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                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                             AMENDED AND RESTATED

                         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement")
is made as of March 14, 2000, by and among SUPPORT.COM, INC., a Delaware
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corporation (formerly, Tioga Systems, Inc., the "Company"), and the parties
listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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     WHEREAS, the Investors (as defined in Section 1 hereof) possess certain
registration rights and other rights pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of June 14, 1999, between the Company and such Investors (the "1999
Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, the 1999 Agreement provided that it could be amended, discharged
or terminated under certain circumstances; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned Investors who were a party to the 1999 Agreement
desire to terminate the 1999 Agreement and to accept the rights created pursuant
hereto in lieu of the rights granted to them under the 1999 Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and General Electric Company ("GE") are entering into
a licensing agreement (the "License Agreement") pursuant to which the Company
desires to sell and issue to GE a warrant to purchase up to 119,167 shares of
the Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(the "Series C Stock"); and

     WHEREAS, a condition to GE entering into the License Agreement is that the
Company and GE enter into this Agreement in order to provide GE with certain
rights to register shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon conversion
of shares of the Company's Series C Stock; and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the prior Investors desire to induce GE to enter
into the Licensing Agreement by agreeing to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, GE's obligations under which are conditioned on the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by such Investors, holders of at least a majority of
the Registrable Securities and the Company:

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set
forth herein, and for other consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Investors who are parties to the 1999 Agreement hereby
agree that the 1999 Agreement shall be superseded and replaced in its entirety
by this Agreement, and the parties hereto further agree as follows:

     1.  Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

     "Common Shares" means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of the Company.
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     "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     "Form S-3" means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the
date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act subsequently
adopted by the SEC which permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial
information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

     "Holder" means an Investor (to the extent that such Investor is a holder of
Registrable Securities) or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 11.

     "Investors" shall mean GE and persons who possessed registration and other
rights pursuant to the 1999 Agreement immediately prior to its termination
hereby.

     "Majority in interest of the Holders" means Holders holding a majority of
the Registrable Securities held by all Holders.

     "Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust or any other entity or
organization.

     "Preferred Stock" means the Series B Stock and the Series C Stock.

     "Qualified IPO" means a firm commitment underwritten public offering by the
Company of shares of Common Stock (i) pursuant to a registration statement on
Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or any successor form)
and (ii) with a pre-money valuation of the Company of at least $125 million and
resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $15 million.

     "Qualifying Request" means a request from one or more Holders owning in the
aggregate at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities held by
the Holders.

     "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration
effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of
effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

     "Registrable Securities" means (i) any Common Shares issuable (without
regard to any restriction or conversion that may be applicable to any particular
holder of Preferred Stock) or issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, and
(ii) any Common Shares issued (or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any
warrant, right or other securities which is issued) as a dividend or other
distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, or upon
conversion of, such Preferred Stock, Common Shares, warrants, rights or other
securities; provided, however, that any shares of Preferred Stock or Common
Shares sold by a Person in a transaction in which such Person's rights under
this Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 11 below shall cease to be
Registrable Securities from and after the time of such sale.

     The number of shares of "Registrable Securities then outstanding" shall be
determined by the number of Common Shares outstanding, and the number of Common
Shares issuable, which are Registrable Securities.
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     "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     "Series A Stockholders" means Mark Pincus, a resident of the State of
California, Cadir Lee, a resident of the State of California, Scott Dale, a
resident of the State of California, and Sunil Paul, a resident of the State of
California.

     "Series B Stock" means the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share.

     "Series C Stock" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals above.

     "Stockholders' Rights Agreement" means that certain Amended and Restated
Stockholders' Rights Agreement, by and among the Company and each of the
Stockholders that are signatories thereto, of even date herewith.

     "Violation" means any of the following statements, omissions or violations:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in a registration statement under this Agreement, including any
preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments
or supplements thereto or any documents filed under state securities or "blue
sky" laws in connection therewith, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state
securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or any state securities law.

