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Exhibit 10.1

 

FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and made effective as of May 14, 2013, by and between THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and DAVID H. EDWAB, a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida (“Employee”), amending and restating the Employment Agreement dated February 3, 2002, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated February 3, 2003, as amended and restated by the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2005, as amended and restated by the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2009 and as amended and restated by the Fourth Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated October 25, 2010  (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire to amend the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Employee have entered into that certain Change in Control Agreement dated as of May 15, 2009 (the “Change in Control Agreement”);

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and Employee hereby agree to amend and restate the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement to read as follows:

 

1.                                      Employment and Duties.  The Company hereby agrees to continue to employ Employee as Vice Chairman of the Board, and Employee hereby agrees to continue such employment and agrees to continue to serve the Company in such capacity on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.  Subject to the ultimate direction and control of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and to the Company’s Board of Directors, Employee shall assist the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer with the strategic direction of the Company and assist with the implementation of the business plan of the Company and, in connection therewith, will interact with and provide guidance to the other executive officers of the Company.  During his employment hereunder, Employee shall devote more of his business time, energy, and ability to the business and interests of the Company than to any other single business or group of related businesses.  During his employment hereunder, Employee may render services for compensation and engage in other business activity without the prior consent of the Company, provided rendering such services or engaging in such activity does not violate Section 10 or 11 of this Agreement and provided that Employee must continue to devote more of his working time to the Company than to any other single business or group of related businesses.  In accordance with past practices under this Agreement, Employee shall determine the location from which he will generally provide his services to the Company but will from time to time travel, at the Company’s expense, to the Company’s offices for consultation.

 

2.                                      Compensation and Benefits of Employment.

 

(a)                                 As compensation for the services to be rendered by Employee hereunder, the Company shall pay to Employee a base annual salary (“Annual Salary”) of $420,000 per

 

 

year, in equal installments in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company.  The parties shall comply with all applicable withholding requirements in connection with all compensation payable to Employee.  The Company’s Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, review and adjust upward Employee’s Annual Salary from time to time, but no downward adjustment in Employee’s Annual Salary may be made during the term of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 In addition to the Annual Salary, Employee shall have an opportunity to earn an annual cash bonus (the “Bonus”) in respect of each fiscal year of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Company’s annual cash bonus program for executive officers then existing for such fiscal year based on the achievement of performance objectives as may be established from time to time by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided herein, the Bonus for any fiscal year shall be payable to Employee only if Employee is employed by the Company on the date on which such Bonus is paid, except that if Employee remains employed by the Company through February 5, 2017 as contemplated hereunder, then Employee shall be entitled to receive any Bonus earned for the fiscal year ending  January 30, 2017 notwithstanding the fact that Employee ceases to be an employee after February 5, 2017.  In no event will such Bonus be paid later than the last day of the third month following the close of the Company’s fiscal year to which such Bonus relates.  Employee’s target annual cash bonus opportunity shall be set from time to by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, but such bonus opportunity shall not be less than 100% of Employee’s Annual Salary for any given year (the “Target Bonus”).  The actual Bonus payable may be greater or lesser than the Target Bonus and shall be determined consistent with the criteria set for other senior management executives at the Company by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, based on such factors as it shall determine.

 

(c)                                  Employee shall be entitled to participate in and have the benefits under the terms of all life, accident, disability and health insurance plans, pension, profit sharing, incentive compensation and savings plans and all other similar plans and benefits which the Company from time to time makes available to its senior management executives in the same manner and at least at the same participation level as other senior management executives, subject however to the provisions of this Section 2 relating to the Bonus and to equity grants.

 

(d)                                 The Company shall grant to Employee on February 5, 2016, 19,360 deferred stock units (the “DSUs”) under the Company’s 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan, or any comparable plan replacing such 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to a DSU award agreement (the “Award Agreement”), which shall vest on February 5, 2017.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, in the event of termination of Employee’s employment, other than for “cause”, as described in Section 7, or by reason of voluntary termination as described in Section 8, all such DSUs that are unvested shall immediately vest  and, in the event of termination of Employee’s employment for “cause”, as described in Section 7, or by reason of voluntary termination as described in Section 8, all unvested DSUs shall immediately terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

(e)                                  Employee acknowledges that on April 3, 2013, as consideration in respect of this Agreement, the Company granted to Employee under the Plan (i) 20,000 DSUs, the vesting of which is time-based and shall vest annually over a period of four years in equal, pro

 

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rata installments and (ii) 20,000 DSUs, the vesting of which is performance-based and shall vest annually over a period of four years if the specified performance criteria are achieved.  Such awards of DSUs were issued on terms substantially similar to the Company’s other executive officers.  If Employee remains employed by the Company through February 5, 2017 as contemplated hereunder, then notwithstanding the terms of the award agreements related to such DSU grants or the fact that Employee ceases to be an employee after February 5, 2017, such DSU awards shall vest on February 5, 2017, or in the case of the performance-based DSUs, to the extent that the requisite targets for such period have been met as contemplated by such award agreement.  Employee shall not be entitled to receive any future equity awards pursuant to this Agreement other than the DSUs described in this paragraph (e) and the DSU award described in paragraph (d) above.

 

(f)                                   Employee further acknowledges that, on February 5, 2011, the Company granted to Employee 96,800 shares of Restricted Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) pursuant to terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement, which vest in equal numbers of 19,360 on each February 5th in 2012 through 2016.  In the event of termination of Employee’s employment, other than for “cause”, as described in Section 7, or by reason of voluntary termination as described in Section 8, a number of unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately vest equal to 19,360 times a fraction the numerator of which shall be the sum of (i) the number of days from and including the most recent February 6 to and including the Termination Date (as defined below) and (ii) the lesser of 730 or the number of days from the Termination Date to and including the second following February 5, and the denominator of which shall be 365; any other unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately terminate and be of no further force or effect.  In the event of termination of Employee’s employment for “cause”, as described in Section 7, or by reason of voluntary termination as described in Section 8, all unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall immediately terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

3.                                      Business Expenses.  The Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for all appropriately documented, reasonable business expenses incurred by Employee in accordance with the Company’s policies related thereto.

 

4.                                      Term.  Employee’s employment under this Agreement shall have a continuing term until the close of business on February 5, 2017.

 

5.                                      Termination by the Company Without Cause or Termination by Employee for “Good Reason”.

 

(a)                                 The Company may, by delivering 30 days prior written notice to Employee, terminate Employee’s employment at any time without cause, and Employee may, by delivering 30 days prior written notice to the Company, terminate Employee’s employment at any time for “good reason”, as defined in Section 5(b) below.  If such termination without cause or for good reason occurs, then:

 

(i)                                     The Company shall pay to Employee, at the times specified in Section 5(a)(iv) below, the following amounts:

 

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(1)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to (1) Employee’s Annual Salary earned through the date of Employee’s termination of employment (the “Termination Date”) for periods through but not following his Separation From Service (as defined in Section 5(c) below) and (2) any accrued vacation pay earned by Employee, in each case, to the extent not theretofore paid (the “Accrued Obligation”);

 

(2)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to Employee’s Annual Salary earned through the Termination Date for periods following his Separation From Service, to the extent not theretofore paid;

 

(3)                                 installment payments of $10,000 a month for a five year period following the Termination Date;

 

(4)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to two times Employee’s Annual Salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date; and

 

(5)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to two times Employee’s full Target Bonus for the Company’s fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs.

