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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

June 29, 2018

 

Mr. Bryan Rogers 

[Address]

 

RE:  Promotion 

 

Dear Bryan:

 

It is with great pleasure that we offer to you the position of Senior Vice President and CFO with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative. 

 

Effective on July 1, 2018, you will report to Marcus Harris, and your salary will be $10,769.23 gross per pay period.  Your responsibilities and salary may be subject to periodic review and modification in accordance with Old Dominion’s operational needs, as they may change over time. Your employment with Old Dominion is at-will and is indefinite. 

 

This offer is made on the condition that you accept this offer by signing and returning the enclosed copy to Old Dominion so that we receive it June, 29, 2018 and that you agree to commence your duties on July 1, 2018. 

 

Sincerely, 

 

 

 

/s/ Beth Williams 

Beth Williams

Interim Vice President Human Resources 

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY: 

 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Signature:  Bryan Rogers 

 

/s/ Bryan Rogers
	
  
	
 
	
  
	
Dated: 6/29/2018

	
Bryan RogersEX-4.41

 Exhibit 4.41 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Agreement is made as of April 2, 2018 by and between Aurélie Pépion (the “Executive”) and
Birks Group 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 February 9, 2018; 

WHEREAS the parties declare and acknowledge that the pre-employment conditions
set out in such offer 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 2, 2018 or as may be otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and the Executive, as its Vice-President, Omni-Channel Sales & Operations, reporting to the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer. The Executive accepts such employment and agrees to perform in a diligent, careful and proper manner such responsibilities and duties commensurate with such a position 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 her services to the Company primarily in Canada, with the requirement to travel across Canada on a regular basis and 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 April 2, 2018 or as may be otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and the Executive 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 $250,000 (“Base Salary”) less all applicable taxes, and withholdings, payable in the manner dictated by the Company’s standard payroll policies. The Base Salary may be
adjusted from time to time at the Company’s discretion. 

  
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 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 of “Fiscal Year” it should not adversely affect any bonus payment or other compensation based or calculated on the Fiscal Year. 

a)      Annual Cash Bonus. Commencing with the 2019 Fiscal Year and for each Fiscal Year
of the Company thereafter 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 50% 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. The maximum bonus pay out for any Fiscal Year is the maximum allowed under the then current Management Bonus Plan. 

b)      FY2019 Guaranteed Bonus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Fiscal Year 2019
commencing April 1, 2018 and ending March 30, 2019, the Executive will receive a minimum guaranteed bonus of $62,500 to be paid following the Board approval of the Company’s Fiscal Year 2019 audited financial statements, subject in
all cases to the Executive remaining an active employee of the Company through the time of payout, and less all applicable taxes and withholdings. This guaranteed bonus will be deducted from the total amount of any other bonus that may be earned for
Fiscal Year 2019. 
 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. 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 (20) days of
vacation for each Fiscal Year consistent with the Company’s vacation policy for Senior Management officers. The vacation days are earned for a given Fiscal Year during that same Fiscal Year; as a result, for any portion of a Fiscal Year worked,
the vacation shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days worked during the Fiscal 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 pre-

  
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 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 $1,000 per month in accordance with the car allowance policy applicable to
other members of Senior Management as may be amended from time to time. 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. 
 2.7      Annual Retirement Benefit Contribution: During the term of
employment hereunder, the Company will pay the Executive an annual retirement benefit contribution of $25,000 payable by installment on a quarterly basis, less applicable taxes and withholdings. At the option of the Executive and to the extent
permitted by applicable laws, this amount may be paid to the Executive’s registered retirement savings plan. 

2.8      Taxable Benefits: 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. 

 

	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 Shareholder Group), 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; 

  
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 (iii)      the shareholders of the Company approve
a plan of 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) Grande Rousse Trust; (iii) Meritus Trust Company Limited; (iv) Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera, (v) the spouse and lineal descendants of
Dr. Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera; and/or (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 her 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 an indictable offence 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. 

  
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 d)      “Good Reason” shall mean
(i) the Executive ceases to be a member of the senior management of the Company, or (ii) the Company 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 reason that the Company’s act or failure to act has given rise to the Executive’s resignation for
Good Reason in accordance with this Agreement. 
 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: 

(i)      Any earned and accrued but unpaid installment of base salary through the date of the
Executive’s resignation for Good Reason or termination at the rate in effect immediately prior to such resignation for Good Reason 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 Fiscal 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 for Good Reason or termination;

 (ii)      The amount of annual Cash Bonus the Executive would have been entitled to
pursuant to Section 2.2(b), 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 six (6) months of salary continuation at the same rate of base salary in effect immediately prior to the Executive’s resignation for Good Reason 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 six (6) months average annual 

  
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 cash bonus (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to her 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. In the event the Company terminates the Executive without Cause or if
the Executive resigns for Good Reason, the Company may at its sole discretion, require the Executive to continue providing services for a three (3) month working notice period while said salary continuation payments are being made; 

All payment of salary and of bonus continuation shall cease upon the Executive commencing alternate employment or other
gainful activities. 
 The maximum period of six (6) months referred to above shall be increased by one
(1) additional month after two (2) years of service for each additional year of service thereafter, up to a maximum of twelve (12) months after eight (8) years of service. 