     2.  Request for Registration.

     (a) If at any time which is the earlier of (i) more than one hundred eighty
(180) days after the initial public offering of the Company's securities and
(ii) June 14, 2002, the Company shall receive a written Qualifying Request that
the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act, then the
Company shall, within ten (10) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice
of such request to all Holders and shall, subject to the limitations of Section
2(b) below, effect as soon as practicable, and in any event within sixty (60)
days of the receipt of such request, the registration under the Securities Act
of all Registrable Securities which the Holders request to be registered within
twenty (20) days of the mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with
Section 18 below; provided, however, that (i) Registrable Securities having at
least a proposed aggregate offering price of $3,000,000 are to be registered,
and (ii) the Company shall be obligated to effect only two (2) registrations
pursuant to this Section 2(a). Except as otherwise provided in Section 6 hereof,
registrations which are not consummated shall not be counted for this purpose.

     (b) If Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by
their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company and
the Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in
Section 2(a). In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder's
Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such
Holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's
Regis-
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trable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed between
the Holders making the Qualifying Request and such Holder) to the extent
provided herein. A majority in interest of the Holders participating in the
underwriting shall, after consultation with the Board of Directors of the
Company, select the managing underwriter or underwriters in such underwriting,
such underwriter(s) to be reasonably satisfactory to the Company. All Holders
proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall
(together with the Company as provided in Section 4(f)) enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters so
selected for such underwriting: provided, however, that no such Holder shall be
required to make any representations or warranties except as they relate to such
Holder's ownership of shares and authority to enter into the underwriting
agreement and to such Holder's intended method of distribution, and the
liability of such Holder shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds
from the offering received by such Holder. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Section 2, if the underwriter advises the Holders in writing that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, then the Holders shall so advise the Company and the Company shall
so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be
underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities
that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated (i) first to the
Holders making the Qualifying Request, and (ii) thereafter among all other
Holders thereof, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of
Registrable Securities of the Company owned by each such other Holder.

     (c) In addition to any other rights to demand registration pursuant to this
Section 2, Holders shall have the right to demand on an unlimited basis that the
Company, at the Company's expense, include any or all of their Registrable
Securities, in a registration statement on Form S-3 under the 1933 Act for the
purpose of attempting to effect the public sale of such shares; provided,
however, that (i) such Holders making such a demand under this Section 2(c) own
in the aggregate at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities; (ii)
Registrable Securities having at least a proposed aggregate offering price of
$1,000,000 are to be registered; (iii) Form S-3 is available with respect to the
Registrable Securities; and (iv) the Company shall not be required to prepare
and file a registration statement on Form S-3 for the purpose of attempting to
effect the public sale of shares as provided for in this Section 2(c) more than
once in any six (6) month period. The other terms and conditions relating to a
demand registration referred to in this Section 2 shall be applicable to a
demand registration referred to in this Section 2(c), as the same may be
applicable.

     (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to Holders
requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2, a certificate
signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to
the Company and its shareholders for such registration statement to be filed by
reason of a material pending transaction and it is therefore essential to defer
the filing of such registration statement, the Company shall have the right to
defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt
of the request of such Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not
utilize this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period.

     3. Company Registration. If (but without any obligation to do so) the
Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected
by the Company for
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holders of the Company's equity securities other than the Holders) any of its
securities under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of
such securities solely for cash (other than a registration on Form S-8 relating
solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock plan or to
other compensatory arrangements to the extent includable on Form S-8, or a
registration on Form S-4), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each
Holder written notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each
Holder given within twenty (20) days after mailing of such notice by the Company
in accordance with Section 18, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of
Section 8, cause to be registered under the Securities Act all of the
Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be registered. The
Company shall have no obligation under this Section 3 to make any offering of
its securities, or to complete an offering of its securities that it proposes to
make, and shall incur no liability to any Holder for its failure to do so.

     4.  Obligations of the Company.  Whenever required under this Agreement to
effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as
expeditiously as reasonably possible:

     (a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to
such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration
statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities being registered thereunder, keep such
registration statement effective for up to one hundred twenty (120) days or
until the Holders have completed the distribution referred to in such
registration statement, whichever occurs first (but in any event for at least
any period required under the Securities Act); provided that before filing such
registration statement or any amendments thereto, the Company will furnish to
the Holders copies of all such documents proposed to be filed.

     (b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement.

