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Exhibit 4.19

 

Summary of Agreement between Guilin Jun Tai Fu Construction and Development Co. Ltd. and Guilin Gui Gong Construction Management Co. Ltd. for construction management services

Guilin Jun Tai Fu Construction and Development Co. Ltd. (“Guilin JTF”) entered into an agreement (“Agreement”) with Guilin Gui Gong Construction Management Co. Ltd. (“Guilin Construction Management”) on February 6, 2012 for the provision of construction project management services.  Pursuant to the Agreement, Guilin Construction Management shall provide services to control the progress, quality, and cost of the construction project. The contract price is RMB 330,000.  Guilin JTF shall pay RMB 25,000 for each month that Guilin Construction Management’s personnel are on site.  Within thirty (30) days of the completion, inspection, and acceptance of the construction project, Guilin JTF shall make payment to Guilin Construction Management to bring the total amount paid to 90% of the contract price.  Guilin JTF shall hold the remaining 10% of the Contract Price as quality assurance fee payable one year after the completion of the construction.Form of Subscription Rights Certificate

 Exhibit 4.2 

 

			
	RIGHTS CERTIFICATE #:	  	NUMBER OF RIGHTS

 THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING ARE SET FORTH IN BIRKS & MAYORS’ PROSPECTUS
DATED [            ], 2012 (THE “PROSPECTUS”) AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM OUR INFORMATION AGENT,
GEORGESON INC. 
 BIRKS & MAYORS INC. 
 Incorporated under the laws of Canada 
 NON-TRANSFERABLE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
CERTIFICATE 
 Evidencing Non-Transferable Subscription Rights to Purchase Class A voting shares, without nominal or par
value, 
 of Birks & Mayors Inc. 
  

			
	Subscription Price:            	  	$[            ] per Share

 THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE IF NOT EXERCISED ON OR BEFORE 5:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON
[            ], 2012, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY 

 

 REGISTERED OWNER: 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT the registered owner whose name is inscribed hereon is the owner of the number of non-transferable subscription rights (“Rights”) set forth above. The basic subscription
privilege of [            ] subscription rights entitles the holder to subscribe for and purchase one (1) Class A voting share, without nominal or par value, of Birks & Mayors Inc., a
Canadian corporation (the “Company”), at a subscription price of US$[            ] per share (the “Basic Subscription Privilege”), pursuant to a rights
offering (the “Rights Offering”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the “Instructions as to Use of Birks & Mayors Inc. Rights Certificates” accompanying this Subscription Rights
Certificate. If any Class A voting shares which are available for purchase in the Rights Offering are not purchased by other holders of Rights pursuant to the exercise of their Basic Subscription Privilege (the “Excess Shares”), any
Rights holder that exercises its Basic Subscription Privilege in full may subscribe for a number of Excess Shares (up to the number of shares for which such holder subscribed under the Basic Subscription Privilege) pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Rights Offering, subject to certain limitations and proration, as described in the Prospectus (the “Over-Subscription Privilege”).

 The Rights represented by this Subscription Rights Certificate may be exercised by completing Form 1 and
any other appropriate forms on the reverse side hereof and by returning the full payment of the subscription price for each Class A voting share in accordance with the “Instructions for Birks & Mayors Inc. Subscription Rights
Certificates” that accompanies this Subscription Rights Certificate. 
 Regulatory Limitation. All rights issued to a shareholder of
record who would, in the Company’s opinion, be required to obtain prior clearance or approval from any state, federal, or non-U.S. regulatory authority for the ownership or exercise of rights or the ownership of additional shares are null and
void and may not be held or exercised by any such holder. 
 The holder irrevocably subscribes for the number of Class A voting shares indicated
on the form upon the terms and conditions specified in the Prospectus relating thereto. Receipt of the Prospectus is hereby acknowledged.

 

  
 This Subscription
Rights Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the subscription agent and registered by the registrar. 
 Witness the seal of
Birks & Mayors Inc. and the signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
  

			
	Dated:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	President and Chief Executive Officer

 DELIVERY OPTIONS FOR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE 

Delivery other than in the manner or to the addresses listed below will not constitute valid delivery. 

