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Francesca's Holdings Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

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 FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS
CORPORATION 
 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

 
  

 

 FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION 

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 ARTICLE 1 

PURPOSE 
 ARTICLE
2 
 DEFINITIONS 
 ARTICLE 3 
 EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN 

ARTICLE 4 

ADMINISTRATION 
  

							
	 4.1
	  	COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE	  	 	3	  
	 4.2
	  	POWERS	  	 	3	  
	 4.3
	  	ADDITIONAL POWERS	  	 	4	  
			
		  	 ARTICLE 5
 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; GRANT OF AWARDS
	  			
			
	 5.1
	  	SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN	  	 	4	  
	 5.2
	  	GRANT OF AWARDS	  	 	4	  
	 5.3
	  	STOCK OFFERED	  	 	4	  
			
		  	 ARTICLE 6
 ELIGIBILITY
	  			
			
		  	 ARTICLE 7
 STOCK OPTIONS
	  			
			
	 7.1
	  	OPTION PERIOD	  	 	5	  
	 7.2
	  	LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE OF OPTION	  	 	5	  
	 7.3
	  	SPECIAL LIMITATIONS ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS	  	 	5	  
	 7.4
	  	OPTION AGREEMENT	  	 	5	  
	 7.5
	  	OPTION PRICE AND PAYMENT	  	 	6	  
	 7.6
	  	STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES	  	 	6	  
	 7.7
	  	OPTIONS AND RIGHTS IN SUBSTITUTION FOR OPTIONS GRANTED BY OTHER EMPLOYERS	  	 	6	  
			
		  	 ARTICLE 8
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
	  			
			
	 8.1
	  	FORFEITURE RESTRICTIONS TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMITTEE	  	 	6	  
	 8.2
	  	OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS	  	 	7	  
	 8.3
	  	PAYMENT FOR RESTRICTED STOCK	  	 	7	  
	 8.4
	  	COMMITTEE’S DISCRETION TO ACCELERATE VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS	  	 	7	  
	 8.5
	  	RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENTS	  	 	7	  

  
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		  	 ARTICLE 9
 PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS
	  			
			
	 9.1
	  	PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS	  	 	8	  
	 9.2
	  	AWARD CRITERIA	  	 	8	  
	 9.3
	  	PAYMENT	  	 	8	  
	 9.4
	  	TERMINATION OF AWARD	  	 	8	  
	 9.5
	  	PHANTOM STOCK AWARD AGREEMENTS	  	 	8	  
			
		  	 ARTICLE 10
 RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION
	  			
			
	 10.1
	  	NO EFFECT ON RIGHT OR POWER	  	 	9	  
	 10.2
	  	SUBDIVISION OR CONSOLIDATION OF SHARES; STOCK DIVIDENDS	  	 	9	  
	 10.3
	  	RECAPITALIZATIONS AND CORPORATE CHANGES	  	 	9	  
	 10.4
	  	CHANGE OF CONTROL VALUE	  	 	10	  
	 10.5
	  	OTHER CHANGES IN THE COMMON STOCK	  	 	10	  
	 10.6
	  	STOCKHOLDER ACTION	  	 	11	  
	 10.7
	  	NO ADJUSTMENTS UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED	  	 	11	  
			
		  	 ARTICLE 11
 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
	  			
			
		  	 ARTICLE 12
 MISCELLANEOUS
	  			
			
	 12.1
	  	NO RIGHT TO AN AWARD	  	 	11	  
	 12.2
	  	NO EMPLOYMENT/MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS CONFERRED	  	 	12	  
	 12.3
	  	OTHER LAWS; WITHHOLDING	  	 	12	  
	 12.4
	  	NO RESTRICTION ON CORPORATE ACTION	  	 	12	  
	 12.5
	  	RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER	  	 	12	  
	 12.6
	  	GOVERNING LAW	  	 	12	  

  
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 FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION 

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 ARTICLE 1 
 PURPOSE 

The purpose of the FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”) is to provide a
means through which FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its Affiliates may attract able persons to serve as Directors or Consultants or to enter the employ of the Company or its
Affiliates and to provide a means whereby those individuals upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company and its Affiliates rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the Company and its
Affiliates are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and its Affiliates. A further purpose of the Plan is to provide such individuals with additional incentive and
reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company and its Affiliates. Accordingly, the Plan provides for granting Incentive Stock Options, options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options, Restricted Stock Awards,
Phantom Stock Awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to the circumstances of the particular employee, Consultant, or Director as provided herein. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 DEFINITIONS 

The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan unless specifically modified by any paragraph herein: 

“Affiliate” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or partnership,
association, trust, or other organization which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the
terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the controlled entity or organization or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of
voting securities or by contract or otherwise. 
 “Award” means, individually or collectively, any
Option, Restricted Stock Award, or Phantom Stock Award. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the Plan to any
section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section. 

