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Exhibit 10E




VF CORPORATION




DIRECTOR AWARD CERTIFICATE



Restricted Stock Units



Number of RSUs Awarded:                     


To:                                          (“Participant”)



I am pleased to advise you that you have been awarded the number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)
set forth above under VF Corporation’s 1996 Stock Compensation Plan, as amended (the “1996 Plan”),
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 1996 Plan and the attached Appendix.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	VF CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Eric C. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
Officer 	 
	 


Dated:           (“Grant Date”)











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VF CORPORATION




APPENDIX TO



DIRECTOR AWARD CERTIFICATE



Terms and Conditions Relating to

Restricted Stock Units


1. Grant of RSUs.





     (a) Grant of RSUs Under 1996 Plan. Participant has been granted the Restricted Stock Units
(“RSUs”) specified in the Award Certificate under VF Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) 1996 Plan,
copies of which have been provided to Participant. All of the terms, conditions, and other
provisions of the 1996 Plan are hereby incorporated by reference into this document. Capitalized
terms used in this document but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the 1996
Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this document and the mandatory
provisions of the 1996 Plan, the provisions of the 1996 Plan shall govern. By accepting the grant
of the RSUs, Participant agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the 1996 Plan (as
presently in effect or later amended), the rules and regulations under the 1996 Plan adopted from
time to time, and the decisions and determinations of the Committee made from time to time.



     (b) Certain Restrictions. RSU granted to Participant hereunder are fully vested on the Grant
Date. Until such time as each RSU has become settled by delivery of a share in accordance with
Section 3, such RSU will be nontransferable, as provided in the 1996 Plan and Section 2(d).
Participant is subject to the VF Code of Business Conduct and related policies on insider trading
restricting Participant’s ability to sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock received in
settlement of RSUs, which may include “blackout” periods during which Participant may not engage in
such sales.


2. General Terms of RSUs.




     (a) Nature of RSUs. Each RSU represents a conditional right of Participant to receive, and a
conditional obligation of the Company to deliver, one share of the Company’s Common Stock at the
times specified hereunder and subject to the terms and conditions of the 1996 Plan and this
document. Each RSU constitutes an award under Article VIII of the 1996 Plan (including Section 8.6
thereof), representing a bookkeeping unit which is an arbitrary accounting measure created and used
solely for purposes of the 1996 Plan and this Agreement. RSUs do not represent ownership rights in
the Company, shares of Common Stock, or any asset of the Company.



     (b) Account. An account will be maintained for Participant for purposes of this Award, to
which the total number of RSUs granted and any RSUs resulting under Section 2(c) shall be credited.
An individual statement relating to Participant’s Account will be issued not less frequently than
annually. Such statement shall report the amount of RSUs credited to Participant’s Account (i.e.,
not yet settled), transactions in the Account during the period covered by the statement, and other
information deemed relevant by the Company. Such statement may be combined with or include
information regarding other plans and compensatory arrangements affecting Participant. A
Participant’s statements may evidence the Company’s obligations in respect of RSUs without the need
for the Company to enter into a separate agreement relating to such obligations; provided, however,
that any statement containing an error shall not represent a binding obligation to the extent of
such error.



     (c) Dividend Equivalents and Adjustments. Dividend equivalents shall be paid or credited on
RSUs as follows; provided, however, that the Committee may vary the manner and terms of crediting
dividend equivalents, for administrative convenience or any other reason, provided that the
Committee determines that any alternative manner and terms result in equitable treatment of
Participant:



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	 	(i)	 	Regular Cash Dividends. At the time of settlement of RSUs under Section 3(a),
the Company shall determine the aggregate amount of regular cash dividends that would
have been payable to Participant, based on record dates for dividends since the Grant
Date, if the vested RSUs then to be settled had been outstanding shares of Common
Stock at such record dates (without compounding of dividends but adjusted to account
for splits and other extraordinary corporate transactions). Such aggregate cash
amount will be converted to a number of shares by dividing the amount by the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the settlement date.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Common Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company declares and pays a
dividend or distribution on Common Stock in the form of additional shares of Common
Stock, or there occurs a forward split of Common Stock, then the number of RSUs
credited to Participant’s Account as of the payment date for such dividend or
distribution or forward split shall be automatically adjusted by multiplying the
number of RSUs credited to the Account as of the record date for such dividend or
distribution or split by the number of additional shares of Common Stock actually paid
as a dividend or distribution or issued in such split in respect of each outstanding
share of Common Stock.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Adjustments. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on
Common Stock that is not a regular cash dividend and not in the form of additional
shares of Common Stock, or if there occurs any other event referred to in Article XI
of the 1996 Plan, the Committee shall adjust the number of RSUs credited to
Participant’s Account in a manner that will prevent dilution or enlargement of
Participants’ rights with respect to RSUs, in an equitable manner determined by the
Committee.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Settlement of RSUs Resulting from Dividend Equivalents and Adjustments.
RSUs which directly or indirectly result from dividend equivalents on or adjustments
to an RSU will be settled at the same time as the granted RSU.