     (c) Furnish to the Holders such number of copies of such registration
statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including
all exhibits), such number of copies of the prospectus contained in such
registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary
prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities
Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other
documents as Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

     (d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by
such registration statement under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of
such states or jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders,
provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a
condition thereto (i) to qualify to do business in any state or jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of
this clause (d), or (ii) to file a general consent to service of process in any
such state or jurisdiction.
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     (e) Use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by
such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the
Company's business or operations to enable the seller or sellers thereof to
consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

     (f) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and
perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary
form, with the managing underwriter of such offering.

     (g) Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event
as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as
then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.

     (h) Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement and such Holder's underwriters, if any, and confirm such
advice in writing: (i) when the registration statement has become effective,
(ii) when any post-effective amendment to the registration statement becomes
effective and (iii) of any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplement to
the registration statement or prospectus or for additional information.

     (i) Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities if at any time the SEC
should institute or threaten to institute any proceedings for the purpose of
issuing, or should issue, a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
registration statement. Upon the occurrence of any of the events mentioned in
the preceding sentence, the Company will use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order or to obtain the withdrawal thereof as soon as
possible. The Company will advise each Holder of Registrable Securities promptly
of any order or communication of any public board or body addressed to the
Company suspending or threatening to suspend the qualification of any
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction.

     (j) Furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, (i) on the date that such
Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection
with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being
sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold through
underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such
securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel
representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and
substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public
offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders requesting
registration of Registrable Securities and (ii) on the date that the
registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, a
"comfort" letter dated such date, from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by
independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten
public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders
requesting registration of Registrable Securities, and, if such securities are
being sold through underwriters, a reaffirmation of such letter on the date that
such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale.
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     (k) As soon as practicable after the effective date of the registration
statement, and in any event within sixteen (16) months thereafter, make
"generally available to its security holders" (within the meaning of Rule 158
under the Securities Act) an earning statement (which need not be audited)
covering a period of at least twelve (12) months beginning after the effective
date of the registration statement and otherwise complying with Section 11(a) of
the Securities Act.

     5. Furnish Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the
obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with
respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder
shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities
as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder's Registrable
Securities. If any registration statement or comparable statement under the
Securities Act refers to an Investor or any of its affiliates, by name or
otherwise, as the holder of any securities of the Company then, unless counsel
to the Company advises the Company that the Securities Act requires that such
reference be included in any such statement, each such Holder shall have the
right to require the deletion of such reference to itself and its affiliates.

     6. Expenses of Demand Registration. All expenses, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions relating to Registrable Securities, incurred in
connection with registrations, filing or qualifications pursuant to Section 2,
including, without limitation, all registration, filing and qualification fees,
printers' and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel (selected by
the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered)
for the selling Holders shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, that
the Company shall not be required to pay the fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Holders in connection with any registration begun pursuant to Section 2
if the registration request subsequently is withdrawn at the request of the
Holders of Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all
participating Holders shall bear such expenses pro rata), unless the Holders
holding a majority of Registrable Securities then outstanding agree to forfeit
one (1) demand registration pursuant to Section 2; provided further, however,
that if at the time of such withdrawal, (a) the Holders have learned of a
material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), business or
prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their
request or (b) there has occurred a material adverse change in marketing factors
related to the sale of Registrable Securities to the public from those existing
at the time of the Holders' request, then the Holders shall not forfeit any
demand registration rights and shall retain their rights pursuant to Section 2.

     7. Expenses of Company Registration. The Company shall bear and pay all
expenses incurred in connection with any registration, filing or qualification
of Registrable Securities with respect to the registrations pursuant to Section
3 for each Holder, including without limitation all registration, filing and
qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees relating or apportionable
thereto and the fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders
(selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being
registered), but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions relating to
Registrable Securities.

