UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of The

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2013

 

 

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-10593   11-2481903

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1450 Broadway, New York, New York   10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 730-0030

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory of Certain Officers.

(e) On February 15, 2013, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the “Company”) amended (the “Amendment”) the current employment agreement with David Blumberg (the “Executive”), effective February 1, 2013. The Amendment provides for the continued employment of Mr. Blumberg as the Company’s Head of Strategic Development through January 31, 2016.

Under the Amendment, Mr. Blumberg is entitled to an annual base salary of not less than $550,000 until January 31, 2016. In addition, Mr. Blumberg is eligible to participate in the Company’s executive bonus plan, which is administered by the compensation committee.

Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, Mr. Blumberg will be granted an award of 50,000 time-vested restricted common stock units (“RSUs”) of the Company’s common stock and an award of 200,000 performance-based restricted common stock units (“PSUs”). The RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments on December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Pursuant to the Amendment, the RSUs are subject to the Executive’s continuous employment with the Company on the applicable vesting date. Pursuant to the Amendment, the PSUs will be subject to vesting based on the Company’s achievement of certain designated performance goals and the closing of certain acquisitions. Both the RSUs and PSUs are subject to acceleration under certain circumstances set forth in the Amendment and to forfeiture upon the termination of the Executive’s employment under certain circumstances set forth in the Amendment.

The description of the Amendment and the PSUs do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment and the exhibit thereto which is filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

  10.1 Employment Agreement entered into February 15, 2013 to be effective February 1, 2013 between Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and David Blumberg. *

 

  10.2 PSU Agreement dated February 15, 2013 between Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and David Blumberg.*

 

* Denotes management compensation arrangement.

SIGNATURES

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

 

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.

(Registrant)

By:   /s/ Warren Clamen
  Name: Warren Clamen
 

Title: Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Date: February15, 2013

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment (the “Amendment” ) entered into February 15, 2013 to be effective as of February 1, 2013 (the “Effective Date” ) hereby amends certain provisions of the Employment Agreement entered into as of March 5, 2012 (the “ Original Agreement ”), by and between Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and David Blumberg (“ Employee ” and together with the Company, the “parties ”).

WHEREAS, the parties have previously entered into the Original Agreement providing for the terms and conditions of the employment of Employee by the Company; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Original Agreement to extend the term of the Employee’s employment with the Company and amend certain other provisions of the Original Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term . Section 3 of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

“3. Term . The Employee’s engagement under this Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, shall commence on February 1, 2013 and shall continue until January 31, 2016, unless otherwise terminated as provided in this Agreement. The period of time between February 1, 2013 and the termination of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement shall be referred to herein as the ‘ Extension Term’ .”

2. Base Salary. Section 4(a) of the Original Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

“4(a) Base Salary . The Employee’s base salary during the Extension Term will be at a rate of not less than $550,000 per annum, paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices and policies then in effect, with such increases as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or the Compensation Committee of the Board from time to time (such salary, as increased from time to time, the “ Base Salary ”).

3. Equity Awards .

3.1 Existing Awards . All restricted stock units provided for in the Original Agreement (the “Existing RSU’s”) shall continue to vest in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the Company and the Employee dated August 20, 2012, provided that the outside date for the closing of Acquisitions with respect


to certain companies to be agreed upon between the Company and the Employee (the “Target Acquisition Companies”) shall be extended from April 30, 2013 to July 31, 2013. For purposes of clarification it is agreed and understood that the first two Acquisitions with respect to the Target Acquisition Companies shall not be deemed to be Acquisitions for purpose of vesting the PSU’s granted pursuant to Section 3.3(ii) of this Amendment and shall only apply to the vesting of the Existing RSU’s; provided that if two such Acquisitions do not close on or before July 31, 2013, then all subsequent Acquisitions closed during the Extension Term (including, for purposes of clarification, Acquisitions with respect to the Target Acquisition Companies) will be deemed to be Acquisitions for purposes of vesting the PSU’s granted pursuant to Section 3.3(ii) of this Amendment. In addition, it is agreed and understood that the closing of the purchase of a majority interest in the Buffalo brand (the “Buffalo Transaction”) shall be deemed to be the second Acquisition closed during the Term of the Original Agreement for purposes of the vesting of an additional 10,000 Award Shares pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Original Agreement and such transaction shall be included as a transaction with a Target Acquisition Company for purposes of the vesting extension provided in this Section 3.1.

3.2 RSU’s . In addition to the Existing RSU’s, on the Effective Date the Employee shall receive an additional grant of restricted stock units of the Company (the “ RSU’s ”) equal to 50,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The RSU’s shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2009 Equity Plan ” or “ 2009 Plan ”) and a Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement between the Company and the Employee in substantially the form attached to this Amendment as Exhibit A, and which Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall set forth the following terms and conditions:

 

  (i) Vesting . Vesting of the RSU’s granted pursuant to this Amendment shall be time based and shall vest in three (3) substantially equal annual installments subject to the Employee’s continuous employment with the Company through each such vesting date, with the first installment vesting on December 31, 2013 and each subsequent installment vesting each December 31 thereafter, with the final installment vesting on December 31, 2015 (each a “ Time Vesting Date ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event of the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as defined in Section 5(d)(iii) of the Original Agreement), the Employee’s death or the Employee’s Disability (as defined in Section 5(a)(2) of the Original Agreement) at any time during the Extension Term, all of the unvested RSU’s shall immediately vest on the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control or upon the Date of Termination, as the case may be, and all of the shares of Common Stock covered thereby shall be distributed to the Employee, or his estate, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days of the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control or Date of Termination, as the case may be.