 

			
	 If Delivering by Mail:
  

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Attn: Corporate Actions Voluntary Offer

P.O. Box 43011
 Providence, RI 02940-3011
	  	 If Delivering by Hand or Courier:
  

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
 Attn:
Corporate Actions Voluntary Offer
 250 Royall Street, Suite V
 Canton, MA 02021

 PLEASE PRINT ALL INFORMATION CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY 

 

 FORM 1 - EXERCISE OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS 
 To subscribe for shares pursuant to your Basic Subscription Right, please complete lines (a) and (c) and sign under Form 4 below. To subscribe for shares pursuant to your Over-Subscription
Privilege, please also complete line (b) and sign under Form 4 below. To the extent you subscribe for more shares than you are entitled under either the Basic Subscription Privilege or the Over-Subscription Privilege, you will be deemed to
have elected to purchase the maximum number of shares for which you are entitled to subscribe under the Basic Subscription Privilege or Over-Subscription Privilege, as applicable. 
 (a) EXERCISE OF BASIC SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE: 
  

					
	I apply for                   	  	shares × US$ [        ] =	  	
US$                      
  

	(no. of new shares)	  	(subscription price)	  	(amount enclosed)

 (b) EXERCISE OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE 
 If you have exercised your Basic Subscription Privilege in full and wish to subscribe for additional shares (up to the number of shares for which for which you subscribed under your Basic Subscription
Privilege): 
  

					
	I apply for                   	  	shares × US$ [        ] =	  	US$                        

	(no. of new shares)	  	(subscription price)	  	(amount enclosed)

 (c) Total Amount of Payment Enclosed =
US$                      

METHOD OF PAYMENT (CHECK ONE) 

 ̈ Cashier’s or certified check drawn on a U.S. bank payable to “Computershare
Trust Company, N.A, as Subscription Agent.” 
  ̈ Wire transfer of
immediately available funds directly to the account maintained by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Subscription Agent, for purposes of accepting subscriptions in this Rights Offering at
[                            ], with reference to the rights holder’s name.

 FORM 2 - DELIVERY TO DIFFERENT ADDRESS 
 If you wish for the Class A voting shares underlying your subscription rights, a certificate representing unexercised subscription rights or the proceeds of any sale of subscription rights to be
delivered to an address different from that shown on the face of this Subscription Rights Certificate, please enter the alternate address below, sign under Form 3 and have your signature guaranteed under Form 4. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

FORM 3 - SIGNATURE  
 TO SUBSCRIBE: I
acknowledge that I have received the Prospectus for this Rights Offering and I hereby irrevocably subscribe for the number of shares indicated above on the terms and conditions specified in the Prospectus. 

This form must be signed by the registered holder(s) exactly as their name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) or by person(s) authorized to sign on
behalf of the registered holder(s) by documents transmitted herewith 
  

			
	Signature(s):	 	  

		
	Signature(s):	 	  

  

			
	Date:	 	  

	
	Daytime Telephone Number:
	
	  

 IMPORTANT: The signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as printed on the reverse of this Subscription Rights
Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any other change whatsoever. 

 

 
 FORM 4 - SIGNATURE GUARANTEE 
 This form must be completed if you have completed any portion of Form 2. 
  

			
	Signature Guaranteed:
	
	  

	(Name of Bank or Firm)
		
	By:	 	  

		 	(Signature of Officer)

 IMPORTANT: The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (bank, stock broker,
savings & loan association or credit union) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.

 THIS RIGHTS OFFERING HAS BEEN QUALIFIED OR IS BELIEVED TO BE EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION ONLY UNDER THE
FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF THE STATES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS EXEMPT FROM THE CANADIAN PROSPECTUS FILING REQUIREMENT AND FROM QUALIFICATION IN CANADA. RESIDENTS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT PURCHASE THE SECURITIES
OFFERED HEREBY UNLESS THEY CERTIFY THAT THEIR PURCHASES OF SUCH SECURITIES ARE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTIONS.

 

  
 FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE USE OF BIRKS
& MAYORS INC. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATES, CONSULT OUR INFORMATION AGENT, GEORGESON INC., TOLL-FREE AT [(    )                 ]
OR, IF YOU ARE A BANK OR BROKER, [(212) 440-9800]. 
 THIS RIGHTS OFFERING EXPIRES AT 5:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON
[            ], 2012 UNLESS EXTENDED, AND THIS SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS CERTIFICATE IS VOID THEREAFTER.Employee Agreement

 Exhibit 10.58 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement is made as of January 4,
2012 by and between Jean-Christophe Bédos (the “Executive”) and Birks & Mayors Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada (the “Company”). 

WHEREAS the Executive received and accepted a conditional offer of employment from the Company on October 17, 2011;

 WHEREAS the parties declare and acknowledge that the pre-employment conditions set out in such offer, viz., that the
Executive be legally entitled to work for the Company in Canada and the United States, and to travel abroad, and that he successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination, have all been duly satisfied; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of their respective covenants and agreements, the parties agree as follows:

 1. Position, Responsibilities and Term of Agreement 
 1.1 Employment and Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company employs the Executive to serve, effective April 1, 2012, as its President and Chief Executive
Officer, reporting to the Company’s Board of Directors; however, until the departure of the Company’s current President and Chief Executive Officer on March 31, 2012, the Executive shall serve as the Company’s Chief Operating
Officer reporting jointly to the current President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board. The Executive accepts such employment and agrees to perform in a diligent, careful and proper manner such reasonable responsibilities and
duties commensurate with such positions as may be assigned to the Executive. The Executive agrees to devote substantially all business time and efforts to and give undivided loyalty to the Company. 

