall be allocated only to the Eligible Employee’s Retirement Account.


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4.3
Suballocation Within the Deferred Benefit Accounts.

A.
Retirement Subaccounts. In the event a Participant shall allocate a portion of his anticipated contributions to his Retirement Account, he may, during each applicable Enrollment Period, direct tha t portion of his anticipated contributions to (i) a lump sum subaccount or to (ii) one of four installment subaccounts.

A Participant entitled to receive Excess DCRB Contributions shall be permitted to select a Retirement subaccount for such contributions that is different from the Retirement subaccount selected for other contributions under the Plan. If a Participant entitled to receive an Excess DCRB Contribution has not selected a Retirement subaccount for such contributions, his Excess DCRB Contribution shall be allocated to the Retirement subaccount most recently selected by the Participant prior to the time such Excess DCRB Contribution is made or, if no such Retirement subaccount has been selected, to the lump sum subaccount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Retirement subaccount has been selected by the Participant prior to his first Excess DCRB Contribution, the Participant shall be permitted to select a Retirement subaccount for such contribution (and for future Excess DCRB Contributions) at any time during the Enrollment Period ending in the calendar year in which such first Excess DCRB Contribution is made or such other time as may be permitted by the Administrator (but in no event later than December 31 of such calendar year).

Each Participant may only have one Retirement subaccount, except that a Participant entitled to receive Excess DCRB Contributions shall be permitted to have two Retirement subaccounts-one for Excess DCRB Contributions and one for other contributions under the Plan..

Subject to Section 6.1.F below, the lump sum Retirement subaccount will be paid out in a lump sum within ninety (90) days of Retirement, and the

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installment Retirement subaccount will be paid in five (5), ten (10), fifteen (15) or twenty (20) annual installments, all pursuant to Section 6.1. In the absence of such designation, contributions for that Plan Year will be paid out in a lump sum as aforesaid.

Participants may, by written election made before December 31, 2006, redirect contributions made before the date of such election to Participant’s Retirement Account from the lump sum Retirement subaccount or any of the three installment Retirement subaccounts to the lump sum account or to any of the four installment subaccounts, provided (i) that each Participant shall, at the conclusion of such redirection process, have only one Retirement subaccount; and (ii) that such redirection shall not affect payments the Participant would otherwise receive in calendar year 2005 or 2006.

On and after August 1, 2009, Participants shall have a one-time option during his period of participation in the Plan to redirect, by written election, prior contributions to Participant’s Retirement Account from the lump sum Retirement subaccount or any of the four installment Retirement subaccounts to the lump sum Retirement account or to any of the four installment Retirement subaccounts, provided (i) that each Participant shall, at the conclusion of such redirection process, have only one Retirement subaccount (or two Retirement subaccounts in the case of a Participant who has received Excess DCRB Contributions and has selected a separate Retirement subaccount for such contributions); (ii) that Participant’s Retirement shall occur no earlier than one year after Participant’s written election for redirection is received by the Plan Administrator; and (iii) Participant elects that distributions under the Retirement Subaccount resulting from the redirection hereunder, whether in a lump sum account or any of the four installment subaccounts, shall commence five years after Participant’s Retirement. Should Participant’s Retirement occur within one year following the date on which the Plan Administrator receives the written

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election for redirection under this paragraph, such written election shall be deemed null and void and Participant’s prior written election shall apply. A Participant who has received Excess DCRB Contributions and has selected two Retirement subaccounts (one for Excess DCRB Contributions and one for other contributions under the Plan) shall be permitted to make the one-time election described in this paragraph with respect to each such Retirement subaccount, and such elections need not be made at the same time.

B.
Education Subaccounts . In the event a Participant shall allocate a portion of his anticipated contributions to his Education Account, the Participant may further allocate amongst subaccounts on behalf of Eligible Students. Said allocation shall be made in writing prior to the beginning of the Plan Year on Participant's Deferral Agreement, or such other forms as are required by the Administrator. In the absence of such suballocation, all contributions to the Participant's Education Account shall be equally allocated among the Participant's Education subaccounts. A Participant's election pursuant to Section 4.5 shall apply uniformly to each subaccount. A Participant, in any one Plan Year, may not allocate less than $1,000 (except in Plan Years in which the Participant elects not to defer any portion of his Compensation) to any one Education subaccount.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Education Accounts shall be established effective following the Plan Year ending December 31, 2002, and all Education Accounts in effect as of such date shall be converted to Fixed Period Benefit Accounts or subaccounts by filing a conversion schedule with the Administrator by which benefits payable in respect of each such Education Account and subaccount shall become payable upon a specific Benefit Distribution Date provided, however, that no conversion schedule shall permit amounts accumulated pursuant to the Plan prior to January 1, 2003 to be paid to a


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Participant or Beneficiary prior to the time such Participant or Beneficiary would have been entitled to such payment under the Plan as it existed prior to the amendments made effective January 1, 2003.

C.
Fixed Period Benefit Subaccounts . In the event a Participant shall allocate a portion of his anticipated contributions to his Fixed Period Benefit Account, the Participant may further allocate amongst subaccounts differentiated by Benefit Distribution Dates. Said allocation shall be made in writing prior to the beginning of the Plan Year on Participant's Deferral Agreement, or such other forms as are required by the Administrator, provided that (i) each Participant shall have a one-time option in respect of each of his Benefit Distribution Dates to change such Benefit Distribution Date to a date at least five years subsequent to such original Benefit Distribution Date and (ii) such option is exercised, if at all, at least one year prior to the original Benefit Distribution Date by written notice to the Administrator. In the absence of such suballocation, all contributions to the Participant's Fixed Period Benefit Account shall be equally allocated among Participant's subaccounts. A Participant's election pursuant to Section 4.5 shall apply uniformly to each subaccount. A Participant, in any one Plan Year, may not allocate less than $1,000 (except in Plan Years in which the Participant elects not to defer any portion of his Compensation) to any one Fixed Period subaccount. For elections made prior to November of 2002, a Participant shall not elect a Benefit Distribution Date with respect to the Fixed Period Benefit Account which occurs prior to twenty-four (24) months from the date on which the first contribution to such subaccount is first credited except as provided in Section 4.1 above. For elections made in or after November of 2002, a Participant shall not elect a Benefit Distribution Date with respect to a Scheduled In-Service Withdrawal Account which occurs prior to twenty-four (24) months from the last day in the Plan Year in which such election is made.


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4.4
Irrevocable Benefit Allocation. Once an Eligible Employee has allocated anticipated contributions under the Plan and the Plan Year has begun, he may not modify, alter, amend or revoke said allocations. Notwithstanding, a Participant may, prior to the commencement of a new Plan Year, elect to modify, alter, amend or revoke his future allocations to his Deferred Benefit Accounts (other than allocations of Excess DCRB Contributions) to the extent the Administrator shall provide, effective the first day of such new Plan Year.

4.5
Directed Valuation of Deferred Benefit Accounts. As provided herein, a Participant may direct that his Deferred Benefit Accounts be valued, in accordance with Section 4.7, as if the account was invested in one or more of the Investment Funds listed in Schedule 4.5 attached. The Committee may, from time to time, add additional Investment Funds to Schedule 4.5. A Participant shall submit to the Plan Administrator in writing his investment selection for evaluation purposes. The Participant may select one or more investment funds in multiples of 1%. A Participant may make a separate selection with respect to each Deferred Benefit Account. Investment Fund elections may be made daily. The Committee may designate one or more Investment Funds to be used to value a Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts in the event the Participant fails to make an investment selection.

4.6
Administration of Investments. The investment gain or loss with respect to contributions made to the Deferred Benefit Accounts on behalf of a Participant shall continue to be determined in the manner selected by the Participant, pursuant to Section 4.5, until a new designation is filed with the Plan Administrator. If any Participant fails to file a designation, he shall be deemed to have designated the first Investment Fund listed in Schedule 4.5 attached. A designation filed by a Participant changing his Investment Funds shall apply to future contributions and/or amounts already accumulated in his Deferred Benefit Accounts. A Participant may change his investment selection at any time throughout the course of each Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Administrator retains the discretion to

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restrict the quantity of investment changes made by a participant in a Plan Year, should that Participant’s investment changes indicate market timing or other abuse.

4.7
Valuation of Deferred Benefit Accounts. The Deferred Benefit Accounts of each Participant shall be valued, on any date prior to complete distribution of all benefits due Participant under this Plan, based upon the performance of the Investment Fund(s) selected by the Participant. Such valuation shall reflect the net asset value expressed per share of the designated Investment Fund(s). The fair market value of an Investment Fund shall be determined by the Administrator. It shall represent the fair market value of all securities or other property held for the respective fund, plus cash and accrued earnings, less accrued expenses and proper charges against the fund. Each Deferred Benefit Account shall be valued separately. A valuation summary shall be prepared on each Determination Date.

4.8
Investment Obligation of the Employer. Benefits are payable as they become due irrespective of any actual investments the Employer may make to meet its obligations. Neither the Employer, nor any trustee (in the event the Employer elects to use a grantor trust to accumulate funds) shall be obligated to purchase or maintain any asset, and any reference to investments or Investment Funds is solely for the purpose of computing the value of benefits. To the extent a Participant or any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Employer under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured creditor of the Employer.

4.9
Change of Funds. In the event that any of the Investment Funds designated in Schedule 4.5 attached underperforms in comparison to relevant benchmarks, materially changes its investment objectives, adopts a plan of liquidation, ceases to report its net asset values or otherwise ceases to exist, the Employer may amend this Plan by designating new or additional funds for the purposes of Section 4.7 and each Participant shall redirect the valuation of his or her Deferred Benefit Accounts effective with the date of such amendment.


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ARTICLE V
VESTING

5.1
A. Vesting Schedule - Executive Deferral Contributions. A Participant shall have a fully Vested interest with respect to Executive Deferral Contributions and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions in his Deferred Benefit Accounts, in all instances and at all times.

B. Vesting Schedule - DCRB Contributions.      A Participant shall be Vested in his Excess DCRB Contributions and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions in his Deferred Benefit Accounts if, and to the same extent, he is vested in his DCRB Contributions under the DCRB Plan.

C. Forfeiture of Vested DCRB Contributions . Notwithstanding Section 5.1B, any Excess DCRB Contributions and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions in a Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts that would otherwise be payable to a Participant or to his Beneficiary shall be forfeited in the event that (i) the Participant’s employment with Employer is terminated by the Employer for Cause, (ii) the Participant voluntarily resigns from the Employer prior to reaching Participant’s Permitted Retirement Age and fails to execute and deliver to the Employer the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants prior to the effective date of such resignation, or (iii) a former Participant who has executed and delivered the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants breaches Section 2 of such Covenants.
    
    

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ARTICLE VI
BENEFITS/DISTRIBUTIONS

6.1      Termination of Service.

A.
If a Participant incurs a Termination of Service for any reason, the Employer shall pay to the Participant, or to the Participant’s Beneficiary if applicable, a benefit equal to the value of Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts, determined pursuant to Section 4.7 and Section 5.1 on such distribution dates as may be applicable under this Article VI.
  
B.
Subject to Section 6.1.F below, with the exception of funds allocated to the Participant’s Retirement Account, if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service for any reason, the benefit hereunder, including funds allocated to the Participant’s Scheduled In-Service Withdrawal Accounts, shall be paid to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, as applicable, as a lump sum within ninety (90) days of the date of such Termination of Service, provided that Participant has no discretion or control in determining the Plan Year in which such lump sum amount is paid.

C.
Subject to Section 6.1.F below, with respect to funds allocated to the Participant’s Retirement Account, if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service for any reason other than his Retirement or Disability, the benefit hereunder allocated to such Retirement Account, shall be paid to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, as applicable, as a lump sum within ninety (90) days of the date of such Termination of Service.

D.
Subject to Section 6.1.F below, with respect to funds allocated to the Participant’s Retirement Account, if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service by reason of his Retirement, the benefit hereunder allocated to such

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Retirement Account, shall be paid to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, as provided in Section 6.2 below.

E.
With respect to funds allocated to the Participant’s Retirement Account, if the Participant incurs a Termination of Service by reason of his Disability, the Participant shall remain as a Participant in the Plan but shall be ineligible for further contributions to his Deferred Benefit Accounts except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4C. In that circumstance, funds allocated to the Participant’s Retirement Account shall be paid to him commencing on his 65 th birthday in the form he elected pursuant to Section 4.3A.

F.
Notwithstanding anything stated in this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant who is a Specified Employee incurs a Termination of Service, other than by reason of such Participant’s death or Disability, no distribution of, payment from or benefit in lieu of Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts other than Pre-2005 Balances shall be made until the expiration of a period of six months following such Separation of Service, and any payments otherwise scheduled under this Plan during such six-month period shall be deemed deferred until the earlier of the expiration of such six-month period or such Participant’s death. On the expiration of such six month period (or such Participant’s death) all such deferred payments shall be promptly made and all other payments shall be made as otherwise scheduled or provided for herein.

6.2
Retirement Account - Form of Payment:

A.
Subject to Section 6.1F, if the Participant's Termination of Service shall occur as a result of Participant's Retirement or Disability, and the Participant has elected deferrals to a lump sum subaccount under Section 4.3A, the value of such subaccount is to be paid to the Participant within 90 days of (i)

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the date of his Retirement, (ii) in the case of Participant who has made a written election on and after August 1, 2009 for redirection, pursuant to the fifth paragraph of 4.3A, the fifth anniversary of his Retirement, or (iii) in the case of Disability, his 65 th birthday; provided that, in all cases, Participant has no discretion or control in determining the Plan Year in which such lump sum amount is paid. Subject to Section 6.1F, if the Participant's Termination of Service shall occur as a result of Participant's Retirement or Disability, and the Participant has elected deferrals to an installment subaccount under Section 4.3A, the benefit in respect of such subaccount shall be paid by Employer to Participant in five, ten, 15 or 20 annual installments beginning within 90 days of (x) the date of his Retirement, (y) in the case of Participant’s written election on and after August 1, 2009 for redirection, pursuant to the fifth paragraph of 4.3A, the fifth anniversary of Participant’s Retirement, or (z) in the case of Disability, his 65 th birthday; provided that, in all cases, Participant has no discretion or control in determining the Plan Year in which such lump sum amount is paid; and with each subsequent annual installment to be paid on or before February 1 of each subsequent year, determined as follows:

Five Annual Installments
 
 
 
Benefit Year
 
 
Percentage of Installment
Retirement Account
1 (Year of Retirement/5 th  anniversary of Retirement/65 th  birthday)
20%
2
 
 
25%
3
 
 
33%
4
 
 
50%
5
 
 
100%
                        
                                        
                                        
                                        



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Ten Annual Installments
 
 
Benefit Year
 
Percentage of Installment Retirement Account
1 (Year of Retirement/5 th  anniversary of Retirement/65 th  birthday)
10%
2
 
 
11%
3
 
 
13%
4
 
 
14%
5
 
 
17%
6
 
 
20%
7
 
 
25%
8
 
 
33%
9
 
 
50%
10
 
 
100%

Fifteen Annual Installments
 
Benefit Year
 
Percentage of Installment Retirement Account
1 (Year of Retirement/5 th  anniversary of Retirement/65 th  birthday)
7%
2
 
 
7%
3
 
 
8%
4
 
 
8%
5
 
 
9%
6
 
 
10%
7
 
 
11%
8
 
 
12%
9
 
 
12%
10
 
 
17%
11
 
 
20%
12
 
 
25%
13
 
 
33%
14
 
 
50%
15
 
 
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Twenty Annual Installments
 
 
Benefit Year
 
Percentage of Installment Retirement Account
1 (Year of Retirement/5 th  anniversary of Retirement/65 th  birthday)
5%
2
 
 
5%
3
 
 
6%
4
 
 
6%
5
 
 
6%
6
 
 
7%
7
 
 
7%
8
 
 
8%
9
 
 
8%
10
 
 
9%
11
 
 
10%
12
 
 
11%
13
 
 
13%
14
 
 
14%
15
 
 
17%
16
 
 
20%
17
 
 
25%
18
 
 
33%
19
 
 
50%
20
 
 
100%

In the event a Participant receiving such installments dies before all installments are paid, his Beneficiary shall receive the balance remaining in such subaccount in a lump sum.
    
B.
Subject to Section 6.1.F, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if at the time benefits are to commence, the Participant's Retirement Account has a value less than $10,000, the Participant's benefit hereunder shall be paid to the Participant as a lump sum within ninety (90) days of Participant’s Termination of Service, provided that Participant has no discretion or control in determining the Plan Year in which such lump sum amount is paid.

6.3
Education Account.

A.
If a Participant does not incur a Termination of Service prior to January 1 of the calendar year in which an Eligible Student of the Participant attains a

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Determination Age , the Employer shall pay to the Participant a benefit, as soon as administratively possible, determined as follows:

Eligible Student's
Determination Age
Percentage of Eligible
Student's Subaccount

 
 
18
25
%
19
33
%
20
50
%
21
100
%

B.
Subject to Section 6.1F if a Participant should incur a Termination of Service for any reason while having a balance in his Education Account, the Vested portion of the balance shall be distributed to the Participant, or Beneficiary if applicable, in accordance with Section 6.1.

C.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if, on the January 1 of the calendar year in which an Eligible Student of Participant attains age 18, the Eligible Student's subaccount has a balance of less than $20,000, then said balance shall be paid to the Participant as soon as administratively possible.

6.4      Fixed Period Benefit Account.

A.
If a Participant does not incur a Termination of Service prior to a designated Benefit Distribution Date, the Employer shall pay to the Participant a benefit equal to the balance of the Participant's subaccount which has been earmarked with respect to said Benefit Distribution Date, provided, however, that each Participant shall have a one-time option in respect of each such Benefit Distribution Date, to postpone the Benefit Distribution Date for no less than five years, such option to be exercised, if at all, by written notice give to the Administrator no less than one year earlier than such original Benefit Distribution Date.


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B.
Subject to Section 6.1.F, if a Participant should incur a Termination of Service for any reason while having a balance in his Fixed Period Benefit Account, the balance shall be distributed to the Participant, or Beneficiary, if applicable, in accordance with Section 6.1

6.5      Unforeseeable Emergency Distribution.

A.
In the event of an unforeseen emergency, a Participant may apply in writing to the Committee for withdrawal against his Deferred Benefit Accounts, other than Excess DCRB Contributions and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions in his Deferred Benefit Accounts. The withdrawal shall only be allowed at the discretion of the Committee and for purposes which constitute an "unforeseeable emergency" as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder. For the purpose of withdrawals, the value of all available Deferred Benefit Accounts shall be determined on the Determination Date next following the date as of which the application is approved by the Committee and shall be paid as soon as practical thereafter. The Committee shall approve such application only to relieve an unforeseeable emergency and shall make no distribution in excess of the amounts necessary to satisfy such emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated by the Participant as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). In making a determination whether to approve any such application, the Committee may require the Participant to submit such proof as to the existence of such unforeseeable emergency as the Committee shall deem necessary and shall consider all relevant facts and circumstances presented by the Participant. All determinations under this

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Section shall be based upon uniform and nondiscriminatory rules and standards applicable to all Participants similarly situated and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties.

B.
To the extent a withdrawal shall be permitted pursuant to this Section 6.5, the Participant's Deferred Benefit Accounts shall be correspondingly reduced in the following order:

1.      The Fixed Period Benefit Account,

2.      The Education Account,

3.      The Retirement Account.

6.6
Tax Withholding. To the extent required by the law in effect at the time benefits are distributed pursuant to this Article VI, the Employer or its agents shall withhold any taxes required by the federal or any state or local government from payments made hereunder.

ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATION

7.1
Appointment of Administrator. Tiffany shall appoint, on behalf of all Participants, an Administrator. The Administrator may be removed by Tiffany at any time and he may resign at any time by submitting his resignation in writing to Tiffany. A new Administrator shall be appointed as soon as possible in the event that the Administrator is removed or resigns from his position. Any person so appointed shall signify his acceptance by filing a written acceptance with Tiffany.


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7.2
Administrator's Responsibilities. The Administrator is responsible for the day to day administration of the Plan. He may appoint other persons or entities to perform any of his fiduciary functions. Such appointment shall be made and accepted by the appointee in writing and shall be effective upon the written approval of Tiffany. The Administrator and any such appointee may employ advisors and other persons necessary or convenient to help him carry out his duties including his fiduciary duties. The Administrator shall have the right to remove any such appointee from his position. Any person, group of persons or entity may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity.

7.3
Records and Accounts. The Administrator shall maintain or shall cause to be maintained accurate and detailed records and accounts of Participants and of their rights under the Plan and of all investments, receipts, disbursements and other transactions. Such accounts, books and records relating thereto shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection and audit by the Employer and by persons designated thereby.

7.4
Administrator's Specific Powers and Duties. In addition to any powers, rights and duties set forth elsewhere in the Plan, the Administrator shall have the following discretionary powers and duties:

A.
To adopt such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of the Plan;

B.
To enforce the Plan in accordance with its terms and any rules and regulations he establishes;

C.
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D.
To construe and interpret the Plan and to resolve all questions arising under the Plan;

E.
To direct the Employer to pay benefits under the Plan, and to give such other directions and instructions as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;

F.
To be responsible for the preparation, filing and disclosure on behalf of the Plan of such documents and reports as are required by any applicable federal or state law.

7.5
Employer's Responsibility to Administrator. The Employer shall furnish the Administrator such data and information as he may require. The records of the Employer shall be determinative of each Participant's period of employment, termination of employment and the reason therefor, leave of absence, reemployment, years of service, personal data, and compensation reductions. Participants and their Beneficiaries shall furnish to the Administrator such evidence, data, or information, and execute such documents as the Administrator requests.

7.6
Liability. Neither the Administrator nor the Employer shall be liable to any person for any action taken or omitted in connection with the administration of this Plan unless attributable to his own fraud or willful misconduct; nor shall the Employer be liable to any person for such action unless attributable to fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the director, officer or employee of the Employer.

7.7
Procedure to Claim Benefits. Each Participant or Beneficiary must claim any benefit to which he is entitled under this Plan by a written notification to the Administrator. If a claim is denied, it must be denied within a reasonable period of time, and be contained in a written notice stating the following:


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A.
The specific reason for the denial,

B.
Specific reference to the Plan Provision on which the denial is based,

C.
Description of additional information necessary for the claimant to present his claim, if any, and an explanation of why such material is necessary, and

D.
An explanation of the Plan's claim procedure.

The claimant will have sixty (60) days to request a review of the denial by the Administrator, who will provide a full and fair review. The request for review must be written and submitted to the same person who handles initial claims. The claimant may review pertinent documents, and he may submit issues and comments in writing. The decision by the Administrator with respect to the review must be given within sixty (60) days after receipt of the request, unless special circumstances require an extension (such as for a hearing). In no event shall the decision be delayed beyond one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review. The decision shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, and it shall include specific reasons and refer to specific Plan provisions as to its effect.

7.8
Challenging Forfeiture of Benefits due to Termination for Cause . If the Committee shall have determined that a Participant or his Beneficiary shall forfeit any amounts attributable to Excess DCRB Contributions under this Plan due to a Termination of Service for Cause, such Participant (or his Beneficiary in the event Participant is deceased) shall have the right to elect to challenge such forfeiture through binding arbitration held in New York City, New York under the then existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by three arbitrators who shall be authorized to determine whether Cause for termination existed, but solely for the

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purpose of determining rights to benefits under this Plan. Without limit to their general authority, the arbitrators shall have the right to order reasonable discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding and enforceable without further legal proceedings in court or otherwise, provided that either party to such arbitration may enter judgment upon the award in any court having jurisdiction. The final decision arising from the arbitration shall be accompanied by a written opinion and decision which shall describe the rational underlying the award and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The cost of such arbitration shall initially be borne equally to the parties to such arbitration (which parties shall be limited to the Employer and the Participant (or his Beneficiary)), and each party shall bear its or his own legal fees; however, the arbitrators shall have authority to award the Participant (or his Beneficiary) his or her legal fees and costs if the arbitrators determine that the decision to forfeit any benefit was made in bad faith. As a condition to proceeding with such arbitration the Employer may require the Participant or his Beneficiary to agree, in writing, that the arbitration award will be binding upon the Participant or such Beneficiary, as the case may be, in connection with rights under this Plan, and that the Participant waives any right to proceed through court proceedings. Such award shall be confidential and shall not be binding or admissible in connection with any other proceeding.

ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

8.1
Plan Amendment. The Plan may be amended in whole or in part by Tiffany and Parent at any time; provided that no such amendment shall reduce any Participant's Vested Deferred Benefits. Notice of any such amendment shall be given in writing to each Participant and each Beneficiary of a deceased Participant.


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8.2
No Premature Distribution. No amendment hereto shall permit amounts accumulated pursuant to the Plan prior to the amendment to be paid to a Participant or Beneficiary prior to the time he would otherwise be entitled thereto.

8.3
Termination of the Plan. Tiffany reserves the right to terminate the Plan and/or the Deferral Agreements pertaining to Participants at any time in the event that Tiffany, in its sole discretion, shall determine that the economics of the Plan have been adversely and materially affected by a change in the tax laws, other governmental action or other event beyond the control of the Participant and Tiffany or that the termination of the Plan is otherwise in the best interest of the Tiffany.

8.4
Effect of Termination. In the event of Plan termination pursuant to Section 8.3, the Employer shall pay a benefit to the Participant or the Beneficiary of any deceased Participant as otherwise required under the Plan provided that the Employer retains the discretion, in the event of a Plan termination meeting the requirements of Section 1.409A-3 (j)(4)(ix) of the Treasury Regulations, to pay a lump-sum benefit in accordance with such Treasury Regulation to each Participant or the Beneficiary of any deceased Participant, in lieu of other benefits under this Plan, equal to the full value of Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts determined pursuant to Section 4.7.

8.5
Adverse Determination. Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary in this Plan, if at any time, as a result of a Final Determination, a tax is payable by a Participant in respect of any benefit under this Plan prior to payment under the terms of this Plan of such benefit, then Employer shall pay to the Participant who is required to pay such tax the amount of such tax and such Participant's Deferred Benefits shall be reduced by the amount of such tax. Employer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to allocate the amount of such tax among the various Deferred Benefit Accounts of any Participant who is required to pay such tax. For the purposes of this Section 8.5 the term "Final Determination" means (i) an assessment of tax by the United States Internal Revenue Service addressed to the Participant or his Beneficiary which is

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not timely appealed to the courts; (ii) a final determination by the United States Tax Court or any other Federal Court, the time for an appeal thereof having expired or been waived; or (iii) an opinion by Employer's counsel, addressed to Employer and in form and substance satisfactory to Employer, to the effect that amounts payable under the Plan are subject to Federal income tax to the Participant or his Beneficiary prior to payment under the terms of the Plan. No Final Determination shall be deemed to have occurred until the Employer has actually received a copy of the assessment, court order or opinion which forms the basis thereof and such other documents as it may reasonably request.

ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS

9.1
Supplemental Benefits. The benefits provided for the Participants under this Plan are in addition to benefits provided by any other plan or program of the Employer and, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the benefits of this Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede any plan or agreement between the Employer and any Participant.

9.2
Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of New York as in effect at the time of its adoption.

9.3
Jurisdiction. The courts of the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any or all actions arising under this Plan.

9.4
Binding Terms. The terms of this Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors, administrators and successors.


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9.5
Spendthrift Provision. The interest of any Participant or any Beneficiary receiving payments hereunder shall not be subject to anticipation, nor to voluntary or involuntary alienation until distribution is actually made.

9.6
No Assignment Permitted. No Participant, Beneficiary or heir shall have any right to commute, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise convey the right to receive any payment under the terms of this Plan. Any such attempted assignment shall be considered null and void.

9.7
Construction. All headings preceding the text of the several Articles hereof are inserted solely for reference and shall not constitute a part of this Plan, nor affect its meaning, construction or effect. Where the context admits, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, and the singular shall mean the plural.

9.8
No Employment Agreement. Nothing in this Plan or in any Deferral Agreement entered into under this Plan shall confer on any Participant the right to continued employment with any Employer and, except as expressly set forth in a written agreement entered into with the express authorization of the Board of Directors of Employer, both the Participant and the Employer shall be free to terminate Participant's employment for any cause or without cause.


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9.9
2005 and Subsequent Amendments. None of the amendments made to this Plan in 2005 or after shall be read to invalidate any election made on or prior to December 31, 2004 that would have been permissible under the terms of the Plan as it existed on December 31, 2004 and such elections shall be deemed to remain in effect unless changed as expressly provided for hereunder.

Tiffany and Company
(“Tiffany”)


By: /s/ Leigh M. Harlan
Name: Leigh M. Harlan                     
Title: SVP - General Counsel, Secretary
Attest: /s/ John C. Duffy
Name: John C. Duffy
Title: Assistant Secretary

Tiffany & Co.
(“Parent”)
                        
    
By: /s/ Leigh M. Harlan
Name: Leigh M. Harlan
Title: SVP - General Counsel, Secretary
                            

Attest: /s/ John C. Duffy
Name: John C. Duffy
Title: Assistant Secretary

        


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Exhibit A

NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY COVENANTS

THIS INSTRUMENT is made and given this ___ day of _________ 2___ by __________________(“Participant”) to and for the benefit of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation and its Affiliates (as defined below) with reference to the following facts and circumstances:

A.
All or a portion of the balances in Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts under that certain Tiffany and Company Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan, as Adopted by the Board of Directors May 20, 2010 (the “Deferral Plan”) are attributable to Excess DCRB Contributions made under the Deferral Plan and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions (the “Excess DCRB Benefit”), and Participant has resigned or is about to resign his or her employment with Tiffany or its Affiliate;

B.
Participant’s age at the effective date of such resignation was or will be less than 55 years;

C.
But for Participant’s obligation to provide this instrument, Participant is otherwise Vested in a right to an Excess DCRB Benefit under the Deferral Plan;

D.
Participant is willing to make the promises set forth in this instrument in order to obtain an Excess DCRB Benefit under the Deferral Plan; and

E.
Participant agrees that the right to receive an Excess DCRB Benefit under the terms of the Deferral Plan is full and fair consideration for the promises made in this instrument,

NOW THEREFORE, Participant hereby agrees as follows:

1.      Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined in this instrument, words and phrases that have a defined meaning in the Deferral Plan shall have the same meaning in this instrument. The initially capitalized words and phrases set forth below shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

“Affiliate” means, with reference to any Person, any second Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any such first Person, directly or indirectly.

