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Exhibit 10.4

EAGLE MATERIALS INC.

INCENTIVE PLAN

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     This option agreement (the “Option Agreement” or “Agreement”) entered into between Eagle
Materials Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                            
              (the
“Optionee”), an employee of the Company or its Affiliates, with respect to a right (the “Option”)
awarded to the Optionee under the Eagle Materials Inc. Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), on
May 9, 2006 (the “Award Date”) to purchase from the Company up to but not exceeding in the
aggregate                      shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”), at a price of $62.83 per share (the “Exercise Price”), such number of shares and such
price per share being subject to adjustment as provided in the Plan, and further subject to the
following terms and conditions:

     1. Relationship to Plan.

     This Option is subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and
administrative interpretations thereunder, if any, which have been adopted by the Company’s
Compensation Committee (“Committee”) and are in effect on the date hereof. Except as defined
herein, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings ascribed to them under the Plan. For
purposes of this Option Agreement:

          (a) “Disability” shall have the meaning assigned to such term under the Plan, however, in the
case of a Director, for purposes of the Agreement, Disability shall be determined by the Committee.

          (b) “EBIT” for any fiscal year means the Company’s earnings before interest and taxes as
reported by the Company in its annual report to stockholders for such fiscal year, as adjusted by
the Committee in its reasonable discretion to take into account events and circumstances not
contemplated at the time of this Award.

          (c) “Option Shares” means EBIT Option Shares (as defined below) and Strategic Execution Option
Shares (as defined below).

          (d) “Vesting Date” means for the EBIT Option Shares (as defined below) March 31 of any given
fiscal year in which the EBIT Option Shares (as defined below) vest, if any, in accordance with
Section 2(a) hereof and for the Strategic Execution Option Shares, March 31, 2007.

          (e) “Vesting Period” means the period commencing on April 1, 2006 and ending on March 31, 2009
for the EBIT Option Shares (as defined below) and March 31, 2007 for the Strategic Execution Option
Shares (as defined below).

     2. Vesting and Exercise Schedules.

          (a) EBIT Vesting Schedule.                      of the shares of Common Stock covered by this Option (the
“EBIT Option Shares”) shall vest based on the trailing three year

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average EBIT for the three consecutive fiscal years ending with the applicable fiscal year in
accordance with the following schedule:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 Year Average EBIT Targets	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	at FYE (in Millions)	 
	 	 	Vesting	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Percentage	 	 	March 31, 2007	 	March 31, 2008	 	March 31, 2009
	 
	 	 	0%	 	 	less than $228.0	 	less than $266.0	 	less than $316.0
	 
	 	 	50%	 	 	 	$228.0	 	 	$266.0	 	 	$316.0
	 
	 	 	60%	 	 	 	$232.0	 	 	$270.0	 	 	$320.0
	 
	 	 	70%	 	 	 	$236.0	 	 	$274.0	 	 	$324.0
	 
	 	 	75%	 	 	 	$240.0	 	 	$278.0	 	 	$328.0
	 
	 	 	80%	 	 	 	$244.0	 	 	$282.0	 	 	$332.0
	 
	 	 	90%	 	 	 	$248.0	 	 	$286.0	 	 	$336.0
	 
	 	 	100%	 	 	 	$252.0	 	 	$290.0	 	 	$340.0

     The exact vesting percentage attained from the vesting schedule above shall be calculated
based on straight-line interpolation between the percentages shown in the vesting schedule above
with fractional percentages rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent; provided, however, in no
event shall the EBIT Option Shares vest below fifty percent.

     If the three year average EBIT for any fiscal year subsequent to the initial fiscal year
within the Vesting Period results in a vesting percentage, the applicable percentage of EBIT Option
Shares which shall vest on the applicable Vesting Date shall equal (i) the vesting percentage
derived from the vesting schedule above for the given fiscal year end less (ii) the vesting
percentage previously attained in prior fiscal year(s), if any. At the end of the Vesting Period,
if any EBIT Option Shares remain unvested, such EBIT Option Shares shall be forfeited.

     The Optionee must be in continuous employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or
serve as a Director from the Award Date through the Vesting Date in order for the EBIT Option
Shares to vest as provided in this Section 2(a).