1.2 Place of work: The Executive shall be based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and provide his services to the Company both in
Canada and the United States, with the requirement to travel extensively, including abroad, as needed and/or directed by the Company and any other traveling needs required by the position. 

1.3 Effective Date: Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment will begin on January 4,
2012 and this Agreement shall be effective as of that date (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue for an indefinite term thereafter unless otherwise terminated as provided for in this Agreement (the “Term”). 

2. Compensation 

2.1 Base Salary. As of the Effective Date and during the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive an annual
gross base salary of $700,000 (“Base Salary”) less all applicable taxes, and withholdings, payable in the 

 
manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll policies. The Executive shall be considered for annual Base Salary increases determined at the Company’s discretion based upon the
Executive’s performance and the Company’s performance. 
 2.2 Incentive Compensation. 

“Fiscal Year” in this Agreement shall mean such period of approximately twelve (12) months defined as such from time to time by the
Company’s Board of Directors. In the event of any change in the definition “Fiscal Year” it should not adversely affect any bonus payment or other compensation based or calculated on the Fiscal Year. 

a) Annual Cash Bonus. For each Fiscal Year of the Company through which the Executive remains an active employee of the Company,
the Executive will have the opportunity to earn a bonus, when available, based on achievement of a targeted level of performance, as reflected in an annual bonus letter, if applicable, and based on performance criteria set by the Company. The target
bonus would be 65% of the Base Salary. The Executive is required to be an active employee continuously from the Effective Date through the date of the payment of the bonus in order to receive any payment of bonus. On an ongoing basis, the minimum
bonus pay out, if any, for any Fiscal Year is $0 and the maximum bonus pay out for any Fiscal Year is the maximum allowed under the then current Management Bonus Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Fiscal Year 2013 commencing April 1, 2012
and ending March 30, 2013, the Executive will receive a minimum guaranteed bonus of $282,500 to be paid as follows: $141,250 as of the Effective Date and $141,250 following the Board approval of the Company’s FY 2013 audited financial
statements, subject in all cases to the Executive remaining an active employee of the Company, and less all applicable taxes and withholdings. 
 b) Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). 
 (i) Cash LTIP. The Executive
shall participate in the Company’s Cash LTIP, as established and modified from time to time by the Company, with a target payout of 75% of Base Salary after the three Fiscal Years ending on March 31, 2015, provided that the Executive is
actively employed from the Effective Date until the date of the payment of the Cash LTIP. The Cash LTIP is governed by the applicable provisions of the Company’s plan, as set out more fully therein. 

The Board will review and determine any modifications to the Cash LTIP applicable to the Executive for every subsequent three Fiscal Year
period. 
 In the event that the Executive is terminated without Cause after at least three (3) years of employment and
within two (2) years of a change in control as defined in the Company’s Cash LTIP plan, any balance in the Cash LTIP will be paid to the Executive in a lump sum payment. In the event a change in control, as defined in the Company’s
Cash LTIP, occurs after at least three (3) years of employment and the Company’s Cash LTIP is not continued or replaced with a plan of equivalent value, any balance in the Cash LTIP will be paid to the Executive in a lump sum payment.

  
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 (ii) Stock Option. The Executive will be granted an option to purchase up to 150,000
Class A voting (common) shares of the Company with a three year vesting period upon terms and conditions to be determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee and Board, the whole in accordance with the Company’s Long-Term
Incentive Plan (“Stock Option”). 
 2.3 Participation in Benefit Plans and Discount Policy. If acceptable by
the Company’s group insurers, the Company will provide the Executive with the group insurance coverages, currently including life, dental, medical insurance benefits and short-term and long-term disability benefits, the cost of which shall be
borne by the Company according to the prevailing policies applicable to other Senior Management members. The Company will assume the cost of a reasonable amount of supplemental life insurance of up to two times the Executive’s Base Salary. The
Company will also undertake to source and pay for a reasonable amount of supplemental short-term and long-term disability benefits commensurate with the position of President and CEO. Coverage commences on the Effective Date. In addition, the
Executive will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Discount Policy for Officers and Members of the Board. The Company may, at its discretion, modify said policies from time to time. 