        8. Underwriting Requirements. In connection with any offering involving
an underwriting of shares being issued by the Company, the Company shall not be
required under
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Section 3 to include any of the Holders' securities in such underwriting unless
they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and
the underwriters selected by it or by the persons entitled to select the
underwriters; provided, however, that no Holder participating in such
underwriting shall be required to make any representations or warranties except
as they relate to such Holder's ownership of shares and authority to enter into
the underwriting agreement and to such Holder's intended method of distribution,
and the liability of such Holder shall be limited to an amount equal to the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Holder. If the total amount of
securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by shareholders to be
included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities to be sold (other
than by the Company) that the underwriters reasonably believe compatible with
the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in
the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable
Securities, which the underwriters believe will not jeopardize the success of
the offering; provided, that, the number of remaining shares to be included in
the underwriting shall be allocated (i) first to the Holders of Registrable
Securities (excluding Holders of Registrable Securities who are also Series A
Stockholders, employees or directors of the Company), (ii) second to the Holders
of Registrable Securities who are also Series A Stockholders, employees or
directors of the Company, and (iii) thereafter among all other remaining selling
stockholders. Notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall the amount of the
securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below
twenty percent (20%) of the total amount of the securities to be included in
such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the
Company's securities, in which case the selling Holders may be completely
excluded if the managing underwriter makes the determination described above and
no other stockholders' securities are included.

     9. Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in
a registration statement under this Agreement:

     (a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold
harmless each Holder, its heirs, personal representatives and assigns, each of
such Holder's partners and members, and each of such Holder's partners' and
members' officers, directors, employees and affiliates, any underwriter (as
defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each Person, if any, who
controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or
several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon a
Violation (provided, however, that the Company will not be required to indemnify
any of the foregoing Persons on account of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities arising from a Violation if and to the extent that such Violation
was made in a preliminary prospectus and was corrected in a subsequent
prospectus that was required by law to be delivered to the Person making the
claim with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder (and such
subsequent prospectus was made available by the Company to permit delivery of
such prospectus in a timely manner), and such subsequent prospectus was not so
delivered to such Person); and the Company will pay to each such indemnified
party, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this Section 9(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the consent of the
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Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the
Company be liable in any such case to a particular indemnified party for any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out
of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such
registration by or on behalf of such indemnified party.

     (b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has
signed the registration statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter, any other Holder
selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling Person of
any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims damages or
liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing Persons may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state
law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to
the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of such
Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such
Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
any Person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 9(b), in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained
in this Section 9(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without
the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and
provided further, that, in no event shall the liability of any Holder under this
Section 9(b) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

     (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9 of
notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action),
such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any indemnifying party under this Section 9, deliver to the indemnifying party a
written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have
the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided,
however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if
representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the
indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such
counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the
indemnified party under this Section 9 except if, and only to the extent that,
the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced thereby; and such failure to
deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any
liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 9.

     (d) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 9 shall
survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a
registration statement under this Agreement and otherwise.
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     (e) Any indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any
other rights to indemnification or contribution which any indemnified party may
have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain operative and in full force
and effect regardless of any investigation made or omitted by or on behalf of
any indemnified party.

     (f) If for any reason the foregoing indemnity is unavailable, then the
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (i)

In such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received
by the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other
(taking into consideration the fact that the provision of the registration
rights and indemnification hereunder was a material inducement to the Investors
to purchase Registrable Securities) or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) above is not permitted by applicable law or provides a lesser sum to the
indemnified party than the amount hereinafter calculated, in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party on the one hand (taking into consideration the fact that the
provision of the registration rights and indemnification hereunder was a
material inducement to the Investors to purchase Registrable Securities) and the
indemnified party on the other but also the relative fault of the indemnifying
party and the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations.  The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by or on behalf of the indemnifying party or the
indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9, no Holder shall be
required, pursuant to this Section 9, to contribute any amount in excess of the
net proceeds received by such indemnifying party from the sale of Registrable
Securities in the offering to which the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses of the indemnified party relate.

