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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.5



                           THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.  




June 11, 1997


Mr. Frederik van den Bergh
"Le Biolet"
F-74140 - Loisin
France 




Dear Mr. van den Bergh:

          This letter is intended to fully settle all of our differences arising
out of or relating to your employment with The Coleman Company, Inc. ("Coleman")
and the "Company" (as hereinafter defined) and your separation from such
employment.

          You will continue to serve the Company until your "Severance Date,"
which means June 30, 1997.  On your Severance Date you will, by our mutual
agreement and consent, cease to be an employee, officer and director of the
Company and all affiliated companies.  Certain amounts will become payable to or
in respect of you, and you will be entitled to certain rights and benefits, on
account of your separation from the Company's employ, as described below.

          The term "Severance Period" as used in this Agreement means the period
from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998, or if earlier, the end of the month in
which your death occurs.

          1.   SALARY, SEVERANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION:

               (a)  Through the Severance Date, you will be paid a monthly
                    salary at your current annual rate of $500,000, and you will
                    be entitled to continue to participate in all retirement,
                    health and other fringe benefit plans in which you currently
                    participate on a 

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                    basis equivalent to Company executives of similar stature.

               (b)  You will be paid two severance payments, as follows:  a lump
                    sum payment of $450,000 on July 3, 1997 and a lump sum
                    payment of $100,000 on October 3, 1997.

               (c)  You acknowledge and agree that any bonus to which you might
                    be entitled on account of services after 1996 are adequately
                    reflected in the payments provided for herein and that no
                    bonuses or other incentive or extra compensation is
                    presently owed to you.

               (d)  If you apply for, and are awarded, unemployment compensation
                    benefits during the Severance Period, your compensation
                    specified in Section 1(b) will be reduced by the amount of
                    unemployment compensation you receive.  The decision to
                    apply for state unemployment compensation is your own.

          2.   SPECIAL PAYMENT:

               (a)  Coleman will pay you an additional $66,667 on July 3, 1997
                    if you have not exercised your right to revoke the ADEA
                    Release (as defined herein) as provided in Section 15(b).

               (b)  It is understood that any payment made under Section 2(a)
                    shall be a special inducement to you not to revoke the ADEA
                    release.

          3.   PENSION BENEFITS:

          You agree and acknowledge that you are not entitled to any benefits
under any employee benefit plan of the Company, including but not limited to any
supplemental executive retirement plan or any other pension plan, except as
specifically provided for herein.

          4.   VACATION:

          As soon as practicable after the Severance Date, you will be paid for
two weeks of unused accrued vacation in accordance with the Company's regular
policies.  Except as provided in the preceding sentence, you shall cease to have
any right to any unused accrued vacation and no payment shall be made to you on
account of any such vacation time. 

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          5.   MEDICAL BENEFITS:

               (a)  Through the last day of the Severance Period, you will
                    continue to be eligible to participate in Coleman's medical
                    program available to Coleman's senior-most executives or in
                    a substantially comparable program to be selected by the
                    Company.  You and the Company acknowledge that, after the
                    end of the Severance Period, you will not be eligible to
                    participate in any of Coleman's medical programs, including
                    Coleman's retiree medical programs.
                    
                    If you engage in regular employment after the Severance Date
                    (whether as an executive or as a self-employed person), and
                    you or your spouse are eligible to receive or receive any
                    medical benefits in consideration of such employment,
                    Coleman will be relieved of its obligation under this
                    Section 5 to provide medical benefits.  You will promptly
                    notify Coleman of your employment and eligibility for, or
                    receipt of, medical benefits.
                    
               (b)  After the Severance Date, neither you nor your spouse will
                    be eligible to participate in any Company welfare plans
                    except as provided above, and such coverage shall be in lieu
                    of coverage otherwise available to either you or your spouse
                    under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
                    1985 ("COBRA") or any other applicable continuation of
                    coverage laws.  The benefits provided by this Section 5
                    shall be contingent on the execution by you and your spouse
                    of such acknowledgments of the foregoing, including any
                    waivers of your and your spouse's rights under COBRA, as the
                    Company may reasonably request, including a waiver in the
                    form of Attachment B.

          6.   EQUITY:

               (a)  STOCK OPTIONS. 