2.4 Vacation Days. The Executive shall be entitled to twenty-five (25) days of vacation for each calendar year consistent
with the Company’s vacation policy for Senior Management officers. The vacation days are earned for a given calendar year during that same calendar year; as a result, for any portion of a calendar year worked, the vacation shall be prorated on
the basis of the number of days worked during the calendar year. Unused vacation days may not be carried over from year to year, unless otherwise approved by the Company. 
 2.5 Expenses. During the term of employment hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled, without duplication, to receive reimbursement for all reasonable and approved business expenses incurred by
the Executive in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company. 
 2.6 Car Allowance: In
addition but without duplication, the Executive shall receive the following gross all-inclusive car allowance, in a lump sum amount equal to $1,500 per month in accordance with the car allowance policy applicable to other members of Senior
Management as may be amended from time to time. The Company will also pay on a monthly basis for parking near the Company’s head office directly to a parking garage owner. Any other automobile costs or expenses including, without limitation,
maintenance, insurance, repairs, lease or financing costs, and mileage, are the sole responsibility of the Executive. 

  
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 2.7 Housing and Relocation Allowances: The Executive will be provided with the
following one-time moving and relocation allowances in relation to his relocation to Montreal: 
 (i) reasonable and
pre-approved expenses for temporary housing for the first three (3) months of his employment in accordance with the Company’s travel policy, such amounts to be paid directly by the Company; 

(ii) a maximum of $10,000 following receipt of invoices and proof of payment for the purchase of miscellaneous home-related items such as
curtains and rugs; and 
 (iii) the Company will select a moving company, based upon submitted proposals, for handling the
relocation of all household goods and the Company will pay the moving company directly, up to a maximum of $25,000, following receipt of invoices. 
 2.8 Annual Retirement Benefit: During the term of employment hereunder, the Company will pay the Executive an annual retirement benefit of $35,000 payable by installment on a quarterly basis, less
applicable taxes and withholdings. 
 2.9 Financial Planning and Tax Preparation: During the term of employment
hereunder, the Executive shall be entitled, without duplication, to receive reimbursement for all reasonable costs he has incurred for financial planning and preparation of annual tax returns up to a maximum of $15,000 per annum following receipt of
invoices and proof of payment. 
 2.10 Annual Family Travel to Country of Origin: During the first three (3) years
of employment hereunder, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for the cost of an annual round trip flight in economy class for himself, his spouse and his children between Montreal and his country of origin up to a total per trip of $1,000 per
family member, following receipt of invoices and proof of payment. 
 2.11 Club Memberships: During the term of
employment hereunder, the Company shall assume reasonable initial and annual membership fees of up to a total of four (4) business/social clubs and/or sporting clubs in Montreal and Florida to be used for business and brand development
purposes, provided that such memberships have been approved by the Compensation Committee and/or the Board. 
 2.12 It is
understood that to the extent these provisions in this Section 2 generate a taxable benefit for income tax purposes, these taxes will be the sole responsibility of the Executive and the Company reserves the right to withhold the taxes as
applicable. 

  
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 3. Termination 
 3.1 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated: 
 a) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have been satisfied: 

(i) any “Person” (other than members of the Controlling Shareholder Group, the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company controlled, directly or indirectly, by the controlling shareholders of the Company), is or becomes the “beneficial owner”, directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; 
 (ii) the
shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or entity, OTHER THAN a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation, or a merger or consolidation with or into any company the voting securities of which are beneficially owned 50% or more by the Controlling Shareholder Group, provided that the voting securities of the
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation are beneficially owned 50% or more by the Controlling Shareholder Group; 
 (iii) the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets; or 
 (iv) the total combined voting power of the Company (or any successor entity) represented by shares of voting
stock owned by members of the Controlling Shareholder Group is reduced to less than 50%. 
 The “Controlling Shareholder
Group” includes: (i) Montrovest B.V.; (ii) Goldfish Trust; (iii) Rohan Private Trust Company; (iv) Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera, (v) the spouse and lineal descendants of Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera;
(vi) any trust whose principal beneficiaries are persons described in clauses (iv) and (v). A “Person” includes any natural person and any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity. 

b) “Cause” shall mean: (i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially perform the Executive’s
duties for the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, or any such actual or anticipated failure after the Executive announces his

