Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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Item
9.01
|
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
|
Item
5.02
|
Departure of Directors
or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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10.1
|
Amendment
No. 2 to the Burlington Coat Factory Holdings, Inc. 2006 Management
Incentive Plan dated as of March 19,
2009
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10.2
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and
Employees
with Employment Agreements
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10.3
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and Employees without Employment
Agreements
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10.4
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and Employees
with
Employment Agreements
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10.5
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and Employees
without
Employment Agreements
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10.6
|
Form
of Initial Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees with Employment
Agreements
|
10.7
|
Form
of Initial Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees without Employment
Agreements
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10.8
|
Form
of Subsequent Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees with Employment
Agreements
|
10.9
|
Form
of Subsequent Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees without Employment
Agreements
|
BURLINGTON
COAT FACTORY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, INC.
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/s/ Paul
C. Tang
|
Paul
C. Tang
Executive Vice
President
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Date:
April 30, 2009
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10.1
|
Amendment
No. 2 to the Burlington Coat Factory Holdings, Inc. 2006 Management
Incentive Plan dated as of March 19,
2009
|
10.2
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and
Employees
with Employment Agreements
|
10.3
|
Form
of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and Employees without Employment
Agreements
|
10.4
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and Employees
with
Employment Agreements
|
10.5
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings, Inc. and Employees
without
Employment Agreements
|
10.6
|
Form
of Initial Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees with Employment
Agreements
|
10.7
|
Form
of Initial Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees without Employment
Agreements
|
10.8
|
Form
of Subsequent Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees with Employment
Agreements
|
10.9
|
Form
of Subsequent Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
Burlington Coat Factory
Holdings,
Inc. and Employees without Employment
Agreements
|
1.
|
All
defined terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to
them under the Plan.
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2.
|
The
first sentence of Section 4(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced
by the following:
|
(a)
|
[«Tranch1»]
Units at $90 per Unit (the “Tranche 1 Options”);
and
|
(b)
|
[«Tranch2»]
Units at $180 per Unit (the “Tranche 2 Options” and together with the
Tranche 1 Options, the “Options”).
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(a)
|
Vesting of
Units
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the
Options shall vest according to the following
schedule:
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(i)
|
40%
on second anniversary of the Grant
Date;
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(ii)
|
20%
on third anniversary of the Grant
Date;
|
(iii)
|
20%
on fourth anniversary of the Grant Date;
and
|
(iv)
|
20%
on the fifth anniversary of the Grant
Date.
|
(b)
|
Exercisability of
Option
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Options may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time following such time as such
Option vests. The latest date on which an Option may be
exercised (the “Final Exercise Date”) is the date which is the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the Option may only be
exercised for whole Units and not any individual component shares
thereof.
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(a)
|
Options
that have not vested will terminate
immediately.
|
(b)
|
Units
that were issued upon an exercise of the Option (including Units issued
upon exercise of Options contemplated by clause (c) below) will be subject
to the call options described in Sections 5 of the Stockholders
Agreement.
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(c)
|
Subject
to the terms of Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan, the vested Options will
remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the
period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon
terminate.
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The
Company:
|
BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY
HOLDINGS, INC.
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(a)
|
[«Tranch1»]
Units at $90 per Unit (the “Tranche 1 Options”);
and
|
(b)
|
[«Tranch2»]
Units at $180 per Unit (the “Tranche 2 Options” and together with the
Tranche 1 Options, the “Options”).
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(a)
|
Vesting of
Units
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the
Options shall vest according to the following
schedule:
|
(i)
|
40%
on second anniversary of the Grant
Date;
|
(ii)
|
20%
on third anniversary of the Grant
Date;
|
(iii)
|
20%
on fourth anniversary of the Grant Date;
and
|
(iv)
|
20%
on the fifth anniversary of the Grant
Date.
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(b)
|
Exercisability of
Option
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Options may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time following such time as such
Option vests. The latest date on which an Option may be
exercised (the “Final Exercise Date”) is the date which is the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the Option may only be
exercised for whole Units and not any individual component shares
thereof.
|
(a)
|
Options
that have not vested will terminate
immediately.
|
(b)
|
Units
that were issued upon an exercise of the Option (including Units issued
upon exercise of Options contemplated by clause (c) below) will be subject
to the call options described in Sections 5 of the Stockholders
Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Subject
to the terms of Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan, the vested Options will
remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the
period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon
terminate.