 

  (ii) Distribution . Subject to Section 3.2(i) of this Amendment, Section 5(d) of the Original Agreement as to conditions and timing of distributions of Common Stock with respect to RSU’s vesting as a result of a termination of employment and Section 9 of the Original Agreement with regard to timing of equity distributed as a result of a Separation from Service (as defined in the Original Agreement) as an employee of the Company, any vested portion of the RSU’s shall be distributed to the Employee in shares of Common Stock as follows:

 

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  (A) The RSU’s shall be distributed to the Employee fifteen (15) days after the applicable Time Vesting Date; and

 

  (B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Original Agreement, other than Sections 5(d)(iii) and 9 of the Original Agreement, all vested RSU’s (including those vested pursuant to the last sentence of clause (i) above) shall be distributed in shares of Common Stock to the Employee simultaneous with the occurrence of a Change in Control.

 

  (iii) Termination . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company prior to any Time Vesting Date (other than as set forth in the second sentence of Subsection (i) above), the unvested RSU’s at the time of such termination shall vest or be forfeited as set forth in Section 5(d) of the Original Agreement, as applicable.

3.3 PSU’s . Subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.3, on the Effective Date, the Employee shall receive a one-time grant of performance stock units of the Company (the “PSU’s”) issued under the 2009 Equity Plan equal to 200,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The PSU’s shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2009 Equity Plan and a Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement between the Company and the Employee in substantially the form attached to this Amendment as Exhibit B and which Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement shall contain the following terms and conditions:

 

  (i) Annual Performance Goal Vesting . Vesting of 133,332 of the PSU’s granted pursuant to this Amendment shall be performance-based and shall vest in three (3) substantially equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2013 and ending December 31, 2015, subject to the achievement of annual performance goals as described on Exhibit X attached hereto upon certification of achievement by the Compensation Committee as set forth on Exhibit X attached hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event of the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as defined in Section 5(d)(iii) of the Original Agreement), the Employee’s death or the Employee’s Disability (as defined in Section 5(a)(2) of the Original Agreement) at any time during the Extension Term, all of the unvested PSU’s shall immediately vest on the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control or upon the Date of Termination, as the case may be, and all of the shares of Common Stock covered thereby shall be distributed to the Employee, or his estate, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days of the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control or Date of Termination, as the case may be.

 

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  (ii) Transaction Based Vesting . Vesting of 66,668 of the PSU’s granted pursuant to this Amendment shall be performance-based and shall vest upon the closing of Acquisitions during the Extension Term. Notwithstanding the definition of “Acquisition” set forth in Exhibit X attached hereto, in order to qualify as an “Acquisition” for purposes of this clause (ii), the investment or acquisition must have a Value (as defined in Exhibit X attached hereto) of $5,000,000 or more. For purposes of this clause (ii), 11,111 PSU’s will vest upon the closing of each Acquisition, provided that: (x) except as otherwise provided in clause (y) below, not more than 22,222 PSU’s shall vest in any one year pursuant to this clause (ii); (y) in the event that fewer than 22,222 PSU’s vest in any one year pursuant to this clause (ii), the deficiency will be carried forward to future years; and (z) in the event that the Company closes more than two Acquisitions in any one year, the additional Acquisitions will be carried forward and applied to the next year(s). Thus, by way of example and not limitation, and pursuant to clause (y) above, if the Company closes one Acquisition in 2013 and three Acquisitions in 2014, 11,111 PSU’s would vest in 2013 and 33,333 PSU’s would vest in 2014 pursuant to this clause (ii). By way of further example and without limitation, if the Company closes four Acquisitions in 2013, one Acquisition in 2014 and no Acquisitions in 2015, 22,222 PSU’s would vest in 2013, 22,222 PSU’s would vest in 2014 and 11,111 PSU’s would vest in 2015 pursuant to this clause (ii). In addition, in the event that during the Extension Term, the Company closes Acquisitions that have an aggregate Value of $200 million or more, all of the PSU’s subject to this clause (ii) will be deemed to be vested on January 31, 2016 to the extent not previously vested, subject to the Employee’s continuous employment with the Company through January 31, 2016.

 

  (iii)

Distribution . Subject to the terms of the 2009 Plan as to conditions and timing of distributions of Common Stock with respect to PSU’s granted pursuant to this Amendment and vesting as a result of a termination of employment and Section 9 of the Original Agreement with regard to timing of equity distributed as a result of a Separation from Service as an employee of the Company, any vested portion of the PSU’s granted pursuant to this Amendment shall be distributed to the Employee in shares of Common Stock in the year following the year of each applicable Performance Vesting Date (as defined in Exhibit X) following the Compensation Committee’s certification of the level of attainment of the annual performance goals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as to Sections 5(d) and 9 of the Original Agreement, all vested PSU’s (including those vested pursuant to the last sentence of clause (i) above) shall be distributed to the Employee in shares of Common Stock simultaneous with the occurrence of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the 2009 Plan, except as to Sections 5(d) and 9 of the Original Agreement, if the employment of Employee with the Company is terminated by the

 

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  Employee for Good Reason then, in addition to retaining any previously earned PSU’s, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the pro rata portion of any PSU’s earned during the year of termination, to the extent earned based upon an adjustment of the absolute goals performance goals (as described in Exhibit X attached hereto) for the year of termination after adjustment of such performance goals to take into account the shortened performance period resulting from his termination of employment. Moreover, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the 2009 Plan, upon a termination of the Employee’s employment for Cause (as defined in the Original Agreement) he shall be entitled to retain any PSU’s that vested prior to the date of termination.