  
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intention to resign for Good Reason), (ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in misconduct which is financially injurious to the Company, or (iii) the Executive’s conviction or
a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere with respect to the commission of a felony or a crime involving bad faith or dishonesty; (iv) the Executive’s insubordination or any act or omission of the Executive, which pursuant to applicable
law, constitutes a serious reason for termination of employment without notice, payment in lieu of notice or any indemnity whatsoever; (v) any breach by the Executive of any material term of this Agreement or any other written agreement between
the Executive and the Company; or (vi) the Executive’s material violation of any of the Company’s policies. No act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be
done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Company. 
 c) “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to perform the Executive’s duties by reason of mental or physical disability for at least ninety (90) days in any
three-hundred sixty-five (365) day period. In the event of a dispute as to whether the Executive is disabled within the meaning hereof, either party may from time to time request a medical examination of the Executive by a doctor appointed by
the Chief of Staff of a hospital selected by mutual agreement of the parties, or as the parties may otherwise agree, and the written medical opinion of such doctor shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties as to whether the Executive has
become disabled and the date when such disability arose. The cost of any such medical examination shall be borne by the Company. 

d) “Good Reason” shall mean (i) the Executive ceases to be a member of the Senior Management of the Company, or
(ii) the Company materially breaches any material provision of this Agreement. In the event of a resignation for Good Reason, Executive must provide the Company with a written “Notice of Resignation for Good Reason.” The “Notice
of Resignation for Good Reason” shall include the specific section of this Agreement which was relied upon and the reason that the Company’s act or failure to act has given rise to the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason.

 3.2 Termination of Agreement by the Executive. 

Executive may terminate this Agreement by giving the Company written notice of such termination in accordance with Section 6.2 at
least 90 days prior to the termination date; such notice may be waived or curtailed at the Company’s option. 
 3.3
Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. 
 In the event at any time of (a) the termination of the
employment of the Executive by the Company without Cause (for any reason other than by death or Disability) or (b) the resignation of the Executive from the Company within thirty (30) days of an event constituting Good Reason, the Company
shall pay or provide to the Executive only the following: 

  
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 (i) Any earned and accrued but unpaid installment of base salary through the date of the
Executive’s resignation or termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to such resignation or termination (or the rate in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of an event that constitutes Good Reason, whichever is greater) and all
other unpaid amounts to which the Executive is entitled as of such date under any compensation plan or program of the Company (including payment for any vacation time earned and not taken during the year in which termination occurs and
reimbursements not yet paid but due for business expenses previously incurred), such payments to be made in a lump sum within fifteen (15) days following the date of resignation or termination; 

(ii) The amount of annual Cash Bonus the Executive would have been entitled to pursuant to Section 2.2(a), had Executive remained
employed through the end of the Fiscal Year in which termination occurs, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the beginning of such Fiscal Year to the date of termination, and the denominator of which is 365,
such amount to be paid no later than the time annual bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company; 
 (iii) In lieu of
any further salary, or of any severance payments or notice of termination of employment to the Executive, the Executive will receive up to twelve (12) months of salary continuation at the same rate of base salary in effect immediately prior to
the Executive’s resignation or termination (or the base salary in effect immediately prior to the occurrence of an event that constitutes Good Reason, whichever is greater). The Company will make the salary continuation payments, less
applicable taxes and other withholdings, on the Company’s regular payroll dates. In addition, the Executive will receive the equivalent of up to twelve (12) months average annual cash bonus (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to
him over the previous three Fiscal Years); the amount of such average bonus will be paid out in equal installments, less applicable taxes and other withholdings, on the same regular payroll dates referred to above. 

All payment of salary and of bonus continuation shall cease upon the Executive commencing alternate employment or other gainful
activities. 
 The maximum period of twelve (12) months referred to above shall be increased by one (1) additional
month after five (5) years of service for each additional year of service thereafter, up to a maximum of eighteen (18) months after ten (10) years of service. 
 However, should the Executive be terminated without Cause within two (2) years of a Change in Control, then the Executive shall receive in lieu of salary and bonus continuation a lump sum amount
equal to eighteen (18) months of base salary and annual cash bonus (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to him over the previous three (3) Fiscal Years) regardless of the Executive’s length of service at that time. 

  
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 (iv) The Company shall reimburse the Executive the reasonable costs actually incurred by
him to relocate himself and his family to his country of origin should such relocation occur during the salary and bonus continuation period set out above, up to the maximum amount and under the same conditions as set out above under
Section 2.7(iii). 
 (v) In the event the employment of the Executive is terminated without Cause after at least three
(3) years of employment, any amount then accrued in his Cash LTIP account will be frozen as of the date of termination of employment, will not be subject to further adjustments, and will be paid to the Executive over the remaining term of the
Cash LTIP. In addition, any vested Stock Option shall terminate on the earlier of three (3) months from termination of employment or the original date of expiration of the option, the whole in accordance with the Company’s Long Term
Incentive Plan. 
 (vi) The Company shall maintain in full force and effect for the period described in Section 3.3(iii),
following the date of the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason or termination without Cause, health, dental and life insurance programs (not disability programs) in which the Executive was entitled to participate either immediately prior to
the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason or termination without Cause or immediately prior to the occurrence of an event that constitutes Good Reason, provided that the Executive’s continued participation is possible under the general
terms and provisions of such plans and programs. 
 (vii) As a condition to his entitlement to receive termination payments
under clauses (ii)-(vi) of this Section, the Executive shall have executed and delivered to the Company a release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
 For greater clarity, except as set forth above, no other payment whatsoever shall be due by the Company to the Executive. 
 3.4 Termination for Cause or Resignation without Good Reason. In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment for Cause, or his resignation without Good Reason, only the amounts set
forth in clause (i) of Section 3.3 shall be payable to the Executive. No other payment whatsoever shall be due by the Company to the Executive. 
 3.5 Termination for Disability or Death. In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment because of death or Disability, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive only the
following: 
 (i) the amount set forth in clause (i) of Section 3.3; 