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(a)
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In
further consideration of the Award granted to Employee hereunder, Employee
acknowledges and agrees that during the course of Employee’s employment
with the Company and its subsidiaries Employee shall become familiar, and
during Employee’s employment with the predecessors of the Company and its
subsidiaries, Employee has become familiar, with the Company’s trade
secrets and with other confidential information and that Employee’s
services have been and shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value
to the Company and its subsidiaries, and therefore, Employee agrees that,
during his or her employment with the Company and, if the Employee
terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason, for a
period of one year thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”), Employee shall
not directly or indirectly (whether as an owner, partner, shareholder,
agent, officer, director, employee, independent contractor, consultant or
otherwise) own any interest in, operate, invest in, manage, control,
participate in, consult with, render services for (alone or in association
with any person or entity), in any manner engage in any business activity
on behalf of a Competing Business within any geographical area in which
the Company or its subsidiaries currently operates or plans to
operate. Nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from being a
passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of
a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as Employee has no active
participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes
of this paragraph, “Competing Business” means each of the following
entities, together with their respective subsidiaries and affiliates: TJ
Maxx, Marshall’s, Ross Stores, Steinmart, Century 21, Forman Mills,
Schottenstein Stores and Daffy
Dan’s.
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(b)
|
During
the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, and
shall ensure that any person or entity controlled by Employee does not,
(i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any
subsidiary to leave the employ of the Company or such subsidiary, or in
any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any
subsidiary and any employee thereof, (ii) hire, directly or through
another person, any person (whether or not solicited) who was an Employee
of the Company or any subsidiary at any time within the one year period
before Employee’s termination from employment, (iii) induce or
attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, franchisee
or other business relation of the Company or any subsidiary to cease doing
business with the Company or such subsidiary, assist any Competing
Business or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such
customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or any
subsidiary (Employee understands that any person or entity that Employee
contacted during the one year period prior to the date of Employee’s
termination of employment for the purpose of soliciting sales from such
person or entity shall be regarded as a “potential customer” of the
Company and its subsidiaries as to whom the Company has a protectible
proprietary interest) or (iv) make or solicit or encourage others to
make or solicit directly or indirectly any defamatory statement or
communication about the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
respective businesses, products, services or activities (it being
understood that such restriction shall not prohibit truthful testimony
compelled by valid legal process).
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(a)
|
Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company entered into this Agreement in
reliance on the provisions of Section
11
and the enforcement of this
Agreement is necessary to ensure the preservation, protection and
continuity of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and other
Confidential Information and goodwill of the Company and its subsidiaries
to the extent and for the periods of time expressly agreed to
herein. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has carefully
read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints
imposed upon Employee by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to their
necessity for the reasonable and proper protection of confidential and
proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries now existing
or to be developed in the future. Employee expressly
acknowledges and agrees that each and every restraint imposed by this
Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and
geographical area.
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(b)
|
Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary herein, the Company or its subsidiaries may
pursue, at its discretion, enforcement of Section 11 in any court of
competent jurisdiction (each, a
“Court”).
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(c)
|
Whenever
possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement
shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein. More specifically, if any Court determines that any of
the covenants set forth in Section
11
are overbroad or unreasonable
under applicable law in duration, geographical area or scope, the parties
to this Agreement specifically agree and authorize such Court to rewrite
this Agreement to reflect the maximum duration, geographical area and/or
scope permitted under applicable
law.
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(d)
|
Because
Employee’s services are unique and because Employee has intimate knowledge
of and access to confidential information and work product, the parties
hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any
breach of Section
11
, and any
breach of the terms of Section 11 would result in irreparable injury and
damage to the Company and its subsidiaries for which the Company and its
subsidiaries would have no adequate remedy at law. Therefore,
in the event of a breach or threatened breach of Section 11, the Company
or its successors or assigns, in addition to any other rights and remedies
existing in their favor at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific
performance and/or immediate injunctive or other equitable relief from a
Court in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions
hereof (without posting a bond or other security), without having to prove
damages. The terms of this Section
12
shall not prevent the Company or
any of its subsidiaries from pursuing any other available remedies for any
breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including the recovery of
damages from Employee.