4. Bonus . Throughout the Extension Term, the Employee shall be eligible to participate in the executive bonus plan then in effect. He shall be eligible for a bonus of up to 100% of his then current Base Salary to be superseded by the maximum amount available under the Company’s executive bonus plan, if established.

5. Acquisition Payments . Commencing on the Effective Date, there shall be no further Acquisition Payments or Acquisition Bonus Payments made to the Employee pursuant to Sections 4(b) or 4(e) of the Original Agreement, provided that the Employee shall be entitled to receive the Acquisition Payment associated with the closing of the Buffalo Transaction, with such Acquisition Payment to be calculated and paid pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Original Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Acquisition Payments shall be made to the Employee pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Original Agreement (including, for purposes of clarification, the definitions set forth in Section 4(i) of the Original Agreement) with respect to any Acquisition with respect to a Target Acquisition Company that closes within one hundred eighty (180) days following the Effective Date; and (ii) the total amount payable to Employee pursuant to this Section 5 with respect to Acquisitions with Target Acquisition Companies shall not exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) (expressly excluding from such calculation the Acquisition Payment to be made to the Employee associated with the closing of the Buffalo Transaction. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5, Sections 4(b), 4(e) and 4(i) of the Original Agreement are hereby deleted.

6. Scope of Amendment . Except as specifically amended hereby, the Original Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, unamended, from and after the date hereof.

7. Definitions . Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Original Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment to Employment Agreement, intending to be legally bound hereby, as of the date first above written.

 

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.

By:

  /s/ Neil Cole
 

 

  Name: Neil Cole
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

EMPLOYEE:

/s/ David Blumberg

DAVID BLUMBERG

 

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EXHIBIT X

PSU Performance Goals for PSU’s awarded pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Amendment

A. PSU Allocation .

The PSU’s shall be allocated to each performance goal set below as follows: (i) 22.22% of the PSU’s to the achievement of EBITDA Growth (as defined below) (the “ EBITDA Shares ”); (ii) 22.22% of the PSU’s to the achievement of EPS Growth (as defined below) (the “ EPS Shares ”); (iii) 22.22% of the PSU’s to the achievement of Free Cash Flow (as defined below) (the “ Free Cash Flow Shares ”); and (iv) 16.67% of the PSU’s to the closing of up to two Acquisitions (as defined below) during each of the three Performance Periods (the “Acquisition Shares”).

B. Performance Goals .

i. Performance goals established for purposes of the grant of the PSU’s are intended to be “performance-based” under Section 162(m) of the Code and constitute a “Performance Measure” as set forth in the 2009 Equity Plan.

ii. Except as expressly provided in Section 3 of the Amendment, with regard to acceleration, the performance goals for each applicable Performance Period (as defined below) shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of the Company’s EBITDA, earnings per common share (diluted), excluding Extraordinary Items, as defined below (“EPS”), and Free Cash Flow, as defined below, over the Performance Periods. The number of PSU’s will be vested and delivered based on the level of (x) Absolute EBITDA Growth or Relative EBITDA Growth, (y) Absolute EPS Growth or Relative EPS Growth and (z) Free Cash Flow achieved, as specified below. The Company agrees that the Compensation Committee, upon confirmation by the Company’s independent certified public accountants, shall certify the attainment of the foregoing metrics for each Performance Period to the extent and in the manner required by Section 162(m) of the Code.

iii. The three (3) year performance goals for EBITDA and EPS (“Absolute EBITDA Growth” and “Absolute EPS Growth”) shall be based on the Company’s actual EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2012 (calculated as set forth in the definition of EBITDA Growth below as if January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 were a Performance Period) and the Company’s actual EPS for the year ending December 31, 2012 as reported by the Company.

For the three (3) year Performance Periods, the Target levels for each of the EBITDA and EPS measures (with such levels being based on the actual 2012 results as aforesaid) shall be compounded annually at 10% over the three (3) year period and the Threshold levels shall be compounded annually at 5% over the three (3) year period. Payouts for EBITDA Growth or EPS Growth between 5% and 10% shall equal (1) 50% plus (2) (a) 50% times (b) the ratio between (i) the actual EBITDA or EPS, as the case may be, minus the Threshold level for such category, divided by (ii) the Target level for such category minus the Threshold level for such category. The resulting payout percentage is the Absolute Payout Percentage.

 

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For each of the three (3) year Performance Periods, the Target level for Free Cash Flow shall be $125 Million.

For avoidance of doubt, and recognizing that the following numbers are intended to be provided as an example and are not be based on any projections or actual results, in the event that the Company’s actual EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2012 is $250 million, then $275 million shall be the Target EBITDA Level, as defined below, against which to judge absolute EBITDA Growth for the January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 Performance Period, and accordingly, the three (3) year Target absolute EBITDA Levels (that is, 10% increases in respect of the base Target level compounded annually) for each of the Performance Periods would be $275 million (2013), $302.5 million (2014) and $332.75 million (2015); correspondingly, the three (3) year Threshold absolute EBITDA Levels (that is, 5.0% increases compounded annually) for each of the Performance Periods would be $262.5 million (2013), $275.625 million (2014) and $289.40625 million (2015). The same methodology shall be used based on the Company’s actual EPS for the year ended December 31, 2012.