“Board” means the board of directors of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:


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a.
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding (i) Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

b.
If the individuals who, as of March 17, 2016 constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of such Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

c.
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or

d.
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

Change in Control Date shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.


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“Confidential Information” means all information relating in any manner to Tiffany or its business, including but not limited to, contemplated new products and services, marketing and advertising campaigns, sales projections, creative campaigns and themes, financial information, budgets and projections, system designs, employees, management procedures and systems, employee training materials, equipment, production plans and techniques, product and materials specifications, product designs and design techniques, client information (including purchase history and client identifying information) and vendor information (including the identity of vendors and information concerning the capacity of or products or pricing provided by specific vendors); notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” shall not include information that becomes generally publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by Participant or that becomes available to Participant on a non-confidential basis from a Person that to the Participant’s knowledge, after due inquiry, is not bound by a duty of confidentiality.

“Covered Employee” means an employee of Tiffany.

“Duration of Non-Competition Covenant” means the period beginning with Participant’s Termination Date and ending upon the first to occur of the following: (i) the second year anniversary of Participant’s Termination Date, (ii) a Change in Control Date or (iii) Participant’s 65 th birthday provided that, in no circumstance shall the Duration of this Covenant be less than six months.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Incumbent Board” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section b. of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

“Jewelry” means jewelry (including but not limited to precious metal or silver jewelry or jewelry containing gemstones) and watches.

“Parent” means Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation.

“Parent Board” means the board of directors of Parent.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

“Retail Jewelry Trade” means the operation of one or more retail outlets (including stores-within-stores, leased departments or concessions) selling Jewelry in any city in the world in which a TIFFANY & CO. store is located at the time in question; for the purpose of this definition, a retail outlet will not be deemed engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade if less than 5% of the items displayed for sale in such outlet are Jewelry, so that, by

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way of example, an apparel store that offers Jewelry as an incidental item would not be deemed engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade.

“Regulations” mean regulations under Section 280G of the Code, including proposed and temporary regulations, and any successor provisions thereto.

“Termination Date” means the date Participant ceases to be an employee of Tiffany.

“Tiffany” means Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation, and if the context so requires, Tiffany and Company and/or any Affiliate of Tiffany and Company, such term to be interpreted broadly so as to give rights equivalent to Tiffany and Company to any Affiliate of Tiffany and Company.

“Wholesale Jewelry Trade” means the sale of Jewelry or gemstones to the Retail Jewelry Trade, the development or design of Jewelry for sale to the Retail Jewelry Trade or the production of Jewelry for sale to the Retail Jewelry Trade regardless of where in the world such activities are conducted.

2.      Non-Competition . Participant agrees that for the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant Participant will not directly or indirectly (whether as director, officer, consultant, principal, owner, member, partner, advisor, financier, employee, agent or otherwise):

(i)      engage in, assist, have any interest in or contribute Participant’s knowledge and abilities to, any business or entity in the Retail Jewelry Trade or in the Wholesale Jewelry Trade or seeking to enter or about to become engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade or the Wholesale Jewelry Trade (provided that this subsection shall not prohibit an investment by Participant not exceeding five percent of the outstanding securities of a publicly traded company);

(ii)      employ, attempt to employ, or assist anyone in employing a Covered Employee or any person who was a Covered Employee at any time during the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant or within three (3) months prior thereto (including by influencing any Covered Employee to terminate his/her employment with Tiffany or to accept employment with any Person); or

(iii)      attempt in any manner to solicit Jewelry purchases by any client of Tiffany or persuade any client of Tiffany to cease doing business or reduce the amount of business that such client has customarily done with Tiffany.

3.      Confidentiality . Participant acknowledges that Participant has had access to Confidential Information. Participant agrees not to disclose Confidential Information or to use Confidential Information to the detriment of Tiffany. If the Participant is requested in any case by a court to make any disclosure of Confidential Information (other than to a regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement

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authority, or any self-regulatory organization), the Participant shall (i) promptly notify Tiffany in writing, (ii) consult with and assist Tiffany at Tiffany’s expense in obtaining an injunction or other appropriate remedy to prevent such disclosure, and (iii) use Participant’s reasonable efforts to obtain at the Company’s expense a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to any Confidential Information that must be disclosed. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Participant may furnish that portion (and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that, in the written opinion of Participant’s counsel (the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to Tiffany), the Participant is legally compelled or otherwise required to disclose or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other material penalty. The obligations in this section shall continue beyond the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant.

Notwithstanding this Section 3 or any other provision of this instrument, nothing prohibits Participant or Participant’s counsel from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry from, providing testimony before, or providing information to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any other regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement authority, or any self-regulatory organization. Further, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this instrument prohibits Participant, if a former or current U.S. employee, from disclosing to employees and others (including the media) information about wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment; employee names, addresses, telephone numbers, and non-Company email addresses; and employee lists, when exercising statutory rights to organize or to act for individual or mutual benefit under the National Labor Relations Act or other laws, or to exercise their rights under other applicable law.

4.      Loss of Excess DCRB Benefit in the Event of Breach . Should Participant breach Participant’s obligations under Section 2 above, he shall forfeit and lose all right to any current or future Excess DCRB Benefit under the Deferral Plan.

5.      Enforcement .

(i)      Participant agrees that the restrictions set forth in this instrument are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill of Tiffany. If any provision set forth herein is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable based upon duration, geographic scope or otherwise, Participant agrees that such provision shall be modified to make it enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(ii)      In the event of breach or threatened breach by Participant of the provisions set forth in this instrument, Participant acknowledges that Tiffany will be irreparably harmed and that monetary damages (including loss of benefits) shall be an insufficient remedy to Tiffany. Therefore, Participant consents to the enforcement of this instrument by means of temporary or permanent injunction and other appropriate equitable relief in any competent court, in addition to any other remedies Tiffany may have under this Agreement or otherwise.


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6.      Procedure to Obtain Determination. Should Participant wish to obtain a determination that any proposed employment, disclosure, arrangement or association (each a “Proposed Transaction”) is not prohibited hereunder, Participant shall direct a written request to the Board. Such request shall fully describe the Proposed Transaction. Within 30 days after receipt of such request, the Board may (i) issue such a determination in writing, (ii) issue its refusal of such request in writing, or (iii) issue a written request for more written information concerning the Proposed Transaction. In the event that alternative (iii) is elected (which election may be made on behalf of the Board by the Legal Department of Tiffany and Company without action by the Board), any action on Participant’s request will be deferred for ten (10) days following receipt by said Legal Department of the written information requested. Failure of the Board to act within any of the time periods specified in this Section 4 shall be deemed a determination that the Proposed Transaction is not prohibited hereunder. A determination made or deemed made under this Section 6 shall be limited in effect to the Proposed Transaction described in the submitted materials and shall not be binding or constitute a waiver with respect to any other Proposed Transaction, whether proposed by such Participant or any other Person. In the event that Participant wishes to seek a determination that employment with a management consulting firm, an accounting firm, a law firm or some other provider of consulting services to a wide variety of clients will not be prohibited hereunder should such firm, at some unspecified time, provide services to a Person in the Retail Jewelry Trade or the Wholesale Jewelry Trade, Participant may seek a determination hereunder; in submitting such a Proposed Transaction, the Participant should specify the extent that Participant will be involved in or can be excluded from involvement in the provision of such services. In a making any determination under this Section 6, the Board shall not be deemed to be acting as a fiduciary with respect to the Deferral Plan, the Participant or any Beneficiary of the Participant and shall be under no obligation to issue a determination that any Proposed Transaction is not prohibited hereunder.

7.      Arbitration and Equitable Relief . Participant and Tiffany agree that any and all disputes arising out or relating to the interpretation or application of this instrument, including any dispute concerning whether any conduct is in violation of Section 2 or 3 above, shall be subject to arbitration in New York, New York, under the then existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by three arbitrators. Without limit to their general authority, the arbitrators shall have the right to order reasonable discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding and enforceable without further legal proceedings in court or otherwise, provided that either party to such arbitration may enter judgment upon the award in any court having jurisdiction. The final decision arising from the arbitration shall be accompanied by a written opinion and decision which shall describe the rational underlying the award and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The cost of such arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties and each party to the arbitration shall bear its own legal fees. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 7, the

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requirement to arbitrate disputes shall not apply to any action to enforce this instrument by means of temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate equitable relief.

8.      Miscellaneous Provisions .     

(a)      Tiffany may assign its rights to enforce this instrument to any of its Affiliates. Participant understands and agrees that the promises in this instrument are for the benefit of Tiffany (which term includes Tiffany and Company and its Affiliates) and for the benefit of the successors and assigns of Tiffany and its Affiliates.

(b)      Any determination made by the Board under Section 6 above shall bind Tiffany and Company and its Affiliates.

(c)      If any action by Participant prohibited hereunder causes Participant to lose a right to an Excess DCRB Benefit under the Deferral Plan, such loss of Excess DCRB Benefit shall also be effective with respect to Participant’s Beneficiaries under the Deferral Plan.

(d)      The laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles, govern all matters arising out of or relating to this instrument and all of the prohibitions and remedies it contemplates, including, without limitation, its validity, interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement.

(e)      Each Person giving or making any notice, request, demand or other communication (each, a “Notice”) pursuant to this Instrument shall

(i)      give the Notice in writing; and

(ii)
use one of the following methods of delivery, each of which for purposes of this Agreement is a writing:

(A)    Personal delivery;
(B)
Registered or Certified Mail, in each case, return receipt requested and postage prepaid; or
(C)
Nationally recognized overnight courier, with all fees prepaid.

(f)      Each Person giving a Notice shall address the Notice to the recipient (the “Addressee”) at the address given on the signature page of this Instrument or to a changed address designated in a Notice.

(g)      A Notice is effective only if the person giving the Notice has complied with subsections (e) and (f) and if the Addressee has received the Notice. A Notice is deemed to have been received upon receipt as indicated by the date on the signed receipt, provided, however, that if the Addressee rejects or otherwise refuses to accept the Notice,

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or if the Notice cannot be delivered because of a change in address for which no Notice was given, then upon such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver such Notice will be deemed to have been received. Despite the other clauses of this subsection (g), if any Notice is received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day where the Addressee is located, or on a day that is not a business day where the Addressee is located, then the Notice is deemed received at 9:00 a.m. on the next business day where the Addressee is located.

(h)      This instrument shall not be amended except by a subsequent written instrument that has been executed by Participant and on behalf of Tiffany by a duly authorized officer of Tiffany. Participant’s obligations under this instrument may not be waived, except pursuant to a writing executed on behalf of Tiffany or as otherwise provided in Section 6 above.

(i)      This instrument constitutes the final expression of Participant’s post-employment confidentiality and non-competition obligations necessary to receive an Excess DCRB Benefit under the Deferral Plan. It is the complete and exclusive expression of those obligations and all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements between the parties on those matters are expressly merged into and superceded by this Agreement; notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant’s right to receive an Excess DCRB Benefit and the amount and terms of payment of such Excess DCRB Benefit shall be exclusively determined by the Deferral Plan.

(j)      Any reference in this instrument to the singular includes the plural where appropriate, and any reference in this instrument to the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders where appropriate. The descriptive headings of the sections of this instrument are for convenience only and do not constitute part of this instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been executed on the date first written above.


Participant


__________________________
Name:

Notice Address:

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________


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Accepted and agreed (as to Section 7)

Tiffany and Company



By:______________________
Name:
Title:

Notice Address:

The Board of Directors
Tiffany and Company
Care of:     
Legal Department
200 5 th Avenue
New York, NY 10010

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Schedule 4.5 to Tiffany and Company Executive Deferral Plan



1.
NVIT Money Market Fund - Money Market
2.
PIMCO VIT Total Return Admin. Fund - Bond
3.
MFS VIT Value Fund - Large Cap Value
4.
Fidelity VIP II Contra Fund - Large Cap Blend
5.
T. Rowe Price New America Growth Fund - Large Cap Growth
6.
Dreyfus Stock Index Fund - Large Blend
7.
NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund - Small Cap Value
8.
MS UIF Mid Cap Growth Fund - Mid Cap Growth
9.
Janus Aspen Series Overseas Fund - Foreign Large Growth
10.
Legg Mason ClearBridge Small Growth I - Small Cap Growth
11.
Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund - Mid Cap Value
12.
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Fund - Global Equity
13.
PIMCO VIT Real Return - Bond
14.
T. Rowe Price Limited Term Bond Fund - Short Term Bond
15.
NVIT Mid Cap Index Fund - Mid Blend
16.
Dreyfus IP Small Cap Index Fund - Small Blend
17.
MFS VIT II International Value Fund - Frn Large Value
18.
American Funds International 2 Fund - Frn Large Blend




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EXHIBIT 10.21


1994 TIFFANY AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN
Amended and Restated as of March 17, 2016

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company, a New York Corporation, does hereby intend by the following instrument to establish an unfunded supplemental retirement plan for the benefit of a select group of management or highly compensated employees; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company recognizes that certain executives possess an intimate knowledge of the business and affairs of Tiffany and Company and its policies, methods, personnel and problems and that the contributions of these executives are essential to the company's continued growth and success; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company wants to provide selected executives with supplemental retirement income in order to induce selected executives to remain employed by Tiffany and Company until their retirement; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company replaced its prior Supplemental Retirement Income Plan which became effective the 20th day of October, 1989 with this Plan; and

WHEREAS, this Plan was revised effective September 18, 2003, which revisions are reflected in this document; and

WHEREAS, this Plan was revised effective February 1, 2007 to modify age and service requirements for early retirement, which revisions are reflected in this document; and

WHEREAS, this Plan was revised effective December 31, 2008 to modify this Plan’s terms relating to commencement of retirement benefits under this Plan, due to restrictions imposed under the Internal Revenue Code, which revisions are reflected in this document; and

WHEREAS, this Plan was revised effective January 31, 2009 to modify this Plan’s terms relating to effect of a “Change in Control” as defined below;

WHEREAS, this Plan was revised effective March 17, 2016 to modify this Plan’s terms relating to the definition of a “Change in Control” as defined below;

NOW, THEREFORE, to carry the above intentions into effect, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Tiffany and Company does enter into this Plan effective the 1st day of February, 1994.

This Plan shall be known as the

1994 TIFFANY AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN
    




ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PLAN, THE FOLLOWING CAPITALIZED TERMS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM BELOW:

"Actuarial Equivalent" means the equivalent value of each form of payment, computed in accordance with accepted actuarial principles and on the basis of the same factors then required for use under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan for the computation of the Participant's Pension Benefit.

"Administrator" means the individual appointed to administer the Plan pursuant to Article VII.

“Affiliate” means any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.

Applicable Interest Rate” means, for any period, the rate of interest on one-year U.S. Treasury securities (constant maturities), determined as of the month preceding the first month of such period.

"Average Final Compensation" means, with respect to a Participant, his average Compensation during those five years of his last ten years of Creditable Service in which his Compensation was highest. If an Employee has less than five years of Creditable Service or less than five Plan Years in which he accrued Creditable Service, as the case may be, his or her "Average Final Compensation" shall be computed as the average of his or her Compensation over all such years.
    
"Beneficiary" means the person, persons, trust or other entity, designated by written revocable designation filed with the Administrator by the Participant to receive payments under this Plan in the event of the Participant's death. In the event Participant fails to effectively make such a designation, the Beneficiary shall be the personal representative of the Participant's estate.

"Benefit" means, with respect to each Participant, the benefit to which Participant is entitled under Sections 3.2 or 3.3 of this Plan.

Cause ” shall mean a termination of Participant’s employment which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving financial impropriety or which would tend to subject Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to Employer;


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(ii)
Participant’s willful violation of the Code of Conduct;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from a resignation by Participant for Good Reason, or any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s gross negligence in the performance of Participant’s duties and responsibilities materially injurious to the Employer;

(v)
Participant’s willful breach of any material obligation that Participant has to Parent or Employer under any written agreement that Participant has with either Parent or Employer;

(vi)
Participant’s fraud or dishonesty with regard to Employer or any of its Affiliates;

(vii)
Participant’s failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by Participant or by any other employee of Parent, Employer or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer;

(viii)
Participant’s death; or

(ix)      Participant’s Disability.

For purposes of the previous sentence, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of, Parent, Employer or an Affiliate of Parent or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause with respect to items (i) through (vii) unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4th) of the entire membership of the Employer Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with Participant’s counsel, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the

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good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth in any of items (i) through (vii) above.

Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

a.
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding (i) Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

b.
If the individuals who, as of March 17, 2016 constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of such Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

c.
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 
d.
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

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“Claimant” means any Participant or Beneficiary who files a claim for benefits, either directly or through an authorized representative, under Section 7.7 of this Plan.

"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Parent which shall have authority over this Plan.

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Code of Conduct” shall mean Parent’s (i) Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and All Other Officers of the Parent and (ii) Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as amended from time to time prior to the Change in Control Date and as in effect as of the Change in Control Date.

"Compensation" means the actual base salary paid to Participant for services rendered to the Employer (exclusive of amounts attributable to the exercise of employee stock options), including straight time for all hours worked, commissions, bonuses, premiums and incentives (in the case of any Employee shown in the attached Schedule "A", the reference to Employer for purposes of this definition only shall also refer to Affiliates of the Employer prior to October 15, 1984; for the purposes of this definition "Affiliate" shall mean any member of the controlled group of companies of which the Employer was a member within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c) and (m) of the Code at such prior time) including any pre-tax elective deferrals to any Employer sponsored retirement savings plan or cafeteria plan, qualified pursuant to Section 401(k) or Section 125 of the Code, and any pre-tax elective deferrals to the Tiffany and Company Executive Deferral Plan, but excluding all other Employer contributions to benefit plans and all other forms of remuneration or reimbursement.

"Creditable Service" means "Creditable Service" under the Pension Plan.

"Disability" means a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, and by reason of which a Participant is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan maintained by the Company.

"Early Retirement" means any Separation from Service by a Participant (other than by reason of death) after attaining Minimum Age and Service but prior to attaining Retirement Age.

"Effective Date" means February 1, 1994.

"Eligible Employee" means an employee of an Employer appointed an officer of Parent, and having the title of “Chief Executive Officer,” “President”, "Executive Vice President" or "Senior Vice President" and such other highly compensated employees

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identified and approved by the Committee from time to time. No employee shall be deemed an Eligible Employee unless at the time of such appointment, or identification and approval, such employee is entitled to participate in the Pension Plan as in effect at that time. For the avoidance of doubt, Schedule I attached includes a complete list of all Participants in the Plan as of January 31, 2009.

"Employer" means Tiffany and Company and any successor organization, or any other business entity which adopts this Plan with consent of Parent.

“Employer Board” means the Board of Directors of Employer.

"Employment" means the status of being employed by Employer including periods of active employment and other periods for which the Eligible Employee is listed as an employee of Employer in the payroll records of Employer and periods during which the Eligible Employee is on a Leave of Absence and "Employed" means of the status of Employment.

"Entry Date" means February 1, 1994 and each January 1 of each calendar year thereafter.

“Excess Plan” means the 2004 Tiffany and Company Un-Funded Retirement Income Plan to Recognize Compensation in Excess of Internal Revenue Code Limits.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

“Good Reason” means Participant’s resignation from employment with Employer as a result of any of the following:

(i)
a meaningful and detrimental alteration in Participant’s position or the nature or status of Participant’s responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) from those in effect immediately before the Change in Control Date;

(ii)
a material failure by Employer to pay Participant a bonus or incentive award commensurate with the bonus paid others at Participant’s job level (expressed as a percentage of target bonus) unless such failure is justified by clear and objective deficiencies of the business units for which Participant is responsible; or

(iii)
the relocation of the office of Employer where Participant was employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date to a location which is more than 50 miles away or should Employer require Participant to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer’s business to an extent substantially consistent

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with Participant’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date); or

(iv)      any Substantial Change.

“Incumbent Board” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section b. of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

“Involuntary Termination” means (i) Participant’s termination of employment by Employer without Cause or (ii) Participant’s resignation of employment with the Employer following the Change in Control Date for Good Reason.
    
"Leave of Absence" means any absence from employment, with or without pay, authorized by Employer which would not result, on the first anniversary of the first day of such continuing period of absence, in a "Discontinuance of Active Employment Date" under the Pension Plan.

“Minimum Age and Service” means, with respect to any Participant, that such Participant has attained age fifty-five (55) with at least ten (10) consecutive Years of Service with Employer.

“Parent” means Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation.

“Parent Board” means the Board of Directors of Parent.

"Participant" means any Eligible Employee who has met the conditions for participation as set forth in Article II.

"Plan" means the 1994 Tiffany and Company Supplemental Retirement Income Plan as described in this instrument, as amended from time to time.

"Plan Year" means a "Plan Year" under the Pension Plan.

"Pension Benefit" means, with respect to each Participant, the annual retirement allowance to which Participant is entitled at Retirement payable from the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan and actuarially determined on the basis of an annuity for Participant's life utilizing actuarial assumptions as pertain for all other purposes of said Pension Plan and the Excess Plan whether or not such retirement allowance is actually paid, and regardless of any optional form of benefit payment elected under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan by said Participant.

"Pension Plan" means the Tiffany and Company Pension Plan as such Pension Plan may be amended from time to time.

"Permitted Retirement" means, with respect to each Participant, the earlier of the date

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on which he takes Early Retirement or Retirement.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

"Retirement" means any Separation from Service by a Participant (other than by reason of death) after attaining Retirement Age.

"Retirement Age" means age sixty-five (65).

Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date” means the date as of which benefits under the Plan are scheduled to commence, as determined in accordance with Sections 3.2, 3.3, or 6.1, determined without regard to the provisions of Section 3.9.

Separation from Service” means, with respect to Participant, a termination of services provided by the Participant to the Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Regulations. In determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service, the following provisions shall apply:

(i)
Separation from Service shall occur when the Participant has experienced a termination of employment with the Employer. A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment for this purpose when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (A) no further services will be performed by the Participant for the Employer after the applicable date, or (B) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by the Participant (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been providing services to the Employer less than 36 months).

(ii)
If the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, other than a disability leave, the employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds 6 months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under

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an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 6-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer.

"Social Security Benefit" means the amount of the Participant's anticipated unreduced primary insurance benefit under Title II of the Federal Social Security Act computed on the basis of such Act in effect at Permitted Retirement, and consisting of that annual amount to which the Participant would upon proper application be entitled at Retirement Age irrespective of earnings he may be receiving or might receive in excess of any limit on earnings for full entitlement to such benefit. When used in connection with the computation of a Benefit payable under Section 3.3 of the Plan, "Social Security Benefit" shall mean the said Social Security Benefit computed on the assumption that the Participant will continue to receive Compensation until age 65 for purposes of Social Security in the same amount as in effect on the date of his Permitted Retirement. With respect to periods for which the Participant's actual compensation for Social Security purposes is not available, the Social Security Benefit shall be calculated on the assumption that the Participant has compensation for Social Security purposes after 1951, or age 22 if later, and prior to his or her last date of hire or rehire by Employer which increased 6 percent (6%) each year to his or her Compensation on such date of hire or rehire by Employer.

“Substantial Change” means any material change in the terms or conditions of Participant’s employment (including in salary or target bonus) following a Change in Control Date that is less favorable to Participant than those in effect previous to the Change in Control Date other than (i) a change that has been made on an across-the-board basis for substantially all of Employer’s employees or (ii) a change in equity-based compensation (including the reduction or elimination thereof) resulting from the Change in Control.
    
"Vested" means that Participant's Benefit has become nonforfeitable as specified in Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 6.1 below.

"Year of Service" means a year of Creditable Service.


ARTICLE II
PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN

2.1
Commencement of Participation. Each Eligible Employee who is an Eligible Employee on an Entry Date shall become a Participant in the Plan as of the first day of such Plan Year.


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2.2
Procedure For and Effect of Admission. Each individual who becomes eligible for admission to participate in this Plan shall complete such forms and provide such data as are reasonably required by the Employer as a condition of such admission and will, on the request of Employer, submit to a physical examination by a physician and make such applications for life insurance in order that the Employer may, if Employer determines to do so, obtain a policy of life insurance for the benefit of Employer on the life of such individual in such amounts as Employer shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or desirable. By becoming a Participant, each individual shall for all purposes under this Plan be deemed conclusively to have assented to the provisions of this Plan and all amendments hereto and to the termination of the pre-existing Tiffany and Company Supplemental Retirement Income Plan which pre-existing plan became effective the 20th day of October, 1989.

2.3
Cessation of Participation. Subject to Section 2.4 below, Participant shall cease to be a Participant the earlier of: (i) the date on which the Plan terminates, or (ii) the date of his Separation from Service. A former Participant will be deemed a Participant, for all purposes of this Plan, as long as such former Participant retains a Vested interest pursuant to the terms of Article III.

2.4
Disability. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, in the event a Participant incurs a Disability while Employed (whether or not such Disability arises out of such Employment), and for so long as such Disability continues, such Participant shall continue to be a Participant hereunder until the earlier of (i) Participant's death, (ii) Participant's Permitted Retirement or (iii) the cessation of such Disability, and Participant's Compensation in the last 12 months of his active Employment shall be deemed to be his Compensation for the purposes of this Plan during the period of such Disability. Any benefit payable to the Participant described in this Section 4 shall be payable commencing in the month following the month in which Participant attains Retirement Age.


ARTICLE III
PLAN BENEFITS

3.1
Overriding Limitation. Except as provided in this Section 3.1, under no circumstances will a Participant or a former Participant be entitled to a Benefit under this Plan unless and until he becomes entitled to payment of a Pension Benefit. In the event the Pension Plan and/or the Excess Plan shall have been terminated as of the time a Pension Benefit would have become payable under the Pension Plan to the Participant or former Participant, the Benefit under this Plan shall be calculated by application, by means of the formula set forth in Section 3.2 below, of the Pension Benefit which would have been payable to Participant under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan as in effect on February 1, 2007, and if Participant would not have been entitled to a Pension Benefit under the Pension

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Plan as in effect on February 1, 2007 as of the date a Benefit would otherwise become payable hereunder, no Benefit shall be payable under this Plan.

3.2
Retirement Benefit. Commencing the first day of a month within sixty (60) days of Retirement, Employer will pay a Participant an annual Benefit calculated on the basis of such Participant's Years of Service and Average Final Compensation using the following table and then by subtracting Participant's Pension Benefit and Social Security Benefit:

Years of Service
Benefit as a
Percentage of
Participant's Average
Final Compensation
 
 
25 or more
60%
20-24
50%
15-19
35%
10-14     
20%
less than 10
nil%
        

3.3
Early Retirement Benefit. In lieu of the Benefit provided under Section 3.2 above, commencing the first day of a month within sixty (60) days of Early Retirement, Employer will pay a Participant a Benefit. For a Participant who has attained age 60, who has not attained age 65 and who has rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service, the annual amount of such Benefit shall be the annual Benefit stated in Section 3.2 reduced by 1/12 of 5 percent for each month that Participant’s Early Retirement date precedes the date that such Participant would reach Retirement Age. For a Participant who has attained age 55, who has not attained age 60 and who has rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service, the annual amount of such benefit shall be the annual Benefit stated in Section 3.2 reduced by the sum of (i) 25 percent and (ii) 1/12 th of 3 percent for each month by which his attained age at the date of his retirement is less than age 60.

3.4
Optional Benefits in Lieu of Regular Benefits .

(a)
A Participant under this Plan who is not married at his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date shall be deemed to have elected that the retirement allowance payable under this Plan be payable in the form of an annuity for the life of the Participant, with no benefits continued to any person after his death, and a Participant under this Plan who is married as of his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date shall be deemed to have elected that the annual retirement allowance payable under this Plan be payable in the form of a reduced annuity for the life of the Participant, with 50% of

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such reduced annuity continued for the life of his surviving spouse, unless the Participant elects, prior to his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date and in accordance with Section 3.4(c), to receive payment under an optional form of benefit described in Section 3.4(b). The retirement allowance payable to married Participant, in accordance with this Section shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.4(b).

(b)
A Participant shall be permitted to elect to receive his benefit under this Plan in the form of an annuity payable for his life, with the provision that after his death an allowance of 50%, 66-2/3%, 75% or 100% of the rate of his reduced allowance, as he shall elect, shall continue during the life of, and shall be paid to, the beneficiary designated by him at the time of electing the option. The amount payable to the Participant under any optional form or annuity shall be reduced from the amount otherwise payable for his life only, so that such annuity is the Actuarial Equivalent of the amount otherwise payable for his life only.

(c)
An election of an optional form of annuity shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Committee may direct, provided, however, that no election shall be given effect unless it is made prior to the Participant's Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date.

3.5
Separation from Service. No Benefit shall be or become payable to a Participant if the Participant ceases to be a Participant without obtaining a Vested interest with respect to his Benefit.

3.6
Vesting and Forfeiture of Vested Benefits.

(i)
Subject to Section 3.1 above, a Participant shall have a Vested interest with respect to his Benefit upon Permitted Retirement.

(ii)
Subject to Section 3.1 above, upon a Change in Control each Participant shall then have a Vested interest with respect to his Benefit as provided in Section 6.1 below.

(iii)
If a Participant’s benefit under the Excess Plan is forfeited as provided for in Section 3.12 of the Excess Plan then any Benefit that would otherwise be payable to a Participant or to his Beneficiary under this Plan, whether or not Vested, shall be likewise forfeited; any decision regarding such forfeiture made under or pursuant to the provisions of the Excess Plan shall be binding for all purposes of this Plan.

3.7
Adjustment, Amendment, or Termination of Vested Benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Employer may not adjust, amend, or terminate its obligations to a Participant under this Plan subsequent to that date on which

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Participant obtains a Vested Benefit above except as expressly provided in Section 3.6 above or 6.1 below.


3.8
Tax Withholding. To the extent required by the law in effect at the time benefits are distributed pursuant to this Article III, the Employer or its agents shall withhold any taxes required by the federal or any state or local government from payments made hereunder.

3.9
Delay of Payments . In no event shall monthly payments of an annual retirement allowance payable under this Plan be made earlier than 6 months following Participant’s Separation from Service; provided that promptly following the expiration of such 6 month period, a lump sum payment will be made to such person equal to all monthly installments that would, but for the provisions of this Section 3.9, have been paid to such person under this Plan, plus interest on the monthly payments that subject to such delay, at the Applicable Interest Rate for such period. Whenever the amount of any payment under this Plan is to be determined, it shall be determined without reference to this Section 3.9 on the assumption that such payments would earlier commence as otherwise provided for in this Article III but for the effect of this Section 3.9.
    
