Exhibit 10.54


 


AMENDMENT NO. 3


TO THE


AMENDED AND RESTATED


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


This
Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is made
as of December 15, 2009 by and among FGX International Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”) and Steven Crellin, a resident of the State of
Rhode Island (the “Executive”).


 


WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive are parties to a certain Employment Agreement
dated as of February 18, 2008, as amended through November 6, 2009
(the “Agreement”); and


 


WHEREAS,
pursuant to and in accordance with Section 22 of the Agreement, the
Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement in order to provide for
compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained
herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:


 


1.             The following is added at the end
of the third sentence of Section 2 of the Agreement, immediately prior to
the period of such sentence:


 


; provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall have occurred
during the Term, the Term shall expire no earlier than twenty-four (24) months
beyond the month in which such Change in Control occurred


 


2.             That portion of Section 9(g) of
the Agreement that follows the first sentence thereof is amended in its
entirety to read as follows:


 


If the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Cause, or
if Executive terminates his employment pursuant to Section 9(d) above
(for a reason other than those covered by Section 9(a), (b) or (c) above),
then, subject to Section 9(h), the Company shall provide the Employee with
a severance package for 18 months, commencing on the first business day of the
third month following the effective date of such termination, which shall
consist of the following:  (x) payment
on the first business day of the month of an amount equal to one-twelfth of the
Employee’s then current Base Salary under Section 4(a) hereof; (y) payment
on the first business day of each month of an amount equal to one-twelfth of the
Employee’s Annual Target Bonus Amount (as defined in Section 4(b) above)
for the year of termination, provided, however, that the first payment to be
made under clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 9(g) shall
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Bonus amounts; and (z) continuation of all benefits under Section 6
hereof at the same cost to the Employee as is applicable to active employees of
the Company (with the Employee being entitled to reimbursement by the Company
of any amounts paid by the Employee due to the delay in the commencement of
such benefit pursuant to this sentence); provided, however, that benefits under
Section 6 shall be discontinued as of the date on which the Employee is
provided comparable benefits from any other source.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations
thereunder.


 


3.             Section 9(k) of the
Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:


 


Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, as
a condition precedent to receiving any severance payment the Employee shall
execute, not later than forty-five (45) days following (and not prior to) the
effective date of such termination of employment, a general release of any and
all claims which the Employee or his heirs, executors, agents or assigns might
have against the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns and
its past, present and future executives, officers, directors, agents and
attorneys, except for claims arising under this agreement or any benefit plan
in which the Employee is a participant (other than any such plan providing a
benefit in the nature of a severance benefit) or for any right to
indemnification to which the Employee may be entitled as an officer and
director of the Company.


 


4.             The first sentence of Section 9(i)(1) of
the Agreement is restated in its entirety to read as follows:


 


Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the
event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to
or for the benefit of the Employee, whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this agreement or otherwise (a “Payment”) would constitute an “excess parachute payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code, and thus would
result in the Employee incurring an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code,
then amounts payable or distributable to or for the benefit of the Employee pursuant
to this Agreement (such payments or distributions pursuant to this Agreement
are hereinafter referred to as “Agreement Payments”)
shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount, but only if and to the extent that the
after-tax value to the Employee of reduced Agreement Payments would exceed the
after-tax value to the Employee of the Agreement Payments received by the Employee
without application of such reduction; provided, that such reduction
shall occur in the following order:  (1) cash
payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; (2) cash payments not
subject to Section 409A of the Code; and (3) non-cash forms of
benefits; and provided, further, that to the extent any payment
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pursuant to this sentence is to be made over time (e.g., in
installments, etc.), then such payments shall be reduced in reverse
chronological order.


 


5.             Except as expressly provided
herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made
and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and
conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Amendment No. 3 as of the date first written above.


 


 


	
   

  	
  FGX INTERNATIONAL INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ ALEC TAYLOR

  
	
   

  	
  By: Alec Taylor

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  EXECUTIVE

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ STEVEN CRELLIN

  
	
   

  	
  Steven Crellin

  
	
   

  	
   

  



 


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