  

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 “Committee” means a committee of the Board that is selected by the
Board as provided in Section 4.1. 
 “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company, or any security into which such common stock may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Article 10. 
 “Company” means Francesca’s Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 
 “Consultant” means any person who is not an employee or a Director and who is providing advisory or consulting services to the Company or any Affiliate. 

“Corporate Change” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.3. 

“Director” means an individual who is a member of the Board. 

An “employee” means any person (including a Director) in an employment relationship with the Company or any
Affiliate. 
 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any specified date, the mean of the high and low sales
prices of the Common Stock (i) reported by the National Market System of NASDAQ on that date or (ii) if the Common Stock is listed on a national stock exchange, reported on the stock exchange composite tape on that date (or such other
reporting service approved by the Committee); or, in either case, if no prices are reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such prices of the Common Stock are so reported. If the Common Stock is traded over the counter at the time
a determination of its fair market value is required to be made hereunder, its fair market value shall be deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low or closing bid and asked prices of Common Stock on the most recent date on
which Common Stock was publicly traded. In the event Common Stock is not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made hereunder, the determination of its fair market value shall be made by the Committee in such
manner as it deems appropriate and as is consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code. 
 “Incentive
Stock Option” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code. 

“Option” means an Award granted under Article 7 and includes both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common
Stock and Options that do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common Stock. 
 “Option Agreement”
means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to an Option. 

“Participant” means an employee, Consultant, or Director who has been granted an Award. 

“Phantom Stock Award” means an Award granted under Article 9. 

  

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 “Phantom Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between
the Company and a Participant with respect to a Phantom Stock Award. 
 “Plan” means this
Francesca’s Holdings Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time to time, 

“Restricted Stock Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant with respect to a
Restricted Stock Award. 
 “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award granted under Article 8. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right to acquire, upon exercise of the right, Common Stock and/or, in the sole
discretion of the Committee, cash having an aggregate value equal to the then excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares with respect to which the right is exercised over the exercise price therefor. 

ARTICLE 3 

EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN 
 The Plan shall become effective upon the date of its adoption by the Board, provided the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company within 12 months thereafter. Notwithstanding any provision in
the Plan, no Option shall be exercisable, no Restricted Stock Award shall be granted, and no Phantom Stock Award shall vest or become satisfiable prior to such stockholder approval. No further Awards may be granted under the Plan after 10 years from
the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. The Plan shall remain in effect until all Options granted under the Plan have been exercised or expired, all Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan have vested or been forfeited, and all Phantom
Stock Awards have been satisfied or expired. 
 ARTICLE 4 

ADMINISTRATION 
 4.1 Composition of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by a committee of, and appointed by, the Board. In the absence of the Board’s appointment of a committee to
administer the Plan, the Board shall serve as the Committee. 
 4.2 Powers. Subject to the
express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority, in its discretion, to determine which employees, Consultants or Directors shall receive an Award, the time or times when such Award shall be made, the type of Award that shall be
made, the number of shares to be subject to each Option or Restricted Stock Award, and the number of shares subject to or the value of each Phantom Stock Award. In making such determinations, the Committee shall take into account the nature of the
services rendered by the respective employees, Consultants, or Directors, their present and potential contribution to the Company’s success and such other factors as the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem relevant. 

  

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 4.3 Additional Powers. The Committee shall have such additional powers
as are delegated to it by the other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, this shall include the power to construe the Plan and the respective agreements executed hereunder, to prescribe rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, to determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of the agreement relating to each Award, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the judgment of the Committee to cause designated Options
to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any agreement
relating to an Award in the manner and to the extent the Committee shall deem expedient to carry the Plan or any such agreement into effect. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Article 4 shall be conclusive.
 