                    You will be eligible to exercise the following stock options
                    for 90 days after the Severance Date:  

              -------------------------------------------------------
                              # Vested @ 6/30/97
                               as per Employment
               Grant Date               Agreement       Option Price 
              -------------------------------------------------------
                   5-1-96                  23,380            $23.125 
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                 12-27-96                   3,507            $ 15.00 
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              -------------------------------------------------------
                   4-15-97                   501            $ 14.00  
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                    Such options, if not exercised within such 90 day period,
                    shall terminate and expire at the end of such 90 day period.
                    You acknowledge and agree that all other stock options held
                    by you are not presently exercisable and are not scheduled
                    to become exercisable before the Severance Date and
                    accordingly will not be exercisable after the date hereof.

                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the agreements
                    governing the stock options, you agree that: if you wish to
                    exercise a stock option, you will provide Coleman with
                    written advance notice (in the manner described in Section
                    20 of this Agreement) stating your intention and identifying
                    an option exercise date at least seven days after the date
                    that such advance notice is received by Coleman; within
                    three days after the receipt by Coleman of any such advance
                    notice, Coleman may in its sole discretion determine to pay
                    you cash in lieu of allowing you to exercise some or all of
                    the stock options with respect to which you have provided
                    such advance notice of intention to exercise; if Coleman
                    determines to exercise its rights under this Section 6,
                    Coleman shall provide to you, within such three day period,
                    a written notice identifying the stock options as to which
                    Coleman has determined to so exercise its rights and the
                    number of shares under each such stock option as to which
                    Coleman has so determined to exercise its rights; any such
                    cash payment shall be paid to you within five days after the
                    option exercise date set forth in your advance notice; and
                    the amount of such cash payment shall (on an option-by-
                    option basis) equal the number of shares to which you would
                    otherwise would have become entitled (the "Shares") on
                    exercise of the stock option in respect of which Coleman has
                    determined to exercise its rights under this Section 6,
                    multiplied by the difference between (A) the closing price
                    of a Share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date on
                    which you would have exercised your stock option (but for
                    Coleman's exercise of its rights under this Section 6) minus
                    (B) the per share exercise price of such stock option. 

               (b)  QUALIFYING SHARES

                    All shares of any subsidiary of the Company which you hold
                    on the date of this Agreement shall be returned to such
                    subsidiary or its designee prior to the Severance Date.  You
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                 consideration for such shares.

          7.   OFFSET:
     
          If there shall ever be any amount due to the Company on account of
claims which are not covered by the release provided herein, the Company shall
be entitled to offset against any amount payable to or in respect of you
hereunder, any sums owed by you to the Company provided that any such offset
shall be made only at the direction of an arbitrator conducting an arbitration
pursuant to Section 24 of this Agreement.

          8.   WAIVER, MUTUAL RELEASE, ETC.:

               (a)  You release and discharge the Company from any and all
                    charges, claims and causes of action of any kind, whether
                    known or unknown and whenever arising, including, but not
                    limited to, all claims arising at any time, directly or
                    indirectly, out of your employment or the termination of
                    your employment with the Company, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
                    you do not waive, and such released claims shall not
                    include, any of your rights to receive payments and benefits
                    under this Agreement or otherwise enforce this Agreement.

               (b)  You realize there are many laws and regulations prohibiting
                    employment discrimination pursuant to which you may have
                    rights or claims.  These include, without limitation, the
                    Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended;
                    the National Labor Relations Act, as amended; the Civil
                    Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. 1981, as amended; the
                    Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; Title VII of the
                    Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Employee
                    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and
                    various other foreign and U.S. federal, state and local
                    human rights laws.  You also understand there may be other
                    statutes and laws of contract and tort, otherwise relating
                    to your employment.  By signing this Agreement you
                    acknowledge that you intend to waive and release any rights
                    known or unknown you may have under these laws, as provided
                    in paragraph 8(a) (subject to your limited rights under
                    Section 15(b)).

               (c)  You have not filed, nor will you initiate or cause to be
                    initiated on your behalf, any complaint, charge, claim or
                    proceeding against the Company before any local, state
                    federal or foreign agency, court or other body relating to
                    your employment or the resignation thereof (each
                    individually a "Proceeding"), nor 

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                    will you participate in any Proceeding, in each case, 
                    except as required by law.  You represent that you 
                    are not aware of any basis on whichsuch a Proceeding 
                    could reasonably be instituted. You waive any right 
                    you may have to benefit in any manner from any
                    relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any
                    Proceeding, including any Proceeding conducted by the Equal
                    Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC").  You understand
                    that by entering into this Agreement, you will be limiting
                    the availability of certain remedies that you may have
                    against the Company and limiting also your ability to pursue
                    certain claims against the Company.

