**Exhibit 10(j)**

 

**EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL CONTRACT -IMPROVED PROPERTY**

 

This EIGHTHAMENDMENT TO COMMERCIAL CONTRACT - IMPROVED PROPERTY (this “Amendment”) is madeas of July 21, 2003 by and between Colinas Crossing, L.P. (“Seller”) and HaggarClothing Co. (“Buyer”).

 

R E C I T A L S:

 

A.                                   Sellerand Buyer entered into that certain Commercial Contract - Improved Propertydated May 9, 2003, as amended by that certain First Amendment toCommercial Contract - Improved Property dated June 3, 2003, by that certainSecond Amendment to Commercial Contract - Improved Property dated July 8, 2003,by that certain Third Amendment to Commercial Contract - Improved Propertydated July 9, 2003, by that certain Fourth Amendment to Commercial Contract -Improved Property dated July 10, 2003, by that certain FifthAmendment to Commercial Contract - Improved Property dated July 15, 2003,by that certain Sixth Amendment to Commercial Contract - Improved Propertydated July 17, 2003 and by that certain Seventh Amendment to CommercialContract - Improved Property dated July 18, 2003 (as amended, the “Contract”),pertaining to certain property commonly referred to as Two Colinas Crossing(the “Property”).

 

B.                                     Sellerand Buyer have agreed to modify certain provisions of the Contract.

 

NOW,THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Capitalizedterms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned such termsin the Contract.

 

2.                                       TheInspection Period under the Contract is hereby extended for all purposesthrough and until 7:00 p.m., CST, Tuesday, July 22, 2003.  Seller and Buyer agree that Buyer shall havethe right to terminate the Contract pursuant to Section 7.B(3) of theContract prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period, as extended hereby,for any Permitted Reason (as defined in the Fourth Amendment to CommercialContract - Improved Property dated July 10, 2003) and only a PermittedReason.  If Buyer does not terminate theContract prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period, as extended hereby,Buyer shall deposit the additional earnest money required by Paragraph 5.A ofthe Contract with the title company on Tuesday, July 22, 2003.

 

3.                                       Exceptas expressly amended hereby, the Contract remains unmodified and in full forceand effect.

 

4.                                       ThisAmendment may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect asif all parties hereto had signed the same document.  All such counterparts shall be construed together and shallconstitute one instrument, but in making proof hereof it shall only benecessary to produce one such counterpart.

 

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**SIGNATURE PAGE FOR COLINAS CROSSING, LP TO****EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO****COMMERCIAL CONTRACT - IMPROVED PROPERTY**

 

 
|   | COLINAS  CROSSING, LP |
|--------|-----------------------|
|   |                  |
|   | By:                   | Steven A.  Means Interests, Inc., general  partner |
|   |                  |   |
|   |                  |   |
|   |                  | By: |  /s/ Steven A. Means |   |
|   |                  |   | Steven A.  Means, President |   |

 

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**SIGNATURE PAGE FOR HAGGAR CLOTHING CO. TO****EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO****COMMERCIAL CONTRACT - IMPROVED PROPERTY**

 

 
|   | HAGGAR CLOTHING  CO. |
|--------|----------------------|
|   |                 |   |
|   |                 |   |
|   | By:                  |  /s/ David Tehle |   |
|   |                 | Name: |  David Tehle |   |
|   |                 | Title: | Chief  Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary |   |
|        |                      |  |  |  |  |  |  |

 

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