iv. The Relative EBITDA Growth and Relative EPS Growth for each applicable Performance Period shall be determined by reference to where the actual EBITDA Growth and actual EPS Growth achieved by the Company during such Performance Period places the Company in the specified percentile listed below within the group of companies to be determined by the Compensation Committee prior to the beginning of each of the 2013 to 2015 Performance Periods, as the same shall be amended annually by the Compensation Committee (the “Comparative Group”). Selection of the Comparative Group shall be based on companies with Global Industrial Classification Standard (GICS) codes 25203010 – Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods and 25203020 – Footwear, with comparable revenue and earnings levels, which shall be comprised of annual revenue between $100 million and $5 billion and EBITDA and diluted EPS greater than zero in the most recent fiscal year. The Comparative Group must include at least 25 companies. If there are fewer than 25 companies within the revenue range with positive EBITDA and positive diluted EPS, then the Compensation Committee shall use its discretion to expand the qualifying revenue range within the foregoing GICS codes. If two or more of the listed companies merge during the applicable Performance Period, or if any listed company goes out of business or otherwise ceases to exist as an independent entity during the applicable Performance Period, reasonable adjustment shall be made. Annex A is a sample Comparative Group based on 29 companies meeting the foregoing specifications. Calculations shall be made in accordance with Exhibit Y.

Payouts for the Relative EBITDA Growth and Relative EPS Growth that is at the 50 th percentile or higher shall equal (1) 50% plus (2) (a) the difference between (x) the actual percentile performance of the Company, minus (y) 50 th percentile, where each percentile is converted to a percent (for example, the 60 th percentile is equivalent to 60%), times (b) 1.25. The maximum payout for relative performance is 100%. The resulting percentage is the Relative Payout Percentage.

A sample pay for relative performance chart is provided below for illustrative purposes only.

 

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Relative Payout Percentage

Percentile of EBITDA/EPS

Growth

   Percentage of Annual Shares
Vested
90%    100%
85%    93.75%
80%    87.50%
75%    81.25%
70%    75.00%
65%    68.75%
60%    62.50%
55%    56.25%
50%    50%
Under 50%    0%

v. The final payout percentage of each target that is based on growth will be the greater of the Absolute Payout Percentage and the Relative Payout Percentage for such target.

Notwithstanding anything above to the contrary, if the Company fails to achieve positive EBITDA Growth or EPS Growth during any Performance Period, no more than 50% of the Annual EBITDA Shares or Annual EPS Shares, as the case may be, shall vest as a result of the Company’s achievement of the relevant relative growth levels.

1. EBITDA Growth : For each Performance Period, the EBITDA Shares allocable to such Performance Period (the “ Annual EBITDA Shares ”), shall vest on the applicable Performance Vesting Date based upon the achievement of Absolute EBITDA Growth or Relative EBITDA Growth during such Performance Period as provided in Section B(iii) or B(iv) of this Exhibit (the “ EBITDA Level ”), using the higher percentage vesting arrived at using the formulas above.

2. EPS Growth : For each Performance Period, the EPS Shares allocable to such Performance Period (the “ Annual EPS Shares ”), shall vest on the applicable Performance Vesting Date based upon the achievement of Absolute EPS Growth or Relative EPS Growth during such Performance Period as provided in Section B(iii) or

 

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B(iv) of this Exhibit, using the higher percentage vesting arrived at using the formulas above.

3. Free Cash Flow : For each Performance Period, the Free Cash Flow Shares allocable to such Performance Period shall vest on the applicable Performance Vesting Date based upon the achievement of Free Cash Flow of $125 Million.

4. Acquisitions : For each Performance Period, the Acquisition Shares allocable to such Performance Period shall vest in the manner set forth in Section 3.3(ii) of the Amendment to which this Exhibit X is attached.

C. Catch-Up; Forfeiture. With respect to the EBITDA Growth, EPS Growth and Acquisition Shares criteria:

1. If, in any year, Absolute Growth within a category does not result in vesting, because (i) the Absolute Growth required for maximum vesting was not achieved, or (ii) vesting was achieved based on Relative Growth, then, in later years, Absolute Growth shall be measured cumulatively to include the Absolute Growth that did not result in vesting, in order to allow vesting of the earlier year’s unvested PSU’s (i.e. those that did not vest based on Absolute Growth or Relative Growth) and then, if available, to those of the later year.

2. If, in any year, Absolute Growth within a category exceeds the percentage required for maximum vesting in such category, the excess growth shall be carried back into earlier years (to allow vesting to the extent not previously achieved by virtue of Absolute Growth or Relative Growth) or forward into later years (so that cumulative Absolute Growth in the later year is measured from the point required to achieve maximum vesting in the earlier year).

3. If, in any year, the number of Acquisitions closed does not result in full vesting of the Acquisition Shares, then, in later years, full vesting of such Acquisition Shares may be achieved in the manner set forth in Section 3.3(ii) of the Amendment to which this Exhibit X is attached.

4. If PSU’s scheduled to vest on a Performance Vesting Date have not vested on such date, on a succeeding Performance Vesting Date or on the final Performance Vesting Date, they shall automatically be forfeited.

D. Fractional Shares . Except as set forth in Exhibit Y, any fractional PSU’s resulting from the achievement of any of the performance goals shall be aggregated and any resulting fractional PSU’s from such aggregation shall be eliminated.