 ARTICLE 5 
 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; GRANT OF AWARDS 

5.1 Shares Subject to the Plan.
Subject to adjustment in the same manner as provided in Article 10 with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to Options then outstanding, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued under the Plan, and the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options, shall not exceed 5,263 shares. shares shall be deemed to have been issued under
the Plan only to the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award. To the extent that an Award lapses or the rights of its holder terminate, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of an
Award under the Plan. In addition, shares issued under the Plan and forfeited back to the Plan, shares surrendered in payment of the exercise price or purchase price of an Award, and shares withheld for payment of applicable employment taxes and/or
withholding obligations associated with an Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan. 
 5.2 Grant of Awards. The Committee may from time to time grant Awards to one or more employees, Consultants, or Directors determined by it to be eligible for participation in
the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Plan. 
 5.3 Stock Offered. Subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 5.1, the stock to be offered pursuant to the grant of an Award may be authorized but unissued Common Stock or Common Stock previously issued and outstanding and reacquired by the Company. Any of such shares
which remain unissued and which are not subject to outstanding Awards at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be subject to the Plan but, until termination of the Plan, the Company shall at all times make available a sufficient number of
shares to meet the requirements of the Plan. 
 ARTICLE 6 

ELIGIBILITY 
 Awards may be granted only to persons who, at the time of grant, are employees, Consultants, or Directors. An Award may be granted on more than one occasion to the same

  

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person, and, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan, such Award may include an Incentive Stock Option, an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a
Phantom Stock Award, or any combination thereof. 
 ARTICLE 7 

STOCK OPTIONS 
 7.1 Option Period. The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Committee at the date of grant. 
 7.2 Limitations on Exercise of Option. An Option shall be exercisable in whole or in such installments and at such times as determined by the Committee. 

7.3 Special Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to an individual
who is employed by the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) of the Company at the time the Option is granted. To the extent that the aggregate fair market value (determined at the time the
respective Incentive Stock Option is granted) of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and its parent
and subsidiary corporations exceeds $100,000, such Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options. The Committee shall determine, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury
Regulations and other administrative pronouncements, which of a Participant’s Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options because of such limitation and shall notify the Participant of such determination as soon as
practicable after such determination. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual if, at the time the Option is granted, such individual owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
of the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, within the meaning of section 422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such Option is granted the option price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject
to the Option and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant. Except as otherwise provided in sections 421 or 422 of the Code, an Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. 

7.4 Option Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement in such form and containing such
provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve, including, without limitation, provisions to qualify an Option as an Incentive Stock Option under section 422 of the Code. Each Option
Agreement shall specify the effect of termination of (i) employment, (ii) the consulting or advisory relationship, or (iii) membership on the Board, as applicable, on the exercisability of the Option. An Option Agreement may provide
for the payment of the option price, in whole or in part, by the delivery of a number of shares of Common Stock (plus cash if necessary) having a Fair Market Value equal to such option price. Moreover, an Option Agreement may provide for a
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respect thereto. Further, an Option Agreement may provide, on such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may prescribe, for the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right in
connection with the grant of an Option and, in such case, the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right shall result in the surrender of the right to purchase a number of shares under the Option equal to the number of shares with respect to which the
Stock Appreciation Right is exercised (and vice versa). In the case of any Stock Appreciation Right that is granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option, such right shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
exceeds the price specified therefor in the Option or the portion thereof to be surrendered. The terms and conditions of the respective Option Agreements need not be identical. Subject to the consent of the Participant, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, amend an outstanding Option Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, an amendment that accelerates the time at which the Option, or a portion
thereof, may be exercisable). 
 7.5 Option Price and Payment. The price at which a share of Common Stock
may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee but, subject to adjustment as provided in Article 10, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the date such Option is granted. The Option or portion thereof may be exercised by delivery of an irrevocable notice of exercise to the Company, as specified by the Committee. The purchase price of the Option or portion
thereof shall be paid in full in the manner prescribed by the Committee. Separate stock certificates shall be issued by the Company for those shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option and for those shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of any Option that does not constitute an Incentive Stock Option. 
 7.6 Stockholder
Rights and Privileges. The Participant shall be entitled to all the privileges and rights of a stockholder only with respect to such shares of Common Stock as have been purchased under the Option and for which certificates of stock have been
registered in the Participant’s name. 
 7.7 Options and Rights in Substitution for Options Granted by Other
Employers. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for options and such rights held by individuals providing services to corporations or other entities who become employees,
Consultants, or Directors as a result of a merger or consolidation or other business transaction with the Company or any Affiliate. 
 ARTICLE 8 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS 

8.1 Forfeiture Restrictions To Be Established by the Committee. Shares of Common Stock that are the subject of a
Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions on disposition by the Participant and an obligation of the Participant to forfeit and surrender the shares to the Company under certain circumstances (the “Forfeiture
Restrictions”). The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse upon (i) the attainment of one or
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employment with the Company or an Affiliate or continued service as a Consultant or Director for a specified period of time, (iii) the occurrence of any event or the satisfaction of any
other condition specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, or (iv) a combination of any of the foregoing. Each Restricted Stock Award may have different Forfeiture Restrictions, in the discretion of the Committee. 