 

(ii)                                  Subject to clause (iv) of this Section 5(a), until Employee reaches age 65, the Company shall arrange to provide Employee and his dependents medical insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to executive officers of the Company, provided Employee shall pay the Company an amount equal to the full cost of such coverage and the Company will reimburse Employee for the amount paid by Employee in excess of the amount that would be paid by an executive officer of the Company for substantially similar benefits, and any reimbursement by the Company to Employee required under this Section 5(a)(ii) shall be made on the last day of the month in which Employee pays the amount required for such coverage. If Employee is a Specified Employee (as defined in Section 5(c) below) and the benefits specified in this Section 5(a)(ii) are taxable to Employee and not otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), the following provisions shall apply to the reimbursement or provision of such benefits.  Any amounts to which Employee would otherwise be entitled under this Section 5(a)(ii) during the first six months following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Employee on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service.  Except for any reimbursements under the applicable group health plan that are subject to a limitation on reimbursements during a specified period, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Section 5(a)(ii), or in-kind benefits provided, during Employee’s taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year of Employee.  Any reimbursement of an expense described in this Section 5(a)(ii) shall be made on or before the last day of Employee’s taxable year following Employee’s taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  Employee’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits pursuant to this Section 5(a)(ii) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(iii)                               Subject to Employee’s group health plan coverage continuation rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, the benefits listed in clause (ii) of this Section 5(a) shall be reduced to the extent benefits of the same type are received by Employee from any other person during such period, and provided, further,

 

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that Employee shall have the obligation to notify the Company that he is receiving such benefits.  The Company agrees that, if Employee’s employment with the Company terminates during the term of this Agreement, Employee is not required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to Employee by the Company pursuant to this Section 5.  Further, except with respect to the benefits provided pursuant to clause (ii) above, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by Employee as the result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, or by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Employee to the Company.

 

(iv)                              The amounts payable under Section 5(a)(i) shall be paid as follows:

 

(1)                                 The Company shall pay Employee the amounts specified in Section 5(a)(i)(1) within 15 days after the Termination Date.

 

(2)                                 The Company shall pay Employee the amounts specified in Sections 5(a)(i)(2), 5(a)(i)(4) and 5(a)(i)(5) on the date that is 30 days following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service if he is not a Specified Employee or on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee.

 

(3)                                 The Company shall pay Employee the applicable amount specified in Section 5(a)(i)(3) on the 15th of each month, beginning with the first such date immediately following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service if he is not a Specified Employee or on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee.  Such first payment shall include all amounts that would have been paid to Employee earlier under this Section 5(a)(iv)(3) had Employee not been a Specified Employee.

 

(4)                                 If Employee is a Specified Employee at the time of his Separation From Service, the Company shall pay to Employee, on the date that is six months following Employee’s Separation From Service, an additional interest amount equal to the amount of interest that would be earned on the amounts specified in Sections 5(a)(i)(2), 5(a)(i)(4), 5(a)(i)(5), and on the amounts specified in Section 5(a)(i)(3) to the extent such payments were delayed solely because he is a Specified Employee, for the period commencing on the date of Employee’s Separation From Service until the date of payment of such amounts, calculated using an interest rate equal to the six month London Interbank Offered Rate in effect on the date of Employee’s Separation From Service plus two percentage points.

 

(b)                                 For purposes of this Section 5, “good reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)                                     Removal, without the consent of Employee in writing, from the office of Vice Chairman of the Board or a material reduction in Employee’s authority or responsibility, except upon a proper termination of Employee for “cause”, as defined in Section 7 or as a result of voluntary termination by Employee; or

 

(ii)                                  The Company otherwise commits a material breach of this Agreement.

 

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(c)                                  For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “Separation From Service” and “Specified Employee” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 409A.

 

(d)                                 The Company shall pay any attorney fees incurred by Employee in reasonably seeking to enforce the terms of this Section 5.  Except as provided below, the Company shall pay Employee such attorney fees within ten (10) business days after the delivery of Employee’s written request for the payment accompanied by such evidence of legal expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if Employee incurs a Separation From Service and is a Specified Employee, the Company shall not make any further payment of attorney fees to Employee under this Section 5(d) before the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service.  Rather, on the date that is six months following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service the Company shall pay to Employee all attorney fees that the Company is required to reimburse under this Section 5(d) for which a written request for payment was properly submitted by Employee during the first six months following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service or which were otherwise not paid before Employee’s Separation From Service.  In any event the Company shall pay Employee such legal fees by the last day of Employee’s taxable year following the taxable year in which Employee incurred such legal expenses.  The legal expenses that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 5(d) shall not be limited as a result of when the expenses are incurred.  The amounts of legal expenses that are eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this Section 5(d) during a given taxable year of Employee shall not affect the amounts of expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year of Employee.  The right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 5(d) is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

6.                                      Termination Upon Death or Disability.

 

(a)                                 If Employee’s employment is terminated because of death, then

 

(i)                                     Within 30 days after the date of Employee’s death, the Company shall pay to Employee’s estate a lump sum payment in cash equal to the Accrued Obligation.

 

(ii)                                  Until the date on which Employee would have reached age 65, the Company shall arrange to provide Employee’s dependents medical insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to Employee and his dependents immediately prior to the Termination Date (at no greater cost to Employee’s dependents than such cost to Employee in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date, or, if greater, the cost to similarly situated active employees of the Company under the applicable group health plan of the Company), provided Employee’s dependents shall pay the Company an amount equal to the full cost of such coverage and the Company will reimburse Employee’s dependents for the amount paid by Employee’s dependents in excess of the amount that would be paid by an executive officer of the Company for substantially similar benefits, and any reimbursement by the Company to Employee’s dependents required under this Section 6(a)(ii) shall be made on the last day of the month in which Employee’s dependents pays the amount required for such coverage.  Except for any reimbursements under the applicable group health plan that are subject to a limitation on reimbursements during a specified period, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Section 6(a)(ii), or in-kind benefits provided, during Employee’s taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other

 

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taxable year of Employee.  Any reimbursement of an expense described in this Section 6(a)(ii) shall be made on or before the last day of Employee’s taxable year following Employee’s taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  Employee’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits pursuant to this Section 6(a)(ii) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(iii)                               The Company shall pay Employee’s estate a lump sum payment in cash equal to the number of days in the Company’s fiscal year up to and including the date of Executive’s death divided by the total number of days in the Company’s fiscal year (for purposes of this Section 6(a)(iii), the “Pro Rata Fraction”) multiplied by the Bonus Employee would have earned for the Company’s fiscal year ending contemporaneously with or immediately following the date of Employee’s death as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such death occurs in accordance with the Board of Directors’ determination policies then in effect, and such payment shall be paid on the April 15th immediately following the end of the Company’s fiscal year bonus period to which such Bonus relates; and

 

(iv)                              Within 30 days after the date of Employee’s death, the Company shall pay to Employee’s estate a lump sum in cash equal to the employer contributions the Company would have credited to Employee’s retirement accounts under The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan or any similar employer contribution plans adopted by the Company in which Employee is participating had he continued to remain employed by the Company until the earlier of February 6, 2017 or the second anniversary of the Termination Date, assuming for this purpose that (1) Employee’s earned compensation for a year is the amount of his annualized Annual Salary for the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs, (2) the applicable legal limitations and the employer contribution percentages under such plans for such period are the same percentages and limitations in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date and (3) that Employee is deemed to make the maximum pre-tax elective deferral contributions permitted under section 402(g) of the Code; provided, however, that no payment shall be required with respect to either Plan if on the date of Employee’s death, the Company has ceased making employer contributions with respect to such Plan or has notified its employees that it intends to cease making such contributions within six months.