E. Definitions .

Acquisition ” shall mean any direct or indirect investment or acquisition, including, without limitation, by assignment, license, sublicense, lease, purchase, merger or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions, by the Company or any of its now existing or hereafter acquired or formed subsidiaries or affiliates, in or of any entity, business, brand,

 

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trademark, service mark, patent, license, revenue stream or other asset that closes during a Performance Period or with respect to which a letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or similar agreement and/or a definitive agreement is entered into during the Extension Term and that closes within ninety (90) days following the end of the Extension Term.

The “ Value ” of an Acquisition shall mean the projected gross revenue stream to be derived by the Company from such Acquisition during the first (1 st ) complete year following the closing of the Acquisition as set forth in the base line projections presented to the Board in connection with the approval of such Acquisition (if and to the extent that such projections exist and are presented), in all cases before deduction of operational and transaction expenses, and provided that if and to the extent that the target entity has received advances and/or other pre-payments in consideration for a reduction in royalty or other payments to be received by the target entity at any time during the first (1 st ) complete year following the closing of the Acquisition, the projected gross revenue stream to be derived by the Company from such Acquisition shall be equitably adjusted to take into account the reduction in royalty or other payments resulting from such advances and/or pre-payments.

For purposes of clarification, the Value of a transaction in which the Company acquires less than all of any entity, business, brand, trademark, service mark, patent, license, revenue stream or other asset will be determined based upon the percentage of such entity, business, brand, trademark, service mark, patent, license, revenue stream or other asset that is acquired by the Company, with such Value to be increased if and to the extent that the Company subsequently acquires all or part of the balance of such entity, business, brand, trademark, service mark, patent, license, revenue stream or other asset during the Extension Term. Thus, by way of example, if the Company acquires a 70% interest in a trademark that has a projected gross revenue stream during the first complete year following the closing of the Acquisition of $40 million, for purposes of this Exhibit X the Value of the Acquisition will be deemed to be $28 million. If and when the Company acquires the remaining 30% interest in such trademark, the acquisition of such 30% interest will not be deemed to be a separate Acquisition for all purposes of this Exhibit X. For purposes of further clarification, the acquisition of multiple brands in a single transaction or series of related transactions will be deemed to be a single Acquisition for all purposes of this Exhibit X.

EBITDA Growth ” means, with respect to each Performance Period, the percentage growth in the Company’s consolidated EBITDA, with each component of EBITDA determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, during such Performance Period as provided in Section B(iii) of this Exhibit, consistent with the Company’s reporting of EBITDA. Calculations of relative performance for all companies in the Comparative Group will be based on Standard & Poor’s Research Insight database.

EPS Growth ” means, with respect to each Performance Period, the percentage growth in the EPS, as defined in paragraph B(ii) of this Exhibit X, of the Company during such Performance Period as provided in Section B(iii) of this Exhibit, consistent with the Company’s reporting in its annual audited financial statements, or, for any Performance Period that is not a complete fiscal year, the Company’s most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and if so reviewed, as reviewed by the Company’s independent certified accountants, adjusted, if applicable, for Extraordinary Items. Calculations of relative performance for all companies in the Comparative Group will be based on Standard & Poor’s Research Insight database, as adjusted pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Extraordinary Items.”

 

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Extraordinary Items ” means items of extraordinary income or loss, which shall be deducted (in the case of extraordinary income items) or added (in the case of extraordinary loss items), as the case may be. In determining what constitutes extraordinary income or loss, by way of example and not by way of limitation, (a) it is recognized that the Company is engaged in the business of purchasing and selling brands, licenses and other intellectual property and, therefore, any gain or loss incurred as a result of such purchases or sales shall be considered in the Company’s ordinary course of business and therefore not be considered extraordinary, and (b) any gain or loss (other than a remeasurement gain or loss required by generally accepted accounting principles) incurred in connection with the write-off of securities (other than sales related to transactions referred to in (a) above), shall be considered extraordinary. The foregoing calculation shall be made with respect to the companies comprising the Comparative Group to the extent ascertainable from their public filings.

Free Cash Flow ” means, with respect to each Performance Period, the Company’s consolidated Free Cash Flow, with each component of Free Cash Flow determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, consistent with the Company’s reporting of Free Cash Flow.

Performance Period ” means each period from January 1 through December 31 during the Extension Term, commencing with the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, and ending with the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

Performance Vesting Date ” means each December 31 during the Extension Term, commencing with December 31, 2013, and ending with December 31, 2015. Actual vesting shall occur upon certification of achievement of the performance goals by the Compensation Committee.

F. Miscellaneous .

With respect to each Performance Period, to the extent any provision contained herein creates impermissible discretion under Section 162(m) of the Code, such provision will be of no force or effect.

Certification, other than as to stock price, shall, except as otherwise set forth herein, be based on the Company’s audited financial statements for the applicable Performance Period, or, for any Performance Period that is not a complete fiscal year, the Company’s most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, if so reviewed, as reviewed by the Company’s independent certified public accountants. Any determination or certification with respect to EBITDA, diluted EPS, or Free Cash Flow required under this Exhibit X, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be made in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States, as applied by the Company to the preparation of its financial statements, as in effect on the Effective Date. In the event of a change in GAAP, or the Company’s application thereof, any determination or certification with respect to EBITDA, diluted EPS, or Free Cash Flow based on and/or as provided in the Company’s financial statements shall be adjusted as required to comply

 