8.2 Other Terms and Conditions. Common Stock awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall be represented by a
stock certificate registered in the name of the Participant. Unless provided otherwise in a Restricted Stock Agreement, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends with respect to Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award, to
vote Common Stock subject thereto and to enjoy all other stockholder rights, except that (i) the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (ii) the Company shall
retain custody of the stock until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired, (iii) the Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the stock until the Forfeiture Restrictions have expired,
(iv) a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement shall cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award and (v) with respect to the payment of any dividend with respect to
shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award directly to the Participant, each such dividend shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividends are paid to stockholders of such class of shares or, if later,
the fifteenth day of the third month following the date the dividends are paid to stockholders of such class of shares. At the time of such Award, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prescribe additional terms, conditions or restrictions
relating to Restricted Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, rules pertaining to the termination of employment or service as a Consultant or Director (by retirement, disability, death or otherwise) of a Participant prior to expiration of the
Forfeitures Restrictions. Such additional terms, conditions or restrictions shall be set forth in a Restricted Stock Agreement made in conjunction with the Award. 
 8.3 Payment for Restricted Stock. The Committee shall determine the amount and form of any payment for Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, provided that in the
absence of such a determination, a Participant shall not be required to make any payment for Common Stock received pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, except to the extent otherwise required by law. 

8.4 Committee’s Discretion to Accelerate Vesting of Restricted Stock Awards. The Committee may, in its
discretion and as of a date determined by the Committee, fully vest any or all Common Stock awarded to a Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award and, upon such vesting, all restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Award shall
terminate as of such date. Any action by the Committee pursuant to this Section 8.4 may vary among individual Participants and may vary among the Restricted Stock Awards held by any individual Participant. 

8.5 Restricted Stock Agreements. At the time any Award is made under this Article 8, the Company and the Participant
shall enter into a Restricted Stock Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby and such other matters as the Committee may determine to be appropriate. The terms and provisions of the respective Restricted Stock Agreements need

  

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not be identical. Subject to the consent of the Participant, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend an outstanding Restricted Stock Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. 
 ARTICLE 9 

PHANTOM STOCK AWARDS 
 9.1 Phantom Stock Awards. Phantom Stock Awards are rights to receive shares of Common Stock (or the Fair Market Value thereof), or rights to receive an amount equal to any
appreciation or increase in the Fair Market Value of Common Stock over a specified period of time, which vest upon (i) the attainment of one or more performance targets established by the Committee, (ii) the Participant’s continued
employment with the Company or an Affiliate or continued service as a Consultant or Director for a specified period of time, (iii) the occurrence of any event or the satisfaction of any other condition specified by the Committee in its sole
discretion, or (iv) a combination of any of the foregoing. The Committee may, in its discretion, require payment or other conditions of the Participant respecting any Phantom Stock Award. A Phantom Stock Award may include, without limitation, a
Stock Appreciation Right that is granted independently of an Option. 
 9.2 Award Criteria. The Committee
shall establish, with respect to and at the time of grant of each Phantom Stock Award, the terms and conditions applicable to such Award. In determining the terms and conditions of Phantom Stock Awards, the Committee shall take into account a
Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential, other Awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate. 
 9.3 Payment. Following the end of the vesting or performance period for a Phantom Stock Award (or at such other time as the applicable Phantom Stock Award Agreement may provide), the
holder of a Phantom Stock Award shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the maximum value of the Phantom Stock Award, based on the then vested value of the Award. Payment of a Phantom Stock Award may be made in cash, Common
Stock, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments as prescribed by the Committee. Any payment to be made in cash shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the
payment date or such other date as may be specified by the Committee in the Phantom Stock Award Agreement. Cash dividend equivalents may be paid during or after the vesting or performance period with respect to a Phantom Stock Award, as determined
by the Committee. 
 9.4 Termination of Award. A Phantom Stock Award shall terminate if the Participant
does not remain continuously in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates or does not continue to perform services as a Consultant or a Director for the Company and its Affiliates at all times during the applicable vesting or performance period,
except as may be otherwise determined by the Committee. 
 9.5 Phantom Stock Award Agreements. At the time
any Award is made under this Article 9, the Company and the Participant shall enter into a Phantom Stock Award Agreement setting forth each of the matters contemplated hereby, and such additional matters as the

  

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Committee may determine to be appropriate. The terms and provisions of the respective Phantom Stock Award Agreements need not be identical. 

