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REPLACEMENT PROMISSORY NOTE

 

  EXHIBIT 10.14

 

REPLACEMENT

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$4,500,000.00

August 28, 2000

 

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Michael S. Jeffries, promises to pay to the order of Abercrombie & Fitch
Co., a Delaware corporation, the principal sum of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00), with interest thereon at the rate of six and one-half percent (6.5%) per annum, said principal and all accrued interest thereon being payable in
full on May 18, 2001.

 

          The undersigned reserves the privilege of prepaying all or a portion of the principal balance hereof at any time
without penalty.

 

          All persons now or hereafter liable for the principal amount due on this Note or any part hereof do expressly
waive presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest and agree that the time for the payment of this Note may be extended without releasing or otherwise affecting their liability on this Note, or any other security agreements
or guarantees, if any, securing this Note.

 

          This Note was signed at Reynoldsburg, Ohio and shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
provisions of the laws of the State of Ohio. Any failure of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. or the legal holder hereof to exercise any option herein provided upon default shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise such option in the event of any
continuing or subsequent default. The undersigned hereby agrees that the maturity of all or any part of the indebtedness evidenced hereby may be postponed or extended without prejudice to his liability on this Promissory Note.

 

          If any provision of this Note is illegal, or hereafter rendered illegal, or is for any other reason void, voidable
or otherwise unenforceable or invalid, or hereafter rendered void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable or invalid, the remainder of this Note shall not be affected by, but shall be construed as if it does not contain such provision.

 

          This Replacement Note constitutes a replacement of, and substitute for, both the Promissory Note, dated as of
March 1, 2000, executed by the undersigned and payable to the order of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in the principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) and the Replacement Promissory Note, dated as of May 19, 2000, executed by
the undersigned and payable to the order of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in the original principal amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) (collectively the “Original Notes”).

Upon the undersigned's execution of this Replacement Note, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shall mark the Original Notes "cancelled".

		/s/ Michael S. Jeffries
		Michael S. Jeffries<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

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                                FIFTH AMENDMENT
                        TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
                      MULTICURRENCY REVOLVING CREDIT AND
                              TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
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     Fifth Amendment, dated as of June 29, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), to
Second Amended and Restated Multicurrency Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Agreement (this "Amendment"), by and among (a) SAMSONITE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), (b) SAMSONITE EUROPE N.V., a corporation organized
under the laws of Belgium ("Samsonite Europe") and (c) BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
(formerly known as Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association),
FLEET NATIONAL BANK (formerly known as BankBoston, N.A.) and the other lending
institutions from time to time listed on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (as
                                         ----------
hereinafter defined) as Lenders therein (collectively, the "Lenders"), amending
certain provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Multicurrency Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 24, 1998, as amended by the
First Amendment thereto, dated as of October 1, 1998, the Second Amendment and
Waiver thereto, dated as of January 29, 1999, the Third Amendment thereto, dated
as of March 22, 1999 and the Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of November 5,
1999 and as the same may be further amended, modified, supplemented, and in
effect from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company,
Samsonite Europe, the Lenders, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (formerly known as Bank of
America National Trust and Savings Association), as administrative agent for the
Agents and the Lenders (the "Administrative Agent"), FLEET NATIONAL BANK
(formerly known as BankBoston, N.A.), as syndication agent for the Agents and
the Lenders (the "Syndication Agent"), FORTIS BANK (formerly known as Generale
Bank), as foreign agent for the Agents and the Lenders (the "Foreign Agent"),
and as fronting bank (the "Fronting Bank"), CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
as documentation agent for the Agents and the Lenders (the "Documentation
Agent"), and the other parties thereto. Terms not otherwise defined herein that
are defined in the Credit Agreement or in (S)1 or (S)2 of this Amendment shall
have the same respective meanings herein as therein.

     WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders agree to amend
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the
Majority Lenders have agreed to amend certain terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents as specifically set forth in this
Amendment;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
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     (S)1.   Certain Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  Subject to the
             ------------------------------------------
satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in (S)3 hereof and
effective as of the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:

     (S)1.1. Amendment to Definitions.  Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
             ------------------------
hereby amended as follows:

     (a)     The following new definitions are hereby inserted in (S)1.1 of the
Credit Agreement in the appropriate location in the alphabetical sequence:

             "Excess Cash Flow. With respect to the Company and its Non-Excluded
              ----------------
     Subsidiaries for any fiscal period, an amount equal to EBIT for such
     period, plus, to the extent otherwise excluded from the calculation of EBIT
             ----
     (or, in the case of depreciation and amortization, to the extent charged
     against the calculation of EBIT) for such period, without duplication, (a)
     recurring interest income for such period, plus (b) recurring rental income
                                                ----
     for such period, plus (c) realized hedge gains (or minus in the case of
                      ----                              -----
     realized hedge losses) for such period, plus (d) depreciation and
                                             ----
     amortization for such period, minus (e) cash payments actually made during
                                   -----
     such period in respect of interest on all Indebtedness and in respect of
     Capitalized Leases of the Company and its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries, and
     all Commitment Fees, Letter of Credit Fees, Foreign Letter of Credit Fees,
     agency fees, facility fees, commitment fees, balance deficiency fees and
     similar fees and expenses in connection with the borrowing of money,
     whether treated as items of expense or capitalized, minus (f) permanent
                                                         -----
     cash repayments of the principal in respect of any Indebtedness and in
     respect of Capitalized Leases of the Company and its Non-Excluded
     Subsidiaries made during such period (other than any such repayments made
     from Net Equity Issuance Proceeds and other than any Subordinated Note
     Purchases made during such period), minus (g) cash payments for all taxes
                                         -----
     paid during such period, minus (h) Capital Expenditures made during such
                              -----
     period, minus (i) Distributions paid in cash during such period (other than
             -----
     Distributions paid to the Company or any of its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries,
     by (in each case) any of its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries), plus (j) net
                                                              ----
     decreases in Working Capital as compared to the last day of the immediately
     preceding like fiscal period, if applicable, minus (k) net increases in
                                                  -----
     Working Capital as compared to the last day of the immediately preceding
     like fiscal period, if applicable, minus (l) cash Investments in Excluded
                                        -----
     Entities made during such period, and minus (m) cash payments made in
                                           -----
     respect of Acquisition Consideration during such period."