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The
Company:
|
BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY
HOLDINGS, INC.
|
1.
|
Restricted Stock
Award
. The Company hereby grants to the Participant,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth or incorporated herein, an
Award consisting of a total of
[_]
shares of Class A
Common and
[_]
shares of Class L Common, subject to adjustment under the Plan (the
“Shares”). For the purposes hereof, each Nine (9) shares of
Class A Common Stock and One (1) share of Class L Common Stock shall
constitute a “Unit.” Upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company will, subject to Section
6
below, issue to the Participant the
Shares granted hereunder, and such Shares shall constitute Restricted
Stock pursuant to the Plan.
|
2.
|
Effect of the
Plan
. The Award granted under this Agreement is subject
to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated by
reference and made a part of this Agreement. The Participant
will abide by, and the Award granted to the Participant will be subject
to, all of the provisions of the Plan and of this Agreement, together with
all rules and determinations from time to time issued by the Committee
established to administer the Plan.
|
3.
|
Restriction
Period
. The restriction period applicable to the Award
granted hereunder is as follows:
|
(a)
|
All
Shares shall be unvested at issuance. Subject to Section 3(b)
below, (i) 50% of the Shares shall vest on the second anniversary date of
this Agreement
(or the following
business day if such date is not a business day) if the Participant
remains continuously employed by the Company on such date and (ii) 50% of
the Shares shall vest on the third anniversary date of this Agreement
(or the following
business day if such date is not a business day) if the Participant
remains continuously employed by the Company on such date;
provided
, that
100% of the Shares shall vest if Participant’s employment is earlier
terminated as a result of the Participant’s death or
Disability.
|
(b)
|
Following
a “Change of Control” (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement”), vesting
of unvested Shares shall not accelerate by reason of such Change of
Control; provided, however, that 100% of the Shares shall vest if,
following a Change of Control, the employment of the Participant is
terminated by the Company or by the Subsidiary without Cause, or the
Participant resigns with Good
Reason.
|
(c)
|
All
unvested Shares shall automatically be forfeited (and shall not vest) if
the Participant’s employment with the Company shall terminate for any
reason (other than as provided in Section 3(b) above in the case of
termination by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good
Reason following a Change in Control) prior to the earlier of the date on
which they otherwise would have vested pursuant to Section 3(a)
above.
|
(d)
|
All
vested Shares shall be subject to the call options described in Section 5
of the Stockholders Agreement.
|
(e)
|
Participant
shall be entitled to receipt of all dividends paid by the Company on its
Shares, as and when such dividends are declared and paid to holders of
Shares; provided, any dividends on unvested Shares shall be held and paid
to Participant within 10 days after the vesting of such Shares after
becoming vested.
|
4.
|
Stockholders
Agreement
. As a condition to the issuance of any Shares
hereunder, Participant shall agree in writing (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company) to become a party to, and be bound
by, the terms of the Stockholders
Agreement.
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5.
|
Withholding
Taxes
. The Administrator may make such provision for any
applicable federal or state the withholding obligations of the Company
pursuant to Section 6(a)(4) of the Plan. In addition, at least
sixty (60) days prior to the time of vesting of any Units granted under
this Agreement, the Company will give notice thereof to the
Participant. Participant shall deliver to the Company an amount
in cash sufficient to satisfy all United States federal, state and local
and non-United States tax of any kind (including Participant’s FICA and
SDI obligations) which the Board, in its sole discretion, deems necessary
to be withheld or remitted with respect to the Units in order to comply
with the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and/or any other
applicable law, rule or regulation (the “Minimum Withholding
Tax”). Alternatively, at the Participant’s election,
exercisable on or before ten (10) days prior to the date of vesting of
such Units, the Company shall have the right and power to deduct or
withhold a number of Units having a fair market value (as determined by
the Board of Directors of the Company as of the date of vesting thereof)
equal to the Minimum Withholding Tax plus any additional tax due with
respect to the Units becoming vested (up to a maximum of forty percent
(40%) aggregate tax); provided, however, that such option to shall be
deemed to have been exercised in the case of accelerated vesting pursuant
to Section 3(a) in the case of Participant’s death or Disability or
pursuant to Section 3(b) in the case of termination of Participant’s
employment by the Company or the Subsidiary or by the Participant for Good
Reason following a Change of Control. Participant shall remain
responsible for the payment of any remaining taxes payable on account of
the vesting of Units.
|
6.
|
Delivery of
Stock
. Certificates representing Shares granted pursuant
to this Agreement will be held in escrow by the Company on the
Participant’s behalf during any period of restriction thereon
and will bear an
appropriate legend specifying the applicable restrictions
thereon. Whenever Shares subject to the Award are released from
restriction, the Company shall
issue a
certificate to Participant for such unrestricted Shares. The
Company shall follow all requisite procedures to deliver such certificate
to Participant; provided, however, that such delivery may be postponed to
enable the Company to comply with applicable procedures, regulations or
listing requirements of any governmental agency, stock exchange or
regulatory agency.