ARTICLE 10 

RECAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION 
 10.1 No Effect on Right or Power. The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the
Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any issue of
debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Common Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any Affiliate, any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business, or any
other corporate act or proceeding. 
 10.2 Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares; Stock Dividends. The
shares with respect to which Awards may be granted are shares of Common Stock as presently constituted, but if, and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Award theretofore granted, the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of shares
of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend on Common Stock without receipt of consideration by the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such Award may thereafter be exercised or satisfied, as applicable
(i) in the event of an increase in the number of outstanding shares shall be proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in the number of outstanding
shares shall be proportionately reduced, and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately increased. Any fractional share resulting from such adjustment shall be rounded up to the next whole share. 

10.3 Recapitalizations and Corporate Changes. If the Company recapitalizes, reclassifies its capital stock, or
otherwise changes its capital structure (a “recapitalization”), the number and class of shares of Common Stock covered by an Award theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award shall
thereafter cover the number and class of shares of stock and securities to which the Participant would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to the recapitalization, the Participant had been the
holder of record of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such Award. If (i) the Company shall not be the surviving entity in any merger or consolidation (or survives only as a subsidiary of an entity), (ii) the Company
sells, leases or exchanges or agrees to sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity, (iii) the Company is to be dissolved and liquidated, (iv) any person or entity, including a
“group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, acquires or gains ownership or control (including, without limitation, power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the
Company’s voting stock (based upon voting power), or (v) as a result of or in connection with a contested election of Directors, the persons who were Directors of the Company before such election shall cease to constitute a majority of the
Board (each such event is referred to herein as a “Corporate Change”), no later than (x) 10 days after the approval by the stockholders of the Company of such merger, consolidation, reorganization, sale,
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Change of the type described in clause (iv), the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any Participant, shall effect one or more of the following
alternatives, which alternatives may vary among individual Participants and which may vary among Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by any individual Participant: (1) accelerate the time at which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then
outstanding may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such unexercised
Awards and all rights of Participants thereunder shall terminate, (2) require the mandatory surrender to the Company by all or selected Participants of some or all of the outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such
Participants (irrespective of whether such Awards are then exercisable under the provisions of the Plan) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards
and the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) to each Participant an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the amount calculated in Section 10.4 below (the “Change of Control Value”) of the shares
subject to such Awards over the exercise price(s) under such Awards for such shares, or (3) make such adjustments to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change
(provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to such Awards then outstanding), including, without limitation, adjusting such an Award to provide that the number and class of shares of
Common Stock covered by such Award shall be adjusted so that such Award shall thereafter cover securities of the surviving or acquiring corporation or other property (including, without limitation, cash) as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. 
 10.4 Change of Control Value. For the purposes of clause (2) in Section 10.3
above, the “Change of Control Value” shall equal the amount determined in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows: (i) the per share price offered to stockholders of the Company in any such
merger, consolidation, sale of assets or dissolution transaction, (ii) the price per share offered to stockholders of the Company in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place, or (iii) if such Corporate
Change occurs other than pursuant to a tender or exchange offer, the fair market value per share of the shares into which such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights being surrendered are exercisable, as determined by the Committee as of the date
determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards. In the event that the consideration offered to stockholders of the Company in any transaction described in this Section 10.4 or Section 10.3 above
consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash. 
 10.5 Other Changes in the Common Stock. In the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations,
split-ups, split-offs, spin-offs, exchanges or other relevant changes in capitalization or distributions to the holders of Common Stock occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Article 10, such Award
and any agreement evidencing such Award shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee at its sole discretion as to the number and price of shares of Common Stock or other consideration subject to such Award. In the event of any such change in the
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distribution to the holders of Common Stock, or upon the occurrence of any other event described in this Article 10, the aggregate maximum number of shares available under the Plan and the
aggregate maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options shall be appropriately adjusted to the extent, if any, determined by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive. 