 

(b)                                 If Employee’s employment is terminated on account of his becoming permanently disabled (as defined in Section 6(b)(iv)), then:

 

(i)                                     The Company shall pay to Employee, at the times specified in Section 6(b)(iii) below, the following amounts:

 

(1)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to the Accrued Obligation;

 

(2)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to Employee’s Annual Salary earned through the Termination Date for periods following his Separation From Service, to the extent not theretofore paid;

 

(3)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to the product of (1) the monthly basic life insurance premium applicable to Employee’s basic life insurance coverage provided

 

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through the Company’s life insurance plan immediately prior to the Termination Date and (2) the number of full months and fractional months (if any) remaining until the earlier of February 6, 2017 or the second anniversary of the Termination Date;

 

(4)                                 cash installment payments each of which is equal to 1/52nd of the Annual Salary, at the then current rate, that would have been paid if Employee’s employment had continued and not been terminated under this Section 6(b), for each week during the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the earlier of February 6, 2017 or the second anniversary of the Termination Date;

 

(5)                                 a lump sum payment in cash equal to the number of days in the Company’s fiscal year up to and including the Termination Date divided by the total number of days in the Company’s fiscal year (for purposes of this Section 6(b), the “Pro Rata Fraction”) multiplied by the Bonus that Employee would have earned for the Company’s fiscal year ending contemporaneously with or immediately following the Termination Date as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which such termination occurs in accordance with the Board of Directors’ determination policies then in effect; and

 

(6)                                 a lump sum in cash equal to the employer contributions the Company would have credited to Employee’s retirement accounts under The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and any similar employer contribution plans adopted by the Company in which Employee is participating had he continued to remain employed by the Company until the earlier of February 6, 2017 or the second anniversary of the Termination Date, assuming for this purpose that (1) Employee’s earned compensation for a year is the amount of his annualized Annual Salary for the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs, (2) the applicable legal limitations and the employer contribution percentages under such plans for such period are the same percentages and limitations in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date and (3) that Employee is deemed to make the maximum pre-tax elective deferral contributions permitted under section 402(g) of the Code: provided, however, that no payment shall be required with respect to either Plan if on the Termination Date, the Company has ceased making employer contributions with respect to such Plan or has notified its employees that it intends to cease making such contributions within six months.

 

(ii)                                  Until the date on which Employee reaches age 65, the Company shall arrange to provide Employee and his dependents medical insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to Employee and his dependents immediately prior to the Termination Date (at no greater cost to Employee than such cost to Employee in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date, or, if greater, the cost to similarly situated active employees of the Company under the applicable group health plan of the Company), provided Employee shall pay the Company an amount equal to the full cost of such coverage and the Company will reimburse Employee for the amount paid by Employee in excess of the amount that would be paid by an executive officer of the Company for substantially similar benefits, and any reimbursement by the Company to Employee required under this Section 6(b)(ii) shall be made on the last day of the month in which Employee pays the amount required for such coverage.  Except for any reimbursements under the applicable group health plan that are subject to a limitation on reimbursements during a specified period, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement

 

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under this Section 6(b)(ii), or in-kind benefits provided, during Employee’s taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year of Employee.  Any reimbursement of an expense described in this Section 6(b)(ii) shall be made on or before the last day of Employee’s taxable year following Employee’s taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  Employee’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits pursuant to this Section 6(b)(ii) shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(iii)                               The amounts payable under Section 6(b)(i) shall be paid as follows:

 

(1)                                 The Company shall pay Employee the amount specified in Section 6(b)(i)(1) within 30 days the Termination Date.

 

(2)                                 Subject to Section 6(b)(iii)(5), the Company shall pay Employee the amounts specified in Sections 6(b)(i)(2), 6(b)(i)(3) and 6(b)(i)(6) 30 days following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service if he is not a Specified Employee or on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee.

 

(3)                                 Subject to Section 6(b)(iii)(5), the Company shall pay Employee the amount specified in Section 6(b)(i)(4) each Friday beginning with the first Friday immediately following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service if he is not a Specified Employee or on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee (and such first payment shall include all amounts that would have been paid to Employee under this Section 6(b)(iii)(3) if Employee had not been a Specified Employee).

 

(4)                                 Subject to Section 6(b)(iii)(5), the Company shall pay Employee the amount specified in Section 6(b)(iii)(5), (A) on the April 15th immediately following the end of the Company’s fiscal year bonus period to which such Bonus relates if Employee is not a Specified Employee or (B) on the later of the April 15th immediately following the end of the Company’s fiscal year bonus period to which such Bonus relates or the date that is six months following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee.

 

(5)                                 In the event of the termination of Employee’s employment pursuant to Section 6(b) in a circumstance where Employee has incurred a Section 409A Disability, the Company shall pay or begin to pay, as applicable, Employee the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Sections 6(b)(i)(2), 6(b)(i)(3), 6(b)(i)(4) and 6(b)(i)(6) within 30 days after the date Employee incurs a Section 409A Disability.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A Disability” means the inability of Employee to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.  Employee shall also be treated as having a “Section 409A Disability” if he is, by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income

 

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replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company.

 

(iv)                              For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be deemed to “permanently disabled” if Employee shall be considered to be permanently and totally disabled in accordance with the Company’s disability plan, if any, for a period of 180 days or more.  If there should be a dispute between the Company and Employee as to Employee’s physical or mental disability for purposes of this Agreement, the question shall be settled by the opinion of an impartial reputable physician or psychiatrist agreed upon by the parties or their representatives, or if the parties cannot agree within ten (10) calendar days after a request for designation of such party, then a physician or psychiatrist shall be designated by the NCH Naples Hospital in Naples, Florida.  The parties agree to be bound by the final decision of such physician or psychiatrist.

 

7.                                      Termination by the Company for Cause.

 

(a)                                 The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time if such termination is for “cause”, as defined below, by delivering to Employee written notice describing the cause of termination 30 days before the effective date of such termination and by granting Employee 30 days to cure the cause.  In the event that the employment of Employee is terminated for “cause”, Employee shall be entitled only to (i) the Accrued Obligation, which amount shall be paid within 30 days after the Termination Date, and (ii) a lump sum payment in cash equal to Employee’s Annual Salary through the Termination Date for periods following his Separation From Service, to the extent not theretofore paid, which amount shall be paid to Employee within 30 days following his Separation From Service if he is not a Specified Employee or on the date that is six months following his Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee.

 

(b)                                 “Cause” shall be limited to the occurrence of the following events:

 

(i)                                     Conviction of or a plea of nolo contendere to the charge of a felony (which, through lapse of time or otherwise, is not subject to appeal);

 

(ii)                                  Willful refusal without proper legal cause to perform, or gross negligence in performing, Employee’s duties and responsibilities after 30 days written notice and an opportunity to cure;

 

(iii)                               Material breach of fiduciary duty to the Company through the misappropriation of Company funds or property; or

 

(iv)                              The unauthorized absence of Employee from work (other than for sick leave or personal disability) for a period of 60 working days or more during a period of 90 working days.

 

8.                                      Voluntary Termination by Employee.  Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time upon delivering 30 days written notice to the Company.  In the event of such voluntary termination other than for “good reason” as defined in Section 5, Employee shall be entitled only to (a) the Accrued Obligation, which amount shall be paid within 30 days after the Termination

 

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Date, and (b) a lump sum payment in cash equal to Employee’s Annual Salary through the Termination Date for periods following his Separation From Service, to the extent not theretofore paid, which amount shall be paid to Employee within 30 days following his Separation From Service if he is not a Specified Employee, or on the date that is six months following his Separation From Service if he is a Specified Employee.

 

9.                                      Exclusivity of Termination Provisions.  Except as otherwise set forth in the Change in Control Agreement, the termination provisions of this Agreement regarding the parties’ respective obligations in the event that Employee’s employment is terminated are intended to be exclusive and in lieu of any other rights or remedies to which Employee or the Company may otherwise be entitled at law, in equity or otherwise.  It is also agreed that, although the personnel policies and fringe benefit programs of the Company may be unilaterally modified from time to time, the termination provisions of this Agreement are not subject to modification, whether orally, impliedly or in writing, unless any such modification is mutually agreed upon and signed by the parties.