               (d)  The Company forever releases you, your family, your estate,
                    your agents, successors and assigns from any and all claims,
                    demands, causes of action, controversies, agreements,
                    promises and remedies, in connection with or in relationship
                    to your capacity as an employee or officer or director of
                    the Company, whenever arising, whether known or unknown,
                    PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company does not release any of
                    its rights arising under  this Agreement.

               (e)  As referred to in this Agreement, the Company includes any
                    or all of Coleman, its subsidiaries and other affiliates,
                    divisions, respective successors and assigns, the directors,
                    officers, representatives, shareholders, agents, employees
                    of any of them and, in the case of individuals, their
                    respective heirs and personal representatives.  References
                    in this Agreement to a person's employment include not only
                    common law employment but also service as a director or
                    other service as an independent contractor.

          9.   COOPERATION; NO RE-EMPLOYMENT:

               (a)  In consideration of the payments to be made under Section
                    1(b) and the other provisions of this Agreement, during the
                    two year period following the Severance Date you agree to
                    make reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company, if
                    requested by Coleman, in the handling or investigation of
                    any administrative charges, government inquiries or lawsuits
                    involving the Company that relate to matters that arose
                    while you were an employee or director of the Company and to
                    consult with the Company and its advisors, as reasonably
                    requested, on business inquiries related to any such
                    matters.  The Company will reimburse you for any reasonable
                    out-of-pocket expenses you incur by reason of such
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               (b)  You agree that you will not, at any time, reapply for
                    employment with the Company in any capacity.  You expressly
                    waive any right or claim you may have for employment or
                    reemployment with the Company.  You covenant that you will
                    not bring any suit or claim against the Company should you
                    seek to obtain employment with the Company in the future and
                    are denied such employment and you agree that this release
                    shall be a complete bar to your entitlement to any legal,
                    equitable, or administrative relief based upon any such
                    denial of employment.

          10.  DOCUMENTS, NON-SOLICITATION, 
               CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION:

               (a)  Promptly following the Severance Date, you agree to return
                    to the Company all originals and copies of papers, notes,
                    and documents (in any medium, including computer disks),
                    whether Company property or not, prepared, received or
                    obtained by you or your counsel during the course of your
                    employment with the Company, and all equipment and property
                    of the Company which may be in your possession or under your
                    control, whether or not relating to the claims released
                    hereby, including all such papers, work papers, notes,
                    documents and equipment in the possession of your family and
                    counsel.  You agree that you, your family and counsel shall
                    not retain copies of any such papers, work papers, notes and
                    documents.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may keep
                    copies of any employment or benefits agreements between you
                    and the Company, this Agreement, any publicly filed
                    materials and any employee benefit plan and stock option
                    plan materials distributed generally to participants in any
                    such plan by the Company.

               (b)  You also agree that for a period of two years from the
                    Severance Date you will not solicit, entice or encourage any
                    employee or officer of the Company, or any independent
                    contractor, to terminate his or her relationship with the
                    Company or to initiate or to threaten to initiate any legal
                    process against the Company, and you shall not approach any
                    such person for such purposes or authorize or knowingly
                    approve the taking of such actions by any third party.