             "Excess Cash Flow Subordinated Note Purchases.  The purchase by the
              --------------------------------------------
     Company of Subordinated Notes from the holders thereof, in any fiscal year
     commencing with the fiscal year ending January 31, 2001, provided that (a)
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     the total, cumulative amount of the consideration (excluding consideration
     consisting of common stock of the Company or rights to acquire such stock)
     paid for all such purchases (other than any such purchases permitted by
     clause (a) of the definition of Subordinated Note Purchases) in any fiscal
     year
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     of the Company, commencing with the fiscal year ending January 31, 2001,
     does not exceed, in the aggregate, the lesser of (i) 50% of Excess Cash
     Flow calculated for the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company
     and (ii) $8,000,000, (b) in each case the Company shall have delivered to
     the Administrative Agent an officer's certificate (signed by the principal
     financial or accounting officer of the Company) setting forth in reasonable
     detail computations evidencing the Company's compliance with the financial
     covenant set forth in (S)11.4 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to
                                        --- -----
     each such purchase, (c) the Subordinated Notes so purchased in each case
     are promptly cancelled by the Company, (d) no Default or Event of Default
     then exists and none would exist after giving effect thereto, (e) such
     purchases are in each case not prohibited by the Subordinated Debt
     Documents, and (f) the total consideration (excluding consideration
     consisting of common stock of the Company or rights to acquire such stock,
     and excluding reasonable transaction fees, commissions, and expenses
     incurred in connection with such purchases) paid for each such Subordinated
     Note does not exceed 100% of the unpaid principal amount of such
     Subordinated Note (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon). No such
     permitted amounts which are not used in any fiscal year of the Company may
     be carried over to the subsequent (or any other) fiscal year of the
     Company."

           "Working Capital. On any date of determination, the result of (a) all
            ---------------
     accounts receivable of the Company and its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries (as
     shown as "trade" receivables and "notes and other" receivables on the
     consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Non-Excluded
     Subsidiaries), plus (b) inventory of the Company and its Non-Excluded
                    ----
     Subsidiaries, minus (c) accounts payable of the Company and its Non-
                   -----
     Excluded Subsidiaries, in each case as recorded on the books of account of
     the Company and its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries in accordance with generally
     accepted accounting principles."

     (b)   The definition of Consolidated Total Interest Expense contained in
(S)1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting, immediately after
the final sentence thereof, the following sentence:

     "The calculation of Consolidated Total Interest Expense shall exclude the
     "amendment fees" provided for in the Fifth Amendment to this Agreement."

     (c)   The definition of EBITDA contained in (S)1.1 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting the fourth (and final) paragraph thereof (added by
the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement) in its entirety and inserting in
its place the following new paragraph:

     "Solely for the purpose of the calculation of EBITDA as utilized in the
determination of the Senior Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, and
also as utilized in the determination of compliance with (S)11.5 hereof and in
the computation of EBITDA for purposes of (S)(S)9.4(m) and 11.3 hereof, the
determination of EBITDA shall, without duplication, be made without regard to
book expense
<PAGE>

accruals in the fiscal year of the Company ended January 31, 2000 not to exceed,
in the aggregate, $2,000,000, in respect of payments to be made by Samsonite
Europe to the government of Belgium over the thirteen (13) consecutive fiscal
quarters following January 31, 2000 to settle employment taxes and levies
incurred by Samsonite Europe prior to January 31, 2000 (the "Specified Belgian
Tax Obligations"); provided that there shall be subtracted from the calculation
                   --------
of EBITDA (without duplication) the amount of all cash payments made by
Samsonite Europe during any fiscal period in respect of (or relating to) any
Specified Belgian Tax Obligations for which the book expense accruals were
"added back" (i.e. disregarded) in determining EBITDA pursuant to the earlier
provisions of this paragraph."

     (d)     The definition of Subordinated Note Purchases contained in (S)1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its
entirety and by replacing it with the following new definition:

             "Subordinated Note Purchases. Any and each of (a) the purchase by
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     the Company of Subordinated Notes from the holders thereof, provided that
     (i) the total cumulative amount of the consideration (excluding
     consideration consisting of common stock of the Company or rights to
     acquire such stock) paid for all such purchases (other than any such
     purchases permitted by the definition of Excess Cash Flow Subordinated Note
     Purchases) and for Preferred Stock Purchases, taken together, in each case
     from and after the Closing Date does not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum
     of the Available Net Equity Issuance Proceeds, as determined for each
     Specified Equity Issuance, on a cumulative basis, (ii) the Subordinated
     Notes so purchased in each case are promptly cancelled by the Company,
     (iii) no Default or Event of Default then exists and none would exist after
     giving effect thereto, (iv) such purchases are in each case not prohibited
     by the Subordinated Debt Documents, and (v) the total consideration
     (excluding consideration consisting of common stock of the Company or
     rights to acquire such stock, and excluding reasonable transaction fees,
     commissions, and expenses incurred in connection with such purchases) paid
     for each such Subordinated Note does not exceed 100% of the unpaid
     principal amount of such Subordinated Note (plus accrued and unpaid
     interest thereon), and (b) Excess Cash Flow Subordinated Note Purchases.
     The Borrowers and the Lenders agree that the limitations set forth in
     clauses (a) and (b) of this definition of Subordinated Note Purchases shall
     be read independently and that Subordinated Note Purchases made pursuant to
     clause (a) of this definition shall not be deemed to decrease amounts
     available for such purchases under clause (b) of this definition and vice
     versa."

     (S)1.2. Amendment to Reporting Requirements.  Section 9.4 of the Credit
             -----------------------------------
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word "and" immediately after the end
of subsection (l) of such section, by replacing the period at the end of
subsection (m) of such section (as added by the Third Amendment to the Credit
Agreement) with the phrase "; and" and by adding the following additional
provision to (S)9.4 after subsection (m) thereof:
<PAGE>

              "(n)  beginning with the fiscal year of the Company ending January
     31, 2001, simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements
     referred to in subsection (a) above, and in any event not later than ninety
     (90) days after the end of such fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal
     year, a statement certified by the principal financial or accounting
     officer of the Company setting forth in reasonable detail the computation
     of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year of the Company most recently
     ended."

     (S)1.3.  Amendment to Investment Covenant.  Section 10.3 of the Credit
              --------------------------------
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (q) thereof in its entirety
and by replacing it with the following new subsection:

              "(q)  consisting of loans or advances made in the ordinary course
     of business to officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of
     its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries (i) that are required under the terms of
     employment agreements to which such officers, directors or employees are
     parties or which have been approved by the compensation committee of the
     Company's board of directors, so long as the aggregate amount of such loans
     or advances outstanding at any one time does not exceed $500,000, or (ii)
     for travel, transportation, entertainment, and moving or other relocation
     expenses."

     (S)1.4.  Amendment to Senior Leverage Ratio Covenant.  Section 11.1.2 of
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the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text thereof in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:

              "The Borrowers will not permit the Senior Leverage Ratio as
     determined for any Reference Period ending at any time during any period
     described in the table set forth below to be greater than the ratio set
     forth opposite such period in such table in which such Reference Period
     ends:

                  Period                           Maximum Ratio Permitted

         November 1, 1999 - January 31, 2000             2.60 to 1.00
         February 1, 2000 and thereafter                 2.50 to 1.00"

     (S)1.5.  Amendment to Interest Coverage Ratio.  Section 11.2.2 of the
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Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the table set forth therein in
its entirety and by replacing it with the following new table:

                  "Period                               Minimum Ratio

        October 31, 1999 - January 30, 2000              1.10:1.00
        January 31, 2000 - April 29, 2000                1.25:1.00
        April 30, 2000 - July 30, 2000                   1.35:1.00
        July 31, 2000 - October 30, 2000                 1.40:1.00
        October 31, 2000 - January 30, 2001              1.50:1.00
        January 31, 2001 - April 29, 2001                1.60:1.00
        April 30, 2001 - July 30, 2001                   1.80:1.00
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        July 31, 2001 - October 30, 2001                 2.00:1.00
        October 31, 2001 - January 30, 2002              2.20:1.00
        January 31, 2002 - April 29, 2002                2.40:1.00
        April 30, 2002 and thereafter                    2.50:1.00"