10.6 Stockholder Action. Any adjustment provided for in this Article 10 shall be subject to any required stockholder
action. 
 10.7 No Adjustments unless Otherwise Provided. Except as hereinbefore expressly provided, the
issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon
conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share, if applicable. 
 ARTICLE 11

 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN 
 The Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any shares of Common Stock for which Awards have not theretofore been granted. The Board shall have the right to alter or
amend the Plan or any part thereof from time to time; provided that no change in the Plan may be made that would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant, and provided,
further, that the Board may not, without approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend the Plan to (a) increase the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Plan (unless such increase occurs by reason of the
adjustment described in Article 10), (b) increase the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan through Incentive Stock Options (unless such increase occurs by reason of the adjustment described in Article 10), or
(c) change the class of individuals eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. 
 ARTICLE 12 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 12.1 No Right To An Award. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any action of the Board or of the Committee shall be deemed to give any individual any right to be granted an Option, a
right to a Restricted Stock Award or a right to a Phantom Stock Award, or any other rights hereunder except as may be evidenced by an Award agreement duly executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and on the terms and conditions
expressly set forth therein. The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of funds or assets to assure the performance of its obligations under any Award.

  

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 12.2 No Employment/Membership Rights Conferred. Nothing contained in
the Plan shall (i) confer upon any employee or Consultant any right with respect to continuation of employment or of a consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) interfere in any way with the right of the
Company or any Affiliate to terminate his or her employment or consulting or advisory relationship at any time. Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer upon any Director any right with respect to continuation of membership on the Board.

 12.3 Other Laws; Withholding. The Company shall not be obligated to issue any Common Stock pursuant to
any Award granted under the Plan at any time when the shares covered by such Award have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such other state and federal laws, rules and regulations as the Company or the Committee
deems applicable and, in the opinion of legal counsel for the Company, there is no exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules and regulations available for the issuance and sale of such shares. No fractional shares of Common
Stock shall be delivered, nor shall any cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid. The Company shall have the right to deduct in connection with all Awards any taxes required by law to be withheld and to require any payments required to enable it to
satisfy its withholding obligations. 
 12.4 No Restriction on Corporate Action. Nothing contained in the
Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any Affiliate from taking any action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or
any Award made under the Plan. No Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any Affiliate as a result of any such action. 
 12.5 Restrictions on Transfer. An Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option, which shall be subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 7.3) shall not be
transferable otherwise than (i) by will or the laws of descent and distribution, (ii) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or
the rules thereunder, or (iii) with the consent of the Committee. In addition, Awards may be subject to additional transfer restrictions and obligations in connection with transfer to the extent set forth in each Participant’s Option
Agreement, Phantom Stock Award Agreement and Restricted Stock Agreement, as applicable. 
 12.6 Governing Law.
The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. 

  

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 Exhibit 10.6 
 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 Agreement made as of
the 1st day of December, 2007 (the “Date of
Grant”), between Francesca’s Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Theresa Backes (“Employee”). 

To carry out the purposes of the Francesca’s Holdings Corporation 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
the Company desires to grant to Employee an option to purchase shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). In consideration of the mutual agreements and other matters set forth
herein and in the Plan, the Company and Employee hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Capitalized Terms; Section
References. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined in the body of this Agreement shall have the meanings attributed to such terms under the Plan. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this
Agreement to Sections refer to the Sections of this Agreement. 
 2. Grant of Option. The Company hereby
irrevocably grants to Employee the right and option (“Option”) to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of 1,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) on the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Plan, which Plan is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall control. This Option shall not be treated as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422(b) of the Code. 
 3. Purchase Price. The purchase price
of Common Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of this Option shall be $571.43 per share. 
 4. Exercise of
Option. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the Option may be exercised, by written notice to the Company at its principal executive office addressed to the attention of its Corporate Secretary (or such other officer or employee of
the Company as the Company may designate from time to time), at any time and from time to time after the Date of Grant, but, except as otherwise provided below, the Option shall not be exercisable for more than a percentage of the aggregate number
of Option Shares determined by the number of full years from the Vesting Commencement Date to the date of such exercise, in accordance with the following schedule: 
  

					
	 Number of Full Years
	  	Percentage of Option Shares
That May Be Purchased	 
	 Less than 1 year
	  	 	0	% 
	 1 year
	  	 	20	% 
	 2 years
	  	 	40	% 
	 3 years
	  	 	60	% 
	 4 years
	  	 	80	% 
	 5 years or more
	  	 	100	% 

 For purposes of this Agreement, the “Vesting Commencement Date” means October 15, 2007.
Notwithstanding the exercise schedule in this Section 4 or any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if Employee has been continuously employed by the Company from the Vesting Commencement Date to immediately prior to the consummation of any
Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock), the Option shall be exercisable for all of the Option Shares upon the consummation of
such Change of Control Transaction. 
 5. Effect of Termination of Employment; General Terms of Exercise. This
Option may be exercised only while Employee remains an employee of the Company and will terminate and cease to be exercisable upon Employee’s termination of employment with the Company, except that: 

(a) If Employee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of disability (within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the
Code), this Option may be exercised by Employee (or Employee’s estate or the Person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of the death of Employee) at any time during the period of one
year following such termination, but only as to the number of shares Employee was entitled to purchase hereunder as of the date Employee’s employment so terminates. 
 (b) If Employee dies while in the employ of the Company, Employee’s estate, or the Person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of the death
of Employee, may exercise this Option at any time during the period of one year following the date of Employee’s death, but only as to the number of shares Employee was entitled to purchase hereunder as of the date of Employee’s death.