     (b) Strategic Execution Vesting Schedule.                      shares of Common Stock covered by this
Option (the “Strategic Execution Option Shares”) shall vest on March 31, 2007 based on the number
of points achieved at the end of the Fiscal Year 2007 based on the Fiscal Year 2007 Strategic
Execution Goals (as described in Exhibit A to this Agreement) in accordance with the
following schedule:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Percentage of Strategic
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Execution Option Shares
	 	 	Points Achieved	 	Vested
	 
	 	 	100	 	 	100	%
	 
	 	 	94	 	 	90	%
	 
	 	 	88	 	 	80	%
	 
	 	 	82	 	 	70	%
	 
	 	 	76	 	 	60	%
	 
	 	 	70	 	 	50	%

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	 	 	 	 	 	 	Percentage of Strategic
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Execution Option Shares
	 	 	Points Achieved	 	Vested
	 
	 	 	64	 	 	40	%
	 
	 	 	58	 	 	30	%
	 
	 	 	52	 	 	20	%
	 
	 	 	46	 	 	10	%
	 
	 	 	40	 	 	0	%

     The determination of the number of points achieved shall be made and approved by the
Committee. The Committee shall have the sole authority to determine the number of points achieved
for purposes of this schedule, and its determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on all
parties. The exact vesting percentage attained from the schedule shall be calculated based on
straight-line interpolation between the percentages shown in the schedule with fractional
percentages rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. At the end of the Vesting Period, if any
Strategic Execution Option Shares remain unvested, such Strategic Execution Option Shares shall be
forfeited.

     The Optionee must be in continuous employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or
serve as a Director from the Award Date through the Vesting Date in order for the Strategic
Execution Option Shares to vest as provided in this Section 2(b).

     (c) Exercisability. One-third of the Option Shares that vest in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2(a) or 2(b) shall become exercisable as soon as administratively practicable
following the applicable Vesting Date. The remaining two-thirds shall become exercisable with
one-third on the first anniversary of such Vesting Date and one-third on the second anniversary of
such Vesting Date.

     The Optionee must be in continuous employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates or
serve as a Director from the Award Date through the date the portion of the Option Shares would
otherwise become exercisable in order for the Option to become exercisable with respect to
additional Option Shares, unless Optionee’s employment and service as a Director terminates by
reason of death or Disability, otherwise such Option Shares shall be forfeited. In the event
Optionee’s employment and service as a Director terminates by reason of death or Disability: (A),
the then vested Option Shares shall continue to be exercisable (and any vested but unexercisable
Option Shares shall continue to become exercisable) as if the Optionee had remained employed or
continued to serve as a Director for the longer of (a) a period of two years following the
Optionee’s death or Disability, or (b) with respect to any portion of the vested Option Shares
which become exercisable after termination, 90 days from the date such Option Shares become first
exercisable.

     To the extent the Option becomes exercisable, such Option may be exercised in whole or in part
(at any time or from time to time, except as otherwise provided herein) until expiration of the
Option pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Plan.

     (d) Calculations. Calculations of EBIT and the points achieved under the Strategic Execution
Goals shall be made and approved by the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole authority to
approve the calculations for purposes of the vesting schedules, and its approval of such
calculations shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all parties.

     (e) Change in Control. This Option shall become fully vested and exercisable, without regard
to the limitations set forth in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) above,
provided that the Optionee has been in continuous employment with the Company or any of its

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Affiliates or served as a Director since the Award Date, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control
(as defined in Exhibit B to this Agreement), and fully exercisable (without regard to the
limitations set forth in subparagraph (d) above) upon a Change in Control with respect to any
Option Shares which have not been theretofore forfeited, unless either (i) the Committee determines
that the terms of the transaction giving rise to the Change in Control provide that the Option is
to be replaced within a reasonable time after the Change in Control with an option of equivalent
value to purchase shares of the surviving parent corporation or (ii) the Option is to be settled in
cash in accordance with the last sentence of this subparagraph (f). Upon a Change in Control,
pursuant to Section 16 of the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion, settle the Option by a cash
payment equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the
settlement date and the Exercise Price for the Option, multiplied by the number of shares then
subject to the Option.