     (S)1.6.  Amendment to Capital Expenditures Covenant.  Section 11.3 of the
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Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the caption heading and text
thereof in their entirety and replacing such deleted caption heading and text
with the following:

              "11.3. Capital Expenditures. The Borrowers will not make, or
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     permit any Non-Excluded Subsidiary of a Borrower to make, Capital
     Expenditures in any fiscal year of the Company ending on or after January
     31, 1999 that exceed in the aggregate (for the Borrowers and all Non-
     Excluded Subsidiaries), $35,000,000; provided, however, that the foregoing
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     limitation on Capital Expenditures shall apply only with respect to each
     fiscal year in which the Leverage Ratio, as determined for any Reference
     Period ending as of the end of any fiscal quarter in such fiscal year,
     exceeds 3.50:1.00, and further provided, if during any such fiscal year the
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     permitted $35,000,000 of Capital Expenditures is not so utilized, such
     unutilized amount (each being referred to as an "Unspent Amount") may be
     utilized in (but only in) the immediately subsequent fiscal year, and not
     thereafter; in any such subsequent fiscal year, actual Capital Expenditures
     made from time to time in such fiscal year shall be deemed to have been
     made first from (and to utilize) the applicable Unspent Amount carried over
     into such fiscal year from the immediately prior fiscal year, and then to
     have been made from (and to utilize) the $35,000,000 permitted by this
     (S)11.3; and in any event the applicable Unspent Amount to be carried over
     into any fiscal year shall not exceed $35,000,000. Notwithstanding the
     foregoing, however, the Capital Expenditures of the Borrowers and all Non-
     Excluded Subsidiaries in the aggregate for any fiscal year shall not in any
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     event exceed $30,000,000 (with no increase in such maximum amount from the
     -----
     carry-over of Unspent Amounts) unless and until there shall have also
     occurred (on or prior to the end of such fiscal year) the completion of two
     consecutive fiscal quarters (whether or not either or both were contained
     in such fiscal year) at the end of both of which fiscal quarters the
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     Leverage Ratio was less than 5.00 to 1.00 (after which completion, such
     $30,000,000 limitation shall no longer apply)."

     (S)1.7.  Maximum Senior Debt/Total Capital Funds Ratio.  Section 11.4 of
              ---------------------------------------------
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety
and by replacing it with the following new section:

              "11.4. Senior Debt to Total Capital Funds Ratio. The Borrowers
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     will not at any time permit the ratio of (a) (i) Total Funded Indebtedness
     of the Company and its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries outstanding on any date
     minus (ii) Subordinated Debt outstanding on such date, to (b) the sum,
     -----
     without duplication, of (i) Total Funded Indebtedness on such date plus
                                                                        ----
     (ii) the amount of the 1998 Preferred Stock outstanding on such date as
     shown
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     on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Non-Excluded
     Subsidiaries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
     consistently applied, plus, without duplication, (iii) the amount
                           ----
     (excluding, in any event, the amount of 1998 Preferred Stock outstanding as
     referred in clause (b)(ii) of this section) of "total stockholders equity
     (or deficit)" (subtracting the absolute value of such amount, in the case
     of a deficit) on such date as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of
     the Company and its Non-Excluded Subsidiaries in accordance with generally
     accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, to equal or exceed
     0.45 to 1.00."

     (S)1.8.  Deletion of U.S. Wholesale Year-to-Date Cumulative EBITDA Ratio.
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Section 11.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section
in its entirety.

     (S)1.9.  Deletion of Cash Holding Limitation Condition.  Section 13.5 of
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the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety.

     (S)2.    Amendments to the Credit Agreement With Respect to the
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International Restructuring. Subject to the satisfaction of each of the
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applicable conditions precedent set forth in (S)(S)3 and 4 hereof, and effective
as of Restructuring Date referred to in (S)2.1(a) hereof below, the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (S)2.1.  Amendments to Definitions.  Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
              -------------------------
hereby amended as follows:

     (a)      The following new definitions are hereby inserted in (S)1.1 of the
Credit Agreement in the appropriate locations in the alphabetical sequence:

              "Belgian Transfer. The transfer on the Restructuring Date from the
               ----------------
     Company to Danish Holdco of all of the shares of capital stock (other than
     not more than twelve (12) shares of the outstanding capital stock of
     Samsonite Europe owned beneficially and of record by Mr. Luc van Nevel) of
     Samsonite Europe, whether directly or in a concurrent series of sequential
     transfers involving intermediate transfers to CV Holdings and/or Dutch
     Holdco, as a capital contribution and/or as a sale for consideration
     consisting of intercompany Indebtedness described in (and permitted by)
     (S)(S)10.1(i) and/or 10.1(m), provided that on or before the date such
                                   --------------
     transfer is effected all of the conditions precedent set forth in (S)(S)3
     and 4 of the Fifth Amendment to this Agreement shall have been satisfied."

              "CV Holdings.  C.V. Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation and a
               -----------
     direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company."

              "CV Holdings Guarantee. The Guarantee, dated or to be dated on or
               ---------------------
     prior to the Restructuring Date made by CV Holdings in favor of the Lenders
     and the Agents pursuant to which CV Holdings guarantees the payment and
     performance of the Obligations, and in form and substance
<PAGE>

     satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended,
     modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time."

          "Danish Guarantee.  The Guarantee, dated or to be dated on or prior to
           ----------------
     the Restructuring Date made by Danish Holdco in favor of the Lenders and
     Agents pursuant to which Danish Holdco guarantees the payment and
     performance of the Obligations of Samsonite Europe, and in form and
     substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be
     amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time."

          "Danish Holdco.  SC Denmark ApS, a Danish anpartsselskab (limited
           -------------
     liability company) which is an indirect, Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
     Company and is a direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Dutch Holdco."

          "Danish Pledge Agreement.  The Danish law Pledge of Shares, dated or
           -----------------------
     to be dated on or prior to the Restructuring Date, entered into by Dutch
     Holdco and Danish Holdco in favor of the Agents and the Lenders, pursuant
     to which Dutch Holdco has pledged all of the equity interests of Danish
     Holdco as security for the obligations of Dutch Holdco under the Dutch
     Guarantee, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
     Agent, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from
     time to time."

          "Dutch Guarantee.  The Guarantee, dated or to be dated on or prior to
           ---------------
     the Restructuring Date made by Dutch Holdco in favor of the Lenders and the
     Agents pursuant to which Dutch Holdco guarantees the payment and
     performance of the Obligations of Samsonite Europe, and in form and
     substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be
     amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time."

          "Dutch Holdco. SC International Holdings C.V., a Dutch commanditaire
           ------------
     vennootschap (limited partnership) of which (a) not less than 95% of the
     economic interest and not less than 66% of the voting rights are held
     directly by CV Holdings and (b) the entire remainder of the economic
     interest and the entire remainder of the voting rights are held directly by
     the Company."