(ii) the amount set forth in clause (ii) of Section 3.3; 

(iii) the reimbursement of the costs set forth in clause (iv) of Section 3.3; 

  
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 (iv) any vested Stock Option shall expire on the earlier of twelve (12) months from
the date of termination or the original expiration date of the Stock Option, the whole in accordance with the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan; 
 (v) any amount owing to the Executive under the Cash LTIP will be paid out promptly in the case of his death or over the remaining term of the Cash LTIP in the case of his Disability provided that at the
time of the termination of employment the Executive had at least three (3) years continuous employment. 
 No other payment
whatsoever shall be due by the Company to the Executive. 
 3.6 Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct
from any amounts payable under this Agreement an amount necessary to satisfy its obligations, under applicable laws, to withhold income or other taxes of the Executive attributable to payments made hereunder. 

4. Non-Competition/Confidentiality 
 4.1 The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company, and for a twelve-month period thereafter, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, do or allow any of the
following: 
 a) (i) Compete, in any manner, for himself or, in any capacity, for any other person or business entity whatsoever
which competes with the business of the Company or any of its affiliates (as conducted on the date the Executive ceases to be employed by the Company in any capacity, including as a consultant) (a “Prohibited Business”) in Canada or any of
the foreign countries, including without limitation in the states in the United States of America, in which the Company or any of its affiliates is doing business (a “Competing Business”); 

(ii) solicit any person or business that was at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment, or within one year prior
thereto, a customer or supplier of the Company or any of its affiliates; 
 This prohibition shall not apply provided the two
following conditions are both met: the competitor does not derive 5% or more of its revenues (including those of its affiliates in aggregate) from the aggregate of all its Prohibited Businesses; and such revenues are less than 25% of the revenues of
the Company and its affiliates in such Prohibited Business; 
 b) Employ, assist in employing, or otherwise engage in business
with any present executive, officer, employee or agent of the Company or its affiliates; or 
 c) Induce any person who is an
executive, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any member of the Company or its affiliates, to terminate their relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates. 

  
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 4.2 The Executive agrees that during his employment with the Company and for so long
thereafter as the Company has not allowed public disclosure of the business information referred to below, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, disclose, divulge, discuss, copy or otherwise use or allow to be used in any manner, the
customer lists, manufacturing and marketing methods, product research or engineering data, vendors lists, contractors lists, financial information, business plans and methods or other confidential business information or trade secrets of the
Company, its direct or indirect subsidiaries or its affiliates, it being acknowledged by the Executive that all such information regarding the business of the Company, its direct or indirect subsidiaries or its affiliates compiled or obtained by, or
furnished to, the Executive while the Executive shall have been employed by or associated with the Company is confidential information and the Company’s exclusive property (it being understood, however, that the information publicly disclosed
by the Company shall not be subject to this Section 4.2, provided that such information may not be used in connection with any of the activities prohibited under clauses a), b) and c) of Section 4.1 for so long as such clauses remain in
effect). 
 4.3 Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, or at any time upon the request of the
Company, the Executive (or the Executive’s heirs or personal representatives) shall deliver to the Company (a) all documents and materials (including, without limitation, computer files) containing confidential information relating to the
business and affairs of the Company, its direct and indirect subsidiaries and its affiliates, and (b) all documents, materials and other property (including, without limitation, computer files) belonging to the Company, its direct or indirect
subsidiaries and its affiliates, which in either case are in the possession or under the control of the Executive (or Executive’s heirs or personal representatives). 
 4.4 The Executive expressly agrees and understands that the remedy at law for any breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this Section 4 will be inadequate and that damages flowing from
such breach are not readily susceptible to being measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, it is acknowledged that upon adequate proof of the Executive’s violation of any legally enforceable provision of this Section 4, the Company shall be
entitled to immediate injunctive relief and may obtain a temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach. Nothing in this Section 4 shall be deemed to limit the Company’s remedies at law or in equity for any breach by the
Executive of any of the provisions of this Section 4, which may be pursued or availed of by the Company. 
 4.5 In the
event the Executive shall violate any legally enforceable provision of this Section 4 as to which there is a specific time period during which he is prohibited form taking certain actions or from engaging in certain activities, as set forth in
such provision, then, such violation shall toll the running of such time period from the date of such violation until such violation shall cease; provided, however, the Company shall seek appropriate remedies in a reasonably prompt manner after
discovery of a violation by the Executive. 