     3. Termination of Option.

          The Option hereby granted shall terminate and be of no force and effect with respect to any
shares of Common Stock not previously purchased by the Optionee at the earliest time specified
below:

          (a) the tenth anniversary of the Award Date;

          (b) if Optionee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates and service as a Director is
terminated by the Company or a Subsidiary for “cause” (as determined by the Committee) at any time
after the Award Date, then the Option shall terminate immediately upon such termination of
Optionee’s employment;

          (c) if Optionee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates and service as a Director is
terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or termination for “cause,” then the Option
shall terminate on the first business day following the expiration of the 90-day period beginning
on the date of termination of Optionee’s employment and service as a Director; or

          (d) if Optionee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates and service as a Director is
terminated due to the death or Disability of the Optionee at any time after the Award Date and
while in the employ of the Company or its Affiliates or service as Director, or within 90 days
after termination of such employment or service, then the Option shall terminate on the later of:
(i) the first business day following the expiration of the two-year period which began on the date
of Optionee’s death or Disability; or (ii) with respect to any vested Option Shares which become
exercisable after such termination, the Option shall expire 90 days from the date such Option
Shares become first exercisable.

     In the event the Option remains exercisable for a period of time following the date of
termination of Optionee’s employment and service as a Director, the portion of the Option not
exercisable upon termination, unless such termination is due to death or Disability and is
exercisable (or will become exercisable) as provided in Sections 2(c) or 3(d), shall terminate and
be of no force and effect upon the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment and service as
a Director.

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     4. Exercise of Option.

     Subject to the limitations set forth herein and in the Plan, this Option may be exercised by
notice provided to the Company as set forth in Section 5. The payment of the Exercise Price for
the Common Stock being purchased pursuant to the Option shall be made (a) in cash, by check or cash
equivalent, (b) by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of Common Stock owned by
the Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Company without regard to any
restrictions on transferability applicable to such Common Stock by reason of federal or state
securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the Company) not less than the Exercise
Price, (c) by delivery of a properly executed notice together with irrevocable instructions to a
broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect
to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without
limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from
time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), (d) by such other
consideration as may be approved by the Board from time to time to the extent permitted by
applicable law, or (e) by any combination thereof. Such notice shall be accompanied by cash or
Common Stock in the full amount of all federal and state withholding or other employment taxes
applicable to the taxable income of such Participant resulting from such exercise (or instructions
to satisfy such withholding obligation by withholding Option Shares in accordance with Section 8).
For the purpose of determining the amount, if any, of the purchase price satisfied by payment in
Common Stock, such Common Stock shall be valued at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.

     If the Optionee desires to pay the purchase price for the Option Shares by tendering Common
Stock using the method of attestation, the Optionee may, subject to any such conditions and in
compliance with any such procedures as the Committee may adopt, do so by attesting to the ownership
of Common Stock of the requisite value, in which case the Company shall issue or otherwise deliver
to the Optionee upon such exercise a number of Option Shares equal to the result obtained by
dividing (a) the excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the total number shares of Common
Stock subject to the Option for which the Option (or portion thereof) is being exercised over the
purchase price payable in respect of such exercise by (b) the Fair Market Value per Option Share
subject to the Option, and the Optionee may retain the shares of Common Stock the ownership of
which is attested.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Optionee agrees that he will
not exercise the Option granted pursuant hereto, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any
Option Shares pursuant to this Option Agreement, if the exercise of the Option or the issuance of
such shares would constitute a violation by the Optionee or by the Company of any provision of any
law or regulation of any governmental authority or any stock exchange or transaction quotation
system. The Optionee agrees that, unless the options and shares covered by the Plan have been
registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the Company may, at its
election, require the Optionee to give a representation in writing in form and substance
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that he is acquiring such shares for his own account for
investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of such shares
or any part thereof.

     If any law or regulation requires the Company to take any action with respect to the shares
specified in such notice, the time for delivery thereof, which would otherwise be as promptly as
reasonably practicable, shall be postponed for the period of time necessary to take such action.

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     5. Notices.

     Notice of exercise of the Option must be made in the following manner, using such forms as the
Company may from time to time provide:

          (a) by electronic means as designated by the Committee, in which case the date of exercise
shall be the date when receipt is acknowledged by the Company;

          (b) by registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, to Eagle Materials Inc.,
Attention: Secretary, 3811 Turtle Creek, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75219, in which case the date of
exercise shall be the date of mailing; or

          (c) by hand delivery or otherwise to Eagle Materials Inc., Attention: Secretary, 3811 Turtle
Creek, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75219, in which case the date of exercise shall be the date when
receipt is acknowledged by the Company.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the address of the Company is changed prior
to the date of any exercise of this Option, notice of exercise shall instead be made pursuant to
the foregoing provisions at the Company’s current address.