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with the foregoing sentence. Vesting shall only occur upon the certification by the Compensation Committee of the achievement, whose good faith certification shall determine whether such achievement occurred. The Compensation Committee shall meet for the purpose of certification and, to the extent appropriate, provide the applicable certification promptly (and in any event within 30 days) after the completion of the audit for the fiscal year; provided, that in the case of a termination of the Employee’s employment, the Compensation Committee shall use reasonable business efforts to meet for the purpose of certification and, to the extent appropriate, provide the applicable certification promptly (and in any event within 30 days) after the Date of Termination; and provided further, that in the case of a Change in Control, the Compensation Committee shall meet for the purpose of certification and, to the extent appropriate, provide any applicable certification immediately prior to the Change in Control. The Company shall cause the foregoing meetings and certifications to occur in a timely manner, which agreement by the Company the parties agree is a material obligation and agreement of the Company.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Agreement or this Exhibit X, any dispute under this Exhibit X (including in respect of any dispute arising following any certification by the Compensation Committee) shall, at the request of the Company or the Employee, be resolved by the Company’s independent certified public accountants (with such accountants’ fees and expenses being paid by the Company).

In the event that following the vesting of any PSU’s there is a restatement of the Company’s financial statements for the period utilized for determining said vesting, and the Compensation Committee determines in good faith that such PSU’s would not have vested based on the restated financials, including as to its impact on the stock price or market capitalization, if applicable, the Compensation Committee may require the Employee to repay to the Company (in cash or by delivery of shares of Common Stock) the value (determined as of the time of distribution) of any shares of Common Stock distributed to the Employee with respect to such PSU’s, reduced by any un-refundable taxes paid thereon by the Employee, and upon such demand such amount shall promptly be paid by the Employee to the Company.

 

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EXHIBIT Y

Relative EBITDA Growth Performance Measure :

The performance measure is a comparison of the percentile ranking of the Company’s EBITDA Growth to the EBITDA Growth performance of selected peer group of companies selected as set forth in Exhibit X. The formula for calculating percent rank will be based on use of the Microsoft Excel “Percentrank” formula.

The percent of the target grant awarded for achieved EBITDA Growth percentiles between levels shall be determined by interpolation. The exact number of Annual EBITDA Shares vested after multiplication by the appropriate factor (or determined by interpolation) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares.

Relative EPS Growth Performance Measure :

The performance measure is a comparison of the percentile ranking of the Company’s EPS Growth to the EPS Growth performance of selected peer group of companies selected as set forth in Exhibit X. The formula for calculating percent rank will be based on use of the Microsoft Excel “Percentrank” formula.

The percent of the target grant awarded for achieved EPS Growth percentiles between levels shall be determined by interpolation. The exact number of Annual EPS Shares vested after multiplication by the appropriate factor (or determined by interpolation) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares.

 

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ANNEX A

Preliminary Comparative Group

 

Company Name

   Ticker
Symbol
   GICS Sub-
Industry
  

GICS Sub-industry (Descr)

   Sales-
2009
     EBITDA
-2009
 
POLO RALPH LAUIEN CP –CLA    RL    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 4,979       $ 902  
HANESBRANDS INC    HBI    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 3,891       $ 429  
PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORP    PVH    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 2,399       $ 314  
FOSSIL INC    FOSL    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 1,549       $ 253  
WARNACO GROUP INC    WRC    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 2,020       $ 253  
JONES GROUP INC    JNY    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 3,327       $ 247  
CARTER’S INC    CRI    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 1,626       $ 245   
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP    DECK    25203020    Footwear    $ 813       $ 192  
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC    GIL    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 1,038       $ 165  
QUIKSILVER INC    ZQK    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 1,978       $ 152  
WOLVERINE WOR LD WIDE    WWW    25203020    Footwear    $ 1,101       $ 137  
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO    COLM    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 1,252       $ 124  
UNDER ARMOUR INC    UA    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 856       $ 112  
LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC    LULU    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 454       $ 109  
TIMBERLAND CO –CL A    TBL    25203020    Footwear    $ 1,286       $ 109  
SKECHERS USA    SKX    25203020    Footwear    $ 1,436       $ 92  
TRUE RELIGION APPAREL INC    TRLB    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 311       $ 84  
OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC    OXM    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 814       $ 67  
G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD    GIII    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 801       $ 62  
MAIDENFORM BR ANDS INC    MFB    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 466       $ 58  
AMERICAN APPAREL INC    APP    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 559       $ 51  
ELLIS PERRY INTL INC    PERY    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 754       $ 49  
VERA BRADLEY INC    VRA    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 289       $ 47  
EXCEED CO LTD    EDS    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 304       $ 43  
VOLCOM INC    VLCM    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 281       $ 36  
CROCS INC    CROX    25203020    Footwear    $ 646       $ 30  
CHEROKEE INC/DE    CHKE    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 33       $ 22  
DELTA APPAREL INC    DLA    25203010    Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods    $ 355       $ 19  
ROCKY BRANDS INC    RCKY       Footwear    $ 229       $ 16  
         Minimum    $ 33       $ 16  
         25th Percentile    $ 405       $ 50  
         Median    $ 813       $ 109  
         75th Percentile    $ 1,493       $ 179  
         Maximum    $ 4,979       $ 902  

 

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Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION COPY

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

To: David Blumberg

Date of Award: February 15, 2013

You are hereby awarded (the “Award”), effective as of the date hereof, 200,000 performance stock units (“Units or PSUs”, as the case may be) each of which shall represent the right to receive one share (the “Share”) of common stock $.001 par value (“Common Stock”), of Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), subject to certain vesting restrictions specified below

This Award is made pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Amendment entered into February 15, 2013 to be effective as of February 1, 2013 (the “Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”) entered into between you and the Company as of March 5, 2012. Pursuant to Sections 12(b) and 12(f) of the Plan, for purposes of this Award, the term “Cause” shall be as defined in the Employment Agreement. Defined terms that are not otherwise defined in the Plan or this Award, are as defined in the Employment Agreement or the Amendment, as the case may be. This Award is intended to comply with the terms of the Amendment and the terms of the Plan, and in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the Amendment and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

During the period commencing on the Date of Award and terminating upon vesting of the Units, except as otherwise provided herein, the Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered and are subject to forfeiture as provided herein.