     (d) Non-Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, neither Participant
nor any beneficiary shall have the right to, directly or indirectly, alienate, assign, transfer,
pledge, anticipate, or encumber (except by reason of death) any RSU, Account or Account balance, or
other right hereunder, nor shall any such RSU, Account or Account balance, or other right be
subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment,
or garnishment by creditors of Participant or any beneficiary, or to the debts, contracts,
liabilities, engagements, or torts of Participant or any beneficiary or transfer by operation of
law in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of Participant or any beneficiary, or any legal
process.


3. Settlement of RSUs.




     (a) Settlement Date. RSUs will be settled by delivery of one share of Common Stock for each
RSU, including RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents under Section 2(c). Such settlement will
occur as of the one year anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Stated Settlement Date”). Delivery
of shares in settlement of RSUs will take place within 15 days after the Stated Settlement Date.



     (b) Certain Limitations to Ensure Compliance with Code Section 409A. For purposes of this
Agreement, references to a term or event (including any authority or right of the Company or
Participant) being “permitted” under Code Section 409A mean that the term or event will not cause
Participant to be liable for payment of interest or a tax penalty under Section 409A. The
provisions of the 1996 Plan and other provisions of this Agreement notwithstanding, the terms of
the RSUs, including any authority of the Company and rights of Participant, shall be limited to
those terms permitted under Section 409A, and any terms not permitted under Section 409A shall be
automatically modified and limited to the extent necessary to conform with Section 409A. For this
purpose, the Company shall have no authority to accelerate distributions relating to RSUs in excess
of the authority permitted under Section 409A, and, if the timing of any distribution in settlement
of RSUs would result in Participant’s constructive receipt of income relating to the RSUs prior to
such distribution, the date of distribution will be the earliest date after the specified date of
distribution that distribution can be



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effected without resulting in such constructive receipt (thus, for example, any distribution
in settlement of RSUs subject to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) (separation from service) shall not occur
earlier than the earliest time permitted under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and other applicable
provisions of Section 409A).




     (c) Delivery of Common Stock. Whenever Common Stock is to be delivered hereunder, the Company
shall deliver to Participant or Participant’s Beneficiary one or more certificates representing the
shares of Common Stock, registered in the name of Participant, the Beneficiary, or in such other
form of registration as instructed by Participant, except that the Company may provide for
alternative methods of delivery for administrative convenience. The obligation of the Company to
deliver Common Stock hereunder is conditioned upon compliance by Participant and by the Company
with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws and regulations. The Company may
determine the manner in which fractional shares of Common Stock shall be dealt with upon settlement
of RSUs; provided, however, that no certificate shall be issued representing a fractional share.
If there occurs any delay between the Stated Settlement Date and the date shares are issued or
delivered to Participant, a cash amount equal to any dividends or distributions the record date for
which fell between the Stated Settlement Date and the date of issuance or delivery of the shares
shall be paid to Participant together with the delivery of the shares.



4. Miscellaneous.




     (a) Binding Effect; Written Amendments. The terms and conditions set forth in this document
shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties. The Award
Certificate and this document constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to
the RSUs and supersedes any prior agreements or documents with respect thereto. No amendment,
alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination of this document which may impose any
additional obligation upon the Company or materially impair the rights of Participant with respect
to the RSUs shall be valid unless in each instance such amendment, alteration, suspension,
discontinuation or termination is expressed in a written instrument duly executed in the name and
on behalf of the Company and, if Participant’s rights are materially impaired thereby, by
Participant.



     (b) No Promise of Continuation of Service. The RSUs and the granting thereof shall not
constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that Participant
has a right to continue as .a director of the Company for any period of time, or at any
particular rate of compensation.



     (c) Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws (but not the law of conflicts of laws) of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and applicable federal law.



     (d) Unfunded Obligations. The grant of the RSUs and any provision for distribution in
settlement of Participant’s Account hereunder shall be by means of bookkeeping entries on the books
of the Company and shall not create in Participant any right to, or claim against any, specific
assets of the Company, nor result in the creation of any trust or escrow account for Participant.
With respect to Participant’s entitlement to any distribution hereunder, Participant shall be a
general creditor of the Company.



     (e) Notices. Any notice to be given the Company under this Agreement shall be addressed to
the Company at its principal executive offices, in care of the Vice President —  Human Resources,
and any notice to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at Participant’s address as then
appearing in the records of the Company.



     (f) Shareholder Rights. Participant and any beneficiary shall not have any rights with
respect to shares (including voting rights) covered by this Agreement prior to the settlement and
distribution of the shares as specified herein.



     (g) Taxes. Participant shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local taxes
of any kind required to be paid with respect to the grant or settlement of the RSUs or otherwise in
connection with the RSUs.




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