ARTICLE IV
UNFUNDED PLAN

4.1
Unfunded Benefits. Benefits are payable as they become due irrespective of any actual investments the Employer may make to meet its obligations. Neither the Employer, nor any trustee (in the event the Employer elects to use a grantor trust to accumulate funds) shall be obligated to purchase or maintain any asset including any life insurance policy. To the extent a Participant or any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Employer under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured creditor of the Employer.

ARTICLE V
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

5.1
Plan Amendment. Subject to Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 6.1, this Plan may be amended in whole or in part by the Employer at any time.

5.2
Plan Termination. Subject to Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 6.1, the Employer reserves the right to terminate this Plan at any time but only in the event that the Employer, in its sole discretion, shall determine that the economics of the Plan have been adversely and materially affected by a change in the tax laws, other government action or other event beyond the control of the Participant and the Employer or that the termination of the Plan is otherwise in the best interest of Employer.

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ARTICLE VI
CHANGE IN CONTROL

6.1
Benefits Vest in the Event of a Change in Control. On a Change in Control each Participant shall become Vested in his Benefit as provided in subsections (i) through (v) below.

(i)
Payment of a Benefit to a Participant who has attained Minimum Age and Service on the Change in Control Date shall not be conditioned upon an Involuntary Termination.

(ii)
Payment of a Benefit to a Participant who has not attained Minimum Age and Service on the Change in Control Date shall be conditioned upon, and shall not be paid or payable unless such Participant incurs, an Involuntary Termination; such condition shall remain in effect until such time as such Participant has attained Minimum Age and Service; following such time as such Participant attains Minimum Age and Service payment of his Benefit shall not be conditioned upon an Involuntary Termination.

(iii)
In the case of a Participant subject to Subsection 6.1 (ii) above who becomes entitled to a Benefit due to an Involuntary Termination, such Benefit will be calculated using the greater of ten (10) Years of Service or actual Years of Service, and such Benefit will commence the first day of a month within sixty (60) days of the later of (a) Participant’s Separation from Service, or (b) Participant’s attainment of age 55.

(iv)
Following a Change in Control Employer shall continue to credit all Participants who are Vested and who remain Employed with Years of Service for purposes of Section 3.2 above regardless of Employer’s decision to freeze or terminate the Plan.

(v)
A Change in Control shall not accelerate the date on which any person is entitled to receive a Benefit under this Plan, alter the overriding limitation set forth in Section 3.1 above or relieve Participant from the forfeiture provisions of Section 3.6 above.

ARTICLE VII
ADMINISTRATION

7.1
Appointment of Administrator. The Employer is the named fiduciary of the plan for which this document is the written instrument. The Employer shall appoint, on behalf of all Participants, an Administrator. The Administrator may be removed by the Employer at any time and he may resign at any time by submitting his resignation in writing to the Employer. A new Administrator shall be appointed as soon as possible in the event that the Administrator is removed or

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resigns from his position. Any person so appointed shall signify his acceptance by filing a written acceptance with the Employer.

7.2
Administrator's Responsibilities. The Administrator is responsible for the day to day administration of the Plan. He may appoint other persons or entities to perform any of his functions. Such appointment shall be made and accepted by the appointee in writing and shall be effective upon the written approval of the Employer. The Administrator and any such appointee may employ advisors and other persons necessary or convenient to help him carry out his duties including his fiduciary duties. The Administrator shall have the right to remove any such appointee from his position.

7.3
Records and Accounts. The Administrator shall maintain or shall cause to be maintained accurate and detailed records of Participants and of their rights under the Plan. Such accounts, books and records relating thereto shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection and audit by the Employer and by persons designated thereby.

7.4
Administrator's Specific Powers and Duties. In addition to any powers, rights and duties set forth elsewhere in the Plan, the Administrator shall have the following powers and duties:

A.
To adopt such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of the Plan;

B.
To enforce the Plan in accordance with its terms and any rules and regulations he establishes;

C.
To maintain records concerning the Plan sufficient to prepare reports, returns and other information required by the Plan or by law;

D.
To construe and interpret the Plan and to resolve all questions arising under the Plan;

E.
To direct the Employer to pay benefits under the Plan, and to give such other directions and instructions as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan;

F.
To be responsible for the preparation, filing and disclosure on behalf of the Plan of such documents and reports as are required by any applicable federal or state law.

7.5
Employer's Responsibility to Administrator. The Employer shall furnish the Administrator such data and information as he may require. The records of the Employer shall be determinative of each Participant's period of employment,

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termination of employment and the reason therefore, leave of absence, reemployment, years of service, personal data, and compensation levels. Participants and their Beneficiaries shall furnish to the Administrator such evidence, data, or information, and execute such documents as the Administrator requests.

7.6
Liability. Neither the Administrator nor the Employer shall be liable to any person for any action taken or omitted in connection with the administration of this Plan unless attributable to his own fraud or willful misconduct; nor shall the Employer be liable to any person for such action unless attributable to fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the director, officer or employee of the Employer.

7.7    Procedure to Claim Benefits.

Initial Claim . Each Claimant must claim any benefit to which he is entitled under this Plan by a written notification to the Administrator. If a claim is wholly or partially denied, it must be so denied within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 90 days after this Plan’s receipt of the claim. This initial 90-day period shall begin at the time the claim is filed, without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a benefit determination accompanies the filing. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, he shall furnish written notice of the extension of the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which this Plan expects to render the benefit determination. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end of the initial 90-day period.

The whole or partial denial of a claim must be contained in a written notice stating the following:

A.
The specific reason for the denial,

B.
Specific reference to the Plan Provision on which the denial is based,

C.
Description of additional information necessary for the Claimant to present his claim, if any, and an explanation of why such material is necessary, and

D.
A description of this Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

    

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Request for Review . The Claimant will have sixty (60) days to request a review of the denial by the Administrator, who will provide a full and fair review. The request for review must be written and submitted to the same person who handles initial claims. The Claimant may review pertinent documents, and may submit issues and comments in writing. Claimant shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to his benefits. The decision by the Administrator with respect to the review must be given within sixty (60) days after receipt of the request, unless special circumstances require an extension (such as for a hearing). This initial 60-day period shall begin at the time an appeal is filed, without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a benefit determination on review accompanies the filing. If the Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the review, he shall furnish written notice of the extension to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which this Plan expects to render the determination on review. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of 60 days from the end of the initial 60-day period. The Administrator’s review shall take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

The whole or partial denial of a claim on review must be contained in a written      notice stating the following:

A.
The specific reasons for the adverse determination,

B.
Reference to the specific Plan Provisions on which the adverse determination is based,

C.
A statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits, and

D.
A statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

All notices and decisions written under this Section 7.7 shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant. The Administrator shall take all necessary steps to ensure and verify that benefit claim determinations made under this Section 7.7 are made in accordance with this Plan and that the Plan Provisions are applied consistently with respect to similarly situated Claimants. Nothing in this Section 7.7 shall be construed to preclude an authorized representative of a Claimant from acting on behalf of such Claimant in

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pursuing a benefit claim or appeal of a whole or partial denial, provided that the Claimant provides written authorization to the Administrator identifying such representative, signed by the Claimant under the seal of notary, prior to the authorized representative acting on his behalf.

ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS

8.1
Supplemental Benefits. The benefits provided for the Participants under this Plan are in addition to benefits provided by any other plan or program of the Employer and, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the benefits of this Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede any plan or agreement between the Employer and any Participant.

8.2
Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of New York as in effect at the time of its adoption.

8.3
Jurisdiction. The courts of the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any or all actions arising under this Plan.

8.4
Binding Terms. The terms of this Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors, administrators and successors.

8.5
Spendthrift Provision. The interest of any Participant or any beneficiary receiving payments hereunder shall not be subject to anticipation, nor to voluntary or involuntary alienation until distribution is actually made.

8.6
No Assignment Permitted. No Participant, Beneficiary or heir shall have any right to commute, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise convey the right to receive any payment under the terms of this Plan. Any such attempted assignment shall be considered null and void.

8.7
Severability. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been contained therein.

8.8
Construction. All headings preceding the text of the several Articles hereof are inserted solely for reference and shall not constitute a part of this Plan, nor affect its meaning, construction or effect. Where the context admits, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, and the singular shall mean the plural.

8.9
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set forth in a written agreement entered into with the express authorization of the Board of Directors of Employer, both the Participant and the Employer shall be free to terminate Participant's employment for any cause or without cause.


8.10
Section 409A Compliance. The Company intends that the Plan meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder. The Plan shall be administered, construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with that intention. In no event shall the Company have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which the Participant may become liable as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code. The Plan has been administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A and the guidance issued thereunder from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008.


 
 
TIFFANY AND COMPANY

ATTEST:

 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ John C. Duffy
 
By: /s/ Leigh M. Harlan
Name: John C. Duffy
 
Name: Leigh M. Harlan
Title: Assistant Secretary
 
Title: SVP - General Counsel, Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                    




        
                

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Schedule I

Plan Participants as of January 31, 2009


Michael J. Kowalski
James E. Quinn
Beth O. Canavan
James N. Fernandez
Jon M. King
Victoria Berger-Gross
Pamela H. Cloud
Patrick B. Dorsey
Patrick F. McGuiness
Caroline D. Naggiar
John S. Petterson
John R. Loring


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EXHIBIT 10.25


2004 TIFFANY AND COMPANY
UN-FUNDED RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN TO RECOGNIZE COMPENSATION
IN EXCESS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE LIMITS
Amended and Restated as of March 17, 2016

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company, a New York Corporation, intends by this instrument to establish an unfunded plan to provide supplemental retirement benefits to executive officers and other members of a select group of management employees as a means of recruiting and retaining qualified employees; and

WHEREAS, this Plan is intended to constitute both an unfunded excess benefit plan under Section 3(36) of Title I of ERISA and a nonqualified, unfunded deferred compensation plan for a select group of management or highly compensated employees under Title I of ERISA.

WHEREAS, all benefits payable under this Plan shall be paid from the general assets of Tiffany and Company. This Plan is not intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

WHEREAS, the full earnings of highly compensated employees are not recognized as compensation under the Tiffany and Company Pension Plan due to limitations imposed under the Internal Revenue Code; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company, for purposes of calculating supplemental retirement benefits under this plan, wishes to recognize earnings that would be recognized under the Tiffany and Company Pension Plan but for such limitations and pay supplemental retirement benefits under this plan that are not subject to any limitation as to amount under the Code; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company revised this plan effective February 1, 2007 to modify age and service requirements for early retirement, which revisions are reflected in this document; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company further revised this plan effective November 25, 2008 to provide for benefits under a voluntary enhanced retirement incentive program referred to as Pension-Plus, and to modify this plan’s terms relating to commencement of retirement benefits under this plan, due to restrictions imposed under the Internal Revenue Code, which revisions are reflected in this document; and

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company further revised this plan effective January 12, 2009 to extend the Election Period for participation in Pension-Plus from January 12, 2009 to January 19, 2009; and





WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company further revised this plan effective October 31, 2011 to clarify opportunities for the commencement of benefits for Participants who ceased performing Creditable Service subsequent to December 31, 2003 and prior to February 1, 2007,

WHEREAS, Tiffany and Company further revised this plan effective March 17, 2016, to revise the terms of the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants,

NOW, THEREFORE, to carry the above intentions into effect, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Tiffany and Company does enter into this Plan effective the first day of January, 2004.

This Plan shall be known as the

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PLAN, THE FOLLOWING CAPITALIZED TERMS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM BELOW:

“Accrued Benefit” means, with respect to each Participant, the amount on a given date of the benefits provided under Section 3.2 of this Plan using Average Final Compensation, Covered Compensation and Creditable Service determined as of such date. The Accrued Benefit for any Participant may be expressed in a form which is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Accrued Benefit.

"Actuarial Equivalent" shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan.

“Affiliate” means, (i) for purposes of the definition of "Cause", with reference to any Person, any second Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any such first Person, directly or indirectly; and (ii) for purposes of the definition of "Employer", any entity that is required to be aggregated together with the Company and treated as the employer, in accordance with Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) of the Regulations.

"Applicable Interest Rate" means, for any period, the rate of interest on one-year U.S. Treasury securities (constant maturities), determined as of the month preceding the first month of such period.

"Average Final Compensation" shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan.
    

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"Benefit" means, with respect to each Participant or his beneficiary, the benefit to which Participant is entitled under Article III of this Plan.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation.

“Cause” means a termination of Participant’s employment, involuntary on Participant’s part, which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of no contest to a felony involving financial impropriety or a felony which would tend to subject the Company or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to the Company or its Affiliate;

(ii)
Participant’s willful and unauthorized disclosure of material “Confidential Information” (as that term is defined in the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants) which disclosure is in breach of such Covenants and actually results in substantive harm to the Company’s or its Affiliate’s business or puts such business at an actual competitive disadvantage;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than: (A) any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, or (B) any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s commission of any willful act which is intended by Participant to result in his personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or which could reasonably be expected by him to materially injure the reputation, business or business relationships of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

(v)
A theft, fraud or embezzlement perpetrated by Participant upon Company or any of its Affiliates.


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For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the best interests of, Company or its Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for the purposes of this Plan unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4th) of the entire membership of the Board (exclusive of the Participant if Participant is a member of such Board) at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with counsel for Participant, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth above.

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

"Committee" means the Pension Plan Committee of the Company, which shall have authority over this Plan.

“Company” shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan.

"Compensation" shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan, provided, however, that, for purposes of this Plan, the annual compensation taken into account for any Participant for any year shall not be subject to the annual compensation limit established by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Code Section 401(a)(17), as in effect from time to time).

Covered Compensation ” shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan.

"Creditable Service" shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan.

"Disability" means a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan maintained by the Company.

“Early Retirement Date” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the date such Participant first qualifies to receive a retirement allowance under the provisions of Section 3.4 below.

"Effective Date" means January 1, 2004.

"Employer" means, for purposes of the definition of "Separation from Service", the Company and its Affiliates.

“Ending Compensation” means the annual rate of Compensation from the Company in

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effect for the Participant at the time in question, provided that commissions, bonuses, premiums and incentives shall be determined by reference to such items paid in the last full Plan Year completed at the time in question.

“Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants” means an instrument in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached duly completed and executed by the Participant in question.

Normal Retirement ” means retirement at age 65, the normal retirement age under the Pension Plan.

“Normal Retirement Age” means the later of (i) Participant’s 65th birthday or (ii) the 5th anniversary from his date of hire.

"Normal Retirement Pension Benefit" means, with respect to each Participant at any point in time, the annual retirement allowance to which Participant would be entitled at Normal Retirement payable from the Pension Plan as an annuity for Participant's life, whether or not such retirement allowance is actually paid, and regardless of any optional form of benefit payment elected under the Pension Plan by said Participant based upon such Participant’s Average Final Compensation, Covered Compensation and Creditable Service, in each case as determined solely in accordance with the provisions of the Pension Plan and without reference to this Plan.

"Participant" means a participant in this Plan.

"Pension Plan" means the Tiffany and Company Pension Plan as such Pension Plan may be amended from time to time.

“Pension Benefit” shall have the same meaning as in the Pension Plan.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

"this Plan" means the 2004 Tiffany and Company Un-funded Retirement Income Plan to Recognize Compensation in Excess of IRC Limits as described in this instrument, as amended from time to time.

"Plan Year" means a "Plan Year" under the Pension Plan.

"Regulations" means the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code, as amended from time to time.


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"Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date" means the date as of which benefits under the Plan are scheduled to commence, as determined in accordance with Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b), 3.7, or 3.9, determined without regard to the provisions of Section 3.10.

“Select Management Employee” means those employees of the Company listed in Schedule I hereto who are, as of the Effective Date, actively employed by Tiffany and Company, or who thereafter return to active employment from a Company-approved approved leave of absence or disability leave and such persons who are thereafter appointed by the Board as an officer of Tiffany and Company with the title of Vice President, Group Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, President, Chairman of the Board, chief operating officer, chief executive officer, and any other management employee of the Company who is specifically designated a Select Management Employee by the Board; for the purpose of this definition, once a person has been appointed a Select Management Employee, he or she will be deemed, for the purposes of this Plan, to remain a Select Management Employee, regardless of subsequent change in title or responsibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Select Management Employees does not include persons (a) whose principal place of work is outside the United States and (b) who are paid their Compensation from a foreign bank or bank branch or who are eligible to receive retirement, severance or similar benefits under foreign law or as a result of foreign custom.

"Separation from Service" means, with respect to Participant, a termination of services provided by the Participant to the Employer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Regulations. In determining whether a Participant has experienced a Separation from Service, the following provisions shall apply:

(i)
Separation from Service shall occur when the Participant has experienced a termination of employment with the Employer. A Participant shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment for this purpose when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Participant and his or her Employer reasonably anticipate that either (A) no further services will be performed by the Participant for the Employer after the applicable date, or (B) that the level of bona fide services the Participant will perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by the Participant (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Employer if the Participant has been providing services to the Employer less than 36 months).

(ii)
If the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, other than a disability leave, the employment relationship

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between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 6 months, or if longer, so long as the Participant retains a right to reemployment with the Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds 6 months and the Participant does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 6-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Participant will return to perform services for the Employer.

(iii)
If the Participant is on disability leave, the employment relationship between the Participant and the Employer shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed 29 months. If the period of disability leave exceeds 29 months, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Plan as of the first day immediately following the end of such 29-month period. For purposes of this paragraph, disability leave refers to a leave of absence that is due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death of can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 6 months, where such impairment causes the Participant to be unable to perform the duties of his position of employment or any substantially similar position of employment.


“Vested" means that the Participant has a right to his Accrued Benefit as provided for in Section 3.12 below forfeitable only as provided in Section 3.12 below.


ARTICLE II
PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLAN

2.1
Commencement of Participation. Each Select Management Employee shall automatically become a Participant in this Plan as of the latter of (i) the Effective Date, (ii) the date he or she first becomes a Participant in the Pension Plan or (iii) the date he or she is first appointed a Select Management Employee by the Board.

2.2
Cessation of Participation and Re-commencement of Participation. A Participant shall cease to be a Participant on the earlier of: (i) the date on which this Plan terminates or (ii) the date on which he ceases to be a Participant in the Pension Plan. A former Participant shall again become a Participant in this Plan when he again becomes a Participant in the Pension Plan. Except to the extent

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different treatment is prescribed for former Participants pursuant to the terms of Article III below, a former Participant will be deemed a Participant, for all purposes of this Plan, as long as such former Participant retains a Vested interest pursuant to the terms of Article III below.


ARTICLE III
PLAN BENEFITS

3.1
Overriding Limitation. Except as provided in this Section 3.1, under no circumstances will a Participant or a former Participant be entitled to a Benefit under this Plan unless Participant becomes Vested in his Normal Retirement Pension Benefit. In the event the Pension Plan shall have been terminated as of the time a Pension Benefit would have become payable to Participant under the Pension Plan, the Benefit under this Plan shall be calculated by application, by means of the formula set forth in Section 3.2 below, of the Normal Retirement Pension Benefit which would have been payable to Participant under the Pension Plan as in effect on February 1, 2007; and if Participant would not have been entitled to a Pension Benefit under the Pension Plan as in effect on February 1, 2007 as of the date a Benefit would otherwise become payable hereunder, no Benefit shall be payable under this Plan.

3.2
Annual Retirement Allowance; Commencement.

(a)
Subject to Section 3.2(c) and Section 3.12 below, any person who, subsequent to December 31, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008 ceases to be a Participant after he is Vested and has rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service, and any Participant who incurs a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007 after he is Vested and has rendered more than 10 years of Creditable Service, shall be entitled to an annual retirement allowance, payable in monthly installments commencing at the end of the later of (i) for a person who ceased to be a participant after December 31, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, the calendar month immediately following the month the person ceased to be a Participant and for a person who incurred a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007, the calendar month immediately following his Separation from Service; or (ii) the calendar month immediately following the month in which the person’s 55 th birthday occurs.

(b)
Subject to the other provisions of this Article III, any person who, subsequent to December 31, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008 ceases to be a Participant after he is Vested and who has not rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service, and any Participant who

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incurs a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007 after he is Vested and who has not rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service, shall be entitled to an annual retirement allowance under this Plan, payable in monthly installments, such installments to commence at the end of the later of (i) for a person who ceased to be a Participant after December 31, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, the calendar month immediately following the month the person ceased to be a Participant and for a person who incurred a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007, the calendar month immediately following his Separation from Service; or (ii) the calendar month immediately following the month in which the person’s 65 th birthday occurs.

(c)
With respect to a Participant who ceased performing Creditable Service subsequent to December 31, 2003 and prior to February 1, 2007, the provisions of Section 3.2(a) and (b) shall be modified as follows. Such Participant shall not be eligible to commence an annual retirement allowance under Section 3.2(a) unless he has rendered 15 or more years of Creditable Service, and in that event such retirement allowance shall commence no earlier than the end of the calendar month immediately following the month in which his 60 th birthday occurs. If such Participant has not rendered 15 or more years of Creditable Service, his annual retirement allowance shall commence at the time specified under Section 3.2(b).

(d)
Monthly installments payable under this Section 3.2 shall continue to be paid to and including the last monthly payment in the month of his death. In all cases the amount of the annual retirement allowance shall be computed in accordance with Sections 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 below, whichever may be applicable.

3.3
Normal Retirement Benefit. The annual retirement allowance for a Vested person who ceases to be a Participant on or after January 1, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, or a Participant who incurs a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007, and whose Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date is no earlier than his 65 th birthday, shall be equal to (A) less (B), where (A) equals 1 percent of the person’s Average Final Compensation not in excess of Covered Compensation multiplied by the number of his years, including fractions thereof, of Creditable Service, plus 1-1/2 percent of his Average Final Compensation in excess of Covered Compensation multiplied by the number of his years, including fractions thereof, of Creditable Service, determined as of the date of his Separation from Service, and (B) equals such person’s Normal Retirement Pension Benefit, determined as of the date of his Separation from Service. For purposes of calculating the value of (A) in the foregoing sentence, but not for purposes of calculating the value of (B) therein,

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Average Final Compensation and Covered Compensation shall be determined without regard to any limit on Compensation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.

3.4
Early Retirement Benefit . The annual retirement allowance for a Vested person who has rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service (15 or more years of Creditable Service for a person whose Creditable Service ceased prior to February 1, 2007), and who ceases to be a Participant on or after January 1, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, or incurs a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007, and whose Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date is no earlier than his 60 th birthday, but prior to his 65 th birthday shall be equal to the annual retirement allowance computed in accordance with Section 3.3 above reduced by 1/12 th of 5 percent for each month by which his attained age at his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date is less than age 65. The annual retirement allowance for a Vested person who has rendered 10 or more years of Creditable Service (all or a portion of which Creditable Service was performed on or after February 1, 2007), and who ceases to be a Participant on or after January 1, 2003 and prior to January 1, 2008, or incurs a Separation from Service after December 31, 2007, and whose Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date is after the occurrence of his 55 th birthday, but prior to his 60 th birthday, shall be equal to the annual retirement allowance computed in accordance with Section 3.3 above reduced by a percentage which shall be the sum of (i) 25 percent and (ii) 1/12 th of 3 percent for each month by which his attained age at his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date is less than age 60.

3.5
Vested Retirement Benefit . The annual retirement allowance for a Vested person to whom Section 3.3 does not apply and whose retirement allowance commences before the occurrence of his 65 th birthday shall be equal to the retirement allowance computed in accordance with Section 3.3 reduced to be the Actuarial Equivalent of such allowance.

3.6
Optional Benefits in Lieu of Regular Benefits .

(a)
A Participant under this Plan who is not married at his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date shall be deemed to have elected that the retirement allowance payable under this Plan be payable in the form of an annuity for the life of the Participant, with no benefits continued to any person after his death, and a Participant under this Plan who is married as of his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date shall be deemed to have elected that the annual retirement allowance payable under this Plan be payable in the form of an annuity for the life of the Participant, with 50% of such annuity continued for the life of his surviving spouse, unless the Participant elects, prior to his Scheduled Benefit

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Commencement Date and in accordance with Section 3.6(c), to receive payment under an optional form of benefit described in Section 3.6(b). The retirement allowance payable to married Participant, in accordance with this Section shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.6(b).

(b)
A Participant shall be permitted to elect to receive his benefit under this Plan in the form of an annuity payable for his life, with the provision that after his death an allowance of 50%, 66-2/3%,75% or 100% of the rate of his reduced allowance, as he shall elect, shall continue during the life of, and shall be paid to, the beneficiary designated by him at the time of electing the option. The amount payable to the Participant under any optional form or annuity shall be reduced from the amount otherwise payable for his life only, so that such annuity is the Actuarial Equivalent of the amount otherwise payable for his life only.

(c)
An election of an optional form of annuity shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Committee may direct, provided, however, that no election shall be given effect unless it is made prior to the Participant's Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date

3.7
Survivorship Benefits .

(a)      Upon the death prior to his Scheduled Benefit Commencement Date of a Participant who has become Vested in his Accrued Benefit, as provided in Section 3.12 of this Plan, (ii) a Participant who has attained Normal Retirement Age, (iii) subject to Section 3.12 below, the death of a former Participant who incurred a Separation from Service after he had become Vested in his Accrued Benefit there shall be payable to the Participant's or former Participant's spouse, if any, a spouse's allowance as provided for in this Section 3.7.

(b)      The amount of the spouse’s allowance shall be determined by Section 3.7(d) below for the spouse of a Participant described in Section 3.7(a)(i) or (ii) above. The amount of the spouse’s allowance shall be determined by Section 3.7(e) below for the spouse of a former Participant described in Section 3.7(a)(iv) above.

(c)      The spouse's allowance shall commence as of the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the Participant or former Participant died or would have attained age 55, whichever is the later.

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Section 3.7(a)(i) or (ii) above shall be the greater of (i) an allowance for the life of the spouse, payable monthly, which is equal to 20 percent of the Participant's or former Participant's Ending Compensation at the earlier of the time of his death or his Separation from Service, less any spouse’s allowance payable under the Pension Plan, or (ii) an allowance equal to the allowance the spouse would have received if the Participant or former Participant were deemed to have incurred a Separation from Service on the date of his death (whether or not an earlier Separation from Service occurred) and elected to receive, based on his Average Final Compensation and years of Creditable Service at his actual date of Separation from Service with the Company, the retirement allowance payable to him under Section 3.3 that would commence at the later of normal retirement age or the date of death, reduced for election of the 100% survivorship option at such deemed termination date, and continuing after his death in the same monthly amount during the life of his spouse.

(e)      Unless an optional form of benefit is selected in accordance with Section 3.6(c), the spouse’s allowance for the spouse of a former Participant described under Section 3.7(a)(iv) above shall equal the allowance the spouse would have received if the former Participant were deemed to have retired at the early retirement age and elected to receive, based on his Average Final Compensation and years of Creditable Service at the actual date of Separation from Service with the Company, the retirement allowance payable to him under Section 3.3, reduced for election of the 50% survivorship option at the normal retirement age and continuing after his death in a amount equal to 50% of the amount that would have been payable to the former Participant during his life.

3.8
Termination of Benefit Payments. Payment of Benefits under this Article III to a Participant, former Participant, Participant’s spouse or beneficiary, or former Participant’s spouse or other beneficiary shall cease with the monthly payment for the month in which such Participant, former Participant, spouse or beneficiary dies.

3.9
Disabled Participants . Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, a Participant who incurs a Disability shall be treated as a Participant and shall continue to accrue Creditable Service until he dies, , becomes ineligible for further payments under such Program, or attains his 65 th birthday, whichever shall first occur, and his Compensation in the last full year of his employment shall be deemed to be his annual Compensation for purposes of this Plan during such period. Any retirement allowance payable on his account under this Plan shall be made on the basis of his age, Average Final Compensation and Creditable Service at the time he died, attained his 65 th birthday, or became ineligible. Any benefit

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payable to the Participant described in this Section 3.9 shall be payable commencing in the month following the month of his 65 th birthday, if he is then alive. Any benefit payable to the surviving spouse of a Participant described in this Section 3.9 shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.7, provided, however, that for purposes of Section 3.7, and not for any other purpose of this Section 3.9, the date of the Participant's death shall be treated as if it were the date on which he incurred a Separation from Service.

3.10
Delay of Payments . In no event shall monthly payments of an annual retirement allowance payable under this Plan, or any payments under Section 3.11 below, be made earlier than 6 months following the date the payee ceased to be a Participant under this Plan; provided that promptly following the expiration of such 6 month period, a lump sum payment will be made to such person equal to all monthly installments that would, but for the provisions of this Section 3.10, have been paid to such person under this Plan, plus interest on the monthly payments that subject to such delay, at the Applicable Interest Rate for such period. Whenever the amount of any payment under this Plan is to be determined, it shall be determined without reference to this Section 3.10 on the assumption that such payments would earlier commence as otherwise provided for in this Article III but for the effect of this Section 3.10.

3.11
Required Cash-outs of Certain Accrued Benefits . If a Participant terminates service prior to January 1, 2009 and the present value of the Vested accrued pension or survivor benefit provided under Article III hereof in respect of such Participant is equal to or less than $5,000, or if a Participant incurs a Separation from Service after December 31, 2008 and the present value of the Vested accrued pension or survivor benefit provided under Article III hereof in respect of such Participant is equal to or less than the limitation in effect under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code for the year in which he incurs such Separation from Service, the person to whom such benefits would otherwise be paid in monthly installments shall receive a lump-sum distribution of the present value of the entire Vested portion of such Accrued Benefit. For the purposes of determining the present value of a Vested Accrued Benefit under this Section 3.11, actuarial assumptions used under the Pension Plan for a comparable determination under the Pension Plan shall be used. Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, if a former Participant who has received a lump-sum distribution of his entire non-forfeitable benefit under this Plan pursuant to this Section 3.11 is re-employed by the Company, he shall be treated as a new Employee and prior service performed by the former Participant in respect of such distribution shall be disregarded for purposes of determining his Accrued Benefit under this Plan. A lump sum payment that is payable to a Participant in accordance with this Section shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month following the month in which he incurred a Separation from Service.