Vesting

The PSUs shall be performance based and shall vest based on the achievement of (i) annual performance goals as described on Exhibit X to the Amendment, which is incorporated herein by reference (“Exhibit X”), and upon certification of achievement by the Compensation Committee as set forth on Exhibit X, and (ii) the closing of certain transactions as described in Section 3.3(ii) of the Amendment and on Exhibit X.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control (as defined, for the purposes of this Award, in Section 5(d)(iii) of the Employment Agreement) during the term of your employment, any then remaining unvested PSUs shall immediately become vested as provided in the Plan.


Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a termination of your employment with the Company prior to any Performance Vesting Date or the closing of an Acquisition (other than as set forth in the preceding paragraph), your then unvested PSUs as of the Date of Termination shall vest or be forfeited as follows:

 

  1. If termination is upon death or Disability, as defined in Section 5(a)(2) of the Employment Agreement, all of the then remaining unvested PSU’s shall immediately become vested and shall be distributed to you or your estate, as the case may be, in shares of Common Stock thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination.

 

  2. If termination is by the Company without Cause or by you for Good Reason, the portion of the PSUs subject to vesting based on the achievement of annual performance goals pursuant to Section 3.3(i) of the Amendment in the calendar year that the Date of Termination occurs (including, as a result of achieved aggregate growth) shall immediately become vested on the certification of the Compensation Committee promptly after the Date of Termination based on the achievement of the performance goals for such calendar year calculated through the Date of Termination (with the Date of Termination being deemed to be the end of a Performance Period for purposes of the calculations set forth on Exhibit X, based upon the absolute performance goals for the year of termination after adjustment by the Compensation Committee of such performance goals to take into account the shortened performance period resulting from termination of your employment (the “Adjusted Absolute Goals”)) and such PSU’s shall be distributed in shares of Common Stock to you as provided in, and subject to, Section 9 of the Employment Agreement and Section 3.3(iii) of the Amendment. After giving effect to the foregoing, any portion of the PSUs that remain unvested on the certification following the Date of Termination shall be forfeited as of the Date of Termination, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee as set forth in Section 12(d)(4) of the Plan.

 

  3. If termination is by the Company without Cause or by you for Good Reason, and if the Company has not closed two Acquisitions during the Extension Term and prior to such termination, a portion of the PSUs subject to vesting based upon the closing of Acquisitions pursuant to Section 3.3(ii) of the Amendment shall vest in an amount determined as follows: (i) if no Acquisitions have previously closed during the Extension Term, 22,222 PSUs will vest upon the Date of Termination; (ii) if one (1) Acquisition has previously closed during the Extension Term, an additional 11,111 PSUs will vest upon the Date of Termination (for a total of 22,222 PSUs); and (iii) if two (2) Acquisitions have previously closed during the Extension Term, no additional PSUs will vest upon the Date of Termination.

 

  4. If termination is by the Company for Cause or by you without Good Reason, you shall be entitled to retain any PSUs that vested prior to the Date of Termination, and the then unvested PSUs shall be forfeited, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee as set forth in Section 12(b)(ii) of the Plan.


Payment

Other than as provided in the immediately preceding clauses 1, 2 and 3 as to conditions and timing of distributions of Common Stock with respect to PSUs vesting as a result of a termination of your employment and Section 9 of the Employment Agreement with regard to equity distributed as a result of your incurring a Separation from Service as an employee of the Company, any vested portion of the PSUs shall be distributed to you in shares of Common Stock in the year following the year of each applicable Performance Vesting Date following the Compensation Committee’s certification of the level of attainment of the annual performance goals and/or closing of Acquisitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Employment Agreement or the Amendment and without limitation of the second paragraph of the Section hereof entitled “Vesting”, except as to Section 9 of the Employment Agreement, all vested PSUs (including those vested in connection with a Change in Control) shall be distributed to you in shares of Common Stock simultaneous with the occurrence of a Change in Control.

 

Dividends    With respect to the PSUs, you will have the right to receive dividend equivalents (in cash or in kind, as the case may be) in respect of any dividend distributed to holders of Common Stock of record on and after the Date of Award; provided, that any such dividend equivalents shall be subject to the same restrictions as the PSUs with regard to which they are issued, including, without limitation, as to vesting (including accelerated vesting) and time of distribution. All such withheld dividends shall not earn interest, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator. You will not receive withheld dividends on any PSUs which are forfeited and all such dividends shall be forfeited along with the PSUs which are forfeited.
Tax Withholding    The Company shall have the right to withhold from your compensation an amount sufficient to fulfill its or its Affiliate’s obligations for any applicable withholding and employment taxes. Alternatively, the Company may require you to pay to the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company is required to withhold with respect to the Shares, or, in lieu thereof, to retain or sell without notice a sufficient number of Shares to cover the amount required to be withheld. The Company may withhold from any cash dividends paid with respect to PSUs an amount sufficient to cover taxes owed, if any, as a result of the dividend payment. The Company’s method of satisfying its withholding obligations shall be solely in the discretion of the Administrator, subject to applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws. The Company shall have a lien and security interest in the Shares and any accumulated dividends to secure your obligations hereunder.