|
7.
|
Transferability of
Award
. This Award may only be transferred by will, and
by the laws of descent and distribution (and in connection therewith, such
transferees must agree in writing (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company) to become a party to, and be bound by, the
Stockholders Agreement). The terms of this Award, including the
restriction and vesting provisions set forth in Section
3
, shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the
Participant.
|
8.
|
Adjustment Upon
Changes in Shares
. In the event of a change in the
Company’s capital structure, the adjustments provided for in Section 7(b)
of the Plan shall be made to the number of Shares subject to the Award
hereunder.
|
9.
|
Section 83(b)
Election
. Participant agrees to inform the Company
promptly, and provide a copy of the election filed by the Participant with
the Internal Revenue Service, if the Participant makes an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code to treat any portion of this Award as taxable
compensation prior to the time the restrictions are removed from the
Shares subject to this Award.
|
10.
|
Amendments;
Termination of Plan
. The Administrator may amend this
Award or terminate the Plan in accordance with Section 9 of the
Plan.
|
11.
|
Interpretation
. Any
dispute regarding the interpretation of this Award shall be submitted by
Participant or the Company to the Administrator, which shall review such
dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by
the Administrator shall be final and binding on the Company and on the
Participant.
|
12.
|
Notices
. All
notices to the Company must be in writing, addressed and delivered or
mailed to 1839 Route 130, Burlington, NJ 08016, Attention: General
Counsel, with copies, which shall not constitute notice, to Bain Capital
Partners, LLC, 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02199,
Attention: Jordan Hitch, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 153 East 53
rd
Street, New York, New York, 10022, Attention: Josh Korff,
Esq. All notices to the Participant must be in writing
addressed and delivered or mailed to him at the address shown on the
records of the Company.
|
13.
|
Governing
Law
. This Agreement, and all determinations made and
actions taken pursuant thereto, shall be governed under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
|
14.
|
Severability
. If
any part of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, such part shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
invalidity or unenforceability, without affecting the remaining portions
hereof.
|
BURLINGTON
COAT FACTORY HOLDINGS, INC.
|
||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
|
1.
|
Restricted Stock
Award
. The Company hereby grants to the Participant,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth or incorporated herein, an
Award consisting of a total of
[_]
shares of Class A
Common and
[_]
shares of Class L Common, subject to adjustment under the Plan (the
“Shares”). For the purposes hereof, each Nine (9) shares of
Class A Common Stock and One (1) share of Class L Common Stock shall
constitute a “Unit.” Upon the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company will, subject to Section
6
below, issue to the Participant the
Shares granted hereunder, and such Shares shall constitute Restricted
Stock pursuant to the Plan.
|
2.
|
Effect of the
Plan
. The Award granted under this Agreement is subject
to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated by
reference and made a part of this Agreement. The Participant
will abide by, and the Award granted to the Participant will be subject
to, all of the provisions of the Plan and of this Agreement, together with
all rules and determinations from time to time issued by the Committee
established to administer the Plan.
|
3.
|
Restriction
Period
. The restriction period applicable to the Award
granted hereunder is as follows:
|
(a)
|
All
Shares shall be unvested at issuance. Subject to Section 3(b)
below, (i) 50% of the Shares shall vest on the second anniversary date of
this Agreement
(or the following
business day if such date is not a business day) if the Participant
remains continuously employed by the Company on such date and (ii) 50% of
the Shares shall vest on the third anniversary date of this Agreement
(or the following
business day if such date is not a business day) if the Participant
remains continuously employed by the Company on such date;
provided
, that
100% of the Shares shall vest if Participant’s employment is earlier
terminated as a result of the Participant’s death or
Disability.
|
(b)
|
All
unvested Shares shall automatically be forfeited (and shall not vest) if
the Participant’s employment with the Company shall terminate for any
reason prior to the date on which they otherwise would have vested
pursuant to Section 3(a) above.
|
(c)
|
All
vested Shares shall be subject to the call options described in Section 5
of the Stockholders Agreement.
|
(d)
|
Participant
shall be entitled to receipt of all dividends paid by the Company on its
Shares, as and when such dividends are declared and paid to holders of
Shares; provided, any dividends on unvested Shares shall be held and paid
to Participant within 10 days after the vesting of such Shares after
becoming vested.
|
4.