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3.12
Vesting and Forfeiture of Vested Benefits . A Participant shall be Vested in his Accrued Benefit under this Plan if that person is vested under the Pension Plan, provided that any Benefit that would otherwise be payable to a Participant or to the beneficiary of any Participant shall be forfeited in the event that (i) Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, (ii) Participant voluntarily resigns from the Company prior to reaching Participant’s Normal Retirement Age and fails to execute and deliver to the Company the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants prior to the effective date of such resignation, or (iii) a former Participant who has executed and delivered the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants breaches Section 2 of such Covenants.

3.13
Adjustment, Amendment, or Termination of Benefit. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the Company may not adjust, amend, or terminate its obligations to a Participant in respect of his Accrued Benefit under this Article III subsequent to that date on which Participant is Vested pursuant to Section 3.12 above except as expressly provided in Section 3.12 above.


3.14
Tax Withholding. To the extent required by the law in effect at the time benefits are distributed pursuant to this Article III, the Company or its agents shall withhold any taxes required by the federal or any state or local government from payments made hereunder.

ARTICLE IV
UNFUNDED PLAN

4.1
Unfunded Benefits. Benefits are payable as they become due irrespective of any actual investments the Company may make to meet its obligations. Neither the Company, nor any trustee (in the event the Company elects to use a grantor trust to accumulate funds) shall be obligated to purchase or maintain any asset including any life insurance policy. To the extent a Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured creditor of the Company.

4.2
No Contributions . Participants are neither required nor permitted to make contributions to this Plan.

ARTICLE V
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

5.1
Plan Amendment. Subject to Sections 3.12 and 3.13, this Plan may be amended in whole or in part by the Company at any time.


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5.2
Plan Termination. Subject to Sections 3.12 and 3.13, the Company reserves the right to terminate this Plan at any time but only in the event that the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine that the economics of this Plan have been adversely and materially affected by a change in the tax laws, other government action or other event beyond the control of the Participant and the Company or that the termination of this Plan is otherwise in the best interest of Company. To the extent consistent with the rules relating to plan terminations and liquidations in Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) of the Regulations or otherwise consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Company may provide that, without the prior written consent of Participants, the Participants’ benefits hereunder shall be distributed in a lump sum upon termination of the Plan. Unless so distributed in accordance with the preceding sentence, in the event of a Plan termination, benefits hereunder shall continue to be paid in accordance with the foregoing provisions of the Plan.


ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION AND CLAIMS PROCEDURES

6.1
Committee. The general administration of this Plan shall be the responsibility of the Committee. The Committee is the named fiduciary of this Plan for which this document is the written instrument. The Committee from time to time may establish rules for the administration of this Plan and the transaction of it business. Except to the extent the Board is required to determine whether the termination of a Participant’s employment is for Cause, the Committee shall have the sole discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits under this Plan and to construe the terms of this Plan and resolve any ambiguities hereunder. The interpretation and construction of any provision of this Plan by a majority of the members of the Committee at a meeting shall be final and conclusive. The interest assumptions, service tables, mortality tables and such other data, procedures and methods as may be necessary or desirable for use in all actuarial calculations required in connection with this Plan shall be those used in connection with the Pension Plan, except as otherwise required by the express provisions of this Plan.

6.2
Claims Procedures. Except as provided in Section 6.3 this Section shall govern every claim for benefits under this Plan. Every claim for benefits under this Plan shall be in writing directed to the Committee or its designee. Each claim filed shall be passed upon by the Committee within a reasonable time from its receipt. If a claim is denied in whole or in part the claimant shall be given written notice of the denial in language calculated to be understood by the claimant, which notice shall: (i) specify the reason or reasons for the denial; (ii) specify the Plan provisions giving rise to the denial; (iii) describe any further information or

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documentation necessary for the claim to be honored and explain why such documentation or information is necessary; and (iv) explain this Plan's review procedure. Upon the written request of any claimant whose claim has been denied in whole or in part, the Committee shall make a full and fair review of the claim and furnish the claimant with a written decision concerning it.

6.3
Challenging Forfeiture of Benefits due to Termination for Cause . If the Board, the Committee or both shall have determined that a Participant or his beneficiary shall forfeit a benefit under this Plan due to a termination of employment for Cause, such Participant (or his beneficiary in the event Participant is deceased) shall have the right to elect to challenge such forfeiture through binding arbitration held in New York City, New York under the then existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by three arbitrators who shall be authorized to determine whether Cause for termination existed, but solely for the purpose of determining rights to benefits under this Plan. Without limit to their general authority, the arbitrators shall have the right to order reasonable discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding and enforceable without further legal proceedings in court or otherwise, provided that either party to such arbitration may enter judgment upon the award in any court having jurisdiction. The final decision arising from the arbitration shall be accompanied by a written opinion and decision which shall describe the rational underlying the award and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The cost of such arbitration shall initially be borne equally to the parties to such arbitration (which parties shall be limited to the Company and the Participant (or his beneficiary)), and each party shall bear its or his own legal fees; however, the arbitrators shall have authority to award the Participant (or his beneficiary) his or her legal fees and costs if the arbitrators determine that the decision to forfeit any benefit was made in bad faith. As a condition to proceeding with such arbitration the Company may require the Participant or his beneficiary to agree, in writing, that the arbitration award will be binding upon the Participant or such beneficiary, as the case may be, in connection with rights under this Plan, and that the Participant waives any right to proceed through court proceedings. Such award shall be confidential and shall not be binding or admissible in connection with any other proceeding.


ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

7.1
Supplemental Benefits. The benefits provided for the Participants under this Plan are in addition to benefits provided by any other plan or program of the Company and, except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the benefits of this Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede any plan or agreement between the

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Company and any Participant.

7.2
Governing Law. The laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles) govern all matters arising out of or relating to this Plan, including, without limitation, its validity, interpretation, construction, administration and enforcement, except such matters as may be governed by the federal laws of the United States of America.

7.3
Designation of Forum. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to rights or benefits under this Plan shall be brought, if at all, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or in any court of the State of New York sitting in New York City.

7.4
Binding Terms. The terms of this Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors, administrators and successors.

7.5
Non-Alienation of Benefits. No Benefit under this Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge. Any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void; nor shall any such Benefit be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the person entitled to such Benefit. If any person entitled to a Benefit under this Plan becomes bankrupt or attempts to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any Benefit under this Plan except as specifically provided in this Plan, then such Benefit shall, in the discretion of the Committee, cease and determine. In that event the Committee shall hold or apply the same for the Benefit of such person, his spouse, children, or other dependents, or any of them in such manner and in such proportion as the Committee may deem proper.

7.6
Severability. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been contained therein.

7.7
Construction. All headings preceding the text of the several Articles hereof are inserted solely for reference and shall not constitute a part of this Plan, nor affect its meaning, construction or effect. Where the context admits, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, and the singular shall mean the plural.

7.8
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forth in a written agreement entered into with the express authorization of the Board of Directors of Company, both the Participant and the Company shall be free to terminate Participant's employment with or without Cause.

7.9
Section 409A Compliance. The Company intends that the Plan meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder. The Plan shall be administered, construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with that intention. In no event shall the Company have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which the Participant may become liable as a result of the application of Section 409A of the Code. The Plan has been administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A and the guidance issued thereunder from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008.


ATTEST:
TIFFANY AND COMPANY
 
 
By: /s/ John C. Duffy
By: /s/ Leigh M. Harlan
 
Name: Leigh M. Harlan
 
Title: SVP - General Counsel, Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

        


        






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APPENDIX I

Pension-Plus 2008 -- Voluntary Enhanced Retirement Incentive Program

This Appendix I sets forth the provisions of the Plan that constitute the Voluntary Enhanced Retirement Incentive Program (“Pension-Plus 2008”) authorized by the Board of Directors in 2008.

1.      Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in Article I of the Plan, the following definitions shall apply solely for purposes of this Appendix I:

“Election Period” means the period of time beginning on November 26, 2008 and ending on January 19, 2009.

“Eligible Participants” means Participants who are employed by the Company as of January 31, 2009, are accruing benefits under the Plan as of the first day of the Election Period, and who, as of January 31, 2009, have met either of the following sets of criteria:

(i) attained at least fifty (50) years of age and ten (10) years of Creditable Service under the Plan; or

(ii) attained at least sixty (60) years of age and five (5) years of Creditable Service under the Plan.
    
Notwithstanding the foregoing, officers of Tiffany & Co., and officers of Tiffany and Company who, as of the first day of the Election Period, are participants in the 1994 Tiffany and Company Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, are excluded from the definition of Eligible Participants for purposes of this Appendix I and Pension-Plus 2008.

“Enhanced Retirement Benefits” means the benefits described in paragraph 3 of this Appendix I.

“Enhanced Retirement Date” means February 1, 2009 for any Eligible Participant who makes an election to participate in Pension-Plus 2008 in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Appendix I; provided, however, that for any such Eligible Participant who timely elects to participate in Pension-Plus 2008 and whose services the Company regards as essential over the short term, the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delay such Enhanced Retirement Date to a subsequent date, which shall in no event be later than August 1, 2009.

“Pension-Plus 2008” means the program of Enhanced Retirement Benefits described in paragraph 3 of this Appendix I.

    

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2.      Election to Participate in Pension-Plus 2008. An Eligible Participant may elect to participate in Pension-Plus 2008 by electing to incur a Separation of Service on January 31, 2009 and filing the appropriate election form with the Company (including any release required by the Company) during the Election Period. Any such election may be revoked within seven (7) days after it has been received by the Company but may not be revoked thereafter.

3.      Enhanced Retirement Benefits. An Eligible Participant who elects to participate in Pension-Plus 2008 in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Appendix I shall be entitled to receive the following Enhanced Retirement Benefits, to be construed in accordance with corresponding Pension-Plus 2008 enhancements available under the Tiffany and Company Pension Plan:

(a) Such Eligible Participant shall be credited with an additional five (5) years of Creditable Service for all purposes under this Plan;

(b) For purposes of calculating such Eligible Participant’s Average Final Compensation, Compensation will be deemed to have increased, for each of the additional five (5) years of Creditable Service referenced in Section 3(a) above, at a rate of three percent (3%) annually, compounded, based on Compensation earned by Participant under the Plan from February 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009. In determining Eligible Participant’s Benefit, such Average Final Compensation will not be less than the Average Final Compensation would have been absent the Pension-Plus enhancement described in this section 3(b).

(c) For purposes of determining whether such Eligible Participant has reached age 55 under Section 3.2(a), Commencement, and for computing the amount of the early retirement benefits available under Section 3.4, such Eligible Participant’s age shall be increased by five (5) years.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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Exhibit A

NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY COVENANTS

THIS INSTRUMENT is made and given this ___ day of _________ 2___ by __________________(“ Participant ”) to and for the benefit of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation and its Affiliates (as defined below) with reference to the following facts and circumstances:

A.      Participant is a Participant or former Participant in and under that certain 2004 Tiffany and Company Un-funded Retirement Income Plan to Recognize Compensation in Excess of Internal Revenue Code Limits (the “ Excess Plan ”) and has resigned or is about to resign his or her employment with Tiffany or its Affiliate;

B.      Participant’s age at the effective date of such resignation was or will be less than 55 years;

C.      But for Participant’s obligation to provide this instrument, Participant is otherwise Vested in a right to a Benefit under the Excess Plan;

D.      Participant is willing to make the promises set forth in this instrument in order to obtain a Benefit under the Excess Plan; and

E.      Participant agrees that the right to receive a Benefit under the terms of the Excess Plan is full and fair consideration for the promises made in this instrument,

NOW THEREFORE, Participant hereby agrees as follows:

1.      Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined in this instrument, words and phrases that have a defined meaning in the Excess Plan shall have the same meaning in this instrument. The initially capitalized words and phrases set forth below shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

“Affiliate” means, with reference to any Person, any second Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any such first Person, directly or indirectly.

“Board” means the board of directors of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

a.
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any

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of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

b.
If the individuals who, as of March 17, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

c.
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 
d.
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

Change in Control Date shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

“Confidential Information” means all information relating in any manner to Tiffany or its business, including but not limited to, contemplated new products and services, marketing and advertising campaigns, sales projections, creative campaigns and themes,

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financial information, budgets and projections, system designs, employees, management procedures and systems, employee training materials, equipment, production plans and techniques, product and materials specifications, product designs and design techniques, client information (including purchase history and client identifying information) and vendor information (including the identity of vendors and information concerning the capacity of or products or pricing provided by specific vendors); notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” shall not include information that becomes generally publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by Participant or that becomes available to Participant on a non-confidential basis from a Person that to the Participant’s knowledge, after due inquiry, is not bound by a duty of confidentiality.

“Covered Employee” means an employee of Tiffany.

“Duration of Non-Competition Covenant” means the period beginning with Participant’s Termination Date and ending upon the first to occur of the following: (i) the second year anniversary of Participant’s Termination Date, (ii) a Change in Control Date or (iii) Participant’s 65 th birthday provided that, in no circumstance shall the Duration of this Covenant be less than six months.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Incumbent Board” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section b. of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

“Jewelry” means jewelry (including but not limited to precious metal or silver jewelry or jewelry containing gemstones) and watches.

“Parent” means Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation.

“Parent Board” means the board of directors of Parent.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

“Retail Jewelry Trade” means the operation of one or more retail outlets (including stores-within-stores, leased departments or concessions) selling Jewelry in any city in the world in which a TIFFANY & CO. store is located at the time in question; for the purpose of this definition, a retail outlet will not be deemed engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade if less than 5% of the items displayed for sale in such outlet are Jewelry, so that, by way of example, an apparel store that offers Jewelry as an incidental item would not be deemed engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade.


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“Regulations” mean regulations under Section 280G of the Code, including proposed and temporary regulations, and any successor provisions thereto.


“Termination Date” means the date Participant ceases to be an employee of Tiffany.

“Tiffany” means Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation, and if the context so requires, Tiffany and Company and/or any Affiliate of Tiffany and Company, such term to be interpreted broadly so as to give rights equivalent to Tiffany and Company to any Affiliate of Tiffany and Company.

“Wholesale Jewelry Trade” means the sale of Jewelry or gemstones to the Retail Jewelry Trade, the development or design of Jewelry for sale to the Retail Jewelry Trade or the production of Jewelry for sale to the Retail Jewelry Trade regardless of where in the world such activities are conducted.

2.      Non-Competition . Participant agrees that for the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant Participant will not directly or indirectly (whether as director, officer, consultant, principal, owner, member, partner, advisor, financier, employee, agent or otherwise):

(i)      engage in, assist, have any interest in or contribute Participant’s knowledge and abilities to, any business or entity in the Retail Jewelry Trade or in the Wholesale Jewelry Trade or seeking to enter or about to become engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade or the Wholesale Jewelry Trade (provided that this subsection shall not prohibit an investment by Participant not exceeding five percent of the outstanding securities of a publicly traded company);

(ii) employ, attempt to employ, or assist anyone in employing a Covered Employee or any person who was a Covered Employee at any time during the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant or within three (3) months prior thereto (including by influencing any Covered Employee to terminate his/her employment with Tiffany or to accept employment with any Person); or

(iii) attempt in any manner to solicit Jewelry purchases by any client of Tiffany or persuade any client of Tiffany to cease doing business or reduce the amount of business that such client has customarily done with Tiffany.

3.      Confidentiality . Participant acknowledges that Participant has had access to Confidential Information. Participant agrees not to disclose Confidential Information or to use Confidential Information to the detriment of Tiffany. If the Participant is requested in any case by a court to make any disclosure of Confidential Information (other than to a regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement authority, or any self-regulatory organization), the Participant shall (i) promptly notify Tiffany in writing,

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(ii) consult with and assist Tiffany at Tiffany’s expense in obtaining an injunction or other appropriate remedy to prevent such disclosure, and (iii) use Participant’s reasonable efforts to obtain at the Company’s expense a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to any Confidential Information that must be disclosed. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Participant may furnish that portion (and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that, in the written opinion of Participant’s counsel (the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to Tiffany), the Participant is legally compelled or otherwise required to disclose or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other material penalty. The obligations in this section shall continue beyond the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant.

Notwithstanding this Section 3 or any other provision of this instrument, nothing prohibits Participant or Participant’s counsel from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry from, providing testimony before, or providing information to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any other regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement authority, or any self-regulatory organization. Further, nothing in this instrument prohibits Participant, if a former or current U.S. employee, from disclosing to employees and others (including the media) information about wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment; employee names, addresses, telephone numbers, and non-Company email addresses; and employee lists, when exercising statutory rights to organize or to act for individual or mutual benefit under the National Labor Relations Act or other laws, or to exercise their rights under other applicable law.
   
4.      Loss of Benefit in the Event of Breach . Should Participant breach Participant’s obligations under Section 2 above, he shall forfeit and lose all right to any current or future Benefit under the Excess Plan.

5.      Enforcement .

(i)      Participant agrees that the restrictions set forth in this instrument are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill of Tiffany. If any provision set forth herein is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable based upon duration, geographic scope or otherwise, Participant agrees that such provision shall be modified to make it enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(ii)      In the event of breach or threatened breach by Participant of the provisions set forth in this instrument, Participant acknowledges that Tiffany will be irreparably harmed and that monetary damages (including loss of benefits) shall be an insufficient remedy to Tiffany. Therefore, Participant consents to the enforcement of this instrument by means of temporary or permanent injunction and other appropriate equitable relief in

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any competent court, in addition to any other remedies Tiffany may have under this Agreement or otherwise.

6.      Procedure to Obtain Determination . Should Participant wish to obtain a determination that any proposed employment, disclosure, arrangement or association (each a “Proposed Transaction”) is not prohibited hereunder, Participant shall direct a written request to the Board. Such request shall fully describe the Proposed Transaction. Within 30 days after receipt of such request, the Board may (i) issue such a determination in writing, (ii) issue its refusal of such request in writing, or (iii) issue a written request for more written information concerning the Proposed Transaction. In the event that alternative (iii) is elected (which election may be made on behalf of the Board by the Legal Department of Tiffany and Company without action by the Board), any action on Participant’s request will be deferred for ten (10) days following receipt by said Legal Department of the written information requested. Failure of the Board to act within any of the time periods specified in this Section 4 shall be deemed a determination that the Proposed Transaction is not prohibited hereunder. A determination made or deemed made under this Section 6 shall be limited in effect to the Proposed Transaction described in the submitted materials and shall not be binding or constitute a waiver with respect to any other Proposed Transaction, whether proposed by such Participant or any other Person. In the event that Participant wishes to seek a determination that employment with a management consulting firm, an accounting firm, a law firm or some other provider of consulting services to a wide variety of clients will not be prohibited hereunder should such firm, at some unspecified time, provide services to a Person in the Retail Jewelry Trade or the Wholesale Jewelry Trade, Participant may seek a determination hereunder; in submitting such a Proposed Transaction, the Participant should specify the extent that Participant will be involved in or can be excluded from involvement in the provision of such services. In a making any determination under this Section 6, the Board shall not be deemed to be acting as a fiduciary with respect to the Excess Plan, the Participant or any beneficiary of the Participant and shall be under no obligation to issue a determination that any Proposed Transaction is not prohibited hereunder.

7.      Arbitration and Equitable Relief .      Participant and Tiffany agree that any and all disputes arising out or relating to the interpretation or application of this instrument, including any dispute concerning whether any conduct is in violation of Section 2 or 3 above, shall be subject to arbitration in New York, New York, under the then existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by three arbitrators. Without limit to their general authority, the arbitrators shall have the right to order reasonable discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding and enforceable without further legal proceedings in court or otherwise, provided that either party to such arbitration may enter judgment upon the award in any court having jurisdiction. The final decision arising from the arbitration shall be accompanied by a written opinion and decision which shall describe the rational underlying the award

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and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The cost of such arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties and each party to the arbitration shall bear its own legal fees. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 7, the requirement to arbitrate disputes shall not apply to any action to enforce this instrument by means of temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate equitable relief.

8.      Miscellaneous Provisions .     

(a)      Tiffany may assign its rights to enforce this instrument to any of its Affiliates. Participant understands and agrees that the promises in this instrument are for the benefit of Tiffany (which term includes Tiffany and Company and its Affiliates) and for the benefit of the successors and assigns of Tiffany and its Affiliates.

(b)      Any determination made by the Board under Section 6 above shall bind Tiffany and Company and its Affiliates.

(c)      If any action by Participant prohibited hereunder causes Participant to lose a right to a Benefit under the Excess Plan, such loss of Benefit shall also be effective with respect to Participant’s beneficiaries under the Excess Plan.

(d)      The laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles, govern all matters arising out of or relating to this instrument and all of the prohibitions and remedies it contemplates, including, without limitation, its validity, interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement.

(e)      Each Person giving or making any notice, request, demand or other communication (each, a “Notice”) pursuant to this Instrument shall

(i)      give the Notice in writing; and

(ii)
use one of the following methods of delivery, each of which for purposes of this Agreement is a writing:

(A)
Personal delivery;
(B)
Registered or Certified Mail, in each case, return receipt requested and postage prepaid; or
(C)
Nationally recognized overnight courier, with all fees prepaid.

(f)      Each Person giving a Notice shall address the Notice to the recipient (the “Addressee”) at the address given on the signature page of this Instrument or to a changed address designated in a Notice.


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(g)      A Notice is effective only if the person giving the Notice has complied with subsections (e) and (f) and if the Addressee has received the Notice. A Notice is deemed to have been received upon receipt as indicated by the date on the signed receipt, provided, however, that if the Addressee rejects or otherwise refuses to accept the Notice, or if the Notice cannot be delivered because of a change in address for which no Notice was given, then upon such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver such Notice will be deemed to have been received. Despite the other clauses of this subsection (g), if any Notice is received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day where the Addressee is located, or on a day that is not a business day where the Addressee is located, then the Notice is deemed received at 9:00 a.m. on the next business day where the Addressee is located.

(h)      This instrument shall not be amended except by a subsequent written instrument that has been executed by Participant and on behalf of Tiffany by a duly authorized officer of Tiffany. Participant’s obligations under this instrument may not be waived, except pursuant to a writing executed on behalf of Tiffany or as otherwise provided in Section 6 above.

(i)      This instrument constitutes the final expression of Participant’s post-employment confidentiality and non-competition obligations necessary to receive a Benefit under the Excess Plan. It is the complete and exclusive expression of those obligations and all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements between the parties on those matters are expressly merged into and superceded by this Agreement; notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant’s right to receive a Benefit and the amount and terms of payment of such Benefit shall be exclusively determined by the Excess Plan.



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(j)      Any reference in this instrument to the singular includes the plural where appropriate, and any reference in this instrument to the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders where appropriate. The descriptive headings of the sections of this instrument are for convenience only and do not constitute part of this instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been executed on the date first written above.


Participant



__________________________
Name:

Notice Address :

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________


Accepted and agreed (as to Section 7)

Tiffany and Company


By:______________________
Name:
Title:

Notice Address :

The Board of Directors
Tiffany and Company
Care of:     
Legal Department
200 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010


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EXHIBIT 10.29




TIFFANY & CO.
2014 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
Amended and Restated as of March 16, 2016

Section 1
General

1.1      Purpose. The 2014 Tiffany & Co. Employee Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has been established by Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) to (i) attract and retain employees; (ii) motivate Participants to achieve the Company’s operating and strategic goals by means of appropriate incentives; (iii) provide incentive compensation opportunities that are competitive with those of other companies competing with the Company and its Related Companies for employees; and (iv) further link Participants’ interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders through compensation that is based on the Company’s Common Stock, thereby promoting the long-term financial interests of the Company and its Related Companies, including the growth in value of the Company’s stockholders’ equity and the enhancement of long-term returns to the Company’s stockholders.

1.2      Participation . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall, from time to time, determine and designate from among Eligible Individuals those persons who will be granted one or more Awards under the Plan. Eligible Individuals who are granted Awards become “Participants” in the Plan. In the discretion of the Committee, a Participant may be granted any Award permitted under the provisions of the Plan, and more than one Award may be granted to a Participant. Awards need not be identical but shall be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the Plan. Subject to Subsection 2.3 of the Plan, Awards may be granted as alternatives to or in replacement for awards outstanding under any plan or arrangement of the Company or a Related Company, or a plan or arrangement of a business or entity, all or a portion of which is acquired by the Company or a Related Company.

1.3      Operation, Administration, and Definitions . The operation and administration of the Plan, including the Awards made under the Plan, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4 (relating to operation and administration). Initially capitalized terms used in the Plan shall be defined as set forth in the Plan (including in the definitional provisions of Section 7 of the Plan).

1.4      Amendment to Prior Plan . If this Plan becomes effective on approval by the Company’s stockholders, as provided for in Subsection 4.1 below, the Company’s 2005 Employee Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) shall be deemed amended so that no further Awards shall be made under the 2005 Plan on or after the Effective Date of this Plan, although the 2005 Plan shall remain in effect with respect to Awards made under the 2005 Plan prior to the Effective Date of this Plan.






Section 2
Options and SARs

2.1      Definitions .

(a)
The grant of an “Option” entitles the Participant to purchase Shares at an Exercise Price established by the Committee. Options granted under this Section 2 may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options, as determined in the discretion of the Committee pursuant to Subsection 2.2. An “Incentive Stock Option” is an Option that is intended to satisfy the requirements applicable to an “incentive stock option” described in Section 422(b) of the Code. A “Non-Qualified Stock Option” is an Option that is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as that term is described in Section 422(b) of the Code. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder unless the Exercise Price of that Incentive Stock Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the Grant Date and the Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Grant Date.

(b)
The grant of a stock appreciation right (an “SAR”) entitles the Participant to receive, in cash or Shares, value equal to all or a portion of the excess of: (a) Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares at the time of exercise, over (b) an Exercise Price established by the Committee pursuant to Subsection 2.2.

2.2      Exercise Price . The per-Share “Exercise Price” of each Option and SAR granted under this Section 2 shall be established by the Committee or shall be determined by a formula established by the Committee at the time the Option or SAR is granted; except that the Exercise Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the Pricing Date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “Pricing Date” shall be the date on which the Option or SAR is granted unless the Option or SAR is granted on a date on which the principal exchange on which the Shares are then listed or admitted to trading is closed for trading, in which case the “Pricing Date” shall be the most recent date on which such exchange was open for trading prior to such grant date.

2.3      No Repricing. Except as provided in Subsection 4.2(c) (which addresses certain permissible adjustments in the event of a merger, reorganization, reclassification, dividend or other circumstances described therein), the Exercise Price of any Option or SAR may not be decreased after the grant of the Award. Neither an Option nor an SAR may be surrendered or cancelled as consideration in exchange for a new Award of an Option or an SAR with a lower Exercise Price, a Stock Award, or cash.

2. 4      Exercise . Options and SARs shall be exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions and during such periods as may be established by the Committee provided that no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after, and each Option and SAR shall become void no later than, the tenth (10 th ) anniversary date of the date of grant of such Option or SAR.

    

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2. 5      Payment of Option Exercise Price . The payment of the Exercise Price of an Option granted under this Section 2 shall be subject to the following:

(a)
The Exercise Price may be paid by ordinary check or such other form of tender as the Committee may specify.

(b)
If permitted by the Committee, the Exercise Price for Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option may be paid in part or in full by tendering Shares (by either actual delivery of Shares or by attestation, with such Shares valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise).

(c)
The Committee may permit a Participant to elect to pay the Exercise Price upon the exercise of an Option by irrevocably authorizing a third party to sell Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option (or a sufficient portion of such Shares) and remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the entire Exercise Price and any tax withholding resulting from such exercise.

Section 3
Other Stock Awards

3.1      Definition . A “Stock Award” is a grant of Shares or of a right to receive Shares (or their cash equivalent or a combination of both).

3.2      Restrictions on Stock Awards . Each Stock Award shall be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine. These may include continuous service and/or the achievement of Performance Goals.

Section 4
Operation and Administration

4.1      Effective Date and Duration . The Plan shall be effective on the date of its approval by the stockholders of the Company at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting (the “Effective Date”) and shall remain in effect as long as any Awards under the Plan are outstanding; provided, however, that, no Award may be granted or otherwise made under the Plan more than ten (10) years after the Effective Date.

4.2      Shares Subject to Plan .

(a)
(i) Subject to the following provisions of this Subsection 4.2, the maximum number of Shares authorized for Awards under the Plan shall be 8.65 million Shares, provided that such maximum shall be reduced by one (1) Share for every one (1) Share granted under the 2005 Plan after January 31, 2014 and prior to the date of the Company’s 2014 annual meeting. Such maximum shall also be reduced by one (1) Share for every one (1) Share subject to Awards granted under the Plan.

    

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(ii) To the extent an Award, or after January 31, 2014 an award under the 2005 Plan, is forfeited, canceled, expires, fails to vest, or Shares underlying such Award are not delivered because the Award is settled in cash or otherwise terminates without the issuance of Shares, the Shares underlying such Award shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, cancellation, expiration, failure to vest, cash settlement or non-issuance, be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan. With respect to SARS or, after January 31, 2014, stock appreciation rights under the 2005 Plan, that are, in each case, settled in stock, no Shares granted with respect to these Awards (including unissued Shares) shall be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan.


(iii) If the Exercise Price and/or tax withholding obligation for any Option or any SAR granted under the Plan is satisfied by tendering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, the number of Shares so tendered or withheld shall not be added to the maximum number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan. The Company shall not add to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan any Shares reacquired, through open market purchases or otherwise, with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. If the tax withholding obligation for any Award other than an Option or any SAR granted under the Plan, or after January 31, 2014 an award under the 2005 Plan other than a stock option or stock appreciation right, is satisfied by tendering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or attestation) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, the number of Shares so tendered or withheld shall be added to the maximum number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

(iv) Shares delivered under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards (or obligations to grant future awards) under the plans or arrangements of another entity shall not reduce the maximum number of Shares available for delivery under the Plan, to the extent that such settlement, assumption or substitution occurs as a result of the Company or a Related Company acquiring another entity (or an interest in another entity).
        
(b)
Subject to adjustment under paragraph 4.2(c), the following additional maximum limitations are imposed under the Plan: (i) the aggregate maximum number of Shares that may be issued under Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be One Million (1,000,000) shares; and (ii), unless the Committee expressly states that an Award to a Named Executive Employee shall not be designed to comply with the Performance Based Exception, in which case such Award shall not be counted against the limits below, the following limitations shall apply: (A) in any fiscal year of the Company, the aggregate number of shares that may be granted to any Participant pursuant to any and all Awards (including Options, SARS and Stock Awards) shall not exceed Four Hundred Thousand (400,000), except for during the first fiscal year of hire for a Participant, during which such aggregate limit shall be Eight Hundred Thousand (800,000); and (B) in any fiscal

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year of the Company, the maximum aggregate cash payout with respect to Other Incentive Awards granted in any fiscal year of the Company pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan which may be made to any Named Executive Employee shall be Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).