 (c) If Employee’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason other than as described in (a) or
(b) above, unless Employee voluntarily terminates such employment or such employment is terminated for cause, this Option may be exercised by Employee at any time during the period of three months following such termination, or by
Employee’s estate (or the Person who acquires this Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of the death of Employee) during a period of one year following Employee’s death if Employee dies during such
three month period, but in each case only as to the number of shares Employee was entitled to purchase hereunder as of the date Employee’s employment so terminates. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, advise Employee in writing, prior to
a voluntary termination of Employee’s employment, that such termination will be treated for purposes of this paragraph as an involuntary termination for a reason other than cause. As used in this paragraph, the term “cause” shall mean
Employee (i) has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of a felony, (ii) has engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the duties of Employee’s employment, (iii) has willfully
disregarded any written corporate policies established by the Company, (iv) has materially breached any material provision of any written agreement between Employee and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (v) failure to meet
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 This Option shall not be exercisable in any event after the expiration of 10 years from the
date of grant hereof. The purchase price of shares as to which this Option is exercised shall be paid in full at the time of exercise (a) in cash (including check, bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Company) or (b) if
acceptable to the Board, any of the following, (i) if the Common Stock is readily tradable on a national securities market, by delivering or constructively tendering to the Company shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the
purchase price (provided such shares used for this purpose must have been held by Employee for such minimum period of time as may be established from time to time by the Committee), (ii) if the Common Stock is readily tradable on a national
securities market, through a “cashless exercise” in accordance with a Company established policy or program for the same, (iii) “net issue exercise,” pursuant to which the Company will issue to Employee (or the Person
permitted to exercise this Option in the event of Employee’s death) a number of shares of Common Stock as to which this Option is exercised less a number of shares with a Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise equal to the purchase price
for such shares, or (iv) any combination of cash and/or any of the foregoing. No fraction of a share of Common Stock shall be issued by the Company upon exercise of this Option or accepted by the Company in payment of the exercise price
thereof; rather, Employee shall provide a cash payment for such amount as is necessary to effect the issuance and acceptance of only whole shares of Common Stock. Unless and until a certificate or certificates representing such shares shall have
been issued by the Company to Employee, Employee (or the Person permitted to exercise this Option in the event of Employee’s death) shall not be or have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company with respect to shares
acquirable upon an exercise of this Option. 
 6. Transfer Restrictions: Repurchases. Shares of Common Stock
purchased pursuant to the exercise of this Option shall be subject to the transfer restrictions, repurchase provisions and other terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and restated from time to
time, including without limitation all amendments thereto effected by certificates of designation of any class of capital stock that may be issued from time to time by the Company (for example, the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights
of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) (collectively, the “Stock Restrictions”), copies of which have previously been provided to Employee. Employee agrees that Employee and Employee’s spouse, if any, will, at any
time and from time to time as requested by the Company, execute and deliver to the Company such other documents and instruments, if any, as the Committee or the Board, in their discretion, may require to evidence such Persons’ agreement to be
bound by such transfer restrictions, repurchase provisions and other terms and conditions applicable to the Common Stock. 
 7.
Withholding of Tax. To the extent that the exercise of this Option or the disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of this Option results in compensation income or wages to Employee for federal, state or local tax
purposes, Employee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such exercise or disposition such amount of money or, with the consent of the Committee, shares of Common Stock (including shares previously held or shares issuable pursuant to the
exercise of this Option, valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or withholding of such shares) as the Company may require to meet its minimum obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations. No exercise of this Option shall

  

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be effective until Employee (or the Person entitled to exercise this Option, as applicable) has made arrangements approved by the Company to satisfy all applicable minimum tax withholding
requirements of the Company. 
 8. Status of Common Stock. Employee understands that at the time of the execution
of this Agreement the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of this Option have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities law, and that the Company does not currently intend to effect any such registration.
Until the shares of Common Stock acquirable upon the exercise of the Option have been registered for issuance under the Securities Act, the Company will not issue such shares unless the holder of the Option provides the Company with a written
opinion of legal counsel, who shall be satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company and satisfactory in form and substance to the Company’s counsel, to the effect that the proposed issuance of such shares to such Option holder may be
made without registration under the Securities Act. In the event exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available upon an exercise of this Option, Employee (or the Person permitted to exercise this Option in the event of
Employee’s death or incapacity), if requested by the Company to do so, will execute and deliver to the Company in writing an agreement containing such provisions as the Company may require to assure compliance with applicable securities laws.