     Any other notices provided for in this Agreement or in the Plan shall be given in writing or
by such electronic means, as permitted by the Committee, and shall be deemed effectively delivered
or given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to the Optionee, five
days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Optionee at the
address specified at the end of this Agreement or at such other address as the Optionee hereafter
designates by written notice to the Company.

     6. Assignment of Option.

     Except as otherwise permitted by the Committee, the rights of the Optionee under the Plan and
this Award Agreement are personal; no assignment or transfer of the Optionee’s rights under and
interest in this Option may be made by the Optionee otherwise than by will, by beneficiary
designation, by the laws of descent and distribution or by a qualified domestic relations order;
and this Option is exercisable during his lifetime only by the Optionee, except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement.

     After the death of the Optionee, exercise of the Option shall be permitted only by the
Optionee’s designated beneficiary or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, the Optionee’s
executor or the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate (or by his assignee, in the event
of a permitted assignment) to the extent that the Option is exercisable on or after the date of the
Optionee’s death, as set forth in Sections 2(c) and 3(d) hereof.

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     7. Stock Certificates.

     Certificates representing the Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option will
bear all legends required by law and necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of the
Plan and this Option. The Company may place a “stop transfer” order against shares of the Common
Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option until all restrictions and conditions set
forth in the Plan or this Agreement and in the legends referred to in this Section 7 have been
complied with.

     8. Withholding.

     No certificates representing shares of Common Stock purchased hereunder shall be delivered to
or in respect of an Optionee unless the amount of all federal, state and other governmental
withholding tax requirements imposed upon the Company with respect to the issuance of such shares
of Common Stock has been remitted to the Company or unless provisions to pay such withholding
requirements have been made to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee may make such
provisions as it may deem appropriate for the withholding of any taxes which it determines is
required in connection with this Option. The Optionee may pay all or any portion of the taxes
required to be withheld by the Company or paid by the Optionee in connection with the exercise of
all or any portion of this Option by delivering cash, or, with the Committee’s approval, by
electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock, or by delivering previously owned
shares of Common Stock, having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld or
paid. The Optionee must make the foregoing election on or before the date that the amount of tax
to be withheld is determined.

     9. Shareholder Rights.

     The Optionee shall have no rights of a shareholder with respect to shares of Common Stock
subject to the Option unless and until such time as the Option has been exercised and ownership of
such shares of Common Stock has been transferred to the Optionee.

     10. Successors and Assigns.

     This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Optionee, the
Company and their respective permitted successors and assigns (including personal representatives,
heirs and legatees), except that the Optionee may not assign any rights or obligations under this
Agreement except to the extent and in the manner expressly permitted herein.

     11. No Employment Guaranteed.

     No provision of this Option Agreement shall confer any right upon the Optionee to continued
employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.

     12. Governing Law.

     This Option Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas.

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     13. Amendment.

     This Agreement cannot be modified, altered or amended except by an agreement, in writing,
signed by both the Company and the Optionee.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EAGLE MATERIALS INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

Steven R. Rowley
	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President and CEO	 	 

     The Optionee hereby accepts the foregoing Option Agreement, subject to the terms and
provisions of the Plan and administrative interpretations thereof referred to above.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	OPTIONEE:
	Date:
	 	 
	 

	 	Optionee’s Address:
	 

	 	Eagle Materials Inc.
	 

	 	3811 Turtle Creek Blvd #1100
	 

	 	Dallas, TX 75219

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EXHIBIT A

EAGLE MATERIALS INC.

FY 2007 STRATEGIC EXECUTION GOALS

Wallboard Companies

	1.	 	Goal regarding scheduling and budget of strategic project.
	 
	2.	 	Goal regarding logistic plan.
	 
	3.	 	Goal regarding future expansion opportunities.

Cement Companies

	1.	 	Goal regarding scheduling and budget of strategic projects.
	 
	2.	 	Goal regarding completion of analysis for certain projects.
	 
	3.	 	Goal regarding future expansion opportunities.

Paperboard Company

	1.	 	Goal regarding product differentiation.

Concrete and Aggregate Companies

	1.	 	Goal regarding scheduling and budget of strategic project.
	 
	2.	 	Goal regarding expansion project analysis.

General

	1.	 	Goal relating to strategic expansion opportunities.

 