          "Fifth Amendment.  The Fifth Amendment dated as of June 29, 2000 to
           ---------------
     this Agreement."

          "Mexican Transfer.  The transfer on the Mexican Transfer Date from the
           ----------------
     Company to Samsonite Europe of all of the shares or units of capital stock
     or other equity interests of Samsonite Latinoamerica (other than a nominal
     number of outstanding shares or units held by Samsonite Pacific Ltd.),
     whether directly or in a series of concurrent, sequential transfers
     involving intermediate transfers to CV Holdings, Dutch Holdco, and/or
     Danish Holdco, as a capital contribution and/or as a sale for consideration
     consisting of intercompany Indebtedness described in (and permitted by)
     (S)(S)10.1(i) and/or
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     10.1(m), provided that on or before the date such transfer is effected,
              -------------
     Samsonite Europe shall have executed and delivered the New Mexican Pledge
     Agreement to the Administrative Agent and shall have taken the other steps
     required by (S)9.15 (including those steps set forth in the last sentence
     of (S)9.15) with respect to all of such shares or units of capital stock or
     other equity interests (deeming Samsonite Latinoamerica to be a Significant
     Foreign Subsidiary solely for purposes of the requirements of (S)9.15).
     Concurrently with such Mexican Transfer after reasonable notice from the
     Company the Administrative Agent shall release the pledge originally given
     by the Company to the Administrative Agent with respect to 66% of the
     shares of the capital stock or other equity interests of Samsonite
     Latinoamerica, so long as at the time of such release and upon such
     transfer Samsonite Europe shall have delivered a duly executed counterpart
     of such New Mexican Pledge Agreement to the Administrative Agent and shall
     have taken the other steps required by (S)9.15 with respect thereto
     (deeming Samsonite Latinoamerica to be a Significant Foreign Subsidiary
     solely for purposes of the requirements of (S)9.15)."

          "Mexican Transfer Date.  The date (if any) on which the Company shall
           ---------------------
     have transferred all of its shares or units of capital stock or other
     equity interests of Samsonite Latinoamerica to Samsonite Europe as set
     forth in (and pursuant to the requirements referred to in) the definition
     of Mexican Transfer."

          "New Mexican Pledge Agreement.  The Mexican law Pledge Agreement,
           ----------------------------
     dated or to be dated on or prior to the Mexican Transfer Date, between
     Samsonite Europe and the Administrative Agent and acknowledged by Samsonite
     Latinoamerica, pursuant to which Samsonite Europe has pledged all of its
     shares or units of the capital stock or other equity interests of Samsonite
     Latinoamerica to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations
     of Samsonite Europe, and in form and substance satisfactory to the
     Administrative Agent."

          "Restructuring Date.  The date on which the conditions precedent set
           ------------------
     forth in (S)(S)3 and 4 of the Fifth Amendment to this Agreement have been
     satisfied."

          "Samsonite Latinoamerica.  Samsonite Latinoamerica, S.A. de C.V., a
           -----------------------
     Mexican corporation, which may be converted to a Mexican limited liability
     company as part of (and concurrently with) the Mexican Transfer."

     (b)  The definition of Belgian Pledge Agreement contained in (S)1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety
and by replacing it with the following new definition:

          "Belgian Pledge Agreement.  The Belgian law Stock Pledge Agreement,
           ------------------------
     dated or to be dated on or prior to the Restructuring Date, among Danish
     Holdco, Samsonite Europe and the Administrative Agent acting in its
<PAGE>

     own name and for its own account and in the name and for the accounts of
     the Agents and the Lenders, pursuant to which Danish Holdco has pledged in
     favor of the Agents and the Lenders all of its shares of capital stock of
     Samsonite Europe as security for its obligations under the Danish
     Guarantee, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
     Agent, as the same may be amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from
     time to time."

     (c)  The definition of Foreign Pledge Agreements set forth in (S)1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting, immediately before the words
"the Stock Pledge Agreement" in clause (c) thereof, the phrase "at all times
prior to the Mexican Transfer Date,".  The definition of Foreign Pledge
Agreements is further amended by deleting the word "and" from the end of clause
(c) thereof and by deleting the period at the end of such definition and
replacing it with the phrase ", (e) the Danish Pledge Agreement, (f) any
applicable pledge or security agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent
with respect to the interests of CV Holdings in Dutch Holdco, and (g) from and
at all times after the Mexican Transfer Date, the New Mexican Pledge Agreement."

     (d)  The definition of Guarantees set forth in (S)1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting, immediately after such definition, the
following additional sentence:  "The defined term Guarantees shall include the
CV Holdings Guarantee, the Dutch Guarantee and the Danish Guarantee."

     (e)  The definition of Guarantors set forth in (S)1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting, immediately after such definition, the
following additional sentence:  "The defined term Guarantors shall include CV
Holdings, Dutch Holdco and Danish Holdco."

     (f)  The definition of Significant Domestic Subsidiaries set forth in
(S)1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word "and" from
the end of clause (d) thereof and by deleting the period at the end of such
definition and replacing it with the phrase ", and (f) CV Holdings."

     (g)  The definition of Significant Foreign Subsidiaries set forth in (S)1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word "and" at the end
of clause (a) thereof and replacing it with a comma and by deleting the period
at the end of such definition and replacing it with the phrase ", (c) Danish
Holdco, and (d) Dutch Holdco."

     (h) The definition of Stock Pledge Agreement set forth in (S)1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end of such
definition and replacing it with the phrase ", as amended on or prior to the
Restructuring Date pursuant to an amendment agreement providing for the pledge
thereunder of all of the capital stock of CV Holdings, such amendment agreement
to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the
same may be amended, modified, restated, or supplemented from time to time."
<PAGE>

     (S)2.2.  Amendments to Required Collateral Security Arrangements.  Section
              -------------------------------------------------------
7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting, immediately after
the first sentence thereof, the following additional sentence:  "Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or any of the Security Documents (including without
limitation the Security Agreement of the Company) to the contrary, the
Collateral of the Company shall not include the Company's interest as a limited
partner of Dutch Holdco, and no lien on, security interest in, or collateral
assignment of such interest as Collateral is intended to be created by the
parties to this Agreement or such Security Documents."  Section 7.1 of the
Credit Agreement is further amended by inserting, immediately after the final
sentence of such section, the following additional sentence:  "From and after
the Mexican Transfer Date, the Obligations of Samsonite Europe shall also be
secured by a perfected, first priority pledge by Samsonite Europe of all of its
shares or units of the capital stock or other equity interests of Samsonite
Latinoamerica."  Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting, immediately after the second sentence thereof, the following
additional sentence:  "Notwithstanding the foregoing, CV Holdings shall not be
required to grant security interests in its assets as Collateral except as
provided in (S)9.15 hereof with respect to its interest as the general partner
of Dutch Holdco."