 

10.                               Non-Competition.  Employee acknowledges that he has and, while employed, will acquire unique and valuable experience with respect to the businesses, operations, plans and strategies of the Company and its subsidiaries.  Employee hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year thereafter, he will not directly or indirectly compete with the business of the Company or its subsidiaries.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “compete with the business of the Company and its subsidiaries” shall include Employee’s participation in any operations whose primary business competes with any business now conducted by the Company or its subsidiaries, including the sale of menswear or shoes at retail, the sale or rental of occupational uniforms or other corporate wear merchandise or any material line of business proposed to be conducted by the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries known to Employee and with respect to which Employee devoted time as part of his employment hereunder on behalf of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries, including but not limited to the business of dry cleaning, whether such participation is individually or as an officer, director, joint venturer, agent or holder of an interest (except as a holder of a less than 1% interest in a publicly traded entity or mutual fund) of any individual, corporation, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity so engaged.  This non-competition covenant shall be applicable with respect to the United States and Canada and any other country in which Employee would be competing with the business of the Company or its subsidiaries as set forth in this Section 10.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that Employee’s activities described in Schedule 10 hereto shall not constitute a breach of this Section 10.  Employee and the Company agree that a monetary remedy for a breach of this Section 10 or of Section 11 below will be inadequate and will be impracticable and extremely difficult to prove, and further agree that such a breach would cause the Company irreparable harm, and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and/or temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of proving actual damages.  Employee agrees that the Company shall be entitled to such specific performance and/or injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bond or other undertaking in connection therewith.  Any such requirement of bond or undertaking is hereby waived by Employee and Employee acknowledges that in the absence of such a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required by the court.  In the event of litigation to enforce this covenant, the courts are hereby specifically authorized to

 

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reform this covenant as and to the extent, but only to such extent, necessary in order to give full force and effect hereto to the maximum degree permitted by law.  Employee also agrees that if Employee is in breach of this Section 10, the Company may cease all payments required under this Agreement.

 

11.                               Proprietary Information.

 

(a)                                 Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has acquired, and may in the future acquire as a result of his employment with the Company or otherwise, Proprietary Information (as defined below) of the Company, which is of a confidential or trade secret nature, and all of which has a great value to the Company and is a substantial basis and foundation upon which the Company’s business is predicated.  Accordingly, Employee agrees to regard and preserve as confidential at all times all Proprietary Information and to refrain from publishing or disclosing any part of it to any person or entity and from using, copying or duplicating it in any way by any means whatsoever, except in the course of his employment under this Agreement and in furtherance of the business of the Company or as required by applicable law or legal process, without the prior written consent of the Company.  In the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Section 11, the Company shall be entitled to the same remedies as provided in Section 10 with respect to a breach thereof.

 

(b)                                 “Proprietary Information” includes all information and data in whatever form, tangible or intangible, pertaining in any manner to pricing policy, marketing programs, advertising, employee training and specific inventory purchase pricing and any written information, including customer lists, of the Company or any affiliate thereof, unless the information is or becomes publicly known through lawful means.

 

12.                               Retirement.  If Employee’s employment terminates on February 6, 2017 in accordance with the terms hereof, then (a) thereafter and until Employee reaches age 65, the Company shall arrange to provide Employee and his dependents medical insurance benefits substantially similar to those provided to executive officers of the Company, provided Employee shall pay the Company an amount equal to equal to the full cost of such coverage and the Company will reimburse Employee for the amount paid by Employee in excess of the amount that would be paid by an executive officer of the Company for substantially similar benefits, and any reimbursement by the Company to Employee required under this Section 12(a) shall be made on the last day of the month in which Employee pays the amount required for such coverage and (b) the Company shall pay to Employee installment payments of $10,000 a month for a five year period beginning on February 6, 2017, to be paid on the 15th of each month, beginning on February 15, 2017. If Employee is a Specified Employee and the benefits specified in this Section 12 are taxable to Employee and not otherwise exempt from Section 409A, the following provisions shall apply to the reimbursement or provision of such benefits.  Any amounts to which Employee would otherwise be entitled under this Section 12 during the first six months following the date of Employee’s Separation From Service shall be accumulated and paid to Employee on the date that is six months following the date of his Separation From Service.  Except for any reimbursements under the applicable group health plan that are subject to a limitation on reimbursements during a specified period, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Section 12, or in-kind benefits provided, during Employee’s taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided,

 

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in any other taxable year of Employee.  Any reimbursement of an expense described in this Section 12 shall be made on or before the last day of Employee’s taxable year following Employee’s taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  Employee’s right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits pursuant to this Section 12 shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  If Employee is a Specified Employee at the time of his Separation From Service, the Company shall pay to Employee, on the date that is six months following Employee’s Separation From Service, an additional interest amount equal to the amount of interest that would be earned on the amounts specified in this Section 12, to the extent such payments were delayed solely because he is a Specified Employee, for the period commencing on the date of Employee’s Separation From Service until the date of payment of such amounts, calculated using an interest rate equal to the six month London Interbank Offered Rate in effect on the date of Employee’s Separation From Service plus two percentage points.

 

13.                               Assignment of Split Dollar Policies.

 

(a)                                 If Employee’s employment has not terminated before February 6, 2014, the Company shall, within 30 days after February 6, 2014, assign its interest in (A) the Split Dollar Agreement dated May 25, 1995, between Employee, George Zimmer, as Trustee of the David H. Edwab 1995 Irrevocable Trust, and the Company (the “First Split Dollar Policy”) and (B) the Split Dollar Agreement dated May 25, 1995, between Employee, George Zimmer, as Trustee of the David H. Edwab 1995 Irrevocable Trust and the Company (the “Second Split Dollar Policy” and, together with the First Split Dollar Policy, the “Split Dollar Policies”) to Employee, and the Company agrees to complete all documentation necessary or desirable to effect such assignment.

 

(b)                                 If Employee’s employment is terminated before February 6, 2014 for any reason other than for “cause” (as described in Section 7) or Employee’s death, within 30 days after such Termination Date, the Company shall assign its interest in the Split Dollar Policies to Employee, and the Company agrees to complete all documentation necessary or desirable to effect such assignment.

 

14.                               Notice.  All notices, requests, consents, directions and other instruments and communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in person, by courier, by overnight delivery service with proof of delivery or by prepaid registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the respective party at the address set forth below, or if sent by facsimile or other similar form of communication (with receipt confirmed) to the respective party at the facsimile number set forth below:

 

	
To the Company:
    	
The   Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
6100   Stevenson Blvd.
    
	
 
    	
Fremont,   CA 94538
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Doug Ewert
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (510) 657-0872
    
	
 
    	
Confirm:   (510) 723-8639
    

 

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To Employee:
    	
David   H. Edwab
    
	
 
    	
c/o   Profita and Associates
    
	
 
    	
Michael   Profita
    
	
 
    	
106   Grand Avenue, Fourth Floor
    
	
 
    	
Englewood NJ 07631
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (201) 227-1115
    
	
 
    	
Confirm:   (239) 676-9515
    

 

or to such other address or facsimile number and to the attention of such other person as either party may designate by written notice.  All notices and other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or three days after mailing or one day after depositing such notice with an overnight courier or transmission of a facsimile or other similar form of communication.

 

15.                               Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither the Company nor Employee may assign any duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

16.                               Limitation.  The Agreement shall not confer any right or impose any obligation on the Company to continue the employment of Employee in any capacity, or limit the right of the Company or Employee to terminate Employee’s employment.

 

17.                               Further Assurances.  Each party hereto agrees to perform such further actions, and to execute and deliver such additional documents, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

 

18.                               Severability.  In the event that any of the provisions, or portions thereof, of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability or the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be affected thereby.

 

19.                               Arbitration.

 

(a)                                 Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof, including claims for tortious interference or other tortious or statutory claims arising before, during or after termination, providing only that such claim touches upon matters covered by this contract, shall be finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules as presently in force, except as modified by the specific provisions of this Agreement.  The parties expressly agree that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the parties from applying to a court that would otherwise have jurisdiction over the parties for provisional or interim measures, including injunctive relief.  After the arbitration panel is empaneled, it shall have sole jurisdiction to hear such applications, except that the parties agree that any measures ordered by the arbitrators may be immediately and specifically enforced by a court otherwise having jurisdiction over the parties.  The parties agree that judgment on the arbitration award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(b)                                 The parties agree that the federal and state courts located in Houston, Texas shall have exclusive jurisdiction over an action brought to enforce the rights and obligations created in or arising from this Agreement to arbitrate, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of said courts.  Notwithstanding the above, application may be made by a party to any court of competent jurisdiction wherever situated for enforcement of any judgment and the entry of whatever orders are necessary for such enforcement.  Process in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be served on any party to the Agreement anywhere in the world by delivery in person against receipt or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.