  
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 4.6 The Executive has carefully considered the nature and extent of the restrictions upon
him and the rights and remedies conferred upon the Company under this Section 4, and hereby acknowledges and agrees that the same are reasonable in time, territory and scope, are designed to eliminate competition which otherwise would be unfair
to the Company, are not designed to stifle the inherent skill and experience of the Executive, would not operate as a bar to the Executive’s sole means of support, are fully required to protect the legitimate interests of the Company and do not
confer a benefit upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment to the Executive. 
 4.7 If any court or arbitrators
determine that any of the covenants contained in this Section 4 (the “Restrictive Covenants”), or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the duration or territory of such provision, the duration or territory of such provision,
as the case may be, shall be reduced so that such provision becomes enforceable and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced. 
 4.8 The Company and the Executive intend to and hereby confer jurisdiction to enforce the Restrictive Covenants upon the courts in the Province of Quebec. If the courts of any one or more or such
jurisdictions hold the Restrictive Covenants wholly unenforceable by reason of breach of scope or otherwise, it is the intention of the Company and the Executive that such determination not bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the
relief provided above in the courts of any other jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such Restrictive Covenants as to breaches of such Restrictive Covenants in such other respective jurisdiction, such Restrictive Covenants as they relate
to each jurisdiction being, of this purpose, severable, diverse and independent covenants, subject, where appropriate, to the doctrine of res judicata. 
 The term “affiliates” in this Section 4 when used in referencing affiliates of the Company includes, but is not limited to, Mayor’s Jewelers, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 

5. Assignment. The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall not be assignable by either the Company or the
Executive, provided that this Agreement is assignable by the Company to any affiliate of the Company, to any successor in interest to the business of any of the Company, or to a purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets of any of the
Company including without limitation by way of merger or stock purchase. 
 6. Miscellaneous. 

6.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes by the laws of the Province
of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable thereto. 
 6.2 Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be given
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three days after being sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, with return receipt requested to, the parties at their respective addresses set forth below:

  
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	 	a)	To the Company: 

Birks & Mayors Inc. 
 1240 Phillips Square 
 Montreal, Quebec 

H3B 3H4 

Attention: Senior Vice President, Human Resources 
  

	 	b)	To the Executive: 

Mr. Jean-Christophe Bédos 
 32 Chemin Anwoth 
 Westmount, Quebec 

H3Y 2E7 
 6.3
Severability. If any paragraph, subparagraph or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that paragraph, subparagraph or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity
of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially
enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Executive in this
Agreement shall each be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall
not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement. 
 6.4 Entire Agreement,
Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and there are no oral terms or representations made by either party other than
those herein. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or waived except by a writing signed by the party against which such amendment or waiver is to be enforced. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
not operate to, or be construed as a waiver of, any other breach of that provision nor as a waiver of any breach of another provision. 
 6.5 Jurisdiction. Subject to Section 4.8, any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the Province of Quebec and,
by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Executive and the Company irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of those courts. The Executive and the Company irrevocably waive any objection, including any objection based on the grounds of
forum non-conveniens, which either may now or hereinafter have to the bringing of any action or proceeding in such jurisdiction in respect of this Agreement or any transaction related thereto. 

  
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 6.6 Enforcement. 

a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amounts are still payable to the Executive hereunder, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the
Executive’s estate or beneficiary. 
 b) If either party is required to institute litigation or arbitration to enforce their
rights under this Agreement, then the prevailing party, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 

6.7 Survival of Rights and Obligations. The provisions of sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 4 (but subject to the time limitations
in Section 4.1) shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Section 4.1a) shall not survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement if the Company terminates the Executive without Cause, or if the Executive
resigns with Good Reason. However, nothing in this subsection prohibits the Company from seeking relief under Section 4 of this Agreement, including circumstances where the Executive purports to resign with Good Reason. 