     (S)2.3.  Amendment to Stock Pledge Requirements.  Section 9.15 of the
              --------------------------------------
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the second sentence thereof in
its entirety and by replacing it with the following new sentences:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pledge or
otherwise grant a security interest in any of its interest as limited partner in
Dutch Holdco as Collateral.  Each of CV Holdings, Dutch Holdco, Danish Holdco
and Samsonite Europe will at all times pledge and maintain the pledge of all of
its shares of the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each of its
direct Significant Subsidiaries from time to time existing; provided that CV
                                                            --------
Holdings shall not be required to enter into a Dutch law pledge with respect to
its interest as general partner of Dutch Holdco unless and until (and only to
the extent that) such Dutch law pledge is or becomes feasible and practicable
under the applicable Dutch law (although CV Holdings shall, in any event, enter
into a Security Agreement (or similar agreement) with respect to such interest
as general partner).  From and at all times after the Mexican Transfer Date,
Samsonite Europe will pledge and maintain the pledge of all of its shares or
units of the capital stock or other equity interests of Samsonite Latinoamerica.
In each case, such required pledge shall be in favor of the Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders (and, with respect to the Belgian
Pledge Agreement and the Danish Pledge Agreement, in favor of the Agents and the
Lenders) as Collateral for the Obligations of the applicable pledgor."

     (S)2.4.  Amendment to Investment Covenant.  Clause (f) of (S)10.3 of the
              --------------------------------
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the semicolon at the end of such
clause and by replacing it with the phrase "; or (iii) the Investments
constituted by the Belgian Transfer; or (iv) the Investments constituted by the
Mexican Transfer;".

     (S)2.5.  Amendment to Mergers and Acquisition Covenant.  Section 10.5.1 of
              ---------------------------------------------
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word "or" from the
<PAGE>

end of clause (e) thereof, adding the word "or" to the end of clause (f) thereof
immediately after the semi-colon at the end of such clause (f), and by
inserting, immediately after such clause (f), the following new clause:

              "(g)  the acquisitions by Danish Holdco and Samsonite Europe,
     respectively, consisting of the Belgian Transfer and the Mexican Transfer."

     (S)2.6.  Amendment to Disposition of Assets Covenant.  Section 10.5.2 of
              -------------------------------------------
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word "and" from the end
of clause (c) thereof, replacing the period at the end of clause (d) thereof
with the phrase "; and", and by inserting, immediately after clause (d) thereof,
the following new clause:

              "(e)  the dispositions by the Company and its applicable Non-
     Excluded Subsidiaries consisting of the Belgian Transfer and the Mexican
     Transfer."

     (S)2.7.  Amendment to Disposition of Capital Stock Covenant.  Section
              --------------------------------------------------
10.19.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word "and"
from the end of clause (d) thereof, replacing such deleted word with a comma,
and by deleting the period at the end of clause (e) thereof and replacing it
with the following:  ", or (f) dispositions by the Company and its applicable
Non-Excluded Subsidiaries consisting of the Belgian Transfer and the Mexican
Transfer."

     (S)2.8.  Limitations on Ownership of Holding Companies.  Section 10.19 of
              ---------------------------------------------
the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting the word "and" from
the end of clause (d) thereof, replacing such deleted word with a comma, and by
inserting the following two new subsections immediately after (S)10.19.2
thereof:

              "10.19.3.  Limitations on Ownership of Dutch Holdco. CV Holdings
                         ----------------------------------------
     (a) shall at all times be the general partner of Dutch Holdco, (b) shall
     have an economic interest in Dutch Holdco equal to or greater than 95% of
     the total economic interest in Dutch Holdco, and (c) shall hold voting
     rights in Dutch Holdco equal to or greater than 66% of the total voting
     rights in Dutch Holdco. The Company shall at all times be the limited
     partner of Dutch Holdco, shall have an economic interest in Dutch Holdco
     consisting of the entire remaining economic interest in Dutch Holdco and
     shall hold voting rights in Dutch Holdco consisting of the entire remaining
     voting rights in Dutch Holdco."

              "10.19.4.  Ownership of Reorganized Holding Companies, Etc. (a) CV
                         -----------------------------------------------
     Holdings shall at all times be a direct, Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
     Company, (b) Danish Holdco shall at all times be a direct, Wholly-Owned
     Subsidiary of Dutch Holdco, and (c) Samsonite Europe shall at all times be
     a direct, Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Danish Holdco. From and after the
     Mexican Transfer Date, Samsonite Latinoamerica shall at all times be a
     direct, Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Samsonite Europe."
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     (S)2.9.  Limitation on Activities of New Holding Companies.  The Credit
              -------------------------------------------------
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting, immediately following (S)10.25
thereof, the following new (S)10.26:

              "10.26.  No Other Activities of Holding Companies. CV Holdings,
                       ----------------------------------------
     Dutch Holdco and Danish Holdco shall not (a) create, incur, assume,
     guarantee, have, or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with
     respect to, any liabilities or Indebtedness of any kind (other than (i)
     intercompany Indebtedness permitted by, and described in, (S)10.1(i) or
     (S)10.1(m), which Indebtedness must be subordinated to the prior payment
     and performance in full of the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory
     in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) customary
     administrative expenses and payables for taxes, accounting, legal, and
     other professional fees, and other administrative costs incurred in the
     ordinary course of business as and to the extent permitted by clause (e) of
     this (S)10.26), (b) create, incur, assume, or permit to exist as to any of
     their respective assets, properties, or rights, any security interest,
     pledge, lien, or encumbrance (other than the Security Documents) of any
     kind, (c) make or have any Investments, other than the Loan Documents
     themselves, the Investments constituted by the Belgium Transfer and the
     Mexican Transfer, and those Investments permitted by, and described in,
     (S)10.3(e) or (S)10.3(f)(i) hereof (which Investments must consist of
     Indebtedness permitted by, and described in, (S)10.1(i) or (S)10.1(m), as
     the case may be, in each case subordinated to the prior payment and
     performance in full of the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory in
     form and substance to the Administrative Agent), (d) own any assets (other
     than (i) the general partnership interest in Dutch Holdco, in the case of
     CV Holdings, (ii) the shares or units of capital stock or other equity
     interests of Danish Holdco, in the case of Dutch Holdco, (iii) the shares
     of capital stock of Samsonite Europe, in the case of Danish Holdco, and
     (iv) those Investments permitted by clause (c) of this (S)10.26), or (e)
     conduct any trade or business other than as described in clause (d) of this
     (S)10.26."

     (S)2.10. Amendment to Change in Control Default.  Section 14.1(r) of the
              --------------------------------------
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words "the Company" in clause
(iii) thereof and by replacing them with the words "Danish Holdco".

     (S)2.11. Amendment to Share Pledge Registration Requirements.  Section
              ---------------------------------------------------
20.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the caption heading
of such section in its entirety and by replacing such caption heading with the
words:  "20.10. Share Pledge Registrations."  Section 20.10 is further amended
                ----- ------ -------------
by inserting, immediately after the first sentence of such section, the
following additional sentence:

     "In connection with each Assignment and Acceptance, and each Instrument of
     Adherence, concurrently with the effectiveness thereof, Danish Holdco shall
     take all such actions as shall be necessary or advisable to register the
     names of any new or additional Lender as secured party and pledgee as to
     the
<PAGE>

     Danish Pledge Agreement in the appropriate share registry of Danish Holdco
     in accordance with the terms of the Danish Pledge Agreement."