 

(c)                                  The arbitration shall be conducted before a tribunal composed of three neutral arbitrators drawn from, in the first instance, the Texas Large Complex Claims panel and then, if necessary, from the Commercial panel.  Each arbitrator shall sign an oath agreeing to be bound by the Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes promulgated by the AAA for Neutral Arbitrators.  It is the intent of the parties to avoid the appearance of impropriety due to bias or partiality on the part of any arbitrator.  Prior to his or her formal appointment, each arbitrator shall disclose to the parties and to the other members of the tribunal, any financial, fiduciary, kinship or other relationship between that arbitrator and any party or its counsel, or between that arbitrator and any individual or entity with any financial, fiduciary, kinship or other relationship with any party.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “appearance of impropriety” shall be defined as such relationship or behavior as would cause a reasonable person to believe that bias or partiality on the part of the arbitrator may exist in favor of any party.  Any award or portion thereof, whether preliminary or final, shall be in a written opinion containing findings of fact and conclusions of law signed by each arbitrator.  The arbitrator dissenting from an award or portion thereof shall issue a dissent from the award or portion thereof in writing, stating the reasons for his or her dissent.  The arbitrators shall hear and determine any preliminary issue of law asserted by a party to be dispositive of any claim, in whole or part, in the manner of a court hearing a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim or for summary judgment, pursuant to such terms and procedures as the arbitrators deem appropriate.

 

(d)                                 It is the intent of the parties that, barring extraordinary circumstances, any arbitration hearing shall be concluded within two months of the date the statement of claim is received by the AAA.  Unless the parties otherwise agree, once commenced, hearings shall be held 5 days a week, with each hearing day to begin at 9:00 A.M. and to conclude at 5:00 P.M.  The parties may upon agreement extend these time limits, or the chairman of the panel may extend them if he or she determines that the interests of justice otherwise require.  The arbitrators shall use their best efforts to issue the final award or awards within a period of 30 days after closure of the proceedings.  Failure to do so shall not be a basis for challenging the award.  The parties and arbitrators shall treat all aspects of the arbitration proceedings, including without limitation, discovery, testimony and other evidence, briefs and the award, as strictly confidential.  The place of arbitration shall be Houston, Texas, U.S.A. unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

 

(e)                                  The parties agree that discovery shall be limited and shall be handled expeditiously.  Discovery procedures available in litigation before the courts shall not apply in an arbitration conducted pursuant to this Agreement.  However, each party shall produce relevant and non-privileged documents or copies thereof requested by the other parties within the time limits set and to the extent required by order of the arbitrators.  All disputes regarding discovery

 

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shall be promptly resolved by the arbitrators.  No witness or party may be required to waive any privilege recognized at law.  The parties hereby waive any claim to any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary or statutory damages in excess of compensatory damages, or any form of damages in excess of compensatory damages, and the arbitration tribunal is specially divested of any power to award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary or statutory damages in excess of compensatory damages, or any form of damages in excess of compensatory damages.  Except as provided in Section 5(d), the party prevailing on substantially all of its claims shall be entitled to recover its costs, including attorneys’ fees, for the arbitration proceedings, as well as for any ancillary proceeding, including a proceeding to compel arbitration, to request interim measures or to confirm or set aside an award.

 

20.                               Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed under and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to the doctrine of conflict of laws.

 

21.                               Entire Agreement; Waiver; Interpretation. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement; provided, that the Change in Control Agreement and any Award Agreement shall not be superseded hereby.  No change, modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement shall be enforceable unless contained in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.  The failure at any time to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of either party thereafter to enforce each and every provision hereof in accordance with its terms.  No presumption shall be construed against the party drafting this Agreement.

 

22.                               Employee’s Representation.  Employee represents and warrants that (i) he is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform each of the terms and covenants of it, (ii) he is not restricted or prohibited, contractually or otherwise, from entering into and performing this Agreement, (iii) his execution and performance of this Agreement is not a violation or breach of any other agreement between Employee and any other person or entity and (iv) he has been advised by legal counsel as to the terms and provisions hereof and the effort thereof and fully understands the consequences thereof.

 

23.                               Company’s Representation.  The Company represents and warrants that (i) it is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform each of the terms and covenants of it, (ii) it is not restricted or prohibited, contractually or otherwise, from entering into and performing this Agreement, (iii) its execution and performance of this Agreement is not a violation or breach of any other agreement between Employee and any other person or entity and (iv) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

24.                               Return of Company Property.  Employee acknowledges that all Proprietary Information and other property and equipment of the Company or any affiliate that Employee accumulates during his employment are the property of the Company and shall be returned to the Company immediately upon the termination of his employment.

 

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25.                               Miscellaneous.  All references to sections of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections.  The compensation and benefits payable to Employee or his beneficiary under Section 5 of this Agreement shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits to which Employee may otherwise be entitled upon the termination of his employment under any severance plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company other than the Change in Control Agreement, and Employee shall not be entitled to receive any benefits under Section 5 hereof if he has become eligible to receive equivalent benefits under the Change in Control Agreement but shall be entitled to receive benefits hereunder, including under Sections 5(a)(i)(3) and 5(a)(ii), to the extent they are more beneficial to Employee than those provided under the Change in Control Agreement; provided that  any such additional benefits shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(e) of the Change in Control Agreement.  The amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by Employee to the Company.  Employee shall not be permitted to specify the taxable year in which a payment provided for under this Agreement shall be made to him.

 

26.                               Compliance With Section 409A.  It is intended that this Agreement shall comply with Section 409A.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner that complies with Section 409A.  The provisions of this Agreement dealing with Section 409A reflect the manner in which this Agreement has been operated in good faith compliance with Section 409A since January 1, 2005.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signatures on Following Page.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of the date first written above.

 

 

	
 
    	
THE   MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   D EWERT
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Douglas S. Ewert
    
	
 
    	
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
Date:   
    	
5-14-13
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
  /s/   DAVID H EDWAB
    
	
 
    	
DAVID H. EDWAB
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:
    	
5/14/13
    
				

 

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Schedule 10
 Activities Excluded from Section 10

 

Employee being a board member of, and a member of any committee of the board of, or holding, directly or indirectly,  less than a 5% equity interest in, any of the following business entities shall not be prohibited by Section 10.

 

1.                                      New York & Company

 

2.                                      UIC, Inc.

 

3.                                      Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.

 

4.                                      PowerMap, Inc.

 

5.                                      KEG Capital LLC

 

6.                                      Grab LLC

 

7.                                      Big Bang LLC (E&O Asian Kitchen Restaurant)

 

8.                                      Koral Family Business Group LLC

 

9.                                      ZFC Flag Collection

 

10.                               Investment opportunities resulting from advising Irving Place Capital PartnersExhibit 10.2

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of April 1, 2013, by and between THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and Charles Bresler (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to be assured that the unique and expert services of Executive will be available to the Company and its subsidiaries, and that Executive is willing and able to render such services on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to be assured that the confidential information and good will of each of the Company and its subsidiaries will be preserved for the exclusive benefit of the Company and its affiliates; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have entered into that certain Change in Control Agreement dated as of May 15, 2009 (the “Change in Control Agreement”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Employment and Duties.  The Company hereby agrees to continue the employment of Executive as Executive Vice President of the Company, and Executive hereby agrees to continue such employment and agrees to serve the Company in such capacity on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

2.                                      Term.  Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall continue, subject to earlier termination of such employment pursuant to the terms hereof, until the fifth anniversary of the effective date hereof (the “Employment Period”).