EXHIBIT B

Change in Control

     For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of
the following events:

     (a) The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership of securities of the Company
(including any such acquisition of beneficial ownership deemed to have occurred pursuant to Rule
13d-5 under the Exchange Act) if, immediately thereafter, such Person is the beneficial owner of
(i) 50% or more of the total number of outstanding shares of any single class of Company Common
Stock or (ii) 40% or more of the total number of outstanding shares of all classes of Company
Common Stock, unless such acquisition is made (a) directly from the Company in a transaction
approved by a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board or (b) by any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the
Company;

     (b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (or who is otherwise designated as a member of the
Incumbent Board by such a vote) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board, except that any such individual shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent
Board if his or her initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or
threatened election contest (as such term is used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated
under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a Person other than the Board;

     (c) The consummation of a Business Combination, unless, immediately following such Business
Combination, (i) more than 50% of both the total number of then outstanding shares of common stock
of the parent corporation resulting from such Business Combination and the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities of such parent corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors will be (or is) then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or
substantially all of the Persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, (ii) no Person (other than any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) of the Company or any corporation resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of the total number of then outstanding
shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the parent corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the
Incumbent Board immediately prior to the consummation of such Business Combination; or

     (d) Approval by the Board and the shareholders of the Company of (i) a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or (ii) a Major Asset Disposition (or, if there is no such approval by
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immediately following such Major Asset Disposition, (A) Persons that were beneficial owners of
the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to such Major Asset Disposition
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total number of then outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of voting stock
of the Company (if it continues to exist) and of the Acquiring Entity in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Major Asset Disposition of the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock; (B) no Person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related
trust) of the Company or such entity) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of the
then outstanding shares of common stock or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of the Company (if it continues to exist) and of the Acquiring Entity entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors and (C) at least a majority of the members of the Board of
the Company (if it continues to exist) and of the Acquiring Entity were members of the Incumbent
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or action of the Board providing for
such Major Asset Disposition.

     For purposes of the foregoing,

	 	(i)	 	the term “Person” means an individual, entity or group;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the term “group” is used as it is defined for purposes
of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the terms “beneficial owner”, “beneficial ownership”
and “beneficially own” are used as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the term “Business Combination” means (x) a merger,
consolidation or share exchange involving the Company or its stock or
(y) an acquisition by the Company, directly or through one or more
subsidiaries, of another entity or its stock or assets;
	 
	 	(v)	 	the term “Company Common Stock” shall mean the Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	the term “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
	 
	 	(vii)	 	the phrase “parent corporation resulting from a
Business Combination” means the Company if its stock is not acquired or
converted in the Business Combination and otherwise means the entity
which as a result of such Business Combination owns the Company or all
or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through
one or more subsidiaries;
	 
	 	(viii)	 	the term “Major Asset Disposition” means the sale or other
disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions of
50% or more of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis; and any specified percentage or portion of the
assets of the Company shall be based on fair market value, as
determined by a majority of the members of the Incumbent Board;

 

 

	 	(ix)	 	the term “Acquiring Entity” means the entity that
acquires the largest portion of the assets sold or otherwise disposed
of in a Major Asset Disposition (or the entity, if any, that owns a
majority of the outstanding voting stock of such acquiring entity
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or members of a
comparable governing body); and
	 
	 	(x)	 	the phrase “substantially the same proportions,” when
used with reference to ownership interests in the parent corporation
resulting from a Business Combination or in an Acquiring Entity, means
substantially in proportion to the number of shares of Company Common
Stock beneficially owned by the applicable Persons immediately prior to
the Business Combination or Major Asset Disposition, but is not to be
construed in such a manner as to require that the same ratio or number
of shares of such parent corporation or Acquiring Entity be issued,
paid or delivered in exchange for or in respect of the shares of each
class of Company Common Stock.AMENDMENT NO. 3

                                       TO

                               FINANCING AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this "Amendment No. 3") is entered into as of July
26, 2006, by and among G-III Leather Fashions, Inc., a New York corporation
("G-III Inc."), J. Percy for Marvin Richards, Ltd., a New York corporation
("JPMR"), CK Outerwear, LLC, a New York limited liability company ("CKO", and
together with G-III and JPMR, individually a "Company" and collectively, the
"Companies"), The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc., a New York corporation
("CIT"), the various other financial institutions named herein or which
hereafter become a party to the Financing Agreement (as hereafter defined)
(together with CIT, each a "Lender" and collectively, "Lenders"), and CIT as
agent for Lenders (CIT, in such capacity, "Agent").