6.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each of which is an original but which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument. 
 6.9 Written Resignation. In the event this Agreement is terminated for any
reason (except by death), the Executive agrees that if at the time Executive is a director or officer of the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, Executive will immediately deliver a written resignation as such director or officer,
such resignation to become effective immediately. 
 6.10 Executive’s Representations. The Executive represents and
warrants to the Company that (i) the Executive is able to perform fully the Executive’s duties and responsibilities contemplated by this Agreement (ii) there are no restrictions, covenants, agreements or limitations of any kind on his
right or ability to enter into and fully perform the terms of this Agreement and (iii) without limiting the foregoing, the Executive shall remain legally entitled to work for the Company in Canada and the United States and to travel abroad.

 6.11 Currency. For the avoidance of doubt, any references to monies or dollars set forth in this Agreement shall be in
Canadian Dollars. 
 6.12 Language. The parties hereto acknowledge that they have requested and are satisfied that this
Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in the English language. Les parties aux présentes reconnaissent avoir requis que la présente entente et les documents qui y sont relatifs soient rédigés en anglais.

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement upon the date first above
written. 
  

			
	BIRKS & MAYORS INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Dr. Rossi di Montelera
		 	Dr. Rossi di Montelera
		 	Chairman of the Board
	
	EXECUTIVE
		
		 	/s/ Jean-Christophe Bédos
		 	Jean-Christophe Bédos

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 RELEASE 
 Birks & Mayors Inc. (the “Company”) and
Jean-Christophe Bédos (the “Executive”) entered into an Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”) made as of January 4, 2012. To satisfy the requirement of Section 3.3 of the Employment Agreement, Executive
hereby grants the Company the Release set forth below: 
 1. Release. The Executive, for himself, his heirs, and personal
and legal representatives, except as provided in Section 2 hereof, does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, remise, and forever discharge the Company and any of its parent companies, subsidiaries or affiliates and each of their
respective officers, directors, and employees (the “Releasees”), however denominated, past, present, and future, and their predecessors, successors, and assigns, of and from any and all manner of actions, causes, matters, suits, dues,
bonds, judgments, debts, accounts, covenants, agreements, claims, controversies, guarantees, warranties, damages, liabilities, or demands of any nature whatsoever in law or equity, whether or not now known to him that he ever had, now has, or
hereafter can, shall, or may have, for, upon, or by reason of any matter, action, omission to act, transaction, practice, conduct, cause, or thing of any kind whatsoever to the date he executes this Release. Such release, remise, and discharge of
the Releasees includes, without limitation, any and all claims under any and all federal, provincial, state and local statutes or common law and extends without limitation to any and all acts, practices, or conduct by the Releasees, or the effects
thereof, whether or not Executive now has knowledge thereof, or if any such effects exist or may in the future exist as a result of any act, omission, practice, or conduct that occurred prior to the date he executes this Release. Except as provided
in Section 2, this Release shall specifically include, but not be limited to, the following: 
 (a) any and all claims and
matters of any kind which arise or might arise, or which otherwise relate to the Executive’s employment with the Company or any of the Company’s parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, or the Executive’s termination of employment;

 (b) any and all claims for wages and benefits (including without limitation salary, stock, stock options, commissions,
bonuses, severance pay, health and welfare benefits, vacation pay, and any other fringe-type benefit); 
 (c) any and all claims
for wrongful discharge, breach of contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), and implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing; 

 (d) any and all claims for alleged employment discrimination on the basis of age, race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability and/or handicap or any other prohibited ground of discrimination, in violation of any federal, provincial, state, or local statute, ordinance, judicial precedent, or executive order;

 (e) any and all claims under any federal, provincial, state or local statute relating to employee benefits; 

(f) any and all claims in tort, including but not limited to any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, interference with
contract or prospective economic advantage, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and/or negligence; 
 (g) any and all
claims for additional commissions, compensation, or damages of any kind; and 
 (h) any and all claims for attorneys’ fees
and costs. 
 2. Review. The Executive acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to review the Employment Agreement
and this Release and to consider their terms with his attorneys and advisors and that he understands their meaning and effect. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the execution of this Release is the Executive’s own free and voluntary act
and that the only inducement for Executive’s granting this Release is the payment provided for in Section 3.3 of the Employment Agreement. The Executive understands and acknowledges that the agreement with the Company constitutes a
transaction within the terms of articles 2631 et seq. of the Civil Code of Québec and is made without prejudice and without any admission whatsoever of responsibility, fault or liability on the part of the Company. 

3. General. 
 (a) This Release shall be deemed to have been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Québec. 

(b) This Release shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Executive and the Company and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, legal personal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 (c) The Executive has requested that this Release be
drawn up in the English language. / Le soussigné a requis que la présente Quittance soit rédigée en anglais. 

  
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 UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED: 
  

					
	  	 		 	  
	Jean-Christophe Bédos	 		 	Date
			
	  	 		 	  
	Witness	 		 	Date

  
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