               (c)  As a senior executive of the Company, you acknowledge that
                    you have had access to proprietary information of the
                    Company and confidential information regarding the Company,
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                    personnel policies and its personnel.  You agree that
                    you and your spouse will hold, and that you will use your
                    best efforts to cause your family and counsel to hold, all
                    such information in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of
                    the Company and you will not disclose to any third party or
                    use for your or their benefit or that of any third party,
                    any such information except to the extent required by law or
                    agreed to by the Company.  Without limiting the foregoing,
                    you agree that you will not at any time divulge to any other
                    entity or person any confidential information acquired by
                    you concerning the Company's financial affairs or business
                    processes or methods or their research, development or
                    marketing programs or plans, any other of its or their trade
                    secrets, any confidential information regarding customers or
                    customer lists, any confidential information regarding
                    personal matters of any shareholders, directors, officers,
                    employees or agents of the Company or their respective
                    family members, any confidential information concerning this
                    Agreement or the terms thereof, or any confidential
                    information concerning the circumstances of your employment
                    with and the termination of your employment from the
                    Company, or any confidential information regarding
                    discussions related to any of the foregoing or make, write,
                    publish, produce or in any way participate in placing into
                    the public domain any statement, opinion or information with
                    respect to any of the foregoing or which reflects adversely
                    upon or would reasonably impair the reputation or best
                    interests of the Company or any of its shareholders,
                    directors, officers, employees or agents or their respective
                    family members, except in each case information which is
                    required to be disclosed by court order, subpoena or other
                    judicial or governmental administrative process.  The
                    foregoing prohibitions shall include, without limitation,
                    directly or indirectly publishing (or causing, participating
                    in, assisting or providing any statement, opinion or
                    information in connection with the publication of) any
                    diary, memoir, letter, story, photograph, interview,
                    article, essay, account or description (whether
                    fictionalized or not) concerning any of the foregoing,
                    publication being deemed to include any presentation or
                    reproduction of any written, verbal or visual material in
                    any communication medium, including any book, magazine,
                    newspaper, theatrical production or movie, or television or
                    radio programming or commercial.  In addition to any and all
                    other remedies available to the Company for any violation of
                    this Section 10(c), you agree to immediately remit and
                    disgorge to the Company any and all payments paid or payable
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                    any of the above acts.  In the event that you are required 
                    to make disclosure under any court order, subpoena or other
                    judicial or governmental administrative process, you will
                    promptly notify the Company, take all reasonable steps (at
                    the Company's expense) requested by the Company to defend
                    against the compulsory disclosure and permit the Company to
                    participate with counsel of its choice and at its expense in
                    any proceeding relating to the compulsory disclosure.  You
                    acknowledge that all information the disclosure of which is
                    prohibited by this Section is of a confidential and
                    proprietary character and of great value to the Company.

               (d)  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to prevent you from
                    (x) using on your behalf your general knowledge or
                    experience in any area of professional activity, whether or
                    not involving your service with the Company; (y) referring
                    to and describing your performance of services for the
                    Company as descriptive of your abilities and qualifications
                    for employment or engagement by any other person; or (z)
                    disclosing (on a confidential basis) information concerning
                    the financial terms of this Agreement to your legal or tax
                    advisors, or members of your immediate family.

               (e)  Coleman agrees that it will not, and it will use its best
                    efforts to cause the senior executive officers and directors
                    of Coleman to not, at any time denigrate you, in connection
                    with your employment or otherwise, through adverse or
                    disparaging communication, written or oral, whether true or
                    not, including without limitation, the expression of
                    personal views, opinions or judgments.  The preceding
                    sentence shall not apply to any communication or disclosure
                    which is required to be made by court order, subpoena or
                    other judicial or governmental administrative process.   

               (f)  You agree that for a period of two years from the Severance
                    Date (the "Non-Compete Period"), you will not serve as an
                    officer, director or employee or in any other way assist the
                    efforts of any Significant Competitor.  As used herein, the
                    term "Significant Competitor" shall mean any corporation,
                    partnership or entity (i) that competes directly against the
                    Company in one or more product lines with such product lines
                    representing at least 10% of the total sales of such
                    competitor, and (ii) where such competing products offered
                    by the Company constitute at least 10% of the total sales of
                    any organization unit of the Company (e.g. division or
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                    during the previous 24 months.  Coleman acknowledges that 
                    you expect to shortly engage in employment as the President 
                    of Black & Decker's European Power Tool Division and we 
                    agree that, given the present scope of those operations and 
                    the present levels of competition, you will not at this time
                    be engaging in employment with a Significant Competitor as 
                    above defined.

                    Notwithstanding anything above, this section shall not
                    prohibit you from owning not more than 5% of any publicly
                    traded company.
          
          11.  INVENTIONS

          All inventions, whether or not patentable, conceived or developed by
you, alone or with others, during your employment by the Company are the
property of the Company and have been or will be promptly and fully disclosed by
you to the Company.  You will perform all necessary acts to vest title fully to
any such invention in the Company and to enable the Company, at its expense, to
secure and maintain domestic and/or foreign patents or any other rights for such
inventions.