Tax Representations   

You hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

(a) You have reviewed with your own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. You are relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its employees or agents.

 

(b) You understand that you (and not the Company) shall be responsible for your own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Securities Law

Representations

  

The following two paragraphs shall be applicable if, on the date of issuance of the Shares, no registration statement and current prospectus under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), covers the issuance by the Company to you of Shares, and shall continue to be applicable for so long as such registration has not occurred and such current prospectus is not available:

 

(a) You hereby agree, warrant and represent that you will acquire the Shares to be issued hereunder for your own account for investment purposes only, and not with a view to, or in connection with, any resale or other distribution of any of such shares, except as hereafter permitted. You further agree that you will not at any time make any offer, sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of such Shares to be issued hereunder without an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company to the effect that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration. You agree to execute such instruments, representations, acknowledgments and agreements as the Company may, in its sole discretion, deem advisable to avoid any violation of federal, state, local or foreign law, rule or regulation, or any securities exchange rule or listing agreement.

 

(b) The certificates for Shares to be issued to you hereunder shall bear the following legend:

 

“The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under applicable state securities laws. The shares have been acquired for investment and may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under any applicable state securities laws or an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company that the proposed transaction will be exempt from such registration.”


Stock Dividend, Stock Split and Similar Capital C hanges    In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, transfer of assets, reorganization, conversion or what the Administrator deems in its sole discretion to be similar circumstances, the number and kind of Units and shares subject to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted in a manner to be determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive in the absence of clear and convincing evidence of bad faith. Any Units or shares of Common Stock or other securities received, as a result of the foregoing, by you with respect to the PSUs shall be subject to the same restrictions as the PSUs, the certificate or other instruments evidencing such shares of Common Stock or other securities shall be legended as provided above with respect to the PSUs, and any cash dividends received with respect to such Units shall be subject to the same restrictions as dividend equivalents with respect to the PSUs.
Non-Transferability    Unvested PSUs are not transferable.
No Effect on Employment    Nothing herein guarantees you employment for any specified period of time. This means that, except as provided in the Employment Agreement and the Amendment, either you or the Company or any of its Affiliates may terminate your employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause, or for no reason. You recognize that, for instance, you may terminate your employment or the Company or any of its Affiliates may terminate your employment prior to the date on which your Units become vested.
No Effect on Corporate Authority    You understand and agree that the existence of this Agreement will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or other stocks with preferences ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the common shares or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
Arbitration    Any dispute or disagreement between you and the Company with respect to any portion of this Agreement or its validity, construction, meaning, performance or your rights hereunder shall, unless the Company in its sole discretion determines otherwise, be settled by arbitration at a location designated by the Company, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or its successor, as amended from time to time, and to the extent provided therein Section 3.3 of the Amendment and Exhibit X. However, prior to


   submission to arbitration you will attempt to resolve any disputes or disagreements with the Company over this Agreement amicably and informally, in good faith, for a period not to exceed two weeks. Thereafter, the disputes or disagreements will be submitted to arbitration. At any time prior to a decision from the arbitrator(s) being rendered, you and the Company may resolve the dispute by settlement. You and the Company shall equally share the costs charged by the American Arbitration Association or its successor, but you and the Company shall otherwise be solely responsible for your own respective counsel fees and expenses. The decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be made in writing, setting forth the award, the reasons for the decision and the award and shall be binding and conclusive on you and the Company. Further, neither you nor the Company shall appeal any such award. Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction may be entered upon the award and may be enforced as such in accordance with the provisions of the award.
Governing Law    The laws of the State of Delaware will govern all matters relating to this Agreement, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
Notices    Any notice you give to the Company must be in writing and either hand-delivered or mailed to the executive office of the Company. If mailed, it should be addressed to the Secretary or General Counsel of the Company. Any notice given to you will be addressed to you at your address as reflected on the personnel records of the Company. You and the Company may change the address for notice by like notice to the other. Notice will be deemed to have been duly delivered when hand-delivered or, if mailed, on the day such notice is postmarked.
Agreement Subject to Plan; Entire Agreement    This Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the Plan in effect on the date hereof, subject to “Conflicting Terms” below, which terms are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the Company and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and no amendment, supplement or waiver of this Agreement, in whole or in part, shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President or other signatory authorized by the Board or the Compensation Committee.
Conflicting Terms    Wherever a conflict may arise between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan in effect on the date hereof, the terms of the Plan will control.


Please sign the Acknowledgement attached to this Performance Stock Unit Agreement and return it to the Company’s Secretary, thereby indicating your understanding of and agreement with its terms and conditions.

 

ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC.
By:    /s/ Neil Cole
  Name: Neil Cole
  Title: Chief Executive Officer


ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the Plan. I hereby represent that I have read and understood the terms and conditions of the Plan and of this Performance Stock Unit Agreement. I hereby signify my understanding of, and my agreement with, the terms and conditions of the Plan and of this Performance Stock Unit Agreement. I agree to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator concerning any questions arising under the Plan with respect to this Performance Stock Unit Agreement. I accept this Performance Stock Unit Agreement in full satisfaction of any previous written or oral promise made to me by the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to PSUs.

Date: February 15, 2013

 

/s/ David Blumberg
David Blumberg