                                   BACKGROUND

     The Companies, Agent and Lenders are parties to a Financing Agreement,
dated as of July 11, 2005 (as amended by letter agreement dated as of August 1,
2005, Amendment No. 2 to Financing Agreement dated as of February 24, 2006 and
as the same may be further amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from
time to time, the "Financing Agreement") pursuant to which Agent and Lenders
provide the Companies with certain financial accommodations.

     The Companies have requested Agent and Lenders to amend certain of the
terms of the Financing Agreement which relate to the financial covenants. Agent
and Lenders have agreed to amend the Financing Agreement on the terms and
conditions set forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of any loan or advance or grant of credit
heretofore or hereafter made to or for the account of Borrowers by Agent and
Lenders, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

     1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Financing Agreement.

     2. Amendments to Financing Agreement. Subject to satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Financing Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:

         (a) The definitions of the term "EBITDA" appearing in Section 1 of the
Financing Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

              "EBITDA shall mean, for any period, (a) all earnings of Parent and
              its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period (b)
              before all interest, tax obligations, depreciation and
              amortization expense, any other non-cash charges

              of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
              period and the Waiver Payment Amount for such period, all
              determined in conformity with GAAP on a basis consistent with the
              latest audited financial statements of Parent and its
              Subsidiaries, (c) plus (i.e. adding back) up to the sum of
              $1,000,000 in start-up expenses associated with the Sean Jean
              Sportswear, Sean John Women's Outerwear and Calvin Klein Dresses
              licenses incurred during the six month period ending July 31,
              2006, (d) but, for all periods, excluding the effect of any
              extraordinary and/or nonrecurring gains or losses for such
              period."

         (b) Definitions for the new terms "Amendment No. 3" and "Amendment No.
3 Closing Date" are inserted into Section 1 of the Financing Agreement as
follows:

         "AMENDMENT NO. 3 shall mean Amendment No. 3 to this Financing
         Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2006."

         "AMENDMENT NO. 3 CLOSING DATE shall mean July 26, 2006."

         (c) Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 7.3 of the Financing Agreement
are hereby amended and restated in their entireties as follows:

              "(b) EBITDA. Not permit trailing twelve month EBITDA as of the end
         of each fiscal quarter set forth below to be less than the following
         for the applicable test period:

              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  TWELVE MONTHS ENDING                       EBITDA
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              October 31, 2005                            $15,000,000
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              January 31, 2006                            $20,000,000
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              April 30, 2006                              $14,900,000
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              July 31, 2006                               $10,800,000
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              October 31, 2006                            $18,000,000
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              January 31, 2007                            $21,000,000
              --------------------------------------------------------------

         and the respective amounts for each twelve month period subsequent to
         January 31, 2007 shall be determined by the Agent, the Required Lenders
         and the Companies based on the Projections of Parent and its
         consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ending January 31, 2008
         and 2009, respectively (in each case delivered pursuant to Section
         7.2(h)(iv)), after receipt and satisfactory review by the Agent of the
         respective Projections, but in no event shall the periods be of other
         than twelve (12) months in duration, or the amounts be less than
         $15,000,000, unless the Agent determines (in its reasonable discretion)
         that such minimum amounts warrant downward adjustment based upon such
         Projections or other information as Agent shall reasonably determine.

              (c) FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE. Maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,
         calculated for each of the periods set forth below, of not less than
         the following for the applicable test period:

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              --------------------------------------------------------------
                        FISCAL PERIOD                          RATIO
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              3 months ending October 31, 2005             1.35 to 1.00
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              6 months ending January 31, 2006             1.30 to 1.00
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              9 months ending April 30, 2006               1.05 to 1.00
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              12 months ending July 31, 2006               0.85 to 1.00
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              12 months ending October 31, 2006            1.00 to 1.00
              --------------------------------------------------------------
              12 months ending January 31, 2007            1.00 to 1.00
              --------------------------------------------------------------

         and the respective amounts for each period subsequent to January 31,
         2007 shall be determined by the Agent, the Required Lenders and the
         Companies based on the Projections of Parent and its consolidated
         Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ending January 31, 2008 and 2009,
         respectively (in each case delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(h)(iv)),
         after receipt and satisfactory review by the Agent of the respective
         Projections, but in no event shall the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
         requirement for any period be less than 1.05 to 1.00 unless the Agent
         determines (in its reasonable discretion) that such minimum amounts
         warrant downward adjustment based upon such Projections or other
         information as Agent shall reasonably determine."