          12.  REMEDIES:

               (a)  You and the Company agree that disgorgement is not a
                    complete or adequate remedy at law and that you and the
                    Company will be entitled, in addition to any other right and
                    remedy you or it may have at law or in equity related to
                    breaches of this Agreement, including, without limitation,
                    disgorgement, to an injunction, without the posting of any
                    bond or other security, enjoining or restraining you or the
                    Company from any violation or threatened violation thereof.

               (b)  Without denigrating the importance or materiality of the
                    other provisions of this Agreement, you acknowledge and
                    agree that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 are
                    material and any breach of them would be a material breach
                    of this Agreement and shall, in addition to claims for
                    damages and any other remedy available under this Agreement,
                    cause a recoupment and/or forfeiture of past and future
                    payments under Section 1(b), all without abrogating the
                    release granted herein.

          13.  NO ADMISSIONS:

          Neither this Agreement nor any actions taken pursuant to them shall in
any event be construed as or deemed to be evidence of an admission or concession
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party on any matter leading up to this Agreement.  In addition, neither
the fact of this Agreement nor any of its provisions shall be offered or
received in evidence in any action or proceeding as an admission or concession
of liability or wrongdoing by any party or for any other purpose.

          14.  NON-WAIVER OF VESTED OR LEGAL RIGHTS; NON-RETALIATION:

          In the event you do not sign this Agreement, you should understand
that you will still receive the benefits to which you are legally entitled under
the Company's benefit plans and/or applicable law (like COBRA).

          15.  ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIMITED REVOCATION:

               (a)  You acknowledge that you have been given twenty-one (21)
                    days from the date of receipt of this Agreement to consider
                    this Agreement.  You acknowledge that you have read this
                    Agreement carefully, have been advised to consult an
                    attorney and any other advisors of your choice, and fully
                    understand that by signing below you are giving up certain
                    rights which you may have to sue or assert a claim against
                    the Company.  You acknowledge that you have not been forced
                    or pressured in any manner whatsoever to sign this Agreement
                    and you agree to all of its terms voluntarily.

               (b)  You shall have seven days from the date of this Agreement to
                    revoke the release (the "ADEA Release") you are giving in
                    Section 9(a) and (b), but only to the extent it relates to
                    any claim you may have arising under the Age Discrimination
                    in Employment Act of 1967, as amended ("ADEA").  If you
                    revoke such release, you will be deemed not to have released
                    any claim arising under ADEA, you shall not be entitled to
                    the payments described in Section 2(a).

          16.  ENFORCEABILITY:

          In the event that any provision of this Agreement is determined to be
invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and conditions of this Agreement
shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect.  In addition, if
any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable due to its duration
and/or scope, the duration and/or scope of such provision, as the case may be,
shall be reduced, such reduction to be to the smallest extent necessary to
comply with applicable law, and such provision shall be enforceable, in its
reduced form, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
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          17.  INDEMNIFICATION:

          Except as provided otherwise in this Agreement, Coleman shall
indemnify you to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the existing
By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation of Coleman, against all costs, charges
and expenses whatsoever ("Losses") incurred or sustained by you in connection
with any action, suit or proceeding to which you may be made a party by reason
of your having been a director, officer or employee of the Company.  If any
greater indemnification rights shall be provided under any change in Coleman's
By-Laws or Certificate of Incorporation, you shall be entitled to such greater
rights to the same extent as other directors, officers or employees who had
terminated their relationship with Coleman on or before June 30, 1997.  You
shall hold the Company harmless against all Losses which arise out of any claims
by your spouse or any beneficiary relating to payment or benefit obligations
released or waived pursuant to this Agreement.

          18.  TAXATION:

          You shall be responsible for the payment of any and all required
federal, state, local and foreign taxes incurred, or to be incurred, in
connection with any amounts payable to you under this Agreement.  All payment
amounts specified herein are gross amounts prior to the application of any
legally required withholdings for taxes or otherwise.

          19.  FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:  

          You agree to execute such further documents evidencing the termination
of your employment by, and directorships of, the Company as may be reasonably
requested by the Company, including a letter substantially in the form of
Attachment A.