 

3.                                      Duties.  During the Employment Period,  Executive shall perform services in a manner consistent with Executive’s position as Executive Vice President as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or its board of directors (the “Board”) consistent with his position as Executive Vice President.  Executive shall devote more than a majority of his business time, attention and energies to his employment with the Company; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not be interpreted as prohibiting Executive from managing his personal affairs, including personal investments and engaging in charitable or civic activities, so long as such activities do not interfere in any material respect with the performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder and provided, further, that employee will not accept employment as an employee with any other business without the approval of the Company.

 

4.                                      Compensation and Benefits of Employment.

 

(a)                                 Salary.  As compensation for the services to be rendered by Executive hereunder, the Company shall pay to Executive a base annual salary (“Annual Salary”) of $500,000 per year, in equal installments in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company.  The parties shall comply with all applicable withholding requirements in connection with all compensation payable to Executive.  The Board may, in its sole discretion,

 

 

review and adjust upward Executive’s Annual Salary from time to time, but no downward adjustment in Executive’s Annual Salary may be made during the term of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Benefits.  Executive shall be entitled to  insurance plans, pension, profit sharing, incentive compensation and savings plans and all other similar plans and benefits which the Company from time to time makes available to its senior management executives in the same manner and at least at the same participation level as other senior management executives; provided, however, that with respect to the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan after ninety (90) days of employment with the Company.

 

(c)                                  Vacation.  Executive shall be entitled to 20 days of vacation per fiscal year of the Company, which shall be in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy in effect from time to time for its senior management executives.

 

5.                                      Business Expenses.  The Company shall promptly reimburse Executive for all appropriately documented, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in accordance with the Company’s policies related thereto.  To the extent that a reimbursement amount is subject to section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Employer will pay Executive the reimbursement amount due, if any, in any event before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.  Executive’s rights to any reimbursements are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.  The amount of expense reimbursements for which Executive is eligible during any taxable year will not affect the amount of any expense reimbursements for which Executive is eligible in any other taxable year.

 

6.                                      Termination of Employment Period.  Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated as follows:

 

(a)                                 Death.  The Employment Period shall end automatically on the date of Executive’s death.

 

(b)                                 Permanent Disability.  The Company shall be entitled to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder by reason of Executive becoming Permanently Disabled (defined below) by written notice to Executive or his personal representative.  For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed “Permanently Disabled” if Executive shall be considered to be permanently and totally disabled in accordance with the Company’s disability plan, if any, for a period of 180 days or more.  If there should be a dispute between the Company and Executive as to Executive’s physical or mental disability for purposes of this Agreement, the question shall be settled by the opinion of an impartial reputable physician or psychiatrist agreed upon by the parties or their representatives, or if the parties cannot agree within ten (10) calendar days after a request for designation of such party, then a physician or psychiatrist shall be designated by the President of the Stanford University School of Medicine.  The parties agree to be bound by the final decision of such physician or psychiatrist.

 

(c)                                  Termination Without Cause.  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder at any time and for any reason.

 

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(d)                                 Termination With Cause.  The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time if such termination is for Cause (defined below) by delivering to Executive written notice describing the cause of termination, but with respect to (d)(ii) and (iv) below, only after allowing Executive 30 days to cure the Cause.  “Cause” shall be limited to the occurrence of the following events: (i) conviction of or a plea of nolo contendere to the charge of a felony (which, through lapse of time or otherwise, is not subject to appeal); (ii) willful refusal without proper legal cause to perform, or gross negligence in performing, Executive’s duties and responsibilities; (iii) material breach of fiduciary duty to the Company through the misappropriation of Company funds or property or through fraud; (iv) material breach or default of his obligations or agreements under this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company containing restrictive covenants or willful failure to follow in any material respect the lawful directions or policies of the Board; or (v) the unauthorized absence of Executive from work (other than for sick leave or personal disability) for a period of 60 working days or more during a period of 90 working days.

 

(e)                                  Termination for Good Reason.  Executive may terminate his employment hereunder at any time for Good Reason (defined below) by giving written notice to the Company stating the basis for such termination, effective immediately upon giving such notice; provided, however, that no termination shall be for Good Reason until Executive has provided the Company with written notice of the conduct alleged to have caused Good Reason and at least thirty (30) days have elapsed after the Company’s receipt of such written notice from Executive, during which the Company has failed to cure any such alleged conduct.  “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following: (i) a material reduction in Executive’s status, title, position or responsibilities; (ii) a reduction in Executive’s Annual Salary below $500,000; (iii) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement; (iv) any purported termination of Executive’s employment for Cause which does not comply with the terms of this Agreement; or (v) a mandatory relocation of Executive’s employment with the Company more than twenty-five (25) miles from the office of the Company where Executive is principally employed and stationed as of the date hereof, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities.

 

(f)                                   Voluntary Termination by Executive.  Executive may at any time terminate his employment hereunder upon delivering sixty (60) days written notice to the Company.

 

7.                                      Payments Upon Termination and Other Actions.

 

(a)                                 Termination Due to Executive’s Death.  If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated because of death, then the Company shall pay to Executive’s estate:

 

(i)                                     a lump sum payment in cash equal to (A) Executive’s Annual Salary earned through the date of Executive’s death and (B) any accrued vacation pay earned by Executive, in each case, to the extent not theretofore paid, and such payment shall be paid within 30 days after the date of Executive’s death; and

 

(ii)                                  continued payment of his salary to the fifth anniversary date of the Effective Date.

 

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(iii)                               Executive shall also be entitled to any other benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s plans and policies and such amounts shall be paid in accordance with such plans and policies.

 

(b)                                 Termination Due to Executive’s Permanent Disability.  If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated because Executive becomes Permanently Disabled, then the Company shall pay to Executive:

 

(i)                                     a lump sum payment in cash equal to (A) Executive’s Annual Salary earned through the date of Executive’s termination of employment (the “Termination Date”) for periods through but not following his Separation From Service (as defined below) and (B) any accrued vacation pay earned by Executive, in each case, to the extent not theretofore paid (the “Accrued Obligation”), and such payment shall be paid within 30 days after the Termination Date;

 

(ii)                                  continued payment of his salary to the fifth anniversary date of the Effective Date.

 

(iii)                               continued participation in the Company’s health insurance plan at no greater cost to the Executive than that paid by a full time executive officer of the Company for comparable coverage under the Company’s health insurance plan until the Executive reaches age 65.

 

(iv)                              Executive shall also be entitled to any other benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s plans and policies and such amounts shall be paid in accordance with such plans and policies.

 

(c)                                  Termination By Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason.  If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company at any time during the Employment Period without Cause pursuant to Section 6(c) hereof, or by Executive at any time during the Employment Period for Good Reason pursuant to Section 6(e) hereof, then the Company shall pay to Executive:

 

(i)                                     a lump sum payment in cash equal to the Accrued Obligation and such payment shall be paid within 30 days after the Termination Date;

 

(ii)                                  his Annual Salary to the fifth  anniversary date of the Effective  Date.

 

(iii)                               Continued participation in the Company’s health insurance plan at no greater cost to the Executive than that paid by a full time executive officer of the Company for comparable coverage under the Company’s health insurance plan until the executive reaches age 65.

 

(iv)                              benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s plans and policies and such amounts shall be paid in accordance with such plans and policies.

 

(d)                                 Termination With Cause, or By Executive without Good Reason.  If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company with Cause pursuant to

 

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Section 6(d) hereof or by Executive without Good Reason pursuant to Section 6(f) hereof, then except for a lump sum payment in cash equal to the Accrued Obligation, which payment shall be paid within 30 days after the Termination Date, and any other benefits which may be owing in accordance with the Company’s policies or applicable law, Executive shall not be entitled to receive severance or any other compensation or benefits after the Termination Date.