     3. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 3 shall become effective
as of the date upon which Agent shall have received ten (10) copies of this
Amendment No. 3 duly executed by the Companies, Agent and Required Lenders, and
consented to by each Guarantor.

     4. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Companies hereby represents,
warrants and covenants as follows:

         (a) This Amendment No. 3 and the Loan Documents are and shall continue
to be legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Companies and
Guarantors, respectively, and are enforceable against each Company and each
Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms.

         (b) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 3, each Company and
each Guarantor hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties
made in the Loan Documents and agree that all such covenants, representations
and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade and are true and correct in
all material respects as of the Amendment No. 3 Closing Date, after giving
effect to this Amendment No. 3; provided, however, that the information
contained in the Schedules attached to the Financing Agreement continues to be
true, correct and complete as of the Closing Date, and there have been no
changes to such matters as of the Amendment No. 3 Closing Date except to the
extent any such change would not have a Material Adverse Effect, constitute a
Default or Event or Default, or otherwise require notice to the Agent in
accordance with the terms of the Financing Agreement.

         (c) Each Company and each Guarantor has the corporate and/or limited
liability company power, and has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
and/or limited

                                       3

liability company action, to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 3 and to
perform its obligations hereunder. This Amendment No. 3 has been duly executed
and delivered by each Company and consented to by each Guarantor.

         (d) No Company or Guarantor has any defense, counterclaim or offset
with respect to the Loan Documents.

         (e) The Loan Documents are in full force and effect, and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.

         (f) The recitals set forth in the Background section above are truthful
and accurate and are an operative part of this Amendment No. 3.

         (g) Agent and Lenders have and will continue to have a valid first
priority lien and security interest in all Collateral except (as to priority)
for liens expressly permitted to have priority under the Financing Agreement,
and each Company and each Guarantor expressly reaffirms all guarantees, security
interests and liens granted to Agent and Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents.

         (h) No Defaults or Events of Default are in existence.

     5. Effect of Agreement.

         (a) Except as specifically amended herein, the Financing Agreement, and
all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered under
or in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are
hereby ratified and confirmed.

         (b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment No. 3
shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any
Lender, or, except as specifically provided herein, constitute a waiver of any
provision of the Financing Agreement, or any other documents, instruments or
agreements executed and/or delivered under or in connection therewith.

     6. Reaffirmation. Each Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the
principal amount of the Term Loan outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Closing
Date is $25,050,000 (b) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans
outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Closing Date is $35,485,898.23 (c) the
aggregate principal amount of the Letters of Credit, Bankers Acceptances,
Steamship Guaranties and Airway Releases outstanding on the Amendment No. 3
Closing Date is $27,745,556.76 and (d) the amounts referred to in the foregoing
clauses (a), (b) and (c) are enforceable obligations of the Companies payable to
Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the provisions of the Financing Agreement and
the other Loan Documents without any deduction, offset, defense or counterclaim.

     7. Release. Each Company and Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) neither it nor any of its Affiliates has any claim or cause of action
against Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective Affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, attorneys, consultants or

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agents) and (b) Agent and each Lender has heretofore properly performed and
satisfied in a timely manner all of its obligations to the Companies and their
Affiliates under the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent and the Lenders wish (and the Companies and
Guarantors agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts,
omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect
any of the Agent's and the Lenders' rights, interests, security and/or remedies
under the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Accordingly, for and
in consideration of the agreements contained in this Amendment and other good
and valuable consideration, each Company and each Guarantor (for itself and its
Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the
foregoing) (collectively, the "Releasors") does hereby fully, finally,
unconditionally and irrevocably release and forever discharge Agent and each
Lender and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees,
attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from
any and all debts, claims, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys' fees, suits,
demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case,
whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of
whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract,
tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or
hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any
act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done on or prior to the
Amendment No. 3 Closing Date arising out of, connected with or related in any
way to this Amendment No. 3, the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements
of Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or
control of any of the assets of any Company or any Guarantor, or the making of
any Loan or other advance, or the management of such Loan or advance or the
Collateral.