     (S)2.12.  Amendment to Schedule 8.23.  Schedule 8.23 to the Credit
               --------------------------
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Schedule in its entirety and by
replacing it with Schedule 8.23 attached hereto.
                  -------------

     (S)3.  Conditions to Effectiveness (Excluding Provisions Regarding the
            ---------------------------------------------------------------
International Restructuring).  All provisions of this Amendment except for those
---------------------------
set forth in (S)2 hereof shall be deemed to be, and shall become, effective as
of the Effective Date referred to above, subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent, on or prior to such date:

     (a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more
counterparts of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Company,
Samsonite Europe, and the Majority Lenders.

     (b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a statement certified
by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company setting forth in
reasonable detail the computation of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year of the
Company ended January 31, 2000.

     (c)    The Company shall have paid (and the Company hereby covenants and
agrees to pay, subject to and simultaneously with the effectiveness of the
applicable provisions of this Amendment) to the Administrative Agent on the
Effective Date, for the respective accounts of each of those Lenders that, as of
the Effective Date, have duly executed and delivered counterparts of this
Amendment to the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee (the "Amendment Fee") in
immediately available funds, which shall be equal to 0.125% (one-eighth of one
percent) of the sum of (i) such Lender's Domestic Term Loan Commitment
Percentage of the then outstanding principal amount of the Domestic Term Loan
and such Lender's Foreign Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the then
outstanding principal amount (expressed as a Dollar Equivalent amount) of the
Foreign Term Loan, in each case if applicable, and (ii) the aggregate amount of
such Lender's Commitments, if applicable.

     (d)    The Company shall have paid (and the Company hereby covenants and
agrees to pay, subject to and simultaneously with the effectiveness of this
Amendment) to the Administrative Agent on the Effective Date, for the account of
the Administrative Agent, certain fees set forth in the letter agreement between
the Company and the Administrative Agent dated as of the Effective Date (the
"Amendment Fee Letter") in the amounts set forth in the Amendment Fee Letter.
The Amendment Fee Letter shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force and effect.

     (e)    All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by
(S)1 and this (S)3 of this Amendment and all other documents incident thereto
shall be reasonably satisfactory in substance and in form to the Administrative
Agent and
<PAGE>

the Administrative Agent's Special Counsel, and the Administrative Agent and
such counsel shall have received all information and such counterpart originals
or certified or other copies of such documents as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request.

     (f)    No Default or Event of Default shall exist or be continuing, and
none shall exist upon (or after giving effect to) the effectiveness of this
Amendment on and as of the Effective Date.

     (S)4.  Conditions to Effectiveness of Provisions Regarding the
            -------------------------------------------------------
International Restructuring.  The provisions of (S)2 of this Amendment shall be
---------------------------
deemed to be, and shall become, effective as of the Restructuring Date, subject
to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in (S)3 hereof
and each of the following additional conditions precedent, on or prior to such
date:

     (a)    The Belgian Transfer shall be completed on the Restructuring Date
concurrently with the effectiveness of (S)2 hereof.  Each of the CV Holdings
Guarantee, the Dutch Guarantee, the Danish Guarantee, the Danish Pledge
Agreement, the new Belgian Pledge Agreement as referred to in (S)2 hereof, an
amendment to the existing Stock Pledge Agreement of the Company with respect to
the pledge thereunder of 100% of the shares of the capital stock of CV Holdings,
a Security Agreement of CV Holdings with respect only to its interests as the
general partner in Dutch Holdco (and a Perfection Certificate of CV Holdings
relating to such applicable new Security Document) shall have been duly executed
and delivered by the respective parties thereto, shall in each case be in full
force and effect and shall in each case be in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully
executed copy of each such document.

     (b)    Each of the Security Documents referred to in (S)4(a) above shall be
effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a
legal, valid and enforceable first priority (except for Permitted Liens entitled
to priority under applicable law, and, where applicable, except for the PBGC
Ratable Lien but only to the limited extent required by the PBGC Letter)
perfected security interest in and lien upon the Collateral referred to therein.
All filings, recordings, deliveries of stock certificates and other applicable
instruments and other actions necessary or desirable in the opinion of the
Administrative Agent to perfect, protect and preserve such security interests
shall have been duly effected or there shall have been made arrangements for the
same which are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative
Agent shall have received evidence thereof in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.

     (c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of Uniform
Commercial Code and other applicable lien searches indicating no liens on the
Collateral referred to in the Security Documents listed in (S)4(a) above, other
than Permitted Liens.
<PAGE>

     (d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the
Company, CV Holdings, Dutch Holdco, Danish Holdco and Samsonite Europe a copy,
certified by a duly authorized officer of such Person to be true and complete on
the Restructuring Date, of each of (a) its charter or other organizational
documents as in effect on such date of certification, and (b) its by-laws or
analogous documents as in effect on such date.

     (e)    All corporate, partnership, limited liability company, shareholder,
member, and partner action necessary or appropriate for the valid execution,
delivery and performance by each of the Company, CV Holdings, Dutch Holdco,
Danish Holdco and Samsonite Europe of the Loan Documents to which it is or is to
become a party shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been provided to
the Administrative Agent.

     (f)    The Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the
Company, CV Holdings, Dutch Holdco, Danish Holdco and Samsonite Europe an
incumbency certificate, dated as of the Restructuring Date, signed by a duly
authorized officer of such Person, and giving the name and bearing a specimen
signature of each individual who shall be authorized: (i) to sign, in the name
and on behalf of each such Person, each of the Loan Documents to which such
Person is or is to become a party, and (ii) to give notices and to take other
action on its behalf under the Loan Documents.

     (g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received certified copies of all
intercompany promissory notes or similar obligations issued in connection with
the Belgian Transfer, each of which shall be subordinated to the prior payment
and performance in full of the Obligations on terms, and which promissory notes
and subordination documents shall be, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

     (h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable legal
opinion addressed to the Lenders and the Agents, dated as of the Restructuring
Date, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and the Administrative Agent's Special Counsel, from:

            (i)   Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to
     the Company and its Subsidiaries;

            (ii)  Colorado special counsel to CV Holdings satisfactory to the
     Administrative Agent;

            (iii) Loyens & Loeff, Dutch special counsel to Dutch Holdco;

            (iv)  Kromann Reumert, Danish special counsel to the Administrative
     Agent; and/or Lett and Co., Danish special counsel to Danish Holdco; and
<PAGE>

            (v)   Fernand Keuleneer, Esq., Belgian special counsel to Samsonite
     Europe.

     (i)    The Administrative Agent shall have released the existing pledge by
the Company of 66% of the shares of capital stock of Samsonite Europe as in
effect immediately prior to the Belgian Transfer pursuant to a release agreement
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the
Administrative Agent.