          20.  NOTICES:

          Any notice required or desired to be delivered under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by courier service or by
registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be effective upon actual
receipt by the party to which such notice shall be directed, and shall be
addressed as follows (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice
shall hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

          If to the Company, to:

          The Coleman Company, Inc.
          625 Madison Avenue
          New York, NY  10022
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          Attention:  Mr. Terry C. Bridges

          And if to you, to the address set forth on the first page of this
Agreement.

          If Coleman gives notice to you that the provisions of this paragraph
shall apply:  you agree that you will not communicate with the Company for any
reason, directly or indirectly, including, if necessary, any notice of stock
option exercise, except by notice to the Company, Attention: Mr.
Terry C. Bridges and all such notices shall be sent marked "Confidential", and a
telefacsimile copy thereof shall be sent the same date to Robert C. Fleder,
Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York, 10019, (212) 757-3000.

          21.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT:

          This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements between you and
the Company and/or any other persons relating to your employment by the Company,
including, but not limited to, the Employment Agreement effective as of May 1,
1996 between you and Coleman, including the First and Second Amendments thereto
each dated August 1, 1996, whether written or oral, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and contains all of the agreements between
the parties with respect thereto.  You, your spouse and beneficiaries are not
eligible for any benefits from the Company including, but not limited to,
severance benefits, except as specifically provided for herein.

          22.  NO ORAL MODIFICATION:

          This Agreement may not be modified or changed orally and may be
modified and changed only by a written instrument executed by you and Coleman.

          23.  STATE LAW:

          This Agreement will be construed and enforced in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of
conflict of laws.

          24.  RESOLUTIONS OF DISPUTES:

          Any disputes arising under or in connection with your employment with
the Company, or this Agreement shall be resolved by binding, confidential
arbitration to be held in Wichita, Kansas in a confidential, closed session in
accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration
Association.  The arbitrators may assess expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, to either or both parties, taking into account the
circumstances of the case.  Except as assessed by the arbitrator pursuant to the
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sentence, each party shall bear its own expenses, including attorneys'
fees, in connection with any such dispute.

          25.  COUNTERPARTS; FACSIMILE SIGNATURES:

          This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
considered part of the same Agreement.  Signatures to this Agreement may be
supplied by telefacsimile signature, which shall be considered an original
signature for purposes hereof.


                                   Very truly yours,

                                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.


                                   By: Jerry W. Levin
                                       ------------------------------------
                                       Jerry W. Levin, Its Duly Authorized 
                                       Chief Executive Officer


Encl.
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          I have read this letter Agreement and I understand all of its terms. 
I enter into and sign this AGREEMENT knowingly and voluntarily, with full
knowledge of what it means.


                                   Frederik van den Bergh
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   Mr. Frederik van den Bergh


          I have read this letter Agreement and I understand all of its terms,
including without limitation my waiver of COBRA rights under Section 5 and my
nondisclosure obligations under Section 10(c). 


                                   Erica van den Bergh
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   [Spouse]
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                                                                   Attachment A






                              June 11, 1997


CONFIDENTIAL

Jerry W. Levin
The Coleman Company, Inc.
1526 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300
Golden, Colorado  80401

Dear Jerry:

          Effective as of June 30, 1997, I hereby resign from all of my
positions as director, officer and/or employee of The Coleman Company, Inc., and
all of their subsidiaries and affiliates.

                                              Sincerely,


                                              Frederik van den Bergh
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Frederik van den Bergh
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                                                                   Attachment B



                                 June 11, 1997


CONFIDENTIAL

Jerry W. Levin
The Coleman Company, Inc.
1526 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300
Golden, Colorado  80401

Dear Jerry:

          The undersigned hereby acknowledge that (i) we have been provided with
notice of our rights to continue medical coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and any similar state law
("COBRA"), (ii) we understand these rights, (iii) we have consulted our legal
and tax advisors to the extent we have desired to do so and (iv) we voluntarily
waive our rights under COBRA.  We understand that by making this election our
coverage under Coleman's group medical program applicable to active executive
employees will cease, except as provided in Section 5 of the Agreement dated as
of June __, 1997, between Frederik van den Bergh and The Coleman Company, Inc.
and that after such coverage ceases, we will not have any continuation coverage
rights under COBRA.

                                     Sincerely,


                                     Frederik van den Bergh 
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                                     Frederik van den Bergh


                                     Erica van den Bergh     
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                                     (Spouse)