However, should the Executive be terminated without Cause within six (6) months of a Change in Control, then the
Executive shall receive instead of the salary continuation set forth above a lump sum amount equal to twelve (12) months of base salary and annual cash bonus (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to her over the previous three
(3) Fiscal Years) regardless of the Executive’s length of service at that time. 

(iv)      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 and dental insurance programs (not disability and life insurance 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 programs. 
 The health and dental insurance
program coverage shall cease upon the Executive commencing alternate employment or other gainful activities. 

(v)      As a condition to her entitlement to receive termination payments and benefits under
clauses (ii)-(iv) 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 her resignation without Good 

  
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 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)     any vested stock option shall expire in accordance with the Company’s long-term
incentive plan and grant agreement under which the stock option was granted. 
 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 herself
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 of the designing, manufacturing and/or retail and/or wholesale sale of precious stones, jewellery,
watches and other related products and the provision of related services and any other business 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 

  
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 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. 

4.2      The Executive agrees that during her 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). 
 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 she is prohibited from taking certain actions or from engaging in certain activities, as set forth in such 

  
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 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. 

4.6      The Executive has carefully considered the nature and extent of the restrictions upon
her 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 of any jurisdiction within the geographical scope of the Restrictive Covenants. 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. 
  

	5.	 Intellectual Property 

5.1      The Executive hereby acknowledges that the Company is the sole and exclusive owner of
all rights, title and interest in and with regard to the Products (as hereinafter defined). Consequently, the Executive, expressly and irrevocably, hereby assigns, to the Company and its successors and assigns, exclusively and globally, all rights,
title and interest in the Products in their final form and as they are developed from time to time, including, without limiting the scope of the foregoing, all copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, industrial designs, patent rights, and any other
intellectual property rights in any work product carried out as part of or in connection with his/her duties as Executive of the Company, during or outside of business hours, relating to any current, planned or future activities of the Company or
any company in connection with the Company or its affiliated entities, including, but not limited to, designs, mock-ups, documents, publications, promotional material, advertisements, texts, data and other

  
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 information, programs and software, developments, inventions, models, databases, business
methods, technical and non-technical procedures, manuals, reports and any improvements, modifications or additions made to the products that have been, are being or will be made or designed by the Executive
(alone or jointly with others, whether carried out on the Company’s premises or not), during the Term (collectively referred to as “Products”). 

5.2      The Executive hereby waives in favour of the Company, its successors and assigns, all
moral rights that she may have or claim to have with respect to the Products, including (i) the right to being recognized as the author or creator of the Products as well as (ii) the right to challenge any modification or use of the
Products. 
 5.3      The Executive acknowledges that the Products are and shall remain the
sole property of the Company and may not be used by the Executive for any purpose other than for the Company’s benefit, with its consent and according to its instructions. 

5.4      The Executive hereby agrees to sign any document that the Company, its successors or
assigns consider necessary or useful to give full effect to the Company’s rights concerning the Products. All Products and any media containing the Products that are in the Executive’s possession shall be immediately returned to the
Company upon termination of this Agreement and no copy shall be retained by the Executive without the Company’s explicit, prior written consent. 

6.        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. 
  

	7.	 Miscellaneous. 

7.1      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. 

7.2      Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or delivered by a nationally recognized delivery service, 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 Group Inc. 

2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. 

Suite 200 

Montreal, Quebec 

H3A 2A5 

Attention: Vice President and Chief Talent Officer 

b)         To the Executive: 

Mrs. Aurélie Pépion 

11 Saguenay Avenue 

Toronto, Ontario 

M5N 2Y5 

7.3      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. 
 7.4      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. 

7.5      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
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 7.6      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. 

7.7      Survival of Rights and Obligations. The provisions of Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4,
3.5, 4.1, subject to the time limitation set out therein, 4.2 to 4.4 and 5 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. 
 7.8      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. 

7.9      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. 
 7.10      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 and (ii) there are no restrictions,
covenants, agreements or limitations of any kind on her right or ability to enter into and fully perform the terms of this Agreement. 

7.11      Currency. For the avoidance of doubt, any references to monies or dollars set
forth in this Agreement shall be in Canadian Dollars. 
 7.12      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 GROUP INC.
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ Jean-Christophe
Bédos                                       
 
		 		 	Jean-Christophe Bédos
		 		 	President and Chief Executive Officer
		
		 	EXECUTIVE
		
		 	/s/ Aurélie
Pépion                                       
                    
		 	Aurélie Pépion

 EXHIBIT A 

RELEASE 

Birks Group Inc. (the “Company”) and Aurélie Pépion (the “Executive”) entered into an
Employment Agreement (“Employment Agreement”) made as of April 2, 2018. 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 herself, her 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 her that she 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 she 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 she 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; 

  
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 (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 she has had the opportunity
to review the Employment Agreement and this Release and to consider their terms with her attorneys and advisors and that she 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. 
 UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED: 

 

					
	  
	 		  	  

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