|
Stockholders
Agreement
. As a condition to the issuance of any Shares
hereunder, Participant shall agree in writing (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company) to become a party to, and be bound
by, the terms of the Stockholders
Agreement.
|
5.
|
Withholding
Taxes
. The Administrator may make such provision for any
applicable federal or state the withholding obligations of the Company
pursuant to Section 6(a)(4) of the Plan. In addition, at least
sixty (60) days prior to the time of vesting of any Units granted under
this Agreement, the Company will give notice thereof to the
Participant. Participant shall deliver to the Company an amount
in cash sufficient to satisfy all United States federal, state and local
and non-United States tax of any kind (including Participant’s FICA and
SDI obligations) which the Board, in its sole discretion, deems necessary
to be withheld or remitted with respect to the Units in order to comply
with the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and/or any other
applicable law, rule or regulation (the “Minimum Withholding
Tax”). Alternatively, at the Participant’s election,
exercisable on or before ten (10) days prior to the date of vesting of
such Units, the Company shall have the power and right to deduct or
withhold a number of Units having a fair market value (as determined by
the Board of Directors of the Company as of the date of vesting thereof)
equal to the Minimum Withholding Tax plus any additional tax due with
respect to the Units becoming vested (up to a maximum forty percent
aggregate tax); provided, however, that such option shall be deemed to
have been exercised in the case of accelerated vesting pursuant to Section
3(a) in the case of Participant’s death or
Disability. Participant shall remain responsible for the
payment of any remaining taxes payable on account of the vesting of
Units.
|
6.
|
Delivery of
Stock
. Certificates representing Shares granted pursuant
to this Agreement will be held in escrow by the Company on the
Participant’s behalf during any period of restriction thereon
and will bear an
appropriate legend specifying the applicable restrictions
thereon. Whenever Shares subject to the Award are released from
restriction, the Company shall
issue a
certificate to Participant for such unrestricted Shares. The
Company shall follow all requisite procedures to deliver such certificate
to Participant; provided, however, that such delivery may be postponed to
enable the Company to comply with applicable procedures, regulations or
listing requirements of any governmental agency, stock exchange or
regulatory agency.
|
7.
|
Transferability of
Award
. This Award may only be transferred by will, and
by the laws of descent and distribution (and in connection therewith, such
transferees must agree in writing (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company) to become a party to, and be bound by, the
Stockholders Agreement). The terms of this Award, including the
restriction and vesting provisions set forth in Section
3
, shall be binding upon the
executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the
Participant.
|
8.
|
Adjustment Upon
Changes in Shares
. In the event of a change in the
Company’s capital structure, the adjustments provided for in Section 7(b)
of the Plan shall be made to the number of Shares subject to the Award
hereunder.
|
9.
|
Section 83(b)
Election
. Participant agrees to inform the Company
promptly, and provide a copy of the election filed by the Participant with
the Internal Revenue Service, if the Participant makes an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code to treat any portion of this Award as taxable
compensation prior to the time the restrictions are removed from the
Shares subject to this Award.
|
10.
|
Amendments;
Termination of Plan
. The Administrator may amend this
Award or terminate the Plan in accordance with Section 9 of the
Plan.
|
11.
|
Interpretation
. Any
dispute regarding the interpretation of this Award shall be submitted by
Participant or the Company to the Administrator, which shall review such
dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by
the Administrator shall be final and binding on the Company and on the
Participant.
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12.
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Notices
. All
notices to the Company must be in writing, addressed and delivered or
mailed to 1839 Route 130, Burlington, NJ 08016, Attention: General
Counsel, with copies, which shall not constitute notice, to Bain Capital
Partners, LLC, 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02199,
Attention: Jordan Hitch, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 153 East 53
rd
Street, New York, New York, 10022, Attention: Josh Korff,
Esq. All notices to the Participant must be in writing
addressed and delivered or mailed to him at the address shown on the
records of the Company.
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13.
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Governing
Law
. This Agreement, and all determinations made and
actions taken pursuant thereto, shall be governed under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
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14.
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Severability
. If
any part of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or
unenforceable, such part shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
invalidity or unenforceability, without affecting the remaining portions
hereof.
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BURLINGTON
COAT FACTORY HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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(a)
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[«newTranche3»]
Units at $90 per Unit (the “New Tranche 3 Options” and together with the
Tranche 1 Options and Tranche 2 Options under the Original Agreement, the
“Options”).