(c)
If the number of outstanding Shares are increased or decreased, or are changed into or exchanged for cash, property or a different number or kind of shares or securities, or if cash, property, Shares or other securities are distributed in respect of such outstanding Shares, in each case as a result of one or more mergers, reorganizations, reclassifications, recapitalizations, stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, dividends (other than regular, quarterly dividends), or other distributions, spin-offs or the like, or if substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Related Companies on a consolidated basis are sold, then, unless the terms of the transaction shall provide otherwise, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and/or type of Shares or securities for which Awards may thereafter be granted under the Plan and for which Awards then outstanding under the Plan may thereafter be exercised. Any such adjustments in outstanding Awards shall be made without changing the aggregate Exercise Price applicable to the unexercised portions of outstanding Options or SARs. The Committee shall make such adjustments to preserve the benefits or potential benefits of the Plan and the Awards; such adjustments may include, but shall not be limited to, adjustment of: (i) the number and kind of shares which may be delivered under the Plan; (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the Exercise Price of outstanding Options and SARs; (iv) the limits specified in Subsections 4.2(a)(i) and 4.2(b) above; and (v) any other adjustments that the Committee determines to be equitable. No right to purchase or receive fractional shares shall result from any adjustment in Options, SARs or Stock Awards pursuant to this paragraph 4.2(c). In case of any such adjustment, Shares subject to the Option, SAR or Stock Award shall be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.

4.3      Limit on Distribution . Distribution of Shares or other amounts under the Plan shall be subject to the following:

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any Shares under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity, and the Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan as the Committee may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any securities exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. In the event that the Committee determines in its discretion that the registration, listing or qualification of the Shares issuable under

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the Plan on any securities exchange or under any applicable law or governmental regulation is necessary as a condition to the issuance of such Shares under an Option, SAR, or Stock Award, such Option, SAR, or Stock Award shall not be exercisable or exercised, settled or converted, in whole or in part unless and until such registration, listing and qualification, and any necessary consents or approvals have been unconditionally obtained.

(b)
Distribution of Shares under the Plan may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rule of any securities exchange.

4.4      Tax Withholding . Before distribution of Shares under the Plan, the Company may require the recipient to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements or, in the discretion of the Committee, the Company may withhold from the Shares to be delivered and/or otherwise issued, Shares sufficient to satisfy the minimum level of tax withholding requirements. Whenever under the Plan payments are to be made in cash, such payments may be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements. Neither the Company nor any Related Company shall be liable to a Participant or any other person as to any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt or exercise of any Award hereunder.

4.5      Reserved Rights . The Plan does not limit the right of the Company to use available Shares, including authorized but un-issued shares and treasury shares, as the form of payment for compensation, grants or rights earned or due under any other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company or a Related Company, or any compensation plans or arrangements of an entity being acquired by the Company or a Related Company, or an entity in which the Company or a Related Company is acquiring an interest.

4.6      Dividends and Dividend Equivalents . No Stock Option or SAR will provide the Participant with the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalent payments. A Stock Award may provide the Participant with the right to receive dividends or dividend equivalent payments with respect to Shares which may be either paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, and which may be settled in cash or Shares as determined by the Committee. Any such settlements, and any such crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents or reinvestment in Shares may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall establish, including reinvestment of such credited amounts in Share equivalents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends and dividend equivalents with respect to a Stock Award that vests based on the achievement of Performance Goals (in whole or in part) shall not be paid or credited as described above, except that, in the Committee’s discretion, dividend or dividend equivalents may be accumulated with respect to such performance-based Stock Awards if subject to risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying performance-based Stock Award with respect to which such dividends and dividend equivalents have been accumulated.

4.7      Settlements; Deferred Delivery . Awards may be settled through cash payments or the delivery of Shares, or combinations thereof, all subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may establish provisions for the

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deferred delivery of Shares upon receipt of a Stock Award with the deferral evidenced by use of “Stock Units” equal in number to the number of Shares whose delivery is so deferred. A “Stock Unit” is a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equivalent to the Fair Market Value of one Share. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company except as otherwise provided by the Committee. Settlement of Stock Units upon expiration of the deferral period shall be made in Shares or otherwise as determined by the Committee. The amount of Shares, or other settlement medium, to be so distributed may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents at the Committee’s discretion and to the extent permitted under the Plan. Until a Stock Unit is settled, the number of Shares represented by a Stock Unit shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph 4.2(c). Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, any deferred delivery of Shares pursuant to an Award shall be settled by the delivery of Shares no later than the 60 th day following the date the person to whom such deferred delivery must be made ceases to be an employee of the Company or a Related Company.

4.8      Transferability . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, any Option and SAR granted under the Plan, and, until vested, any Stock Award or other Shares-based Award granted under the Plan, shall by its terms be nontransferable by the Participant otherwise than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a "domestic relations order", as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder, and in no event in exchange for consideration, and shall be exercisable by, or become vested in, during the Participant's lifetime, only by the Participant.

4.9      Form and Time of Elections . Unless otherwise specified herein, each election required or permitted to be made by any Participant or other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, and any permitted modification, or revocation thereof, shall be in writing filed with the secretary of the Company at such times, in such form, and subject to such restrictions and limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall require.

4.10      Award Agreements with Company; Vesting and Acceleration of Vesting of Awards . At the time of an Award to a participant under the Plan, the Committee may require a Participant to enter into an agreement with the Company (an “Award Agreement”) in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe, including, but not limited to, conditions to the vesting or exercisability of an Award, such as continued service to the Company or a Related Company for a specified period of time. The Committee may prescribe within the Award Agreement such conditions sufficient to accelerate exercisability or vesting of an Option, SAR or Stock Award, either automatically or upon the occurrence of specified events including death, disability, or involuntary termination The Committee may only prescribe a change in control as grounds to accelerate vesting if followed by an involuntary termination of employment, or, in the event Awards are not assumed or converted into new awards upon a change in control.

4.11      Limitation of Implied Rights .

(a)
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the Company or any Related Company whatsoever, including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other property which the Company or any Related Company, in its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to the Shares or amounts, if any, payable under the Plan, unsecured by the assets of the Company or of any Related Company. Nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of such companies shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.

(b)
Neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement shall constitute a contract of employment, and selection as a Participant will not give any employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Related Company, nor any right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan or an Award. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no Award under the Plan shall confer upon the holder thereof any right as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such rights.

4.12      Evidence. Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other information which an officer of the Company acting on it considers pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties.

4.13      Action by Company or Related Company . Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Company or any Related Company shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by action of one or more members of such board (including a committee of such board) who are duly authorized to act for such board, or (except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or applicable rules of any securities exchange) by a duly authorized officer of the Company or such Related Company.

4.14      Gender and Number . Where the context admits, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.

4.15      Liability for Cash Payments . Each Related Company shall be liable for payment of cash due under the Plan with respect to any Participant to the extent that such benefits are attributable to the services rendered for that Related Company by such Participant. Any disputes relating to liability of a Related Company for cash payments shall be resolved by the Committee.

4.16      Non-exclusivity of the Plan .      Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors of the Company nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of such Board of Directors or a committee of such Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it or they may deem desirable, including without limitation, the granting of restricted stock, stock options or cash bonuses otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.


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4.17 Incentive Stock Option Designation. If an Option is designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option, the Company shall have no liability to Participant or any other person if such Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option at any time or if it determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Option do not satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

4.18      Clawback Provisions . Each Award hereunder, which has been issued and delivered to or for the account of Participant, shall be subject to deductions and clawback as may be required under any applicable law, government regulation or securities exchange listing requirement, or any policy adopted by the Company.

Section 5
Committee

5.1      Administration . The authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in a committee (the “Committee”) in accordance with this Section 5.

5.2      Selection of Committee . The Committee shall be selected by the Board and shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom shall qualify as “outside directors” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code and as “independent” for purposes of The New York Stock Exchange Listing standards.

5.3      Powers of Committee . The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Committee, subject to the following:

(a)
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority and discretion to select from amongst Eligible Individuals those persons who shall receive Awards, to determine who is an Eligible Individual, to determine the time or time of receipt, to determine the types of Awards and the number of Shares covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions, Performance Goals, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards and Award Agreements, and (subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 6) to cancel, amend or suspend Awards. In making such Award determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of services rendered by the Eligible Individual, the Eligible Individual’s present and potential contribution to the Company’s or a Related Company’s success and such other factors as the Committee deems relevant.

(b)
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority and discretion to determine the extent to which Awards under the Plan will be structured to conform to the requirements of the Performance-Based Exception and to take such action, establish such procedures, and impose such restrictions at the time Awards are granted as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to such requirements.


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(c)
The Committee will have the authority and discretion to establish terms and conditions of Awards as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside the United States.

(d)
The Committee will have the authority and discretion to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of any Award Agreements, and to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

(e)
Any interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and any decision made by the Committee under the Plan are final and binding.

(f)
In controlling and managing the operation and administration of the Plan, the Committee shall act by a majority of its then members, by meeting or by writing filed without a meeting. The Committee shall maintain adequate records concerning the Plan and concerning its proceedings and acts in such form and detail as the Committee may decide.

5.4      Delegation by Committee . Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a securities exchange, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its powers and responsibilities to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

5.5      Information to be Furnished to Committee . The Company and Related Companies shall furnish the Committee with such data and information as may be requested by the Committee in order to discharge its duties. The records of the Company and Related Companies as to an Eligible Individual’s or a Participant’s employment, consulting services, termination of employment or services, leave of absence, reemployment and compensation shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined to be incorrect by the Committee. Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan must furnish the Committee such evidence, data or information as the Committee considers necessary or desirable to carry out the terms of the Plan.

Section 6
Amendment and Termination

6.1      Board’s Right to Amend or Terminate . Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 6, the Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan.

6.2      Amendments Requiring Stockholder Approval . Other than as provided in Subsection 4.2 (c) (relating to certain adjustments to shares), the approval of the Company’s stockholders shall be required for any amendment which: (i) increases the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered to Participants under the Plan set forth in Subsection 4.2(a); (ii) increases the maximum limitation contained in Subsection 4.2(b); (iii) decreases the exercise

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price of any Option or SAR below the minimum provided in Subsection 2.2; (iv) modifies or eliminates the provisions stated in Subsection 2.3; (v) increases the maximum term of any Option or SAR set forth in Subsection 2.4; (vi) provides any Performance Measure other than those listed in Subsection 9.1; or (vii) modifies or eliminates the provisions stated in Subsection 1.4. Whenever the approval of the Company’s stockholders is required pursuant to this Subsection 6.2, such approval shall be sufficient if obtained by a majority vote of those stockholders present or represented and actually voting on the matter at a meeting of stockholders duly called, at which meeting a majority of the outstanding shares actually vote on such matter.

Section 7
Defined Terms

For the purposes of the Plan, the terms listed below shall be defined as follows:

Award . The term “Award” shall mean, individually and collectively, any award or benefit granted to any Participant under the Plan, including, without limitation, the grant of Options, SARs, Stock Awards and Other Incentive Awards.

Award Agreement . The term “Award Agreement” is defined in Subsection 4.10.

Board . The term “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Code . The term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Code shall include reference to any successor provision of the Code or of any law that is enacted to replace the Code.

Eligible Individual . The term “Eligible Individual” shall mean any employee of the Company or a Related Company. For purposes of the Plan, the status of the Chairman of the Board of Directors as an employee shall be determined by the Committee.

Fair Market Value . For purposes of determining the “Fair Market Value” of a Share, the following rules shall apply:

(i) If the Shares are at the time listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the lowest and the highest reported sales prices of the Shares on the date in question on the principal exchange on which the Shares are then listed or admitted to trading. If no reported sale of Shares takes place on the date in question on the principal exchange, then the reported closing asked price of the Shares on such date on the principal exchange shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

(ii) If the Shares are not at the time listed or admitted to trading on a securities exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the lowest reported bid price and the highest reported asked price of the Shares on the date in question in the over-the-counter

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market, as such prices are reported in a publication of general circulation selected by the Committee and regularly reporting the market price of the Shares in such market.

(iii) If the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market, the Fair Market Value shall be as determined by the Committee, acting in good faith.

Named Executive Employee . The term “Named Executive Employee” means a Participant who, as of the date of vesting and/or payout of an Award, as applicable, is one of the group of covered employees, as defined in the regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m), or any successor statute.

Other Incentive Award . The term “Other Incentive Award” means a cash award as described in Section 8 below.

Participant. The term “Participant” means an Eligible Individual who has been granted an Award under the Plan. For purposes of the administration of Awards, the term Participant shall also include a former employee or any person (including an estate) who is a beneficiary of a former employee and any person (including any estate) to whom an Award has been assigned or transferred as permitted by the Committee.

Performance-Based Exception . The term “Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).

Performance Goals . The term “Performance Goals” means one or more objective targets measured by the Performance Measure, the attainment of which may determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to Awards.

Performance Period . The term “Performance Period” means the time period during which Performance Goals must be achieved with respect to an Award, as determined by the Committee, but which period shall not be shorter than one of the Company’s fiscal years.

Performance Measure . The term “Performance Measure” refers to the performance measures discussed in Section 9 of the Plan.

Related Companies . The term “Related Company” means

(i) any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity during any period in which such corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all classes of voting shares of the Company (or any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity which is a successor to the Company);

(ii) any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity during any period in which the Company (or any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity which is a successor to the Company or any entity that is a Related Company by reason of clause (i)

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next above) owns, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty percent (50%) voting or profits interest; or

(iii) any business venture in which the Company has a significant interest, as determined in the discretion of the Committee.

Shares . The term “Shares” shall mean shares of the Common Stock of the Company, $.01 par value, as presently constituted, subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph 4.2(c) above.

Ten Percent Shareholder. The term “Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 425(d) of the Code) Shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

Section 8
Other Incentive Awards

8.1      Grant of Other Incentive Awards . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Other Incentive Awards may be granted to Eligible Individuals, in such amount, upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee.

8.2      Other Incentive Award Agreement . Each Other Incentive Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the amount of the Other Incentive Award or the means by which it will be calculated, the terms and conditions applicable to such Award, the applicable Performance Period and Performance Goals, if any, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine, in all cases subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan.

8.3      Nontransferability . Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, Other Incentive Awards may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a “domestic relations order”, as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder, and in no event shall a transfer be made for consideration.

8.4      Form and Timing of Payment of Other Incentive Awards . Payment of Other Incentive Awards shall be made in cash and at such times as established by the Committee subject to the terms of the Plan.

Section 9
Performance-Based Measures

9.1      Performance Measures . The Performance Measures used to determine the attainment of Performance Goals with respect to Other Incentive Awards and Stock Awards to Named Executive Employees which are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be (A) a change in the Fair Market Value of a Share or (B) any one or more of the following, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders which is included in

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the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K or which may be mathematically derived from financial results reported in such Annual Report, including Annual Reports made for prior years:

(a)
the Company’s consolidated net earnings;

(b)
the Company’s consolidated earnings per share on a diluted basis;

(c)
the Company’s consolidated net sales;

(d)
net sales for any channel of distribution (as defined in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations);

(e)
the Company’s consolidated return on average assets;

(f)
the Company’s consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses;

(g)
the Company’s consolidated earnings from operations;

(h)
the Company’s consolidated earnings before income taxes;

(i)
the Company’s consolidated net cash provided by operating activities;

(j)
the Company’s gross revenue or gross revenue growth;

(k)
the Company’s gross profit or gross profit growth;

(l)
the Company’s net operating profit (before or after taxes);

(m)
return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity or sales; and

(n)
earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization.

The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Performance Goal to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgment or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs, (v) unusual or infrequently occurring items as described in said Annual Report for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures, (vii) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereto, (viii) foreign exchange gains and losses, and (ix) a change in the Company’s fiscal year.

9.2      Discretion to Adjust Awards/Performance Goals . The Committee retains the discretion to adjust the determination of the degree of attainment of the pre-established Performance Goals for Awards; provided, however, that Awards which are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, and which are held by Named Executive Employees, may not be subjected to an adjustment which would yield an increased payout, although the

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Committee may retain the discretion to make an adjustment which would yield a decreased payout. In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit the Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measure for Awards designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception and held by Named Executive Employees without obtaining stockholder approval of such change, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such change without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards which will not qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m).

Section 10
Successors

All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company . and its Related Companies, on a consolidated basis.



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EXHIBIT 10.29e





CASH INCENTIVE AWARD AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made effective ______ ___ , 201 by and among Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Tiffany and Company, the New York subsidiary corporation of the Company (“Tiffany”) and (“Executive”).

Whereas, on March 19, 2014 the Board of Directors of the Company adopted, and on May 22, 2014 the stockholders of the Company duly approved, the Company’s 2014 Employee Incentive Plan, as subsequently amended (the “Plan”); and

Whereas, the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee of the Company was appointed the “Committee” under the Plan by said Board of Directors; and

NOW THEREFORE, based upon the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, it is hereby AGREED as follows:

1. This Agreement is intended to be an Award Agreement, and the award granted herein is intended to be an Other Incentive Award, in each case pursuant to the Plan and subject to all terms and conditions set forth in such Plan, including the Plan provisions limiting implied rights.

2. Executive agrees that he/she shall not be entitled to any cash bonus in respect of the fiscal year ending January 31, 201• except as provided in this Agreement.

3. Tiffany agrees to pay, or failing that, the Company shall pay, a cash incentive award to Executive in respect of the fiscal year ending January 31, 201 only as follows:

(a)     Such award shall be paid, if at all, following the close of such fiscal year and after financial results have been determined and publicly announced, provided that Executive remains employed with Tiffany through the end of such fiscal year;

(b)     No award shall be payable unless the following Performance Measure is achieved: the Company’s consolidated operating earnings for such fiscal year (as adjusted by the Committee pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Plan) equal or exceed $ million ; and

(c)     If the condition stated in subparagraph (b) is satisfied, a maximum incentive award of $ will be payable to you, subject to the discretion of the Committee to reduce such award. The Committee will not be limited in the exercise of such discretion.

4. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within said state.

    




5. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive award or portion thereof paid to Executive under this Award Agreement shall be subject to deductions and clawback as may be required under any applicable law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, or any policy adopted by the Company, including but not limited to the Policy for Recovery of Incentive-based Compensation Erroneously Awarded to Executive Officers, adopted by the Parent Board on September 18, 2013.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement effective as of the date first stated above.            
      
 
 
Tiffany & Co.
(the “Company”)


[Name of Executive]

 
 
 
 
Tiffany and Company
(“Tiffany”)


        
        

            


        
        


                


        




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EXHIBIT 10.29f


NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY COVENANTS

THIS INSTRUMENT is made and given this ___ day of _________ 2016 by __________(“ Participant ”) to and for the benefit of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation and its Affiliates (as defined below) with reference to the following facts and circumstances:

    
A.
Participant wishes to receive Equity Awards which might be granted to Participant in the future or which have been granted to Participant on the condition that Participant executes and delivers this instrument; is willing to make the promises set forth in this instrument, and to execute and deliver this instrument, in order to be eligible to receive Equity Awards in the future and to have the benefit of Equity Awards which have been granted to Participant on the condition that Participant executes and delivers this instrument; and understands that Equity Awards may be forfeited and any Proceeds of Equity Awards may become due and payable to Tiffany if Participant breaches the covenants contained in this instrument.

B.
If Participant is a participant or former participant in the Deferral Plan, Participant wishes to receive Excess DCRB Contributions, as defined in such Plan; wishes to execute this instrument pursuant to Section 5.1(C) of such Plan; and understands that any such Excess DCRB Contributions and Investment Fund performance (as defined in such Plan) credited to such Contributions may be forfeited pursuant to such Plan if Participant breaches the covenants contained in this instrument.

C.
If Participant is a participant or former participant in the Excess Plan, Participant wishes to receive a Benefit, as defined in such Plan; wishes to execute this instrument pursuant to Section 3.12 of such Plan; and understands that any such Benefit may be forfeited pursuant to such Plan if Participant breaches the covenants contained in this instrument.

D.
Participant agrees that the benefits recited above, as applicable, constitute full and fair and consideration for the covenants made in this instrument.

NOW THEREFORE, Participant hereby agrees as follows:

1.      Defined Terms . The initially capitalized words and phrases set forth below shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

“Affiliate” shall mean, with reference to any Person, any second Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any such first Person, directly or indirectly.

“Board” means the board of directors of Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation.

“Cause” means a termination of Participant’s employment, involuntary on Participant’s part, which is the result of:

    




(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of no contest to a felony involving financial impropriety or a felony which would tend to subject the Company or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to the Company or its Affiliate;

    
(ii)
Participant’s willful and unauthorized disclosure of material Confidential Information which disclosure actually results in substantive harm to the Company’s or its Affiliate’s business or puts such business at an actual competitive disadvantage;

    
(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than: (A) any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, or (B) any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Company, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

    
(iv)
Participant’s commission of any willful act which is intended by Participant to result in his personal enrichment at the expense of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or which could reasonably be expected by him to materially injure the reputation, business or business relationships of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

    
(v)
A theft, fraud or embezzlement perpetrated by Participant upon Company or any of its Affiliates.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

    
(i)
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

    

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(ii)
If the individuals who, as of March 17, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

    
(iii)
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or

    
(iv)
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

“Change in Control Date” shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs.

“Confidential Information” means all information relating in any manner to Tiffany or its business, including but not limited to, contemplated new products and services, marketing and advertising campaigns, sales projections, creative campaigns and themes, financial information, budgets and projections, system designs, employees, management procedures and systems, employee training materials, equipment, production plans and techniques, product and materials specifications, product designs and design techniques, client information (including purchase history and client identifying information) and vendor information (including the identity of vendors and information concerning the capacity of or products or pricing provided by specific vendors); notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” shall not include information that becomes generally publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by Participant or that becomes available to Participant on a non-confidential basis from a Person that to the Participant’s knowledge, after due inquiry, is not bound by a duty of confidentiality.

“Covered Employee” means any person who, at any date relevant to this Agreement, is an employee of Tiffany or who was an employee of Tiffany during the one-year period previous to the date relevant to this Agreement.

“Deferral Plan” means the Tiffany and Company Amended and Restated Executive Deferral Plan, as amended from time to time.


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“Duration of Non-Competition Covenant” means the period beginning with Participant’s Termination Date and ending upon the first to occur of the following: (i) the second year anniversary of Participant’s Termination Date, (ii) Participant’s Change in Control Date or (iii) Participant’s 60 th birthday provided that, in no circumstance shall the Duration of this Covenant be less than six months.

“Equity Awards” means any grant of options to purchase, restricted shares of, stock units that may be settled in, or stock appreciation rights that may be measured by appreciation in the value of, the Common Stock of Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, including any grants made under the terms of the 2014 Employee Incentive Plan or any plan adopted by Tiffany & Co. subsequent to the date of this instrument including grants made both before and after the date of this instrument.

“Excess Plan” shall mean the 2004 Tiffany and Company Un-funded Retirement Income Plan to Recognize Compensation in Excess of Internal Revenue Code Limits, as amended from time to time.
 
“Incumbent Board” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section (ii) of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

“Investment Fund” shall have the meaning ascribed to that in the Deferral Plan.
 
“Jewelry” means jewelry (including but not limited to precious metal or silver jewelry or jewelry containing gemstones) and watches.

“Parent” means Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation.

“Parent Board” means The Board of Directors of Parent.

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

“Proceeds of Equity Award” means, in U.S. dollars, (i) with respect to an Equity Award of restricted stock or stock units, the value the shares on the date the Equity Award vests, and, (ii) with respect to an Equity Award that is an option to purchase or a stock appreciation right, the spread between the strike price and the market value for the underlying shares on the exercise date, in each of cases (i) and (ii) measured by the simple average of the high and low selling prices on the principal market on which the shares are traded as of vesting or exercise date, as the case may be, if such vesting or exercise date is a trading date; if such vesting or exercise date is not a trading date, then as of trading date next following the vesting or exercise date.

“Normal Retirement Age” means the later of (i) Participant’s 65th birthday or (ii) the 5th anniversary from his date of hire.

“Retail Jewelry Trade” means the operation of one or more retail outlets (including stores-within-stores, leased departments or concessions) selling Jewelry in any city in the world in

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which a TIFFANY & CO. store is located at the time in question; for the purpose of this definition, a retail outlet will not be deemed engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade if less than 5% of the items displayed for sale in such outlet are Jewelry, so that, by way of example, an apparel store that offers Jewelry as an incidental item would not be deemed engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade.

“Termination Date” means the date Participant ceases to be an employee of Tiffany or its Affiliate.

“Tiffany” means Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation, and if the context so requires, Tiffany and Company and/or any Affiliate of Tiffany and Company, such term to be interpreted broadly so as to give rights equivalent to Tiffany and Company to any Affiliate of Tiffany and Company.

“Wholesale Jewelry Trade” means the sale of Jewelry or gemstones to the Retail Jewelry Trade, the development or design of Jewelry for sale to the Retail Jewelry Trade or the production of Jewelry for sale to the Retail Jewelry Trade regardless of where in the world such activities are conducted.

2.      Non-Competition . Participant agrees that for the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant Participant will not directly or indirectly (whether as director, officer, consultant, principal, owner, member, partner, advisor, financier, employee, agent or otherwise):

(i) engage in, assist, have any interest in or contribute Participant’s knowledge and abilities to, any business or entity in the Retail Jewelry Trade or in the Wholesale Jewelry Trade or seeking to enter or about to become engaged in the Retail Jewelry Trade or the Wholesale Jewelry Trade (provided that this subsection shall not prohibit an investment by Participant not exceeding five percent of the outstanding securities of a publicly traded company);

(ii) employ, attempt to employ, or assist anyone in employing a Covered Employee (including by influencing any Covered Employee to terminate his/her employment with Tiffany or to accept employment with any Person); or

(iii) attempt in any manner to solicit jewelry purchases by any client of Tiffany or persuade any client of Tiffany to cease doing business or reduce the amount of business that such client has customarily done with Tiffany.

The provisions of Section 2(i) above shall not apply if Participant’s employment with Tiffany or Tiffany’s Affiliate is terminated by Tiffany or such Affiliate for reasons other than Cause or if, having reached Participant’s Normal Retirement Age or Participant’s Change in Control Date, Participant voluntarily resigns from such employment. The provisions of this Section 2 may be waived by the Board, in whole or in part, if deemed by the Board to be in the best interests of Tiffany and Company, provided, however, that if the Participant is, on or within six months prior to Participant’s Termination Date, an executive officer of the Parent, then the provisions of this Section 2 may only be waived by the Compensation Committee (or its Stock Option Subcommittee) of the Parent Board.


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3.      Confidentiality . Participant acknowledges that Participant has had access to Confidential Information. Participant agrees not use to the detriment of Tiffany or disclose any Confidential Information. If the Participant is requested in any case by a court to make any disclosure of Confidential Information (other than to a regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement authority, or any self-regulatory organization), the Participant shall (i) promptly notify Tiffany in writing, (ii) consult with and assist Tiffany at Tiffany’s expense in obtaining an injunction or other appropriate remedy to prevent such disclosure, and (iii) use Participant’s reasonable efforts to obtain at the Company’s expense a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to any Confidential Information that must be disclosed. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Participant may furnish that portion (and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that, in the written opinion of Participant’s counsel (the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to Tiffany), the Participant is legally compelled or otherwise required to disclose or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other material penalty. The obligations in this section shall continue beyond the Duration of the Non-Competition Covenant.

Notwithstanding this Section 3 or any other provision of this instrument, nothing prohibits Participant or Participant’s counsel from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry from, providing testimony before, or providing information to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any other regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement authority, or any self-regulatory organization. Further, nothing in this instrument prohibits Participant, if a former or current U.S. employee, from disclosing to employees and others (including the media) information about wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment; employee names, addresses, telephone numbers, and non-Company email addresses; and employee lists, when exercising statutory rights to organize or to act for individual or mutual benefit under the National Labor Relations Act or other laws, or to exercise their rights under other applicable law.

4.      Forfeiture of Equity Awards and Return of Proceeds of Equity Awards in the Event of Breach; Forfeiture of Other Applicable Benefits . Should Participant breach Participant’s obligations under Section 2 above, Participant shall:

(i) forfeit and lose all rights under any Equity Award, whether or not such Equity Award shall have vested, and such Equity Award shall thereupon become null and void;

(ii) immediately pay to Tiffany and Company the Proceeds of Equity Award for (a) each grant of stock option or stock appreciation right that was exercised and (b) each grant of restricted stock or stock units that has vested, in both cases (a) and (b), within the following period: beginning 180 days prior to Participant’s Termination Date and including the entire period of the Duration of Non-Competition Covenant;

(iii) if applicable, forfeit any Excess DCRB Contributions and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions in Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts that would otherwise be payable to Participant or his Beneficiary under the Deferral Plan; and promptly repay to Tiffany and Company any amounts paid from any Excess DCRB Contributions and Investment Fund performance credited to such contributions in Participant’s Deferred Benefit Accounts that

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have been paid to Participant or his Beneficiary under the Deferral Plan prior to such breach. For purposes of this Section 4(iii), capitalized terms shall have the meanings provided in the Deferral Plan; and

(iv) if applicable, forfeit and lose all right to any current or future Benefit (as defined in the Excess Plan) under the Excess Plan.

5.      Enforcement .

(i)      Participant agrees that the restrictions set forth in this instrument are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill of Tiffany. If any of the provisions set forth herein is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable based upon duration, geographic scope or otherwise, Participant agrees that such provision shall be modified to make it enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

(ii)      In the event of breach or threatened breach by Participant of the provisions set forth in this instrument, Participant acknowledges that Tiffany will be irreparably harmed and that monetary damages (including loss of the Benefit) shall be an insufficient remedy to Tiffany. Therefore, Participant consents to the enforcement of this instrument by means of temporary or permanent injunction and other appropriate equitable relief in any competent court, in addition to any other remedies Tiffany may have under this Agreement or otherwise.