 

(e)                                  Release.  As a condition to the receipt of any amounts or benefits after termination of employment for whatever reason, Executive, or his personal representative, shall be required to execute a written release agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company containing, among other things, a general release of claims against the Company and its affiliates except for rights and claims hereunder and pursuant to the terms of any Executive benefit plans, equity grants or other similar plans or agreements or pursuant to the Change-in-Control Agreement and, as an additional condition to the receipt of such amounts or benefits, Executive shall refuse to exercise any right to revoke such release agreement during any applicable rescission period.  Executive, or his personal representative, shall deliver the executed release on or before the date that is 30 days after the date of Executive’s Separation from Service or Executive shall forfeit all rights to the payments set forth in Section 7 (other than Section 7(a)).

 

(f)                                   Board and Office Resignations.  Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, as an officer of the Company and its subsidiaries and as a director on each board of directors or other managing body of the Company and its subsidiaries, and from any committees thereof.

 

8.                                      Exclusivity of Termination Provisions.  Except as and to the extent provided in the Change-in-Control Agreement, the termination provisions of this Agreement regarding the parties’ respective obligations in the event that Executive’s employment is terminated are intended to be exclusive and in lieu of any other rights or remedies to which Executive or the Company may otherwise be entitled at law, in equity or otherwise.

 

9.                                      Restrictive Covenants.

 

(a)                                 Non-Competition.  Executive acknowledges that he has and, while employed, will acquire unique and valuable experience with respect to the businesses, operations, plans and strategies of the Company and its subsidiaries.  Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and any period thereafter during which he is receiving payments or benefits pursuant to Subsections 7(a) through (d) hereof, he will not directly or indirectly compete with the business of the Company or its subsidiaries.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “compete with the business of the Company and its subsidiaries” shall include Executive’s participation in any operations whose primary business competes with any business now conducted by the Company or its subsidiaries, including the sale of menswear or shoes at retail, the sale or rental of occupational uniforms or other corporate wear merchandise or any material line of business proposed to be conducted by the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries known to Executive and with respect to which Executive devoted time as part of his employment hereunder on behalf of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries, including but not limited to the business of dry cleaning, whether such participation is individually or as an officer, director, joint venturer, agent or holder of an interest (except as a holder of a less than 1% interest in a publicly traded entity or mutual fund) of any individual, corporation, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity so engaged.  This

 

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non-competition covenant shall be applicable with respect to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and any other country in which Executive would be competing with the business of the Company or its subsidiaries as set forth in this Section 9(a).

 

(b)                                 Non-Solicitation.  During the Employment Period and for any period during which he is receiving payments or benefits pursuant to Section 7 hereof, Executive shall not directly or indirectly cause, solicit, induce or encourage any Executives of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate his/her employment with the Company or such subsidiary.

 

(c)                                  Non-Disparagement.  Executive agrees not to engage at any time in any form of conduct or make any statements, or direct any other person or entity to engage in conduct or make any statements, that disparage, criticize or otherwise impair the reputation of the Company, its affiliates, and their respective past and present officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members and agents.  The Company agrees not to engage at any time in any form of conduct or make any statements or direct any person or entity to engage in conduct or make any statements, that disparage, criticize or otherwise impair the reputation of the Executive.  Nothing contained in this Section 9(c) shall preclude Executive or the Company from providing truthful testimony or statements pursuant to subpoena or other legal process or in response to inquiries from any government agency or entity, or from taking any action that is proper and necessary in the discharge of obligations to, or of, the Company, including the discharge by Executive of his duties and responsibilities contemplated by this Agreement, or in the discharge of requirements of law.

 

(d)                                 Proprietary Information.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has acquired, and may in the future acquire as a result of his employment with the Company or otherwise, Proprietary Information (as defined below) of the Company, which is of a confidential or trade secret nature, and all of which has a great value to the Company and is a substantial basis and foundation upon which the Company’s business is predicated.  Accordingly, Executive agrees to regard and preserve as confidential at all times all Proprietary Information and to refrain from publishing or disclosing any part of it to any person or entity and from using, copying or duplicating it in any way by any means whatsoever, except in the course of his employment under this Agreement and in furtherance of the business of the Company or as required by applicable law or legal process, without the prior written consent of the Company.  “Proprietary Information” includes all information and data in whatever form, tangible or intangible, pertaining in any manner to pricing policy, marketing programs, advertising, Executive training and specific inventory purchase pricing and any written information, including customer lists, of the Company or any affiliate thereof, unless the information is or becomes publicly known through lawful means.

 

(e)                                  Remedy.  Executive and the Company agree that a monetary remedy for a breach of this Section 9 will be inadequate and will be impracticable and extremely difficult to prove, and further agree that such a breach would cause the Company irreparable harm, and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and/or temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of proving actual damages.  Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to such specific performance and/or injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bond or other undertaking in connection therewith.  Any such requirement of bond or undertaking is hereby waived by Executive and Executive acknowledges that in the absence of such a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required by the court.  In the event of

 

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litigation to enforce any of these covenants, the courts are hereby specifically authorized to reform such covenant as and to the extent, but only to such extent, necessary in order to give full force and effect hereto to the maximum degree permitted by law.  Executive also agrees that if Executive is in breach of this Section 9, the Company shall cease all payments and other benefits payable under this Agreement.

 

10.                               Forfeiture for Cause.

 

(a)                                 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a determination is made as provided in Section 10(b) (a “Forfeiture Determination”) that (a) Executive, before or after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all affiliates, (i) committed fraud, embezzlement, theft, felony or an act of dishonesty in the course of his employment by the Company or an affiliate, (ii) knowingly caused or assisted in causing the Company or a subsidiary of the Company to engage in criminal misconduct, (iii) knew or should have known in the reasonable exercise of his duties that the Company was publicly releasing financial statements of the Company that were materially misstated and misleading, (iv) disclosed trade secrets of the Company or an affiliate or (v) violated the terms of any non-competition, non-disclosure or similar agreement with respect to the Company or any affiliate to which Executive is a party; and (b) in the case of the actions described in clause (iv) and (v), such action materially and adversely affected the Company, then at or after the time such Forfeiture Determination is made the Board, in its sole discretion, if such Forfeiture Determination is made prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Change in Control Agreement), or, as determined by a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, if such Forfeiture Determination is made after a Change in Control as a fair and equitable forfeiture to reflect the harm done to the Company and a reduction of the benefit bestowed on Executive had the facts existing at the time the benefit was bestowed that led to the Forfeiture Determination been known to the Company at the time the benefit was bestowed, may determine that some or all (x) benefits payable or to be provided, or previously paid or provided, under this Agreement to Executive, (y) cash bonuses paid on or after the effective date of this Agreement by the Company to Executive under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the Company or (z) equity awards granted to Executive under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the Company that vested on or after the effective date of this Agreement, will be forfeited to the Company on such terms as determined by the Board or the final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(b)                                 A Forfeiture Determination for purposes of Section 10 shall be made (i) before the occurrence of a Change in Control, by a majority vote of the Board and (ii) on or after the occurrence of a Change in Control, by the final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  The findings and decision of the Board with respect to a Forfeiture Determination made before the occurrence of a Change in Control, including those regarding the acts of Executive and the damage done to the Company, will be final for all purposes absent a showing by clear and convincing evidence of manifest error by the Board.

 

11.                               Notice.  All notices, requests, consents, directions and other instruments and communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered in person, by courier, by overnight delivery service with proof of delivery or by prepaid registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the respective party at the address set forth below, or if sent by facsimile

 

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or other similar form of communication (with receipt confirmed) to the respective party at the facsimile number set forth below:

 

	
To the Company:
    	
The   Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
40650   Encyclopedia Circle
    
	
 
    	
Fremont,   CA 94538
    
	
 
    	
Attention:   Douglas E. Ewert
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:   (510)
    
	
 
    	
Confirm:   (510)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
To Executive:
    	
Charles Bresler
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Facsimile:
    
	
 
    	
Confirm:
    

 

 

or to such other address or facsimile number and to the attention of such other person as either party may designate by written notice.  All notices and other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered personally or three days after mailing or one day after depositing such notice with an overnight courier or transmission of a facsimile or other similar form of communication.