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(a)
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Vesting of
Units
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the New
Tranche 3 Options shall vest according to the following
schedule:
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(i)
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40%
on second anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
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(ii)
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20%
on third anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
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(iii)
|
20%
on fourth anniversary of the New Grant Date;
and
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(iv)
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20%
on the fifth anniversary of the New Grant
Date.
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(b)
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Exercisability of
Option
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Options may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time following such time as such
Option vests. The latest date on which an Option may be
exercised (the “Final Exercise Date”) is the date which is the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the Option may only be
exercised for whole Units and not any individual component shares
thereof.
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(a)
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Options
that have not vested will terminate
immediately.
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(b)
|
Units
that were issued upon an exercise of the Option (including Units issued
upon exercise of Options contemplated by clause (c) below) will be subject
to the call options described in Sections 5 of the Stockholders
Agreement.
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(c)
|
Subject
to the terms of Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan, the vested Options will
remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the
period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon
terminate.
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The
Company:
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BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY
HOLDINGS, INC.
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(a)
|
[«newTranche3»]
Units at $90 per Unit (the “New Tranche 3 Options” and together with the
Tranche 1 Options and Tranche 2 Options under the Original Agreement, the
“Options”).
|
(a)
|
Vesting of
Units
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the New
Tranche 3 Options shall vest according to the following
schedule:
|
(i)
|
40%
on second anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
|
(ii)
|
20%
on third anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
|
(iii)
|
20%
on fourth anniversary of the New Grant Date;
and
|
(iv)
|
20%
on the fifth anniversary of the New Grant
Date.
|
(b)
|
Exercisability of
Option
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Options may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time following such time as such
Option vests. The latest date on which an Option may be
exercised (the “Final Exercise Date”) is the date which is the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the Option may only be
exercised for whole Units and not any individual component shares
thereof.
|
(a)
|
Options
that have not vested will terminate
immediately.
|
(b)
|
Units
that were issued upon an exercise of the Option (including Units issued
upon exercise of Options contemplated by clause (c) below) will be subject
to the call options described in Sections 5 of the Stockholders
Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Subject
to the terms of Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan, the vested Options will
remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the
period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon
terminate.
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(a)
|
In
further consideration of the Award granted to Employee hereunder, Employee
acknowledges and agrees that during the course of Employee’s employment
with the Company and its subsidiaries Employee shall become familiar, and
during Employee’s employment with the predecessors of the Company and its
subsidiaries, Employee has become familiar, with the Company’s trade
secrets and with other confidential information and that Employee’s
services have been and shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value
to the Company and its subsidiaries, and therefore, Employee agrees that,
during his or her employment with the Company and, if the Employee
terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason, for a
period of one year thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”), Employee shall
not directly or indirectly (whether as an owner, partner, shareholder,
agent, officer, director, employee, independent contractor, consultant or
otherwise) own any interest in, operate, invest in, manage, control,
participate in, consult with, render services for (alone or in association
with any person or entity), in any manner engage in any business activity
on behalf of a Competing Business within any geographical area in which
the Company or its subsidiaries currently operates or plans to
operate. Nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from being a
passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of
a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as Employee has no active
participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes
of this paragraph, “Competing Business” means each of the following
entities, together with their respective subsidiaries and affiliates: TJ
Maxx, Marshall’s, Ross Stores, Steinmart, Century 21, Forman Mills,
Schottenstein Stores and Daffy
Dan’s.
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(b)
|
During
the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, and
shall ensure that any person or entity controlled by Employee does not,
(i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any
subsidiary to leave the employ of the Company or such subsidiary, or in
any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any
subsidiary and any employee thereof, (ii) hire, directly or through
another person, any person (whether or not solicited) who was an Employee
of the Company or any subsidiary at any time within the one year period
before Employee’s termination from employment, (iii) induce or
attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, franchisee
or other business relation of the Company or any subsidiary to cease doing
business with the Company or such subsidiary, assist any Competing
Business or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such
customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or any
subsidiary (Employee understands that any person or entity that Employee
contacted during the one year period prior to the date of Employee’s
termination of employment for the purpose of soliciting sales from such
person or entity shall be regarded as a “potential customer” of the
Company and its subsidiaries as to whom the Company has a protectible
proprietary interest) or (iv) make or solicit or encourage others to
make or solicit directly or indirectly any defamatory statement or
communication about the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
respective businesses, products, services or activities (it being
understood that such restriction shall not prohibit truthful testimony
compelled by valid legal process).
|
(a)
|
Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company entered into this Agreement in
reliance on the provisions of Section
11
and
the enforcement of this Agreement is necessary to ensure the preservation,
protection and continuity of the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries and other Confidential Information and goodwill of the
Company and its subsidiaries to the extent and for the periods of time
expressly agreed to herein. Employee acknowledges and agrees
that he has carefully read this Agreement and has given careful
consideration to the restraints imposed upon Employee by this Agreement,
and is in full accord as to their necessity for the reasonable and proper
protection of confidential and proprietary information of the Company and
its subsidiaries now existing or to be developed in the
future. Employee expressly acknowledges and agrees that each
and every restraint imposed by this Agreement is reasonable with respect
to subject matter, time period and geographical
area.