     (j)    All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by
(S)2 and this (S)4 of this Amendment and all other documents incident thereto
shall be reasonably satisfactory in substance and in form to the Administrative
Agent and the Administrative Agent's Special Counsel, and the Administrative
Agent and such counsel shall have received all information and such counterpart
originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request.

     (k)    No Default or Event of Default shall exist or be continuing, and
none shall exist upon (or after given effect to) the effectiveness of this
Amendment (including (S)2 hereof) on the Restructuring Date.

     (S)5.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Company and Samsonite
            ------------------------------
Europe hereby repeats, on and as of the date of the execution and delivery
hereof and the Effective Date, each of the representations and warranties made
by it in (S)8 of the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment
(except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions contemplated or
permitted by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, changes
occurring in the ordinary course of business that singly or in the aggregate are
not materially adverse, and to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate expressly to an earlier date), provided, that all references
                                                 --------
therein to the Credit Agreement shall refer to such Credit Agreement as amended
hereby.  In addition, each of the Company and Samsonite Europe hereby represents
and warrants that the execution and delivery by such Borrower of this Amendment
and the performance by such Borrower of all of its respective agreements and
obligations under this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby are
within the corporate power and authority of such Borrower, and have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Borrower, and
each further represents and warrants that the execution and delivery by such
Borrower, of this Amendment and the performance by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not contravene any term or condition set forth in any
material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound,
including, in the case of the Company, but not limited to, the Subordinated Debt
Documents and the 1998 Preferred Stock Documents.

     (S)6.  Ratification, Etc.  Except as expressly provided for herein, the
            -----------------
Credit Agreement and all documents, instruments and agreements related thereto,
including, but not limited to, the Security Documents, are hereby ratified and
confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  The
Credit
<PAGE>

Agreement and this Amendment shall be read and construed as a single
agreement.  This Amendment shall constitute one of the Loan Documents, and the
obligations of the Borrowers under this Amendment shall constitute Obligations
for all purposes of the Loan Documents.  All references in the Credit Agreement,
the Loan Documents or any related agreement or instrument to the Credit
Agreement shall hereafter refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

     (S)7.  No Waiver.  Nothing contained herein shall constitute a waiver of,
            ---------
impair or otherwise adversely affect any Obligations, any other obligation of
the Company or Samsonite Europe, or any rights of the Agents or the Lenders
consequent thereon.

     (S)8.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more
            ------------
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

     (S)9.  Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
            -------------
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, APPLICABLE TO
TRANSACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO
CONFLICT OF LAWS).
<PAGE>

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment under
seal by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

                            [Signature pages follow]
<PAGE>

           [Attach revised Schedule 8.23]
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

     The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the provisions
of the foregoing Amendment:

                              WELLS FARGO BANK WEST, NATIONAL
                              ASSOCIATION (formerly known as Norwest
                              Bank Colorado, National Association)

                              By:    /s/ Randall Schmidt
                                   -------------------------------------------
                              Name:    Randall Schmidt
                                     -----------------------------------------
                              Title:    Vice President
                                      ----------------------------------------
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

           The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the
provisions of the foregoing Amendment:

                              FORTIS (USA) FINANCE LLC (formerly known
                              as General (USA) Finance LLC)

                              By:    /s/ Eddie Matthews
                                   --------------------------------------------
                              Name:    Eddie Matthews
                                    -------------------------------------------
                              Title:    Senior Vice President
                                      -----------------------------------------

                              By:    /s/ Robert Fakhoury
                                   --------------------------------------------
                              Name:    Robert Fakhoury
                                     ------------------------------------------
                              Title:    Treasurer
                                      -----------------------------------------
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

     The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the
provisions of the foregoing Amendment:

                             FORTIS BANK N.V. (formerly known as
                             Generale Bank)

                             By: /s/ S. E. Janaway
                                -------------------------------------------
                             Name:   S.E. Janaway
                                   ----------------------------------------
                             Title: Membre de la Direction Credits Centraux
                                   ----------------------------------------

                             By: /s/ Jan Vandersteen
                                -------------------------------------------
                             Name:   Jan Vandersteen
                                   ----------------------------------------
                             Title: Senior Credit Manager
                                   ----------------------------------------
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

     The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the provisions
of the foregoing Amendment:

                                   CIBC INC.

                                   By:    /s/ Gerald Girardi
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                   Name:      Gerald Girardi
                                          --------------------------------------
                                   Title:    Executive Director
                                           -------------------------------------
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

     The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the provisions
of the foregoing Amendment:

                                   FLEET NATIONAL BANK (formerly known as
                                   BankBoston, N.A.)

                                   By:    /s/ James Lau
                                        --------------------------------------
                                   Name:      James Lau
                                          ------------------------------------
                                   Title:    Vice President
                                           -----------------------------------
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

     The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the provisions
of the foregoing Amendment:

                                   BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (formerly known
                                   as Bank of American National Trust and
                                   Savings Association)

                                   By:    /s/ Peter D. Griffith
                                        ------------------------------------
                                   Name:      Peter D. Griffith
                                          ----------------------------------
                                   Title:    Managing Director
                                           ---------------------------------
<PAGE>

                          Signature Pages for Lenders
                          ---------------------------

     The undersigned Lender hereby consents and agrees to all of the provisions
of the foregoing Amendment:

     The Company                   SAMSONITE CORPORATION
     -----------

                                   By:    /s/ Richard H. Wiley
                                        --------------------------------------
                                   Name:      Richard H. Wiley
                                          ------------------------------------
                                   Title:    Chief Financial Officer
                                           -----------------------------------

     Samsonite Europe              SAMSONITE EUROPE N.V.
     ----------------

                                   Name:  /s/ Luc Van Nevel
                                         -------------------------------------
                                   Name:    Luc Van Nevel
                                          ------------------------------------
                                   Title:    Managing Director
                                           -----------------------------------
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                         Schedule 8.23 - Subsidiaries

                                    Part I

At the time of the execution of the Fifth Amendment to the Second Amended and
Restated Multicurrency Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, the ownership
structure regarding the Company's Subsidiaries, is as follows:

            (Ownership Interest of 100% Unless Otherwise Indicated)

     C.V. Holdings, Inc.                                        Colorado
          SC International Holdings C. V./1/                    Netherlands
               SC Denmark ApS                                   Denmark
     Samsonite Europe N.V.*                                     Belgium
           Samsonite S.A.*                                      France
           Samsonite Limited                                    United Kingdom
           Samsonite B.V.                                       Netherlands
           Samsonite Ges.m.b.H.                                 Austria
           Samsonite GmbH                                       Germany
           Samsonite Hungaria Borond KFT                        Hungary
           Samsonite Finanziaria S.r.l.                         Italy
               Samsonite SpA * (60% joint venture)              Italy
           Samsonite Espana S.A. *                              Spain
           Samsonite AB.(Aktiebolag)                            Sweden
           Samsonite A/S                                        Denmark
           Samsonite AG                                         Switzerland
           Samsonite Slovakia S.r.o.                            Slovakia
           Samsonite Sp.z o.o                                   Poland
           Samsonite Finland Oy                                 Finland
           Samsonite Mauritius Limited                          Mauritius
               Samsonite India Limited * (60% joint venture)    India
           Samsonite Singapore Pte Ltd (80% joint venture)      Singapore
           Samsonite Asia Limited                               Hong Kong
               Samsonite Hong Kong Ltd.                         Hong Kong
           Samsonite Korea Limited (80% joint venture)          Korea
     Samsonite Latinoamerica, S.A. de C.V.                      Mexico
           Samsonite Mexico. S.a. de C.V. *                     Mexico