 

12.                               Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither the Company nor Executive may assign any duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

13.                               Limitation.  The Agreement shall not confer any right or impose any obligation on the Company to continue the employment of Executive in any capacity, or limit the right of the Company or Executive to terminate Executive’s employment.

 

14.                               Further Assurances.  Each party hereto agrees to perform such further actions, and to execute and deliver such additional documents, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

 

15.                               Severability.  In the event that any of the provisions, or portions thereof, of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability or the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be affected thereby.

 

16.                               Arbitration.

 

(a)                                 Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof, including claims for tortious interference or other tortious or statutory claims arising before, during or after termination, providing only that such claim touches upon matters covered by this Agreement, shall be finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) pursuant to

 

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the Commercial Arbitration Rules as presently in force, except as modified by the specific provisions of this Agreement.  The parties expressly agree that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the parties from applying to a court that would otherwise have jurisdiction over the parties for provisional or interim measures, including injunctive relief.  After the arbitration panel is empaneled, it shall have sole jurisdiction to hear such applications, except that the parties agree that any measures ordered by the arbitrators may be immediately and specifically enforced by a court otherwise having jurisdiction over the parties.  The parties agree that judgment on the arbitration award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

(b)                                 The parties agree that the federal and state courts located in Houston, Texas shall have exclusive jurisdiction over an action brought to enforce the rights and obligations created in or arising from this Agreement to arbitrate, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of said courts.  Notwithstanding the above, application may be made by a party to any court of competent jurisdiction wherever situated for enforcement of any judgment and the entry of whatever orders are necessary for such enforcement.  Process in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be served on any party to the Agreement anywhere in the world by delivery in person against receipt or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.

 

(c)                                  The arbitration shall be conducted before a tribunal composed of three neutral arbitrators drawn from, in the first instance, the Texas Large Complex Claims panel and then, if necessary, from the Commercial panel.  Each arbitrator shall sign an oath agreeing to be bound by the Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes promulgated by the AAA for Neutral Arbitrators.  It is the intent of the parties to avoid the appearance of impropriety due to bias or partiality on the part of any arbitrator.  Prior to his or her formal appointment, each arbitrator shall disclose to the parties and to the other members of the tribunal, any financial, fiduciary, kinship or other relationship between that arbitrator and any party or its counsel, or between that arbitrator and any individual or entity with any financial, fiduciary, kinship or other relationship with any party.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “appearance of impropriety” shall be defined as such relationship or behavior as would cause a reasonable person to believe that bias or partiality on the part of the arbitrator may exist in favor of any party.  Any award or portion thereof, whether preliminary or final, shall be in a written opinion containing findings of fact and conclusions of law signed by each arbitrator.  The arbitrator dissenting from an award or portion thereof shall issue a dissent from the award or portion thereof in writing, stating the reasons for his or her dissent.  The arbitrators shall hear and determine any preliminary issue of law asserted by a party to be dispositive of any claim, in whole or part, in the manner of a court hearing a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim or for summary judgment, pursuant to such terms and procedures as the arbitrators deem appropriate.

 

(d)                                 It is the intent of the parties that, barring extraordinary circumstances, any arbitration hearing shall be concluded within two months of the date the statement of claim is received by the AAA.  Unless the parties otherwise agree, once commenced, hearings shall be held 5 days a week, with each hearing day to begin at 9:00 A.M. and to conclude at 5:00 P.M.  The parties may upon agreement extend these time limits, or the chairman of the panel may extend them if he or she determines that the interests of justice otherwise require.  The arbitrators shall use their best efforts to issue the final award or awards within a period of 30 days after closure of the proceedings.  Failure to do so shall not be a basis for challenging the award.  The parties and arbitrators shall treat all aspects of the arbitration proceedings, including without

 

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limitation, discovery, testimony and other evidence, briefs and the award, as strictly confidential.  The place of arbitration shall be Houston, Texas, U.S.A. unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

 

(e)                                  The parties agree that discovery shall be limited and shall be handled expeditiously.  Discovery procedures available in litigation before the courts shall not apply in an arbitration conducted pursuant to this Agreement.  However, each party shall produce relevant and non-privileged documents or copies thereof requested by the other parties within the time limits set and to the extent required by order of the arbitrators.  All disputes regarding discovery shall be promptly resolved by the arbitrators.  No witness or party may be required to waive any privilege recognized at law.  The parties hereby waive any claim to any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary or statutory damages in excess of compensatory damages, or any form of damages in excess of compensatory damages, and the arbitration tribunal is specially divested of any power to award any damages in the nature of punitive, exemplary or statutory damages in excess of compensatory damages, or any form of damages in excess of compensatory damages.  The party prevailing on substantially all of its claims shall be entitled to recover its costs, including attorneys’ fees, for the arbitration proceedings, as well as for any ancillary proceeding, including a proceeding to compel arbitration, to request interim measures or to confirm or set aside an award.

 

17.                               Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed and construed under and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to the doctrine of conflict of laws.

 

18.                               Entire Agreement; Waiver; Interpretation. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties, and supersede all prior agreements, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement; provided, that the Change in Control Agreement and any award agreement shall not be superseded hereby.  No change, modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement shall be enforceable unless contained in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.  The failure at any time to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of either party thereafter to enforce each and every provision hereof in accordance with its terms.  No presumption shall be construed against the party drafting this Agreement.

 

19.                               Executive’s Representation.  Executive represents and warrants that (i) he is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform each of the terms and covenants of it, (ii) he is not restricted or prohibited, contractually or otherwise, from entering into and performing this Agreement, (iii) his execution and performance of this Agreement is not a violation or breach of any other agreement between Executive and any other person or entity and (iv) he has been advised by legal counsel as to the terms and provisions hereof and the effort thereof and fully understands the consequences thereof.

 

20.                               Company’s Representation.  The Company represents and warrants that (i) it is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform each of the terms and covenants of it, (ii) it is not restricted or prohibited, contractually or otherwise, from entering into and performing this Agreement, (iii) its execution and performance of this Agreement is not a violation or breach of any other agreement between Executive and any other person or entity and (iv) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

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21.                               Return of Company Property.  Executive acknowledges that all Proprietary Information and other property and equipment of the Company or any affiliate that Executive accumulates during his employment are the property of the Company and shall be returned to the Company immediately upon the termination of his employment.

 

22.                               Miscellaneous.  All references to sections of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections.  The compensation and benefits payable to Executive or his beneficiary under Section 7 of this Agreement shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits to which Executive may otherwise be entitled upon the termination of his employment under any severance plan, program, policy or arrangement of the Company other than the Change in Control Agreement, and Executive shall not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under Section 7 hereof if he has become eligible to receive substantially identical payments or benefits under the Change in Control Agreement.  Executive shall not be permitted to specify the taxable year in which a payment provided for under this Agreement shall be made to him.

 

23.                               Compliance With Section 409A.  The Company and Executive intend that any amounts or benefits payable or provided under this Agreement shall comply with Section 409A so as not to subject Executive to the payment of the tax, interest and any tax penalty which may be imposed under Section 409A.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner that complies with Section 409A.  In furtherance thereof, to the extent that any provision hereof would otherwise result in Executive being subject to payment of tax, interest and tax penalty under Section 409A, the Company and Executive agree to amend this Agreement in a manner that brings this Agreement into compliance with Section 409A and preserves to the maximum extent possible economic value to the relevant payment or benefit under this Agreement to Executive.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of April 1, 2013.

 

 

	
 
    	
THE   MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   D EWERT
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Douglas   S. Ewert
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President &   Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:
    	
4/4/13
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   CHARLES BRESLER
    
	
 
    	
Charles   Bresler
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Date:
    	
4/1/2013
    

 

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