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(b)
|
Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary herein, the Company or its subsidiaries may
pursue, at its discretion, enforcement of Section 11 in any court of
competent jurisdiction (each, a
“Court”).
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(c)
|
Whenever
possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement
shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein. More specifically, if any Court determines that any of
the covenants set forth in Section
11
are
overbroad or unreasonable under applicable law in duration, geographical
area or scope, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree and
authorize such Court to rewrite this Agreement to reflect the maximum
duration, geographical area and/or scope permitted under applicable
law.
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(d)
|
Because
Employee’s services are unique and because Employee has intimate knowledge
of and access to confidential information and work product, the parties
hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any
breach of Section
11
, and any breach of the
terms of Section 11 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the
Company and its subsidiaries for which the Company and its subsidiaries
would have no adequate remedy at law. Therefore, in the event
of a breach or threatened breach of Section 11, the Company or its
successors or assigns, in addition to any other rights and remedies
existing in their favor at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific
performance and/or immediate injunctive or other equitable relief from a
Court in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions
hereof (without posting a bond or other security), without having to prove
damages. The terms of this Section
12
shall not prevent the Company or any of its
subsidiaries from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or
threatened breach of this Agreement, including the recovery of damages
from Employee.
|
The
Company:
|
BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY
HOLDINGS, INC.
|
(a)
|
[«newTranche3»]
Units at $90 per Unit (the “New Tranche 3 Options” and together with the
Tranche 1 Options and Tranche 2 Options under the Original Agreement, the
“Options”).
|
(a)
|
Vesting of
Units
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the New
Tranche 3 Options shall vest according to the following
schedule:
|
(i)
|
40%
on second anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
|
(ii)
|
20%
on third anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
|
(iii)
|
20%
on fourth anniversary of the New Grant Date;
and
|
(iv)
|
20%
on the fifth anniversary of the New Grant
Date.
|
(b)
|
Exercisability of
Option
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Options may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time following such time as such
Option vests. The latest date on which an Option may be
exercised (the “Final Exercise Date”) is the date which is the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the Option may only be
exercised for whole Units and not any individual component shares
thereof.
|
(a)
|
Options
that have not vested will terminate
immediately.
|
(b)
|
Units
that were issued upon an exercise of the Option (including Units issued
upon exercise of Options contemplated by clause (c) below) will be subject
to the call options described in Sections 5 of the Stockholders
Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Subject
to the terms of Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan, the vested Options will
remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the
period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon
terminate.
|
The
Company:
|
BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY
HOLDINGS, INC.
|
(a)
|
[«newTranche3»]
Units at $90 per Unit (the “New Tranche 3 Options” and together with the
Tranche 1 Options and Tranche 2 Options under the Original Agreement, the
“Options”).
|
(a)
|
Vesting of
Units
. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the New
Tranche 3 Options shall vest according to the following
schedule:
|
(i)
|
40%
on second anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
|
(ii)
|
20%
on third anniversary of the New Grant
Date;
|
(iii)
|
20%
on fourth anniversary of the New Grant Date;
and
|
(iv)
|
20%
on the fifth anniversary of the New Grant
Date.
|
(b)
|
Exercisability of
Option
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Options may
be exercised in whole or in part at any time following such time as such
Option vests. The latest date on which an Option may be
exercised (the “Final Exercise Date”) is the date which is the tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan and this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt the Option may only be
exercised for whole Units and not any individual component shares
thereof.
|
(a)
|
Options
that have not vested will terminate
immediately.
|
(b)
|
Units
that were issued upon an exercise of the Option (including Units issued
upon exercise of Options contemplated by clause (c) below) will be subject
to the call options described in Sections 5 of the Stockholders
Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Subject
to the terms of Section 6(a)(3) of the Plan, the vested Options will
remain exercisable for the shorter of (i) a period of 60 days or (ii) the
period ending on the Final Exercise Date, and will thereupon
terminate.