6.      Procedure to Obtain Determination . Should Participant wish to obtain a determination that any proposed employment, disclosure, arrangement or association (each a “Proposed Transaction”) is not prohibited hereunder, Participant shall direct a written request to the Board. Such request shall fully describe the Proposed Transaction. Within 30 days after receipt of such request, the Board may (i) issue such a determination in writing, (ii) issue its refusal of such request in writing, or (iii) issue a written request for more written information concerning the Proposed Transaction. In the event that alternative (iii) is elected (which election may be made on behalf of the Board by the Legal Department of Tiffany and Company without action by the Board), any action on Participant’s request will be deferred for ten (10) days following receipt by said Legal Department of the written information requested. Failure of the Board to act within any of the time periods specified in this Section 6 shall be deemed a determination that the Proposed Transaction is not prohibited hereunder. A determination made or deemed made under this Section 6 shall be limited in effect to the Proposed Transaction described in the submitted materials and shall not be binding or constitute a waiver with respect to any other Proposed Transaction, whether proposed by such Participant or any other Person. In the event that Participant wishes to seek a determination that employment with a management consulting firm, an accounting firm, a law firm or some other provider of consulting services to a wide variety clients will not be prohibited hereunder should such firm, at some unspecified time, provide services to a Person in the Retail Jewelry Trade or the Wholesale Jewelry Trade, Participant may seek a determination hereunder; in submitting such a Proposed Transaction, the Participant should specify the extent that Participant will be involved in or can be excluded from involvement in the provision of such services. In making any determination under this Section 6, the Board shall not be deemed to be acting as a fiduciary with respect to the Participant or any beneficiary of the Participant and shall be under no obligation to issue a determination that any Proposed Transaction is not prohibited hereunder. If

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Participant is an executive officer of the Parent at the time any determination under this Section 6 is requested, such a request shall be directed to the Compensation Committee (or its Stock Option Subcommittee) of the Parent Board, and actions and determinations described in this Section 6 shall be conducted by such Committee or Subcommittee.

7.      Arbitration and Equitable Relief .      Participant and Tiffany agree that any and all disputes arising out or relating to the interpretation or application of this instrument, including any dispute concerning whether any conduct is in violation of Section 2 or 3 above, shall be subject to arbitration in New York, New York, under the then existing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by three arbitrators. Without limit to their general authority, the arbitrators shall have the right to order reasonable discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The final decision of the arbitrators shall be binding and enforceable without further legal proceedings in court or otherwise, provided that either party to such arbitration may enter judgment upon the award in any court having jurisdiction. The final decision arising from the arbitration shall be accompanied by a written opinion and decision which shall describe the rational underlying the award and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. The cost of such arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties and each party to the arbitration shall bear its own attorney’s fees. Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 7, the requirement to arbitrate disputes shall not apply to any action to enforce this instrument by means of temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate equitable relief.

8.      Miscellaneous Provisions .     

(a)      Tiffany may assign its rights to enforce this instrument to any of its Affiliates. Participant understands and agrees that the promises in this instrument are for the benefit of Tiffany (which term includes the Tiffany and Company and its Affiliates) and for the benefit of the successors and assigns of Tiffany and its Affiliates.

(b)      Any determination made by the Board under Section 6 above shall bind Tiffany and Company and its Affiliates.

(c)      The laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles, govern all matters arising out of or relating to this instrument and all of the prohibitions and remedies it contemplates, including, without limitation, its validity, interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement.

(d)      Each Person giving or making any notice, request, demand or other communication (each, a “Notice”) pursuant to this Instrument shall

(i)      give the Notice in writing; and

(ii)    use one of the following methods of delivery, each of which for purposes of this Agreement is a writing:

(A)    Personal delivery.
(B)    Registered or Certified Mail, in each case, return receipt requested and postage prepaid.

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(C)    Nationally recognized overnight courier, with all fees prepaid.

(e)      Each Person giving a Notice shall address the Notice to the recipient (the “Addressee”) at the address given on the signature page of this Instrument or to a changed address designated in a Notice.

(f)      A Notice is effective only if the person giving the Notice has complied with subsections (d) and (e) and if the Addressee has received the Notice. A Notice is deemed to have been received upon receipt as indicated by the date on the signed receipt, provided, however, that if the Addressee rejects or otherwise refuses to accept the Notice, or if the Notice cannot be delivered because of a change in address for which no Notice was given, then upon such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver such Notice will be deemed to have been received. Despite the other clauses of this subsection (f), if any Notice is received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day where the Addressee is located, or on a day that is not a business day where the Addressee is located, then the Notice is deemed received at 9:00 a.m. on the next business day where the Addressee is located.

(g)      This instrument shall not be amended except by a subsequent written instrument that has been executed by Participant and on behalf of Tiffany by a duly authorized officer of Tiffany. Participant’s obligations under this instrument may not be waived, except pursuant to a writing executed on behalf of Tiffany or as otherwise provided in Section 6 above.

(h)      This instrument constitutes the final expression of Participant’s post-employment confidentiality and non-competition obligations. It is the complete and exclusive expression of those obligations and all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and agreement between the parties on those matters are expressly merged into and superseded by this Agreement.

(i)      Any reference in this instrument to the singular includes the plural where appropriate, and any reference in this instrument to the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders where appropriate. The descriptive headings of the sections of this instrument are for convenience only and do not constitute part of this instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been executed on the date first written above.


Participant


__________________________
Name:
    
Notice Address :

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________






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Accepted and agreed (as to Section 7)

Tiffany and Company



By:______________________
Name:
Title:

Notice Address :

The Board of Directors
Tiffany and Company
Care of:     
Legal Department
200 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022     




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EXHIBIT 10.29g



TRANSFERABLE
OPTION
Terms
Rev. VII
TIFFANY & CO.
a Delaware Corporation
(the “ Parent ”)
TERMS OF STOCK OPTION AWARD
(Transferable Non-Qualified Option)
under the
2014 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
(the “ Plan ”)
Terms Effective March 16, 2016

1. Introduction and Terms of Option . Participant has been granted a Non-Qualified Stock Option Award (the “ Option ”) to purchase shares of the Parent’s Common Stock under the Plan by the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Parent Board (the “ Committee ”). The name of the “ Participant ”, the “ Grant Date ”, the number of “ Covered Shares ” and the “ Exercise Price ” per Share are stated in the attached “ Notice of Grant ”. The other terms and conditions of the Option are stated in this document, the Committee’s resolution authorizing the Grant, and in the Plan.

2. Award and Exercise Pri ce; Option Not An Incentive Stock Option . Subject to the terms and conditions stated in this document, the Option gives Participant the right to purchase the Covered Shares from the Parent at the Exercise Price. The Option is not intended to constitute an “incentive stock option” as that term is used in the Code.

3. Earliest Dates for Exercise - Cumulative Installments . Unless otherwise provided in paragraphs 4, 5 or 6 below, the Option shall become exercisable (“mature”) in cumulative installments according to the Maturity Dates as such term is defined in the Committee’s resolution authorizing the Grant. Once an installment of the Option matures, as provided in the above schedule, it shall continue to be exercisable with all prior installments on a cumulative basis until the Option expires.

4. Effect of Termination of Employment . An installment of the Option shall not mature if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before the anniversary of the Grant Date on which such installment was scheduled to mature, unless the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death or Disability, in which case all installments of the Option which have not previously matured shall mature on said Date of Termination. Installments of the Option which mature on or prior to Participant’s Date of Termination will remain exercisable, subject to expiration as provided in paragraph 6 below.

5 . Effect of Change in Control . All installments of the Option that have not previously matured or expired shall mature upon (i) the Change of Control Date for a Terminating Transaction, failing maturity as provided in (i) above, (ii) upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination following a Change of Control Date.

6. Expiration . The Option, including matured installments thereof, shall not be exercisable in part or in whole and will be deemed to have “ expired ” on or after the Expiration Date. The “ Expiration Date ” shall be the earliest to occur of:

a.      the ten-year anniversary of the Grant Date;





b.
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the two-year anniversary of such Date of Termination;

c.
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs for reasons other than death, Disability, Retirement or Termination for Cause, the three month anniversary of such Date of Termination;

d.
if the Participant's Date of Termination occurs by reason of Termination for Cause, the Date of Termination.

7. Methods of Option Exercise . The Option may be exercised in whole or in part as to any Shares that have matured by filing prior to the Expiration Date a written notice of exercise with the Secretary of the Parent at its corporate headquarters. Such notice shall specify the number of Shares which the Participant elects to purchase and shall be accompanied by either of the following:

a.
a bank-certified check payable to the Parent (or other type of check or draft payable to the Parent and acceptable to the Secretary) in the amount of the Exercise Price for the Shares being exercised plus any tax withholding resulting from such exercise as computed by Employer; or

b.
a copy of directions to, or a written acknowledgment from, an Approved Broker that the Approved Broker has been directed to sell, for the account of the owner of the Option, Shares (or a sufficient portion of the Shares) acquired upon exercise of the Option, together with an undertaking by the Approved Broker to remit to the Parent a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the Exercise Price for the Shares exercised plus any tax withholding resulting from such exercise as computed by Employer.

In the case of exercise via method (a), the exercise shall be deemed complete on the Parent’s receipt of such notice and said check or draft. In the case of exercise via method (b), the exercise shall be deemed complete on the trade date of the sale. The Committee may approve other methods of exercise, as provided for in the Plan, before the Option is exercised.

8. Withholding . All distributions on the exercise of the Option are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. The method for withholding shall be as provided in paragraph 7 above, unless the Committee approves other methods of withholding, as provided for in the Plan, before the Option is exercised.

9. Transferability . The Option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a "domestic relations order", as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder, and shall not be otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor shall it be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option may be transferred by the Participant to (i) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Participant (each an "Immediate Family Member"), (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of any or all Immediate Family Members, or (iii) a partnership in which any or all Immediate Family Members are the only partners, provided that (x) there may be no consideration paid or otherwise given for any such transfer, and (y) subsequent transfer of the Option is prohibited otherwise than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. Following transfer, the Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer. The provisions of paragraph 4 above shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Participant following transfer and the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified, herein. Upon any attempt to transfer the Option otherwise than as permitted herein or to assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose

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of the Option otherwise than as permitted herein, or upon the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Option, the Option shall immediately terminate and become null and void.

10. Definitions . For the purposes of the Option, certain words and phrases are defined in the Definitional Appendix attached. Except where the context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term, or phrase used in the Plan shall have the same meaning in this document.

11. Heirs and Successors . The terms of the Option shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parent and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Parent’s assets and business. Participant may designate a beneficiary of his/her rights under the Option by filing written notice with the Secretary of the Parent. In the event of the Participant’s death prior to the full exercise of the Option, the Option may be exercised by such Beneficiary to the extent that it was exercisable on the Participant’s Termination Date and up until its Expiration Date. If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or if the designated Beneficiary dies before the Participant or before full exercise of the Option, the Option may be exercised by Participant’s estate to the extent that it was exercisable on the Participant’s Termination Date and up until its Expiration Date.

12. Administration . The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Option shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to the Option as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Option by the Committee or any decision made by it with respect to the Option shall be final and binding.

13. Plan Governs . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms of the Option shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the Parent.


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Appendix I -- Definitions
    
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.

Approved Broker ” means one or more securities brokerage firms designated by the Secretary of the Parent from time to time.

Cause ” shall mean a termination of Participant’s employment which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving financial impropriety or which would tend to subject Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to Employer;

(ii)
Participant’s willful violation of the Code of Conduct;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from a resignation by Participant for Good Reason, or any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s gross negligence in the performance of Participant’s duties and responsibilities materially injurious to the Employer;

(v)
Participant’s willful breach of any material obligation that Participant has to Parent or Employer under any written agreement that Participant has with either Parent or Employer;

(vi)
Participant’s fraud or dishonesty with regard to Employer or any of its Affiliates;

(vii)
Participant’s failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by Participant or by any other employee of Parent, Employer or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer;

(viii)
Participant’s death; or


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(ix)
Participant’s Disability.

For purposes of the previous sentence, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of, Parent, Employer or an Affiliate of Parent or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause with respect to items (i) through (vii) unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4 th ) of the entire membership of the Employer Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with Participant’s counsel, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth in any of items (i) through (vii) above.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

(ii)
If the individuals who, as of March 16, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Parent Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

(iii)
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting

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power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 
(iv)
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

Change in Control Date ” shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs except that a Change in Control which constitutes a Terminating Transaction will be deemed to have occurred as of fourteen days prior to the date scheduled for the Terminating Transaction.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Code of Conduct ” shall mean Parent’s (i) Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and All Other Officers of the Parent and (ii) Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as amended from time to time prior to the Change of Control Date and as in effect as of the Change of Control Date.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of Parent.

Date of Termination ” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which Participant’s employment with Employer terminates for any reason; provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a transfer of the employment of Participant between Employers; and further provided that the Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Employer approved by Employer or required by applicable law. If, as a result of a sale or other transaction, Employer ceases to be an Affiliate of Parent, the occurrence of such transaction shall be treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination caused by the Participant being discharged by Employer.

Disability ” shall mean Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness which causes Participant to be absent from the full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer for six (6) consecutive months provided, however, that Participant shall not be determined to be subject to a Disability for purposes of this Award unless Participant fails to return to full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer within thirty (30) days after written Notice of Termination due to Disability is given to Participant.

Employer ” shall mean the Affiliate of Parent that employs Participant from time to time, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

    

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Employer Board ” shall mean the board of directors (or other highest governing authority other than the shareholders) of Employer.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Good Reason ” means Participant’s resignation from employment with Employer for “Good Reason” shall mean any one or more of the following actions taken without Participant’s consent:
a material adverse change in Participant’s duties, authority or responsibilities;
a material adverse change in Participant’s reporting responsibility;
a failure of any successor to Employer or Parent (whether direct or indirect and whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, asset sale or otherwise) to assume in writing any obligations arising out of these Terms or any other agreement between Employer or Parent and Participant;
any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by Employer or Parent of these Terms or any other agreement between Participant and Employer (for this purpose, a “material breach” by Employer or Parent shall include any reduction in Participant’s base salary or in his target short-term incentive / annual bonus (but, for the avoidance of doubt, any actual pay-out of a short-term incentive / annual bonus for a given fiscal year which is less than the target shall not constitute Good Reason, provided that such lower pay-out is based upon the failure to meet pre-determined performance goals or a good faith determination by Employer or the Compensation Committee of Parent Board that Parent’s financial performance or Participant’s personal performance did not warrant a pay-out equal to or greater than the target short-term incentive / annual bonus));
Parent’s failure to comply with the terms of any equity award granted to or required by contract to be granted to Participant; and
The relocation of the office of Employer where Participant was employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date, to a location which is more than 50 miles away, or should Employer require Participant to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Participant’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant must give written notice to Employer of the occurrence of an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason within up to 90 days following the occurrence of such event or condition and Employer shall have at least thirty (30) days from the date on which written notice thereof is received to cure such event or condition.  If Employer is able to cure such event or condition within such thirty-day period, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.  If Employer fails to cure such event or condition, Participant’s termination for Good Reason shall be effective immediately following the end of such thirty (30)-day cure period.         
            
    

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Incumbent Board ” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section (ii) of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

Involuntary Termination ” means (i) Participant’s termination of employment by Employer without Cause or (ii) Participant’s resignation of employment with the Employer within one (1) year of the Change of Control Date for Good Reason.

Notice of Termination ” shall mean a written notice indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated.

Parent ” shall mean Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Parent Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent.
    
Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Retirement ” shall mean the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 65 or the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 55 pursuant to the retirement practices of Employer.

Terminating Transaction ” shall mean any one of the following:

(i)
the dissolution or liquidation of the Parent;

(ii)
a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Parent with one or more Persons as a result of which the Parent goes out of existence or becomes a subsidiary of another Person; or

(iii)
upon the acquisition of substantially all of the property or more than eighty percent (80%) of the then outstanding stock of the Parent by another Person;

provided that none of the foregoing transactions (i) through (iii) will be deemed to be a Terminating Transaction, if as of a date at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date scheduled for such transaction provisions have been made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption of the Option or the substitution for the Option of a new option covering the publicly-traded stock of a successor Person, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices.


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EXHIBIT 10.29h


PERFORMANCE-
BASED RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT GRANT

Terms, Rev. I

TIFFANY & CO.
a Delaware Corporation
(the “Parent”)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
TERMS OF PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT
(Non-Transferable)
under the
2014 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
(the “Plan”)
Terms Effective March 16, 2016

1. Introduction and Terms of Grant . Participant has been granted (the “Grant”) Stock Units which shall be settled by the issuance and delivery of Shares of the Parent’s Common Stock. The Grant has been made under the Plan by the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Parent Board (the “Committee”). The name of the “Participant”, the “Grant Date”, the number of “Stock Units” granted, the “Performance Period”, the “Earnings Threshold”, the “Earnings Target”, the “Earnings Maximum” and the “ROA Target” are stated in the attached “Notice of Grant”. The other terms and conditions of the Grant are stated in this document and in the Plan. Certain initially capitalized words and phrases used in this document are defined in the Definitions Appendix attached and elsewhere in this document or in the Plan. Reference to Stock Units in this document is reference to all or part of the Stock Units which are subject to the Grant, and not to other Stock Units that have been granted or that may be granted in the future.

2. Grant and Adjustment . Subject to the terms and conditions stated in this document, Participant has been granted Stock Units by the Parent. As of the Grant Date, each Stock Unit has a Settlement Value of one Share, but the number of Shares which shall be issued and delivered pursuant to the Grant on the settlement of each Stock Unit (the “Settlement Value”) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2(c) of the Plan, to adjust for, among other corporate developments, stock splits and stock dividends. References to Settlement Values in this document shall be deemed reference to Settlement Values as so adjusted. As anticipated in Section 4.7 of the Plan, Shares that have not been issued and delivered to a Participant shall be represented by Stock Units.

3. Performance Vesting . Unless otherwise provided in section 4 or 5 below, the Performance Portion (as defined below) of the Stock Units will vest three business days following the public announcement of the Parent’s audited, consolidated financial results for the last fiscal year in the Performance Period (the “Maturity Date”). A Stock Unit that has vested is herein referred to as a “Vested Unit.” Within thirty (30) days following the Maturity Date, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the last day of the Performance Period occurs, the Settlement Value of each Vested Unit shall be issued and delivered to or for the account of Participant in Shares. As provided for in Section 7 below, the Parent may make such delivery to a Service Provider. In all circumstances, a Stock Unit which fails to vest on or before the Maturity Date shall be void and shall not confer upon the owner of such Stock Unit any rights, including any right to any Share . In the event that any provision of this document would otherwise result in the issuance of a fractional Share, the Parent will not be obligated to issue such fractional Share.

The “Performance Portion” shall be a percentage of the Stock Units calculated as hereinafter provided (provided that the Performance Portion shall never exceed 100% of the Stock Units):
    




(a)
The Performance Portion shall be 0% of the Stock Units if the Earnings Threshold is not attained over the Performance Period.

(b)
Subject to reduction pursuant to subsection (c) below, if the Earnings Threshold has been attained over the Performance Period, the Performance Portion shall be 100% of the Stock Units.

(c)
If the Earnings Threshold has been attained over the Performance Period the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to reduce the Performance Portion to 0% of the Stock Units or any percentage of the Stock Units less than 100%. The Committee may exercise such discretion on any date that occurs following the close of the Performance Period and prior to the Maturity Date. The Committee has provided guidance to Participant with respect to factors, including the Earnings Target, the Earnings Maximum and the ROA Target, that the Committee intends to apply in effecting such a reduction, but the Committee shall not be limited in its discretion to those factors.

“Earnings” means the Company’s consolidated earnings per share on a diluted basis, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, aggregated over the Performance Period and as adjusted by the Committee as provided for below and in the Plan.

The “Earnings Threshold”, “Earnings Target” and “Earnings Maximum” are expressed in the Notice of Grant as functions of Earnings, as so defined.

“ROA” means the Company’s consolidated return on average assets in each of the fiscal years in the Performance Period, expressed as a percentage, and then averaged over the entire Performance Period. In each of the fiscal years average assets will be computed by averaging total assets at the beginning and at the end of the fiscal year; net earnings for such fiscal years shall be divided by average assets. Both total assets and net earnings shall be as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The “ROA Target” is expressed in the Notice of Grant as a function of ROA, as so defined.

Each of Earnings and ROA is a “Performance Goal.” In determining whether the Earnings Threshold has been met the Committee shall appropriately adjust any evaluation of attainment of a Performance Goal to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs, and (v) unusual or infrequently occurring items as described in said Annual Report for the applicable year.

4. Effect of Termination of Employment on Vesting . Except as expressly provided in this Section 4, no Stock Units shall vest if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before the conclusion of the Performance Period:

(a)
If the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of Retirement during any fiscal year of the Performance Period, Stock Units shall vest as provided in Section 3 above (subject to the Participant’s compliance with Section 12 and to all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3 above, including, without limitation, the Committee’s exercise of discretion under

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Section 3(c)) as though the Participant’s Date of Termination had not occurred before the conclusion of the Performance Period; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Shares or Settlement Value to which Participant may be entitled under Section 3 in respect of such Stock Units shall be determined by applying a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full months in the Performance Period during which the Participant was actively employed with Employer, and the denominator of which shall be 36, to that number of Shares or that Settlement Value which Participant may have otherwise been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 3 if Participant’s Date of Termination had not occurred before the conclusion of the Performance Period;

(b)
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death or Disability within the last fiscal year of the Performance Period, Stock Units shall vest as provided in Section 3 above (subject to all of the terms and conditions thereof, including, without limitation, the Committee’s discretion in Section 3(c) as though the Participant’s Date of Termination had not occurred before the conclusion of the Performance Period;     

(c)
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death or Disability within the second fiscal year of the Performance Period, 34% of Stock Units shall vest on the date of such death or Disability;

(d)
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death or Disability within the first fiscal year of the Performance Period, 17% of Stock Units shall vest on the date of such death or Disability;

(e)
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of Cause , no Stock Units shall vest;

(f)
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of Participant’s voluntary resignation ( other than as contemplated by Section 4(a) hereof ) , no Stock Units shall vest; and

(g)
if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs at the initiative of the Participant’s employer (but not for Cause) the Committee reserves the right to vest the Stock Units as follows, but may condition such vesting upon Participant’s release of the Parent and its affiliates from all claims, Participant’s agreement to reasonable non-competition covenants or both:

(i)
If the Date of Termination occurs in the last fiscal year of the Performance Period, the percentage of the Stock Units the Committee may elect to vest will be based on the Company’s cumulative performance during the first and second fiscal year of the Performance Period, as compared to the Earnings Threshold, Earnings Target, and Earnings Maximum expressed in the Notice of Grant. For purposes of this Section 4(g)(i), the Earnings Threshold, Earnings Target, and Earnings Maximum shall be pro-rated for the cumulative two-year period (66.67%), and applied in a manner consistent with the guidance provided by the Committee as referenced in Section 3(c) above. Achievement of the ROA Target shall not be considered as a factor in determining the number of units to vest.


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(ii)
If the Date of Termination occurs in the second fiscal year of the Performance Period, the percentage of the Stock Units the Committee may elect to vest will be based on the Company’s cumulative performance during the first fiscal year of the Performance Period, as compared to the Earnings Threshold, Earnings Target, and Earnings Maximum expressed in the Notice of Grant. For purposes of this Section 4(g)(ii), the Earnings Threshold, Earnings Target, and Earnings Maximum shall be pro-rated for the cumulative two-year period (33.33%), and applied in a manner consistent with the guidance provided by the Committee as referenced in Section 3(c) above. Achievement of the ROA Target shall not be considered as a factor in determining the number of units to vest.

In the event of vesting pursuant to subsections (c) through (g) above, the Settlement Value of each Vested Unit shall, within 30 days after vesting, be issued and delivered to or for the account of Participant in Shares. As provided for in Section 7 below, the Parent may make such delivery to a Service Provider. For the avoidance of doubt, no Stock Units shall vest if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before the start of the Performance Period, or, solely with respect to 4(g), during the first fiscal year of the Performance Period.

5 . Effect of Change in Control on Vesting .

(a)
All Stock Units shall vest upon a Change in Control Date for a Terminating Transaction unless such Change of Control Date occurs before the start of the Performance Period in which case none of the Stock Units shall vest.

(b)
In the event of a Change in Control that is not a Terminating Transaction, Stock Units will convert to Time-Based Restricted Stock Units as follows:

(i)
If the Change in Control occurs in the first or second fiscal year of the Performance Period, then 55% of Stock Units shall convert to Time-Based Restricted Stock Units;

(ii)
If the Change in Control occurs in the last fiscal year of the Performance Period, the percentage of the Target award number of Stock Units to convert to Time-Based Restricted Stock Units will be based on the Company’s cumulative performance during the first and second fiscal year of the Performance Period, as compared to the Earnings Threshold, Earnings Target, and Earnings Maximum expressed in the Notice of Grant. For purposes of this Section 5(b)(ii), the Earnings Threshold, Earnings Target, and Earnings Maximum shall be pro-rated for the cumulative two-year period (66.67%), and applied in a manner consistent with the guidance provided by the Committee as referenced in Section 3(c) above. Achievement of the ROA Target shall not be considered as a factor in determining the number of units converted to Time-Based Restricted Stock Units.


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(c)
The vesting of the Time-Based Restricted Stock Units converted as described in Section 5(b):

(i)
Will be accelerated to the Date of Termination if the Participant is subject to Involuntary Termination prior to the Maturity Date.
 
(ii)
Will occur on the Maturity Date, if Vesting has not otherwise been accelerated as provided above.

(d)
For the avoidance of doubt no conversion or vesting shall occur pursuant to Sections 5(b) or 5(c) above if the Change of Control Date occurs before the start of the Performance Period.

(e)
In the event of vesting pursuant to this Section 5, the Settlement Value of each Vested Unit shall, within thirty days after vesting, be issued and delivered to or for the account of Participant in Shares. As provided for in Section 7 below, the Parent may make such delivery to a Service Provider.

6. No Dividends or Interest . No dividends or interest shall accrue or be payable upon any Stock Unit. Until a Share is issued and delivered it shall not be registered in the name of the Participant.

7. Withholding for Taxes. All distributions of Shares shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes as computed by the finance department, and the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Parent to provide the Parent (or any Related Company) with funds necessary for such withholding before the Shares are delivered. Without limitation to the Parent’s right to establish other arrangements, the Parent may: (i) designate a single broker or other financial services provider (“Services Provider”) to establish trading accounts for Participants (each a “Participant’s Trading Account”); (ii) deliver Shares to Participant’s Trading Account; (iii) provide Services Provider with information concerning the applicable tax withholding rates for Participant; (iv) cause Services Provider to sell, on behalf of Participant, sufficient Shares to cover the Parent’s tax withholding obligations with respect to any delivery of Shares to Participant (a “Covering Sale”); and (v) cause Services Provider to remit funds resulting from such Covering Sale to Parent or any Related Company that is the employer of Participant. As a condition to distribution the Parent may require the Participant to provide the Services Provider with such signed applications, authorizations, powers and other documents necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Participant may, by written notice to the Parent addressed to the Parent’s Secretary, and given no less than ten (10) business days before the Maturity Date or other applicable vesting date, elect to avoid such a Covering Sale by delivering with such notice a bank-certified check payable to the Parent (or other type of check or draft payable to the Parent and acceptable to the Secretary) in the estimated amount of any such withholding required, such estimate to be provided by the Tiffany and Company finance department. The Committee may approve other methods of withholding, as provided for in the Plan, before the Shares are delivered.

8. Transferability . The Stock Units are not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor shall it be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein or to assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein, or upon the

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levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Grant, the Grant shall immediately terminate and become null and void.

9. Definitions . For the purposes of the Grant, certain words and phrases are defined in the Definitional Appendix attached. Except where the context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term or phrase used in the Plan shall have the same meaning in this document.

10. Heirs and Successors . The terms of the Grant shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parent and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Parent’s assets and business. Participant may designate a beneficiary of his/her rights under the Grant by filing written notice with the Secretary of the Parent. In the event of the Participant’s death prior to the full maturity of the Grant, the Shares will be delivered to such Beneficiary to the extent that it was matured on the Participant’s Termination Date. If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or if the designated Beneficiary dies before the Participant, any Shares issuable hereunder will be delivered to the Participant’s estate.

11. Administration . The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Grant shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to the Grant as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Grant by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Grant is final and binding.

12. Compliance with Post-Employment Covenants . Notwithstanding any other provisions in these terms to the contrary, no Stock Units will vest pursuant to Section 4(a) with respect to a Participant if the Committee determines that such Participant has materially breached the terms and conditions of any applicable post-employment non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants on or prior to the Maturity Date of such Stock Units.

13. Clawback Provisions .Notwithstanding any other provisions in these terms to the contrary, each Vested Unit hereunder, which has been issued and delivered to or for the account of Participant, shall be subject to deductions and clawback as may be required under any applicable law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, or any policy adopted by the Company, including but not limited to the Policy for Recovery of Incentive-based Compensation Erroneously Awarded to Executive Officers, adopted by the Parent Board on September 18, 2013.

14. Plan Governs . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms of the Grant shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the Parent.

15. Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any benefits and payments provided hereunder that are payable or provided to Participant in connection with a termination of employment that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall not commence in connection with Participant’s termination of employment unless and until Participant has also incurred a Separation from Service, and unless Employer reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to Participant without causing Participant to incur additional tax obligations under Code Section 409A. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that payments hereunder comply with or satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A. However, if Employer determines that these payments constitute deferred compensation and Participant is, on the termination of

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his service, a “specified employee” of Employer, as such term is defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Code Section 409A, the timing of the payments shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of: (i) the date that is six months and one day after Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death that occurs after Participant’s Separation from Service. This Section 14 shall be administered, construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In no event shall Employer have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which Participant may become liable as a result of the application of Code Section 409A.

In addition to the provisions regarding Code Section 409A set forth above, the following shall apply:

If Participant notifies Employer that Participant believes that any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation or benefit, including equity compensation or benefits provided herein or at any time during his employment with Employer) would cause Participant to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A or Employer independently makes such determination, Employer shall, after consulting with Participant, reform such provision (or award of compensation or benefit) to attempt to comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A through good faith modifications to the minimum extent reasonably appropriate. To the extent that any provision hereof (or award of compensation or benefit) is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to Participant and Employer without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A.


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Appendix I -- Definitions
    
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.
    