_____________________________________________________
/1/  C.V. Holdings, Inc. owns 95% of the economic interest and 66% of the voting
     interest in SC International Holdings C.V. and Samsonite Corporation owns
     5% of the economic Interest and 34% of the voting interest, respectively.
<PAGE>

     Samsonite Mercosur Limited (51% joint venture)             Bahamas
           Samsonite Brasil Ltda.                               Brazil
           Samsonite Argentina S.A.                             Argentina
           Lonberg Express S.A.                                 Uruguay

     Samsonite Comercio E Participacoes Ltda.                   Brazil
           Samsonite Industrial E commercial Ltda.              Brazil
     Samsonite Canada Inc.                                      Canada
     Samson S.A. de C.V.                                        Mexico

     Samsonite Company Stores, Inc. *                           Indiana
     Samsonite Pacific Ltd.                                     Colorado

     Direct Marketing Ventures, Inc.                            Colorado

     Astrum R.E. Corp.                                          Delaware

     McGregor II, LLC *                                         Delaware
           Hortex Incorporated                                  Texas
           McGregor China Corp.                                 Delaware
     Jody Apparel II, LLC                                       Delaware
     WMI II, LLC                                                Delaware

     Samsonite Holdings, Inc.                                   Delaware

*    Denotes Subsidiary whose assets have a value in excess of 2% of
     Consolidated Total Assets as of 1/31/98, using 2/17/98 exchange rates.
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                       Ownership Interests of 50% or Less
                       ----------------------------------

1.   Samsonite Europe, N.V. participates in a 50-50 joint venture in China.  The
     joint venture company and its wholly-owned subsidiary are:

                         China Tai Samsonite (H.K.) Limited
                         c/o Baker & McKenzie
                         14th Floor, Hutchison House
                         10 Harcourt Road
                         HONG KONG

                              Ningbo Chia Tai Samsonite
                              Luggage Co. Ltd.
                              ETDZ Xiaogang
                              Ningbo Municipality, Zhejiang Province
                              315803 P.R.C.

2.   Samsonite SpA participates in a joint venture in which it holds 20% of the
     Shares of:

                         Factory Store 1 S.r.l.
                         Via Milano 18
                         Corisco (MI)
                         ITALY

3.   McGregor China Corp. participates in a joint venture in China in which it
     holds about 25% of the shares of the joint venture company,
     Yizheng/McGregor Global Fashions Co., Ltd.

4.   The distribution arm of Samsonite India Limited is Samtain Sales Private
     Limited, of which Samsonite India Limited owns about 30%.
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                                    PART II

After giving effect to the Belgian Transfer and the Mexican Transfer, the
ownership structure regarding the Company's Subsidiaries, is as follows:

C.V. Holdings, Inc.                                         Colorado
  SC International Holdings C. V./1/                        Netherlands
     SC Denmark ApS                                         Denmark
       Samsonite Europe N.V.*                               Belgium
          Samsonite S.A.*                                   France
          Samsonite Limited                                 United Kingdom
          Samsonite B.V.                                    Netherlands
          Samsonite Ges.m.b.H.                              Austria
          Samsonite GmbH                                    Germany
          Samsonite Hungaria Borond KFT                     Hungary
          Samsonite Finanziaria S.r.l.                      Italy
            Samsonite SpA * (60% joint venture)             Italy
          Samsonite Espana S.A. *                           Spain
          Samsonite AB.(Aktiebolag)                         Sweden
          Samsonite A/S                                     Denmark
          Samsonite AG                                      Switzerland
          Samsonite Slovakia S.r.o.                         Slovakia
          Samsonite Sp.z o.o                                Poland
          Samsonite Finland Oy                              Finland
          Samsonite Mauritius Limited                       Mauritius
            Samsonite India Limited * (60% joint venture)   India
          Samsonite Singapore Pte Ltd (80% joint venture)   Singapore
          Samsonite Asia Limited                            Hong Kong
            Samsonite Hong Kong Ltd.                        Hong Kong
          Samsonite Korea Limited (80% joint venture)       Korea

          Samsonite Latinoamerica, S.A. de C.V.             Mexico
          Samsonite Mexico. S.a. de C.V. *                  Mexico

_____________________________________________________
/1/  C.V. Holdings, Inc. owns 95% of the economic interest and 66% of the voting
     interest in SC International Holdings C.V. and Samsonite Corporation owns
     5% of the economic Interest and 34% of the voting interest, respectively.
<PAGE>

Samsonite Mercosur Limited (51% joint venture)              Bahamas
     Samsonite Brasil Ltda.                                 Brazil
     Samsonite Argentina S.A.                               Argentina
     Lonberg Express S.A.                                   Uruguay

Samsonite Comercio E Participacoes Ltda.                    Brazil
     Samsonite Industrial E commercial Ltda.                Brazil
Samsonite Canada Inc.                                       Canada
Samson S.A. de C.V.                                         Mexico

Samsonite Company Stores, Inc. *                            Indiana
Samsonite Pacific Ltd.                                      Colorado

Direct Marketing Ventures, Inc.                             Colorado

Astrum R.E. Corp.                                           Delaware

McGregor II, LLC *                                          Delaware
     Hortex Incorporated                                    Texas
     McGregor China Corp.                                   Delaware
Jody Apparel II, LLC                                        Delaware
WMI II, LLC                                                 Delaware

Samsonite Holdings, Inc.                                    Delaware

* Denotes Subsidiary whose assets have a value in excess of 2% of Consolidated
  Total Assets as of 1/31/98, using 2/17/98 exchange rates.
<PAGE>

                       Ownership Interests of 50% or Less
                       ----------------------------------

1.   Samsonite Europe, N.V. participates in a 50-50 joint venture in China.  The
     joint venture company and its wholly-owned subsidiary are:

                            China Tai Samsonite (H.K.) Limited
                            c/o Baker & McKenzie
                            14th Floor, Hutchison House
                            10 Harcourt Road
                            HONG KONG

                                 Ningbo Chia Tai Samsonite
                                 Luggage Co. Ltd.
                                 ETDZ Xiaogang
                                 Ningbo Municipality, Zhejiang Province
                                 315803 P.R.C.

2.   Samsonite SpA participates in a joint venture in which it holds 20% of the
     Shares of:

                            Factory Store 1 S.r.l.
                            Via Milano 18
                            Corisco (MI)
                            ITALY

3.   McGregor China Corp. participates in a joint venture in China in which it
     holds about 25% of the shares of the joint venture company,
     Yizheng/McGregor Global Fashions Co., Ltd.

4.   The distribution arm of Samsonite India Limited is Samtain Sales Private
     Limited, of which Samsonite India Limited owns about 30%.

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