|
(a)
|
In
further consideration of the Award granted to Employee hereunder, Employee
acknowledges and agrees that during the course of Employee’s employment
with the Company and its subsidiaries Employee shall become familiar, and
during Employee’s employment with the predecessors of the Company and its
subsidiaries, Employee has become familiar, with the Company’s trade
secrets and with other confidential information and that Employee’s
services have been and shall be of special, unique and extraordinary value
to the Company and its subsidiaries, and therefore, Employee agrees that,
during his or her employment with the Company and, if the Employee
terminates his or her employment with the Company for any reason, for a
period of one year thereafter (the “Non-Compete Period”), Employee shall
not directly or indirectly (whether as an owner, partner, shareholder,
agent, officer, director, employee, independent contractor, consultant or
otherwise) own any interest in, operate, invest in, manage, control,
participate in, consult with, render services for (alone or in association
with any person or entity), in any manner engage in any business activity
on behalf of a Competing Business within any geographical area in which
the Company or its subsidiaries currently operates or plans to
operate. Nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from being a
passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of
a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as Employee has no active
participation in the business of such corporation. For purposes
of this paragraph, “Competing Business” means each of the following
entities, together with their respective subsidiaries and affiliates: TJ
Maxx, Marshall’s, Ross Stores, Steinmart, Century 21, Forman Mills,
Schottenstein Stores and Daffy
Dan’s.
|
(b)
|
During
the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, and
shall ensure that any person or entity controlled by Employee does not,
(i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any
subsidiary to leave the employ of the Company or such subsidiary, or in
any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any
subsidiary and any employee thereof, (ii) hire, directly or through
another person, any person (whether or not solicited) who was an Employee
of the Company or any subsidiary at any time within the one year period
before Employee’s termination from employment, (iii) induce or
attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, franchisee
or other business relation of the Company or any subsidiary to cease doing
business with the Company or such subsidiary, assist any Competing
Business or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such
customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and the Company or any
subsidiary (Employee understands that any person or entity that Employee
contacted during the one year period prior to the date of Employee’s
termination of employment for the purpose of soliciting sales from such
person or entity shall be regarded as a “potential customer” of the
Company and its subsidiaries as to whom the Company has a protectible
proprietary interest) or (iv) make or solicit or encourage others to
make or solicit directly or indirectly any defamatory statement or
communication about the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
respective businesses, products, services or activities (it being
understood that such restriction shall not prohibit truthful testimony
compelled by valid legal process).
|
(a)
|
Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company entered into this Agreement in
reliance on the provisions of Section
12
and the enforcement of this
Agreement is necessary to ensure the preservation, protection and
continuity of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and other
Confidential Information and goodwill of the Company and its subsidiaries
to the extent and for the periods of time expressly agreed to
herein. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has carefully
read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints
imposed upon Employee by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to their
necessity for the reasonable and proper protection of confidential and
proprietary information of the Company and its subsidiaries now existing
or to be developed in the future. Employee expressly
acknowledges and agrees that each and every restraint imposed by this
Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and
geographical area.
|
(b)
|
Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary herein, the Company or its subsidiaries may
pursue, at its discretion, enforcement of Section 11 in any court of
competent jurisdiction (each, a
“Court”).
|
(c)
|
Whenever
possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement
shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein. More specifically, if any Court determines that any of
the covenants set forth in Section
12
are overbroad or unreasonable
under applicable law in duration, geographical area or scope, the parties
to this Agreement specifically agree and authorize such Court to rewrite
this Agreement to reflect the maximum duration, geographical area and/or
scope permitted under applicable
law.
|
(d)
|
Because
Employee’s services are unique and because Employee has intimate knowledge
of and access to confidential information and work product, the parties
hereto agree that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any
breach of Section
12
, and any
breach of the terms of Section 11 would result in irreparable injury and
damage to the Company and its subsidiaries for which the Company and its
subsidiaries would have no adequate remedy at law. Therefore,
in the event of a breach or threatened breach of Section 11, the Company
or its successors or assigns, in addition to any other rights and remedies
existing in their favor at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific
performance and/or immediate injunctive or other equitable relief from a
Court in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions
hereof (without posting a bond or other security), without having to prove
damages. The terms of this Section
13
shall not prevent the Company or
any of its subsidiaries from pursuing any other available remedies for any
breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, including the recovery of
damages from Employee.
|
The
Company:
|
BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY
HOLDINGS, INC.
|