Cause ” shall mean a termination of Participant’s employment which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving financial impropriety or which would tend to subject Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to Employer;

(ii)
Participant’s willful violation of the Code of Conduct;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from a resignation by Participant for Good Reason, or any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s gross negligence in the performance of Participant’s duties and responsibilities materially injurious to the Employer;

(v)
Participant’s willful breach of any material obligation that Participant has to Parent or Employer under any written agreement that Participant has with either Parent or Employer;

(vi)
Participant’s fraud or dishonesty with regard to Employer or any of its Affiliates; or

(vii)
Participant’s failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by Participant or by any other employee of Parent, Employer or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer.

For purposes of the previous sentence, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or

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without reasonable belief that Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of, Parent, Employer or an Affiliate of Parent or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause with respect to items (i) through (vii) unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4 th ) of the entire membership of the Employer Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with Participant’s counsel, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth in any of items (i) through (vii) above.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

(ii)
If the individuals who, as of March 16, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Parent Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

(iii)
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting

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power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 
(iv)
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

Provided, that an event shall not constitute a Change in Control unless such event also constitutes a “change in control event” under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

Change in Control Date ” shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs.
 
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Code Section 409A ” shall mean Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.

Code of Conduct ” shall mean Parent’s (i) Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and All Other Officers of the Parent and (ii) Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as amended from time to time prior to the Change of Control Date and as in effect as of the Change of Control Date.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of Parent.

Date of Termination ” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which Participant’s employment with Employer terminates for any reason; provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a transfer of the employment of Participant between Employers; and further provided that the Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Employer approved by Employer or required by applicable law; and further provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur unless such termination of employment is also a Separation from Service. If, as a result of a sale or other transaction, Employer ceases to be an Affiliate of Parent, the occurrence of such transaction shall be treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination caused by the Participant being discharged by Employer.

Disability ” shall mean Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness which causes Participant to be absent from the full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer for six (6) consecutive months provided, however, that Participant shall not be

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determined to be subject to a Disability for purposes of this Award unless Participant fails to return to full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer within thirty (30) days after written Notice of Termination due to Disability is given to Participant; provided, that in no event shall Participant be deemed to have a Disability, unless such Disability constitutes a “disability” within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C).

Employer ” shall mean the Affiliate of Parent that employs Participant from time to time, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Employer Board ” shall mean the board of directors (or other highest governing authority other than the shareholders) of Employer.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Good Reason ” means Participant’s resignation from employment with Employer as a result of any of the following:

(i)
a meaningful and detrimental alteration in Participant’s position or the nature or status of Participant’s responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) from those in effect immediately before the Change in Control Date;

(ii)
a material failure by Employer to pay Participant a bonus or incentive award commensurate with the bonus paid others at Participant’s job level (expressed as a percentage of target bonus) unless such failure is justified by clear and objective deficiencies of the business units for which Participant is responsible;

(iii)
the relocation of the office of Employer where Participant was employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date to a location which is more than 50 miles away or should Employer require Participant to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Participant’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date); or

(iv)
a Substantial Change.
        
Incumbent Board ” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section (ii) of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

    

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Involuntary Termination ” means (i) Participant’s termination of employment by Employer without Cause or (ii) Participant’s resignation of employment with the Employer for Good Reason.

Notice of Termination ” shall mean a written notice indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated.

Parent ” shall mean Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Parent Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent.
    
Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Retirement ” shall mean the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination, on a voluntary basis, after age 65 or the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 55 pursuant to the retirement practices of Employer.

Separation from Service ” shall have the meaning defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

Substantial Change ” means any material change in the terms or conditions of Participant’s employment (including in salary or target bonus) following a Change of Control Date that is less favorable to Participant than those in effect previous to the Change of Control Date other than (i) a change that has been made on an across-the-board basis for substantially all of Employer’s employees or (ii) a change in equity-based compensation (including the reduction or elimination thereof) resulting from the Change in Control.

Terminating Transaction ” shall mean a Change in Control in which any one of the following occurs:

(i)
the dissolution or liquidation of the Parent;

(ii)
a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Parent with one or more Persons as a result of which the Parent goes out of existence or becomes a subsidiary of another Person; or


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(iii)
upon the acquisition of substantially all of the property or more than eighty percent (80%) of the then outstanding stock of the Parent by another Person;

provided that none of the foregoing transactions (i) through (iii) will be deemed to be a Terminating Transaction, if as of a date at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date scheduled for such transaction provisions have been made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption of the Stock Unit or the substitution for the Stock Unit of a new stock unit covering the publicly-traded stock of a successor Person, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit ” means a stock unit that shall not mature, and which shall be deemed to have “expired,” upon the Participant’s Date of Termination, if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before the Maturity Date, provided, however, that if such Date of Termination occurs pursuant to an Involuntary Termination or by reason of death or Disability, in which case the Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit s will “mature” and vest on the Date of Termination, and the Settlement Value of the Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination to or for the account of Participant.


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EXHIBIT 10.29i



RESTRICTED
STOCK GRANT
Terms
Cliff-Vesting, Rev. I


TIFFANY & CO.
a Delaware Corporation
(the “ Parent ”)
TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT
(Non-Transferable)
under the
2014 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
(the “ Plan ”)
Terms Effective March 16, 2016

1. Introduction and Terms of Grant . Participant has been granted (the “ Grant ”) Stock Units which shall be settled by the issuance and delivery of Shares of Common Stock. The Grant has been made under the Plan by the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Parent Board (the “ Committee ”). The name of the “ Participant ”, the “ Grant Date ” and the number of “ Stock Units ” granted are stated in the attached “ Notice of Grant ”. The other terms and conditions of the Grant are stated in this document and in the Plan. If the Participant has the title of Vice President, Group Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, President or Chief Executive Officer this Grant will be void unless the Participant executes and delivers to the Parent those certain Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants in the form approved by the Committee, such delivery to be made prior to or within 180 days after the Grant Date.

2. Grant and Adjustment . Subject to the terms and conditions stated in this document, Participant has been granted Stock Units by the Parent. As of the Grant Date, each Stock Unit has a Settlement Value of one Share, but the number of Shares which shall be issued and delivered pursuant to the Grant on the settlement of each Stock Unit (the “ Settlement Value ”) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2(c) of the Plan, to adjust for, among other corporate developments, stock splits and stock dividends. References to Settlement Values in this document shall be deemed reference to Settlement Values as so adjusted. As anticipated in Section 4.7 of the Plan, Shares that have not been issued and delivered to a Participant shall be represented by Stock Units.

3. Maturity Date - Vesting . Unless otherwise provided in paragraphs 4 or 5 below, 100% of the Stock Units will “mature” and vest on the Maturity Date as such term is defined in the Committee’s resolution authorizing the Grant. Following the Maturity Date, the Settlement Value of the Stock Unit in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days to or for the account of Participant. As provided for in Section 7 below, the Parent may make such delivery to a Service Provider. If the Stock Units fail to mature and vest on or before Participant’s Date of Termination they shall be void and shall not confer upon the owner of such Stock Unit any rights, including any right to any Share . In the event that as of the Maturity Date the Settlement Value will result in a fractional Share, the Parent will not be obligated to issue such fractional Share, and the Parent will not be required to settle any remaining fractional interest in cash.

4. Effect of Termination of Employment on Vesting . A Stock Unit shall not mature and will be deemed to have “ expired ” and shall not be settled for Shares if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before




the Maturity Date, unless the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death, Disability, or an Involuntary Termination, in which case 100% of the Stock Units will “mature” and vest on the Date of Termination and the Settlement Value of the Stock Unit in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination to or for the account of Participant.

5 . Effect of Change in Control . 100% of the Stock Units will “mature” and vest upon (i) a Change of Control Date for a Terminating Transaction, or (ii) failing maturity as provided in (i) above, (ii) upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination following a Change of Control Date, and the Settlement Value of the Stock Units in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days of the Change of Control Date or the Date of Termination, as applicable, to or for the account of Participant.

6. No Dividends or Interest . No dividends or interest shall accrue or be payable upon any Stock Unit. Until a Share is issued and delivered it shall not be registered in the name of the Participant.

7. Withholding for Taxes. All distributions of Shares shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes as computed by the Employer, and the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Parent to provide the Parent (or Employer) with funds necessary for such withholding before the Shares are delivered. Without limitation to the Parent’s right to establish other arrangements, the Parent may: (i) designate a single broker or other financial services provider (“ Services Provider ”) to establish trading accounts for Participants (each a “ Participant’s Trading Account ”); (ii) deliver Shares to Participant’s Trading Account; (iii) provide Services Provider with information concerning the applicable tax withholding rates for Participant; (iv) cause Services Provider to sell, on behalf of Participant, sufficient Shares to cover the Parent’s tax withholding obligations with respect to any delivery of Shares to Participant (a “ Covering Sale ”); and (v) cause Services Provider to remit funds resulting from such Covering Sale to Parent or any Related Company that is the employer of Participant. Participant may, by written notice to the Parent addressed to the Parent’s Secretary, and given no less than ten (10) business days before an applicable Maturity Date, elect to avoid such a Covering Sale, by delivering with such notice a bank-certified check payable to the Parent (or other type of check or draft payable to the Parent and acceptable to the Secretary) in the estimated amount of any such withholding required, such estimate to be provided by the Employer. The Committee may approve other methods of withholding, as provided for in the Plan, before the Shares are delivered.

8. Transferability . The Stock Units are not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor shall it be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein or to assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein, or upon the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Grant, the Grant shall immediately terminate and become null and void.

9. Definitions . For the purposes of the Grant, certain words and phrases are defined in the Definitional Appendix attached. Except where the context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term, or phrase used in the Plan shall have the same meaning in this document.

10. Heirs and Successors . The terms of the Grant shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parent and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Parent’s assets and business.

11. Administration . The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Grant shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to the Grant as it has with

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respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Grant by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Grant are final and binding.

12. Plan Governs . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms of the Grant shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the Parent.

13. Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any benefits and payments provided under these Terms that are payable or provided to Participant in connection with a termination of employment that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall not commence in connection with Participant’s termination of employment unless and until Participant has also incurred a “separation from service” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (“ Separation from Service ”), unless Employer reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to Participant without causing Participant to incur additional tax obligations under Code Section 409A. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that payments comply with or satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A. However, if Employer determines that these payments constitute deferred compensation and Participant is, on the termination of his service, a “ specified Participant ” of Employer, as such term is defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Code Section 409A, the timing of the payments shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of: (i) the date that is six months and one day after Participant’s Separation from Service) or (ii) the date of Participant’s death that occurs after Participant’s Separation from Service. This Section 13 shall be administered, construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In no event shall Employer have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which Participant may become liable as a result of the application of Code Section 409A. In addition to the provisions regarding Code Section 409A set forth above, the following shall apply:
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, these Terms are intended to be interpreted and applied so that the payments and benefits set forth herein either shall either be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, or shall comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A.

If Participant notifies Employer that Employee believes that any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation or benefit, including equity compensation or benefits provided herein or at any time during his employment with Employer) would cause Employee to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A or Employer independently makes such determination, Employer shall, after consulting with Employee, reform such provision (or award of compensation or benefit) to attempt to comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A through good faith modifications to the minimum extent reasonably appropriate. To the extent that any provision hereof (or award of compensation or benefit) is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to Employee and Employer without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A.


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Appendix I -- Definitions
    
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.
    
Cause ” shall mean a termination of Participant’s employment which is the result of:

Participant’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude which would tend to subject Employer, Parent or any Tiffany Affiliate to public criticism or to materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to Employer or Parent;

Participant’s willful and material violation of Employer’s Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as it may be amended from time to time;

Participant’s willful failure, or willful refusal to attempt, to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior or the Parent Board (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness, or any such refusal made in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed his duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) business days of receipt of such demand;

Participant’s fraud or theft with regard to Parent or any Tiffany Affiliate;

Participant’s willful failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by Participant or by any other Participant of Parent, Employer or any Tiffany Affiliate;

Participant’s willful and material breach of any non-competition or confidentiality covenants that Participant has entered into with Employer;

Participant’s alcoholism or illicit drug use that materially interferes with Participant’s job performance or his ability to perform his services hereunder or that has a material adverse effect on the reputation of Employer, Parent or any Tiffany Affiliate or their respective products, trademarks or goodwill.

No act or failure to act on Participant’s part will be considered “willful” for the purposes of this definition unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interests of Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4 th ) of the entire membership of the Parent Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to

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Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with Participant’s counsel, to be heard before the Parent Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Parent Board, Cause exists as set forth above.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

(ii)
If the individuals who, as of March 16, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Parent Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

(iii)
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 
(iv)
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

    

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Change in Control Date ” shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs except that a Change in Control which constitutes a Terminating Transaction will be deemed to have occurred as of fourteen days prior to the date scheduled for the Terminating Transaction.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of Parent.

Date of Termination ” shall mean, with respect to Participant, the first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which Participant’s employment with Employer terminates for any reason; provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a transfer of the employment of Participant from one Employer to another Employer; and further provided that the Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Employer approved by Employer or required by applicable law. If, as a result of a sale or other transaction, Employer ceases to be an Affiliate of Parent, the occurrence of such transaction shall be treated as a Terminating Transaction; provided that such transaction constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

Disability ” shall mean termination of Participant’s employment because Parent Board has determined, after due consideration of an opinion of a qualified physician: that Participant has become disabled because of a mental or physical illness or incapacity; that Participant remains so disabled; and that the nature of Participant’s disability is such that Participant is unable to perform, on a full-time basis, services of the character contemplated by his/her employment. The Parent Board may not make such determination in (i) above unless and until Participant shall have, because of a mental or physical illness or incapacity, failed to render for 120 or more successive days or for shorter periods aggregating 120 days or more during any 365-day period (with or without reasonable accommodation) services of the character contemplated by these Terms.

Employer ” shall mean Tiffany and Company, or any other Affiliate of Parent that employs Participant and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Good Reason ” means Participant’s resignation from employment with Employer for “Good Reason” shall mean any one or more of the following actions taken without Participant’s consent:
a material adverse change in Participant’s duties, authority or responsibilities;
a material adverse change in Participant’s reporting responsibility;
a failure of any successor to Employer or Parent (whether direct or indirect and whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, asset sale or otherwise) to assume

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in writing any obligations arising out of these Terms or any other agreement between Employer or Parent and Participant;
any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by Employer or Parent of these Terms or any other agreement between Participant and Employer (for this purpose, a “material breach” by Employer or Parent shall include any reduction in Participant’s base salary or in his target short-term incentive / annual bonus (but, for the avoidance of doubt, any actual pay-out of a short-term incentive / annual bonus for a given fiscal year which is less than the target shall not constitute Good Reason, provided that such lower pay-out is based upon the failure to meet pre-determined performance goals or a good faith determination by Employer or the Compensation Committee of the Parent Board that Parent’s financial performance or Participant’s personal performance did not warrant a pay-out equal to or greater than the target short-term incentive / annual bonus));
Parent’s failure to comply with the terms of any equity award granted to or required by contract to be granted to Participant; and
The relocation of the office of Employer where Participant was employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date, to a location which is more than 50 miles away, or should Employer require Participant to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Participant’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant must give written notice to Employer of the occurrence of an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason within up to 90 days following the occurrence of such event or condition and Employer shall have at least thirty (30) days from the date on which written notice thereof is received to cure such event or condition.  If Employer is able to cure such event or condition within such thirty-day period, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.  If Employer fails to cure such event or condition, Participant’s termination for Good Reason shall be effective immediately following the end of such thirty (30)-day cure period.
        
Incumbent Board ” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section (ii) of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”

Involuntary Termination ” means either (i) a termination of Participant’s employment by Employer without Cause or (ii) Participant’s resignation of employment with the Employer for Good Reason.

Notice of Termination ” shall mean a written notice indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated.

Parent ” shall mean Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

    

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Parent Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent.
    
Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Terminating Transaction ” shall mean any one of the following:

(i)
a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Parent with one or more Persons as a result of which the Parent goes out of existence or becomes a subsidiary of another Person; or

(ii)
upon the acquisition of substantially all of the property or more than eighty percent (80%) of the then outstanding stock of the Parent by another Person;

provided that none of the foregoing transactions will be deemed to be a Terminating Transaction, if as of a date at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date scheduled for such transaction provisions have been made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption of the Grant or the substitution for the Grant of a new grant covering the publicly-traded stock of a successor Person, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares; and further provided that of the foregoing transactions will be deemed to be a Terminating Transaction unless such event constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.


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EXHIBIT 10.29j

RESTRICTED
STOCK GRANT
Terms
Tranche-Vesting,
Rev. I




TIFFANY & CO.
a Delaware Corporation
(the “ Parent ”)
TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT
(Non-Transferable)
under the
2014 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
(the “ Plan ”)
Terms Effective March 16, 2016

1. Introduction and Terms of Grant . Participant has been granted (the “ Grant ”) Stock Units which shall be settled by the issuance and delivery of Shares of Common Stock. The Grant has been made under the Plan by the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Parent’s Board (the “ Committee ”). The name of the “ Participant ”, the “ Grant Date ” and the number of “ Stock Units ” granted are stated in the attached “ Notice of Grant ”. The other terms and conditions of the Grant are stated in this document and in the Plan. If the Participant has the title of Vice President, Group Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, President or Chief Executive Officer this Grant will be void unless the Participant executes and delivers to the Parent those certain Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants in the form approved by the Committee, such delivery to be made prior to or within 180 days after the Grant Date.

2. Grant and Adjustment . Subject to the terms and conditions stated in this document, Participant has been granted Stock Units by the Parent. As of the Grant Date, each Stock Unit has a Settlement Value of one Share, but the number of Shares which shall be issued and delivered pursuant to the Grant on the settlement of each Stock Unit (the “ Settlement Value ”) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2(c) of the Plan, to adjust for, among other corporate developments, stock splits and stock dividends. References to Settlement Values in this document shall be deemed reference to Settlement Values as so adjusted. As anticipated in Section 4.7 of the Plan, Shares that have not been issued and delivered to a Participant shall be represented by Stock Units.

3. Maturity Dates - Vesting in Installments . Unless otherwise provided in paragraphs 4 or 5 below, Stock Units granted on a single Grant Date will “mature” and vest in installments according to the Maturity Dates as such term is defined in the Committee’s resolution authorizing the Grant. Following the Maturity Date of a Stock Unit, the Settlement Value of the Stock Unit in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days to or for the account of Participant. As provided for in Section 7 below, the Parent may make such delivery to a Service Provider. A Stock Unit which fails to mature and vest on or before Participant’s Date of Termination shall be void and shall not confer upon the owner of such Stock Unit any rights, including any right to any Share . In the event that the above schedule of installments would otherwise result in a Settlement Value that includes a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall not be deemed to have matured and vested, but shall mature and vest on a subsequent Maturity Date if, when added to other fractional Share interests that would otherwise mature and vest, a full Share will be deemed to have matured and vested. Under no circumstances will the Parent be obligated to issue a fractional Share, and if the application of the prior sentence fails to result in the




eventual issuance of a Share, the Parent will not be required to settle any remaining fractional interest in cash.

4. Effect of Termination of Employment on Vesting . A Stock Unit shall not mature and will be deemed to have “ expired ” and shall not be settled for Shares if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before the Maturity Date associated with the installment containing such Stock Unit was scheduled to mature, unless the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death or Disability , in which case all installments of the Grant which have not previously matured shall mature and vest on said Date of Termination and the Settlement Value of the Stock Unit in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination to or for the account of Participant.
    
5 . Effect of Change in Control . All installments of the Grant that have not previously matured or expired shall mature upon (i) a Change of Control Date for a Terminating Transaction, or (ii) failing maturity as provided in (i) above, (ii) upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination following a Change of Control Date, and the Settlement Value of the Stock Units in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days of the Change of Control Date or the Date of Termination, as applicable, to or for the account of Participant.
  
6. No Dividends or Interest . No dividends or interest shall accrue or be payable upon any Stock Unit. Until a Share is issued and delivered it shall not be registered in the name of the Participant.

7. Withholding for Taxes. All distributions of Shares shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes as computed by the Employer, and the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Parent to provide the Parent (or Employer) with funds necessary for such withholding before the Shares are delivered. Without limitation to the Parent’s right to establish other arrangements, the Parent may: (i) designate a single broker or other financial services provider (“ Services Provider ”) to establish trading accounts for Participants (each a “ Participant’s Trading Account ”); (ii) deliver Shares to Participant’s Trading Account; (iii) provide Services Provider with information concerning the applicable tax withholding rates for Participant; (iv) cause Services Provider to sell, on behalf of Participant, sufficient Shares to cover the Parent’s tax withholding obligations with respect to any delivery of Shares to Participant (a “ Covering Sale ”); and (v) cause Services Provider to remit funds resulting from such Covering Sale to Parent or any Related Company that is the employer of Participant. Participant may, by written notice to the Parent addressed to the Parent’s Secretary, and given no less than ten (10) business days before an applicable Maturity Date, elect to avoid such a Covering Sale, by delivering with such notice a bank-certified check payable to the Parent (or other type of check or draft payable to the Parent and acceptable to the Secretary) in the estimated amount of any such withholding required, such estimate to be provided by the Employer. The Committee may approve other methods of withholding, as provided for in the Plan, before the Shares are delivered.

8. Transferability . The Stock Units are not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor shall it be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein or to assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein, or upon the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Grant, the Grant shall immediately terminate and become null and void.

9. Definitions . For the purposes of the Grant, certain words and phrases are defined in the Definitional Appendix attached. Except where the context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term, or phrase used in the Plan shall have the same meaning in this document.


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10. Heirs and Successors . The terms of the Grant shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parent and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Parent’s assets and business. Participant may designate a beneficiary of his/her rights under the Grant by filing written notice with the Secretary of the Parent. In the event of the Participant’s death prior to the full maturity of the Grant, the Shares will be delivered to such Beneficiary to the extent that it was matured on the Participant’s Termination Date. If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or if the designated Beneficiary dies before the Participant, any Shares issuable hereunder will be delivered to the Participant’s estate.

11. Administration . The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Grant shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to the Grant as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Grant by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Grant is final and binding.

12. Plan Governs . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms of the Grant shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the Parent.

13. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any benefits and payments provided under these Terms that are payable or provided to Participant in connection with a termination of employment that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall not commence in connection with Participant’s termination of employment unless and until Participant has also incurred a “separation from service” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (“Separation from Service”), unless Employer reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to Participant without causing Participant to incur additional tax obligations under Code Section 409A. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that payments comply with or satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A. However, if Employer determines that these payments constitute deferred compensation and Participant is, on the termination of his service, a “specified Participant” of Employer, as such term is defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Code Section 409A, the timing of the payments shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of: (i) the date that is six months and one day after Participant’s Separation from Service) or (ii) the date of Participant’s death that occurs after Participant’s Separation from Service. This Section 13 shall be administered, construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In no event shall Employer have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which Participant may become liable as a result of the application of Code Section 409A. In addition to the provisions regarding Code Section 409A set forth above, the following shall apply:
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, these Terms are intended to be interpreted and applied so that the payments and benefits set forth herein either shall either be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, or shall comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A.

If Participant notifies Employer that Employee believes that any provision of these terms (or of any award of compensation or benefit, including equity compensation or benefits provided herein or at any time during his employment with Employer) would cause Employee to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A or Employer independently makes such determination, Employer shall, after consulting with Employee, reform such provision (or award of compensation or benefit) to attempt to comply with or be

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exempt from Code Section 409A through good faith modifications to the minimum extent reasonably appropriate. To the extent that any provision hereof (or award of compensation or benefit) is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to Employee and Employer without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A.

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Appendix I -- Definitions
    
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.
    
Cause ” shall mean a termination of Participant’s employment which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving financial impropriety or which would tend to subject Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to Employer;

(ii)
Participant’s willful violation of the Code of Conduct;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior or the Parent Board (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from a resignation by Participant for Good Reason, or any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s gross negligence in the performance of Participant’s duties and responsibilities materially injurious to the Employer;

(v)
Participant’s willful breach of any material obligation that Participant has to Parent or Employer under any written agreement that Participant has with either Parent or Employer;

(vi)
Participant’s fraud or dishonesty with regard to Employer or any of its Affiliates;

(vii)
Participant’s failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by Participant or by any other employee of Parent, Employer or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer;

(viii)
Participant’s death; or

(ix)
Participant’s Disability.


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For purposes of the previous sentence, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of, Parent, Employer or an Affiliate of Parent or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause with respect to items (i) through (vii) unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4 th ) of the entire membership of the Employer Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with Participant’s counsel, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth in any of items (i) through (vii) above.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

(ii)
If the individuals who, as of March 16, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Parent Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

(iii)
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 

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(iv)
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

Change in Control Date ” shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs except that a Change in Control which constitutes a Terminating Transaction will be deemed to have occurred as of fourteen days prior to the date scheduled for the Terminating Transaction.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Code of Conduct ” shall mean Parent’s (i) Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and All Other Officers of the Parent and (ii) Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as amended from time to time prior to the Change of Control Date and as in effect as of the Change of Control Date.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of Parent.

Date of Termination ” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which Participant’s employment with Employer terminates for any reason; provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a transfer of the employment of Participant between Employers; and further provided that the Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Employer approved by Employer or required by applicable law. If, as a result of a sale or other transaction, Employer ceases to be an Affiliate of Parent, the occurrence of such transaction shall be treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination caused by the Participant being discharged by Employer.
Disability ” shall mean Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness which causes Participant to be absent from the full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer for six (6) consecutive months provided, however, that Participant shall not be determined to be subject to a Disability for purposes of this Award unless Participant fails to return to full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer within thirty (30) days after written Notice of Termination due to Disability is given to Participant.

Employer ” shall mean the Affiliate of Parent that employs Participant from time to time, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Employer Board ” shall mean the board of directors (or other highest governing authority other than the shareholders) of Employer.

    

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Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Good Reason ” means Participant’s resignation from employment with Employer for “Good Reason” shall mean any one or more of the following actions taken without Participant’s consent:
a material adverse change in Participant’s duties, authority or responsibilities;
a material adverse change in Participant’s reporting responsibility;
a failure of any successor to Employer or Parent (whether direct or indirect and whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, asset sale or otherwise) to assume in writing any obligations arising out of these Terms or any other agreement between Employer or Parent and Participant;
any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by Employer or Parent of these Terms or any other agreement between Participant and Employer (for this purpose, a “material breach” by Employer or Parent shall include any reduction in Participant’s base salary or in his target short-term incentive / annual bonus (but, for the avoidance of doubt, any actual pay-out of a short-term incentive / annual bonus for a given fiscal year which is less than the target shall not constitute Good Reason, provided that such lower pay-out is based upon the failure to meet pre-determined performance goals or a good faith determination by Employer or the Compensation Committee of the Parent Board that Parent’s financial performance or Participant’s personal performance did not warrant a pay-out equal to or greater than the target short-term incentive / annual bonus));
Parent’s failure to comply with the terms of any equity award granted to or required by contract to be granted to Participant; and
The relocation of the office of Employer where Participant was employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date, to a location which is more than 50 miles away, or should Employer require Participant to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Participant’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant must give written notice to Employer of the occurrence of an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason within up to 90 days following the occurrence of such event or condition and Employer shall have at least thirty (30) days from the date on which written notice thereof is received to cure such event or condition.  If Employer is able to cure such event or condition within such thirty-day period, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.  If Employer fails to cure such event or condition, Participant’s termination for Good Reason shall be effective immediately following the end of such thirty (30)-day cure period.         
    
Incumbent Board ” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section (ii) of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”


    

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Involuntary Termination ” means (i) Participant’s termination of employment by Employer without Cause or (ii) Participant’s resignation of employment with the Employer within one (1) year of the Change of Control Date for Good Reason.

Notice of Termination ” shall mean a written notice indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated.

Parent ” shall mean Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Parent Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent.
    
Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Retirement ” shall mean the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 65 or the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 55 pursuant to the retirement practices of Employer.

Terminating Transaction ” shall mean any one of the following:

(i)
the dissolution or liquidation of the Parent;

(ii)
a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Parent with one or more Persons as a result of which the Parent goes out of existence or becomes a subsidiary of another Person; or

(iii)
upon the acquisition of substantially all of the property or more than eighty percent (80%) of the then outstanding stock of the Parent by another Person;

provided that none of the foregoing transactions (i) through (iii) will be deemed to be a Terminating Transaction, if as of a date at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date scheduled for such transaction provisions have been made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption of the Grant or the substitution for the Grant of a new grant covering the publicly-traded stock of a successor Person, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares.


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EXHIBIT 10.29k



RESTRICTED
STOCK GRANT
Terms
Standard Time-
Vesting, Rev. I
TIFFANY & CO.
a Delaware Corporation
(the “ Parent ”)
TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT
(Non-Transferable)
under the
2014 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN
(the “ Plan ”)
Terms Effective March 16, 2016

1. Introduction and Terms of Grant . Participant has been granted (the “ Grant ”) Stock Units which shall be settled by the issuance and delivery of Shares of Common Stock. The Grant has been made under the Plan by the Stock Option Subcommittee of the Parent’s Board (the “ Committee ”). The name of the “ Participant ”, the “ Grant Date ” and the number of “ Stock Units ” granted are stated in the attached “ Notice of Grant ”. The other terms and conditions of the Grant are stated in this document and in the Plan. If the Participant has the title of Vice President, Group Vice President, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, President or Chief Executive Officer this Grant will be void unless the Participant executes and delivers to the Parent those certain Non-Competition and Confidentiality Covenants in the form approved by the Committee, such delivery to be made prior to or within 180 days after the Grant Date.

2. Grant and Adjustment . Subject to the terms and conditions stated in this document, Participant has been granted Stock Units by the Parent. As of the Grant Date, each Stock Unit has a Settlement Value of one Share, but the number of Shares which shall be issued and delivered pursuant to the Grant on the settlement of each Stock Unit (the “ Settlement Value ”) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2(c) of the Plan, to adjust for, among other corporate developments, stock splits and stock dividends. References to Settlement Values in this document shall be deemed reference to Settlement Values as so adjusted. As anticipated in Section 4.7 of the Plan, Shares that have not been issued and delivered to a Participant shall be represented by Stock Units.