 Employee agrees that the shares of Common Stock which Employee may acquire by exercising this Option shall be acquired for
investment without a view to distribution, within the meaning of the Securities Act, and shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement for the shares under the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. Employee also agrees that the shares of Common Stock which Employee may acquire by
exercising this Option will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws. 
 In addition, Employee agrees that (i) the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock purchased under this Option may bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order
to assure compliance with the Stock Restrictions and applicable securities laws, (ii) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the shares of Common Stock purchased under this Option on the stock transfer records of the Company if such
proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of the Stock Restrictions or any applicable securities law and (iii) the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any,
to stop registration of the transfer of the shares of Common Stock purchased under this Option. 
 9. Employment
Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Employee remains an employee of either the Company, an Affiliate, or a corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
corporation assuming or substituting a new option for this Option. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is expressly provided that Employee shall be considered to have terminated employment with the Company at the time of the
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under the Plan of the entity or other organization that employs Employee. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination,
shall be determined by the Committee and its determination shall be final. 
 10. Surrender of Option. At any time
and from time to time prior to the termination of this Option, Employee may surrender all or a portion of this Option to the Company for no consideration by providing written notice to the Company at its principal executive office addressed to the
attention of its Corporate Secretary (or such other officer or employee of the Company as the Company may designate from time to time). Such notice shall specify the number of shares with respect to which this Option is being surrendered and, if
this Option is being surrendered with respect to less than all of the shares then subject to this Option, then such notice shall also specify the date upon which, or the circumstances under which, this Option became (or would become) exercisable in
accordance with Section 4 or Section 5 with respect to the shares being surrendered. 
 11. Acknowledgements
Regarding Section 409A of the Code. Employee understands that if the purchase price of the Common Stock under this Option is less than the fair market value of such Common Stock on the date of grant of this Option, then Employee may
incur adverse tax consequences under section 409A of the Code. Employee acknowledges and agrees that (a) he is not relying upon any determination by the Company, its Affiliates, or any of their respective employees, directors, officers,
attorneys or agents (collectively, the “Company Parties”) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant of this Option, (b) he is not relying upon any written or oral statement or representation of the Company
Parties regarding the tax effects associated with Employee’s execution of this Agreement and his receipt, holding and exercise of this Option, and (c) in deciding to enter into this Agreement, Employee is relying on his own judgment and
the judgment of the professionals of his choice with whom he has consulted. Employee hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges the Company Parties from all actions, causes of actions, suits, debts, obligations, liabilities, claims, damages,
losses, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, on account of, arising out of, or in any way related to the tax effects associated with Employee’s execution of this Agreement and his receipt, holding and exercise of this
Option. 
 12. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to
the Company and all Persons lawfully claiming under Employee. 
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the Option granted hereby. Without limiting the
scope of the preceding sentence, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. Any modification of this Agreement shall be
effective only if it is in writing and signed by both Employee and an authorized officer of the Company. 

  

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 14. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has executed this Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	FRANCESCA’S HOLDINGS CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	/s/ John De Meritt
		 	Name:	 	John De Meritt
		 	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	
	/s/ Theresa R. Backes
	Employee

 Notice Addresses:

 If to Company, to: 
 Francesca’s Holdings Corporation 
 3480 West 12th Street 

Houston, Texas 77008 
 Attn: President and Chief Executive Officer 
 If to Employee, to: 

[Address on file] 

SPOUSAL CONSENT 
 Employee’s spouse, if any, is fully aware of, understands and fully consents and agrees to the provisions of this Agreement and its binding effect upon any marital or community property interests
he/she may now or hereafter own, and agrees that the termination of his/her and Employee’s marital relationship for any reason shall not have the effect of removing this Option or any Common Stock purchased under this Agreement from coverage
hereunder and that his/her awareness, understanding, consent and agreement are evidenced by his/her signature below. 
  

	
	
	/s/ Mark J. Backes
	Signature of Spouse
	
	Mark J. Backes
	Printed Name of Spouse

  

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