     8. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 3 shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York.

     9. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment No. 3 are included herein
for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Amendment No. 3 for any other purpose.

     10. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed by the
parties hereto in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Any signature delivered by a party by facsimile transmission, or in
"pdf" format circulated by electronic means, shall be deemed to be an original
signature hereto.

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                            [signature pages follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement has been
duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

                                  G-III LEATHER FASHIONS, INC.

                                  By: /s/ Wayne S. Miller
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Wayne S. Miller
                                      Title: Senior Vice President

                                  J. PERCY FOR MARVIN RICHARDS, LTD.

                                  By: /s/ Wayne S. Miller
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Wayne S. Miller
                                      Title: Vice President

                                  CK OUTERWEAR, LLC

                                  By: /s/ Wayne S. Miller
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Wayne S. Miller
                                      Title: Vice President

                                  THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES,
                                  INC., as Agent and Lender

                                  By: /s/ Edward J. Ahearn
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Edward J. Ahearn
                                      Title: Senior Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $45,528,660
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 27.5931%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $4,254,243
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 16.9830%

                                  [signatures continued on succeeding page]

                                  HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender

                                  By: /s/ Michael P. Behuniak
                                      ---------------------------
                                      Name: Michael P. Behuniak
                                      Title: Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $25,000,000
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 15.1515%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $4,175,008
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 16.6667%

                                  WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT, as Lender

                                  By: /s/ Edward Jesser
                                      ---------------------
                                      Name: Edward Jesser
                                      Title: Senior Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $10,577,000
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 6.4103%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $1,605,705
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 6.4100%

                                  COMMERCE BANK, N.A., as Lender

                                  By: /s/ Robert Maichin
                                      ---------------------
                                      Name: Robert Maichin
                                      Title: Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $15,000,000
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 9.0909%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $4,175,008
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 16.6667%

                                  [signatures continued on succeeding page]

                                  BANK LEUMI USA, as Lender

                                  By: /s/ John Koenigsberg
                                      ------------------------
                                      Name: John Koenigsberg
                                      Title: First Vice President

                                  By: /s/ Phyllis Rosenfeld
                                      -------------------------
                                      Name: Phyllis Rosenfeld
                                      Title: Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $12,500,000
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 7.5758%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $1,898,790
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 7.5800%

                                  ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK, as Lender

                                  By: /s/ Matilda Reyes
                                      ---------------------
                                      Name: Matilda Reyes
                                      Title: First Vice President

                                  By: /s/ Michael Paul
                                      --------------------
                                      Name: Michael Paul
                                      Title: Assistant Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $25,000,000
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 15.1515%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $4,175,008
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 16.6667%

                                  [signatures continued on succeeding page]

                                  SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, as Lender

                                  By:
                                      -----------------------
                                      Name:
                                      Title:

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $10,240,500
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 6.2064%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $1,554,703
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 6.2064%

                                  THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Lender

                                  By: /s/ Joanne L. Wong
                                      ----------------------
                                      Name: Joanne L. Wong
                                      Title: Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $8,461,530
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 5.1282%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $1,284,614
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 5.1282%

                                  SIGNATURE BANK, as Lender

                                  By: /s/ Robert A. Bloch
                                      -----------------------
                                      Name:  Robert A. Bloch
                                      Title: Senior Vice President

                                  Revolving Credit Commitment $12,692,310
                                  Revolving Credit Pro Rata Percentage: 7.6923%
                                  Term Loan Commitment $1,926,921
                                  Term Loan Pro Rata Percentage: 7.6923%

                                  The foregoing Amendment No. 3
                                  is hereby acknowledged
                                  and consented to:

                                  G-III APPAREL GROUP, LTD.

                                  By: /s/ Neal S. Nackman
                                      -----------------------
                                  Name:  Neal S. Nackman
                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                  G-III RETAIL OUTLETS INC.

                                  By: /s/ Neal S. Nackman
                                      -----------------------
                                  Name:  Neal S. Nackman
                                  Title: Vice President - Finance

                                  G-III LICENSE COMPANY LLC

                                  By: /s/ Neal S. Nackman
                                      -----------------------
                                  Name:  Neal S. Nackman
                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                  G-III BRANDS, LTD.

                                  By: /s/ Neal S. Nackman
                                      -----------------------
                                  Name:  Neal S. Nackman
                                  Title: Vice President - Finance

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