3. Maturity Dates - Vesting in Installments . Unless otherwise provided in paragraphs 4 or 5 below, Stock Units granted on a single Grant Date will “mature” and vest in installments according to the following schedule of “ Maturity Dates ”:

Maturity Dates as of the following anniversary of the Grant Date:
The Grant shall mature with the respect to the following percentage (“installment”) of the Stock Units:
One-year anniversary
25%
Two-year anniversary
25%
Three-year anniversary
25%
Four-year anniversary
25%

Following the Maturity Date of a Stock Unit, the Settlement Value of the Stock Unit in Shares shall be issued and delivered within thirty (30) days to or for the account of Participant. As provided for in




Section 7 below, the Parent may make such delivery to a Service Provider. A Stock Unit which fails to mature and vest on or before Participant’s Date of Termination shall be void and shall not confer upon the owner of such Stock Unit any rights, including any right to any Share . In the event that the above schedule of installments would otherwise result in a Settlement Value that includes a fractional Share, such fractional Share shall not be deemed to have matured and vested, but shall mature and vest on a subsequent Maturity Date if, when added to other fractional Share interests that would otherwise mature and vest, a full Share will be deemed to have matured and vested. Under no circumstances will the Parent be obligated to issue a fractional Share, and if the application of the prior sentence fails to result in the eventual issuance of a Share, the Parent will not be required to settle any remaining fractional interest in cash.

4. Effect of Termination of Employment on Vesting . A Stock Unit shall not mature and will be deemed to have “ expired ” and shall not be settled for Shares if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs before the anniversary of the Grant Date on which the installment containing such Stock Unit was scheduled to mature, unless the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs by reason of death or Disability , in which case all installments of the Grant which have not previously matured shall mature and vest on said Date of Termination.

5 . Effect of Change in Control . All installments of the Grant that have not previously matured or expired shall mature upon (i) a Change of Control Date for a Terminating Transaction, or (ii) failing maturity as provided in (i) above, (ii) upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination following a Change of Control Date.

6. No Dividends or Interest . No dividends or interest shall accrue or be payable upon any Stock Unit. Until a Share is issued and delivered it shall not be registered in the name of the Participant.

7. Withholding for Taxes. All distributions of Shares shall be subject to withholding of all applicable taxes as computed by the Employer, and the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Parent to provide the Parent (or Employer) with funds necessary for such withholding before the Shares are delivered. Without limitation to the Parent’s right to establish other arrangements, the Parent may: (i) designate a single broker or other financial services provider (“ Services Provider ”) to establish trading accounts for Participants (each a “ Participant’s Trading Account ”); (ii) deliver Shares to Participant’s Trading Account; (iii) provide Services Provider with information concerning the applicable tax withholding rates for Participant; (iv) cause Services Provider to sell, on behalf of Participant, sufficient Shares to cover the Parent’s tax withholding obligations with respect to any delivery of Shares to Participant (a “ Covering Sale ”); and (v) cause Services Provider to remit funds resulting from such Covering Sale to Parent or any Related Company that is the employer of Participant. Participant may, by written notice to the Parent addressed to the Parent’s Secretary, and given no less than ten (10) business days before an applicable Maturity Date, elect to avoid such a Covering Sale, by delivering with such notice a bank-certified check payable to the Parent (or other type of check or draft payable to the Parent and acceptable to the Secretary) in the estimated amount of any such withholding required, such estimate to be provided by the Employer. The Committee may approve other methods of withholding, as provided for in the Plan, before the Shares are delivered.

8. Transferability . The Stock Units are not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor shall it be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein or to assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Stock Units otherwise than as permitted herein, or upon the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Grant, the Grant shall immediately terminate and become null and void.


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9. Definitions . For the purposes of the Grant, certain words and phrases are defined in the Definitional Appendix attached. Except where the context clearly implies or indicates the contrary, a word, term, or phrase used in the Plan shall have the same meaning in this document.

10. Heirs and Successors . The terms of the Grant shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parent and its successors and assigns, and upon any person acquiring, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise, all or substantially all of the Parent’s assets and business. Participant may designate a beneficiary of his/her rights under the Grant by filing written notice with the Secretary of the Parent. In the event of the Participant’s death prior to the full maturity of the Grant, the Shares will be delivered to such Beneficiary to the extent that it was matured on the Participant’s Termination Date. If the Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary, or if the designated Beneficiary dies before the Participant, any Shares issuable hereunder will be delivered to the Participant’s estate.

11. Administration . The authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the Grant shall be vested in the Committee, and the Committee shall have all powers with respect to the Grant as it has with respect to the Plan. Any interpretation of the Grant by the Committee and any decision made by it with respect to the Grant is final and binding.

12. Plan Governs . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the terms of the Grant shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the office of the Secretary of the Parent.

13. Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any benefits and payments provided under these Terms that are payable or provided to Participant in connection with a termination of employment that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall not commence in connection with Participant’s termination of employment unless and until Participant has also incurred a “separation from service” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (“ Separation from Service ”), unless Employer reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to Participant without causing Participant to incur additional tax obligations under Code Section 409A. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that payments comply with or satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A. However, if Employer determines that these payments constitute deferred compensation and Participant is, on the termination of his service, a “ specified Participant ” of Employer, as such term is defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under Code Section 409A, the timing of the payments shall be delayed until the earlier to occur of: (i) the date that is six months and one day after Participant’s Separation from Service) or (ii) the date of Participant’s death that occurs after Participant’s Separation from Service. This Section 13 shall be administered, construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A. In no event shall Employer have any liability or obligation with respect to taxes for which Participant may become liable as a result of the application of Code Section 409A. In addition to the provisions regarding Code Section 409A set forth above, the following shall apply:
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, these Terms are intended to be interpreted and applied so that the payments and benefits set forth herein either shall either be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A, or shall comply with the requirements of Code Section

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409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A.
If Participant notifies Employer that Employee believes that any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation or benefit, including equity compensation or benefits provided herein or at any time during his employment with Employer) would cause Employee to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A or Employer independently makes such determination, Employer shall, after consulting with Employee, reform such provision (or award of compensation or benefit) to attempt to comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A through good faith modifications to the minimum extent reasonably appropriate. To the extent that any provision hereof (or award of compensation or benefit) is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to Employee and Employer without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A.



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Appendix I -- Definitions
    
Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.
    
Cause ” shall mean a termination of Participant’s employment which is the result of:

(i)
Participant’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving financial impropriety or which would tend to subject Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with Participant’s continued service to Employer;

(ii)
Participant’s willful violation of the Code of Conduct;

(iii)
Participant’s willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by Participant’s superior (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from a resignation by Participant for Good Reason, or any such refusal made by Participant in good faith because Participant believes such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Participant on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which Participant has not substantially performed Participant’s duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by Participant within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

(iv)
Participant’s gross negligence in the performance of Participant’s duties and responsibilities materially injurious to the Employer;

(v)
Participant’s willful breach of any material obligation that Participant has to Parent or Employer under any written agreement that Participant has with either Parent or Employer;

(vi)
Participant’s fraud or dishonesty with regard to Employer or any of its Affiliates;

(vii)
Participant’s failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by Participant or by any other employee of Parent, Employer or any Affiliate of Parent or Employer;

(viii)
Participant’s death; or

(ix)
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For purposes of the previous sentence, no act or failure to act on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of, Parent, Employer or an Affiliate of Parent or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause with respect to items (i) through (vii) unless and until there shall have been delivered to Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4 th ) of the entire membership of the Employer Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Participant and an opportunity for Participant, together with Participant’s counsel, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth in any of items (i) through (vii) above.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i)
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

(ii)
If the individuals who, as of March 16, 2016, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Parent Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

(iii)
The consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving Parent, in each case with respect to which the stockholders of Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or
 

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(iv)
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

Change in Control Date ” shall mean the date on which a Change in Control occurs except that a Change in Control which constitutes a Terminating Transaction will be deemed to have occurred as of fourteen days prior to the date scheduled for the Terminating Transaction.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Code of Conduct ” shall mean Parent’s (i) Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and All Other Officers of the Parent and (ii) Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as amended from time to time prior to the Change in Control Date and as in effect as of the Change in Control Date.

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of Parent.

Date of Termination ” shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the first day occurring on or after the Grant Date on which Participant’s employment with Employer terminates for any reason; provided that a termination of employment shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a transfer of the employment of Participant between Employers; and further provided that the Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Employer approved by Employer or required by applicable law. If, as a result of a sale or other transaction, Employer ceases to be an Affiliate of Parent, the occurrence of such transaction shall be treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination caused by the Participant being discharged by Employer.
Disability ” shall mean Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness which causes Participant to be absent from the full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer for six (6) consecutive months provided, however, that Participant shall not be determined to be subject to a Disability for purposes of this Award unless Participant fails to return to full-time performance of Participant’s duties with Employer within thirty (30) days after written Notice of Termination due to Disability is given to Participant.

Employer ” shall mean the Affiliate of Parent that employs Participant from time to time, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Employer Board ” shall mean the board of directors (or other highest governing authority other than the shareholders) of Employer.

    

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Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.

Good Reason ” means Participant’s resignation from employment with Employer for “Good Reason” shall mean any one or more of the following actions taken without Participant’s consent:
a material adverse change in Participant’s duties, authority or responsibilities;
a material adverse change in Participant’s reporting responsibility;
a failure of any successor to Employer or Parent (whether direct or indirect and whether by merger, acquisition, consolidation, asset sale or otherwise) to assume in writing any obligations arising out of these Terms or any other agreement between Employer or Parent and Participant;
any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by Employer or Parent of these Terms or any other agreement between Participant and Employer (for this purpose, a “material breach” by Employer or Parent shall include any reduction in Participant’s base salary or in his target short-term incentive / annual bonus (but, for the avoidance of doubt, any actual pay-out of a short-term incentive / annual bonus for a given fiscal year which is less than the target shall not constitute Good Reason, provided that such lower pay-out is based upon the failure to meet pre-determined performance goals or a good faith determination by Employer or the Compensation Committee of Parent Board that Parent’s financial performance or Participant’s personal performance did not warrant a pay-out equal to or greater than the target short-term incentive / annual bonus));
Parent’s failure to comply with the terms of any equity award granted to or required by contract to be granted to Participant; and
The relocation of the office of Employer where Participant was employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date, to a location which is more than 50 miles away, or should Employer require Participant to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Participant’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant must give written notice to Employer of the occurrence of an event or condition that constitutes Good Reason within up to 90 days following the occurrence of such event or condition and Employer shall have at least thirty (30) days from the date on which written notice thereof is received to cure such event or condition.  If Employer is able to cure such event or condition within such thirty-day period, such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason hereunder.  If Employer fails to cure such event or condition, Participant’s termination for Good Reason shall be effective immediately following the end of such thirty (30)-day cure period.         
        
Incumbent Board ” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section (ii) of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”


    

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Involuntary Termination ” means (i) Participant’s termination of employment by Employer without Cause or (ii) Participant’s resignation of employment with the Employer within one (1) year of the Change of Control Date for Good Reason.

Notice of Termination ” shall mean a written notice indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated.

Parent ” shall mean Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.

Parent Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent.
    
Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

Retirement ” shall mean the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 65 or the occurrence of the Participant’s Date of Termination after age 55 pursuant to the retirement practices of Employer.

Terminating Transaction ” shall mean any one of the following:

(i)
the dissolution or liquidation of the Parent;

(ii)
a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Parent with one or more Persons as a result of which the Parent goes out of existence or becomes a subsidiary of another Person; or

(iii)
upon the acquisition of substantially all of the property or more than eighty percent (80%) of the then outstanding stock of the Parent by another Person;

provided that none of the foregoing transactions (i) through (iii) will be deemed to be a Terminating Transaction, if as of a date at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date scheduled for such transaction provisions have been made in writing in connection with such transaction for the assumption of the Grant or the substitution for the Grant of a new grant covering the publicly-traded stock of a successor Person, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares.


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EXHIBIT 10.34

[Form of Retention Agreement, Effective March 16, 2016]
[Tiffany & Co. Letterhead]
[Insert Date]
[Name of Executive]
200 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Re: Retention Agreement
Dear [Executive]:
Tiffany and Company and Tiffany & Co. (respectively, "Employer" and "Parent,") wish to take steps to retain key management, it being recognized that future discussions concerning a Change of Control or a decision to cooperate in or effect a Change of Control could result in the departure or distraction of key management at a time when Parent and Employer Board would require the clear and focused attention of experienced management, unafflicted with concerns for personal financial and job security. Accordingly, in order to induce you to remain in the employ of the Employer, Parent and Employer have determined to enter into this letter agreement (this "Agreement") which addresses the terms and conditions of your employment in the event of a Change of Control.
This Agreement will provide you with certain payments and benefits should you incur an Involuntary Termination after a Change of Control Date.
An "Involuntary Termination" means (i) your termination of employment by Employer during the Term without Cause or (ii) your resignation of employment with the Employer within one (1) year of the Change of Control Date for Good Reason. The terms "Change of Control Date," "Term," "Cause," "Good Reason" and other initially capitalized words and phrases used in this letter agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Appendix I attached. With respect to your specific situation, you would also have "Good Reason" to resign from employment with Employer if any of the following occurs after a Change of Control Date and within one (1) year of such Change of Control Date:

(A)
at any time you are not the [insert basic description of Executive's job] of the Successor Entity or the Controlling Entity;
(B)
any similar material adverse change on or after the Change in Control Date in your position or reporting responsibilities.
1.      Term of Employment under This Agreement. The Term of your employment under this Agreement shall not commence unless and until a Change in Control Date occurs and shall continue thereafter until the second anniversary of the Change in Control Date.
2.      Cash Payments in the Event of Involuntary Termination during the Term; Timing of Payments. In the event of your Involuntary Termination during the Term you will be paid the following amounts in cash by the Employer:




(a)
your Earned Compensation; and
(b)
subject to Section 8 below, a severance payment equal to the sum of (i) two times your Reference Salary and (ii) two times your Reference Bonus.
Payments under (a) and (b) above will be made within ten (10) days of your Date of Termination.
3.      Benefit Continuation in the Event of Involuntary Termination During the Term. In the event of your Involuntary Termination during the Term Employer shall maintain all Benefit Plans in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of you and your eligible dependents for a maximum Benefits Continuation Period of two years. Employer's obligation under this Section 3 is subject to the following: (i) that your and your eligible dependent's continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such Benefit Plans (and under the terms of any applicable funding media) and (ii) that you continue to pay an amount equal to your regular contribution under such plans for such participation. You and your eligible dependents continued participation in such plans shall also be subject to the additional conditions stated in Appendix II.
4.      Notice of Termination; Employer's Opportunity to Cure. Any termination of your employment by Employer or by you during the Term shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other parties hereto. No event shall constitute Good Reason for your resignation unless:
(i)
your claim to that effect is communicated by you to Employer in writing within the lesser of (a) sixty (60) days of the event alleged by you to constitute Good Reason and (b) that number of days remaining in the one-year period following the Change in Control date; and

(ii)
such event is not corrected by Employer or Parent in a manner which is reasonably satisfactory to you (including full retroactive correction with respect to any monetary matter) within thirty (30) days of the Employer's receipt of such written notice from you. For the avoidance of doubt, you will be required to remain in employment during the aforesaid thirty-day cure period.
5.      No Mitigation or Offset. You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as the result of employment by another employer or by pension benefits paid by Employer or Employer's plans after the Date of Termination or otherwise, except as provided in the definition of "Benefit Continuation Period."
6.      Legal Fees and Expenses Necessary to Enforce Agreement. The Employer shall pay or reimburse you for all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable legal fees and expenses which reflect common practice with respect to the matters involved) incurred by you as a result of any claim, action or proceeding (i) contesting, disputing or enforcing any right, benefits or obligations under this Agreement or which you reasonably claim to have or to be owed to you by Employer or Parent or (ii) arising out of or challenging the validity, advisability or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

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7.      Employment during the Term. During the Term you shall be employed by Employer on the terms and conditions on which you were employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date without any Substantial Change.
8.      Limitation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, your entitlement to a payment under Section 2(b) above shall be limited (reduced) to the extent necessary so that no payment to be made to you on account of your Involuntary Termination will be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, but only if, by reason of such limitation, your Net After Tax Benefit shall exceed your Net After Tax Benefit if such reduction were not made. "Net After Tax Benefit" means (i) the sum of all payments and benefits that you are entitled to receive under Section 2(b) or under any other plan or agreement that would constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, less (ii) the amount of federal income tax payable with respect to the payments and benefits described in clause (i) above calculated at the maximum marginal income tax rate for each year in which such payments and benefits shall be paid you (based upon the rate in effect for such year as set forth in the Code at the time of the first payment of the foregoing), less (iii) the amount of excise tax imposed with respect to the payments and benefits described in clause (i) above by Section 4999 of the Code.
9.      Successors; Binding Agreement; Respective Responsibilities of Parent and Employer.

(a)
Assumption by Successor. Parent and Employer will each require their respective successors (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of either, to expressly assume and to agree to perform this Agreement for your benefit in the same manner and to the same extent that the Parent or the Employer, as the case may be, would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided, however, that no such assumption shall relieve either the Parent or the Employer of its obligations hereunder, and no failure to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement shall relieve any successor of its obligations under this Agreement by operation of law.
(b)
Enforceability; Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you (and your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees) and the Parent and Employer and any Person(s) which succeeds to substantially all of the business or assets of the Parent or Employer, whether by means of merger, consolidation, acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent or Employer or otherwise, including, without limitation, as a result of a Change in Control or by operation of law.
(c)
Joint and Several Liability. Parent shall be jointly and severally liable with Employer for all Employer's obligations hereunder and Employer shall be jointly and severally liable with Parent for all Parent's obligations hereunder.

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10.      Notices. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when hand-delivered or when mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed, if to Parent or Employer, to the Boards of Directors, Tiffany & Co. and Tiffany and Company, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Attn. Legal Department, or, if to you, to you at the address set forth on the first page of this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

11. Miscellaneous.

(a)
Amendments, Waivers, Etc. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing, No waiver by either party hereto any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provision or conditions at the same or at any later or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter here have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement and this Agreement shall supersede all prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, undertakings and communications of the parties, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement supersedes all prior Retention Agreements between the parties, it being understood and agreed that any such prior Retention Agreement shall be deemed voluntarily surrendered by you in exchange for this Agreement. Parent, acting through the Compensation Committee of the Parent Board, reserves the unilateral right to add additional events that shall constitute a Change in Control to reflect changing techniques for effecting corporate changes in control; such right may not be exercised after the occurrence of such an event.
(b)
Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
(c)
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
(d)
No Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving you any right to be retained in the employ of Employer or Parent nor shall it affect the terms and conditions of your employment with Employer prior to the commencement of the Term hereof. Failing the occurrence of a Change in Control Date your employment shall continue to be "at will," meaning that either you or Employer may terminate your employment with or without cause, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.

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(e)
Withholding. Amounts paid to you hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes.
(f)
Source of Payments. All payments provided under this Agreement, other than payments made pursuant to a Benefit Plan which provides otherwise, shall be paid in cash from the general funds of Employer or Parent, and no special or separate fund shall be established, and no other segregation of assets made, to assure payment. You will have no right, title or interest whatsoever in or to any investments which Employer or Parent may make to aid it in meeting its obligations hereunder. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from Employer or Parent hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of Parent or Employer, as the case may be.
(g)
Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the rights of the parties to this Agreement.
(h)
Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed in this State.
If this letter sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to Employer the enclosed copy of this letter which will then constitute the agreement among us on this subject.

Sincerely,
TIFFANY & CO. ("Parent")
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:      Chief Executive Officer
TIFFANY AND COMPANY ("Employer")
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:      Chief Executive Officer
Agreed to as of this _____ day of _______ 201_
 
    
[Name of Executive]

Attachment: Appendices I through II



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Appendix I -- Definitions
For purposes of the Agreement, the following initially capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below:
"Affiliate" shall mean any Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, any other Person, directly or indirectly.
"Benefit Continuation Period" means the period beginning on your Date of Termination and ending following the period of years stated in Section 3, provided that such period shall earlier terminate on the commencement date of equivalent benefits from your new employer or your attainment of age sixty-five (65), whichever first occurs.
"Benefit Plan" mean all insured and self-insured employee medical and dental welfare benefit plans in which you were entitled to participate immediately prior to your Date of Termination.

"Cause" shall mean a termination of your employment during the Term which is the result of:

a.
your conviction or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or any other crime involving financial impropriety or which would tend to subject Employer or any of its Affiliates to public criticism or materially interfere with your continued service to Employer;

b.
your willful violation of the Code of Conduct;

c.
your willful failure or refusal to perform substantially all such proper and achievable directives issued by your superior (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness, any such actual or anticipated failure resulting from a resignation by you for Good Reason, or any such refusal made by you in good faith because you believe such directives to be illegal, unethical or immoral) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you on behalf of Employer, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which you have not substantially performed your duties, and which performance is not substantially corrected by you within ten (10) days of receipt of such demand;

d.
your gross negligence in the performance of your duties and responsibilities materially injurious to the Employer;

e.
your willful breach of any material obligation that you have to Parent or Employer under any written agreement that you have with either Parent or Employer;

f.
your fraud or dishonesty with regard to Employer or any of its Affiliates;

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g.
your failure to reasonably cooperate in any investigation of alleged misconduct by you or by any other employee of Parent, Employer or any affiliate of Parent or Employer;

h.
your death; or

i.
your Disability.
For purposes of the previous sentence, no act or failure to act on your part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith toward, or without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of, Parent, Employer or an Affiliate of Parent or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause with respect to items (a) through (g) or item (i) unless and until there shall have been delivered to you a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-fourths (3/4th) of the entire membership of the Employer Board at a meeting called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to you and an opportunity for you, together with your counsel, to be heard before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of such Board, Cause exists as set forth in items (a) through (g) or (i) above.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:
a.
Any Person or group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of Persons (excluding Parent or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a trustee or any fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Parent, or (v) any surviving or resulting entity or ultimate parent entity resulting from a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction referred to in clause (c) below that does not constitute a Change in Control under clause (c) below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Parent representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of Parent’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of Parent;

b.
If the individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Parent Board (such individuals, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Parent’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;

c.
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Parent immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would not, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting Person or ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction, as the case may be; or

d.
Assets representing 50% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent and its subsidiaries are sold, liquidated or distributed in a transaction (or series of transactions within a twelve (12) month period), other than such a sale or disposition immediately after which such assets will be owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of Parent in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of Parent immediately prior to such sale or disposition.
"Change in Control Date" shall mean the date on which a Change of Control occurs.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.
"Code of Conduct" shall mean Parent's (i) Code of Business and Ethical Conduct for Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and All Other Officers of the Company and (ii) Business Conduct Policy - Worldwide, as amended from time to time prior to the Change of Control Date and as in effect as of the Change of Control Date.
"Common Stock" shall mean the common stock of Parent.
"Controlling Entity" shall mean the Controlling Person of the Successor Entity if such a Controlling Person exists; otherwise "Controlling Entity" shall mean the Successor Entity.
The "Controlling Person" of any Person shall mean the Person which ultimately controls such first Person and all other Affiliates of such first Person, directly or indirectly, through ownership of voting stock or otherwise.
Your "Date of Termination" shall mean:

a.
if your employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after a Notice of Termination is given (provided that you shall not have returned to the full-time performance of your duties during such thirty (30) day period);

b.
if your employment is terminated by Employer in an Involuntary Termination, five (5) days after the date the Notice of Termination is received by you;

c.
if your employment is terminated by Employer for Cause (other than Disability), the later of the date specified in the Notice of Termination or ten (10) days following the date such Notice is received by you;

d.
if you resign and specify Good Reason, thirty (30) days after the date your Notice of Termination is received by Employer unless Employer has corrected the matter as provided for in Section 4(c); and


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e.
if you resign and fail to specify Good Reason, the date set forth in your Notice of Termination, which shall be no earlier than ten (10) days after the date such notice is received by Employer.
"Disability" shall mean your incapacity due to physical or mental illness which causes you to be absent from the full-time performance of your duties with Employer for six (6) consecutive months; provided, however, that you shall not be determined to be subject to a Disability for purposes of this Agreement unless you fail to return to full-time performance of your duties with Employer within thirty (30) days after written Notice of Termination due to Disability is given to you.

"Earned Compensation" shall mean:

a.
any earned but unpaid base salary through your Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time of the Notice of Termination and any earned bonus or incentive award for any completed fiscal year that remains unpaid;

b.
all unused vacation time which you may have accrued as of your Date of Termination; and

c.
a portion of your Reference Bonus pro-rated for your service during the fiscal year in which your Involuntary Termination occurs, calculated on the assumption that all performance targets (including your individual performance targets and sales and earnings targets applicable to the Employer and/or to the Successor Entity) have been or will be achieved.
"Employer" shall mean Tiffany and Company, a New York corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.
"Employer Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of Employer.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor provisions thereto.
“Excise Tax" shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code and interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax.

"Good Reason" means, in addition to those reasons stated in the body of the Agreement, your resignation from employment with Employer as a result of any of the following:

a.
a meaningful and detrimental alteration in your position or the nature or status of your responsibilities (including your reporting responsibilities) from those in effect immediately before the Change in Control Date;

b.
a material failure by Employer to pay you a bonus or incentive award commensurate with the bonus paid other key executives of Employer at your level (expressed as a percentage of your target bonus) unless such failure is justified by

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clear and objective deficiencies of the business units for which you are responsible;

c.
the relocation of the office of Employer where you were employed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date to a location which is more than 50 miles away or should Employer require you to be based more than 50 miles away from such office (except for required travel on the Employer's business to an extent substantially consistent with your customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control Date);

d.
the failure of Employer and Parent to obtain an express agreement reasonably satisfactory to you from their successors, if any, to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 8(a) of the Agreement; or

e.
a material breach by Employer or Parent of this Agreement.

“Incumbent Board” shall have the meaning provided in sub-section b. of the definition entitled “Change in Control.”
"Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice indicating the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the provision so indicated.
"Parent" shall mean Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to its business and/or assets by operation of law or otherwise.
"Parent Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of Parent.
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
"Reference Bonus" shall mean the target annual bonus applicable to you for the year in which your Involuntary Termination occurs. For this purpose, the term "bonus" shall also refer to cash Incentive Award under the 2005 Employee Incentive Plan or any successor plan thereto.
"Reference Salary" shall mean the greater of (i) the annual rate of your base salary from Employer in effect immediately prior to the date of your Involuntary Termination and (ii) the highest annual rate of your base salary from Employer in effect at any point during the three-year period ended on the Change in Control Date.
"Regulations" shall mean regulations under Section 280G of the Code, including proposed and temporary regulations, and any successor provisions thereto.
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favorable to you than those in effect previous to the Change of Control Date other than (i) a change that has been made on an across-the-board basis for substantially all of Employer's employees or (ii) a change in equity-based compensation (including a the reduction or elimination thereof) resulting from the Change in Control.
"Successor Entity" shall mean the Person who is in most immediate control, whether through voting stock ownership of one or more subsidiaries or otherwise, of the worldwide consolidated business of Parent's Affiliates, substantially as such business existed immediately prior to the Change in Control Date whether or not such Person is ultimately controlled by another Person.
"Taxes" shall mean the federal, state and local income taxes to which you are subject at the time of determination, calculated on the basis of the highest marginal rates then in effect, plus any additional payroll or withholding taxes to which you are then subject.
"Term" shall mean the term of your employment under this Agreement as defined in Section 1.

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Appendix II - Benefit Continuation
(A) In the event that your participation in any Benefit Plan is barred, Employer shall, at its sole cost and expense, arrange to have issued for the benefit of you and your eligible dependents individual policies of insurance providing benefits substantially similar (on an after-tax basis) to those which you otherwise would have been entitled to receive under such Benefit Plan pursuant to Section 3 for the Benefit Continuation Period.
(B) In lieu of the benefits provided in (A) above, if, in the reasonable opinion of Employer, such insurance is not available at a reasonable cost to the Employer, the Employer shall directly provide you and your eligible dependents with equivalent benefits (on an after-tax basis).
(C) In either of the circumstances described in (A) or (B), you shall not be required to pay any premiums or other charges in an amount greater than that which you would have paid in order participate in such Benefit Plan had your Involuntary Termination not occurred.
(D) If at the end of the Benefit Continuation Period you have not reached age sixty-five and you have not previously received or are not then receiving equivalent benefits from a new employer, Employer shall arrange to enable you to convert your and your eligible dependents' coverage under the Benefit Plans to individual policies or programs upon the same terms as employees of the Employer may apply for such conversions. Employer shall bear the cost of making such conversions available to you; you shall bear the cost of coverage under such converted policies or programs.
(E) For the purposes of Section 3 and this Appendix, a dependent will be deemed "eligible" if, at the time in question, you would, if an employee of Employer, be entitled to cover such dependent under the plan in question.




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EXHIBIT 14.1


TIFFANY & CO.
CODE OF BUSINESS AND ETHICAL CONDUCT
FOR DIRECTORS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND ALL OTHER OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

Directors of the Company, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and all other officers of the Company 1 hold an important and elevated role in corporate governance. Accordingly, this Code provides principles to which these persons are expected to adhere and to advocate in the performance of their corporate duties:

1.
They must always promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest in personal and professional relationships.

2.
They must not use their Company position for personal gain such as by soliciting or accepting for personal benefit business opportunities that might otherwise accrue to the benefit of the Company.

3.
They must comply with applicable law.

4.
Consistent with their obligations under applicable law, they must ensure the Company provides full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that it files with or submits to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications.

5.
They must act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated.

6.
They must respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their duties except when expressly authorized by Company policy or legally obligated to disclose such information. Confidential information acquired in the course of their duties must not to be used for personal advantage. They are not prohibited, however, from providing information to or before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any other regulatory, administrative or governmental enforcement authority, or any self-regulatory organization.

7.
They must responsibly use and control all Company assets and resources employed by or entrusted to them.

8.
They must promptly report to the attention of the VP - Internal Audit, CFO, CEO and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (through its chairperson) any violations of this Code or any suspected illegal, unethical or otherwise dishonest activities that could, in each case, reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the Company or its business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

9.
They must conform to policies established by the Board of Directors with respect to trading in the Company’s securities.

10.
They must not take any action to influence, coerce, manipulate, or mislead any auditor engaged in the performance of an audit for the purpose of rendering the financial statements materially misleading.

11.
Any waiver of this code of ethics may only be made by the Board of Directors.



 
1 The term “all other officers of the Company" refers to those who are designated by the Board of Directors of Tiffany & Co., a Delaware corporation, as executive officers or officers for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act.