     10. Reports Under the Exchange Act. With a view to making available to the
Holders the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and any other rule or
regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of
the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on
Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

     (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times after
the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company for
the offering of its securities to the general public;

     (b) uses its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as is
necessary to enable the Holders to utilize Form S-3 for the sale of their
Registrable Securities;

     (c)  file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents
required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
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     (d) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable
Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that
it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act (at any time after the effective date of the first registration statement
filed by the Company), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time
after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it
qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3
(at any time it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or
quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by
the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in
availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the
selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

     11.  Assignment of Registration Rights.  The rights to cause the Company to
register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned in
whole or in part by a Holder to one or more of its partners or affiliates or to
one or more transferees or assignees of not less than five percent (5%) of all
Registrable Securities held by a Holder, provided that such transferee or
assignee delivers to the Company a written instrument by which such transferee
or assignee agrees to be bound by the obligations imposed on Holders under (i)
this Agreement to the same extent as if such transferee or assignee was a party
hereto, and (ii) the Stockholders' Rights Agreement to the same extent as if
such transferee or assignee was a party thereto.   For the purposes of
determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee
or assignee, the holdings of transferees and assignees of a partnership who are
partners or retired partners of such partnership (including spouses and
ancestors, lineal descendants and siblings of such partners or spouses who
acquire Registrable Securities by gift, will or intestate succession) shall be
aggregated together and with the partnership; provided that all assignees and
transferees who would not qualify individually for assignment of registration
rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any
rights, receiving notices or taking any action under this Agreement.

     12.  Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights; Existing Registrations
Rights; Termination of Registration Rights.

     (a) From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Holders owning in the aggregate at
least a majority of the Registrable Securities enter into any agreement with any
holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company which would allow
such holder or prospective holder (a) to include such securities in any
registration filed under this Agreement, unless under the terms of such
agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any
such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such prospective
holder's securities will not reduce the amount of the Registrable Securities of
the Holders which is included or (b) to request a registration. The Company
represents and warrants to the Holders that there are no "registration rights"
relating to securities of the Company that exist on the date hereof other than
those provided herein and those provided under that certain Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of June 22, 1998, by and among the Company and the Series A
Stockholders.

     (b) The right of any Holder to request registration or inclusion in any
registration pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 hereof shall terminate after the
earlier of (i) seven (7) years following the closing of the initial public
offering of Common Stock of the Company, or
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(ii) such time as Rule 144 or another similar exemption under the Securities Act
is available for the sale of all of such Holder's shares of Registrable
Securities during any ninety (90) day period.

     13. "Market Stand-Off" Agreement. If requested by the Company and an
underwriter of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, a Holder shall
not sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Common Stock (or other
securities) of the Company held by such Holder (other than those included in the
registration) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period following the
effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the
Securities Act; provided, that all officers and directors of the Company and all
other persons holding two percent (2%) or more of the Company's outstanding
stock enter into similar agreements.

     The obligations described in this Section 13 shall not apply to a
registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8
or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration
relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar
forms that may be promulgated in the future.  The Company may impose stop-
transfer instructions with respect to the shares (or securities) subject to the
foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day period.

     14. Amendment; Waiver. In connection with the granting of registration
rights to any other Person as contemplated under Section 12 hence, any provision
of this Agreement may be amended in connection therewith only with the written
consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding. In all other instances, any provision of this
Agreement may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated (either generally or
in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by a
written instrument signed by the Company and the holders of at least a majority
of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, and any such amendment, waiver,
discharge or termination shall be binding on each holder of Registrable
Securities at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such securities,
and the Company.

     15. Changes in Registrable Securities. If, and as often as, there are any
changes in the Registrable Securities by way of stock split, stock divided,
combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation,
reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate
adjustment shall be made in the provisions of this Agreement, as may be
required, so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall continue with
respect to the Registrable Securities as so changed. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company will require any successor by merger or
consolidation to assume and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, as
a condition to any such merger or consolidation.

     16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire
understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subject matter
hereof. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer
upon any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assign, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason
of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
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     17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws
provisions thereof.

     18. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.

     19. Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been delivered personally, or, if sent by an overnight
delivery service maintaining records of receipt or by telecopier or other
electronic means of written communication, on the first business day after it is
sent. Notices shall be addressed as follows or to such other address as the
parties shall specify by written notice:

     If to the Company:

          Support.com, Inc.
          575 Broadway
          Redwood City, CA 94063
          Attn:  Radha R. Basu
          Telephone:  (650) 556-9440
          Facsimile:  (650) 556-1195

     with a copy to:

          Allison Leopold Tilley, Esq.
          Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
          2550 Hanover Street
          Palo Alto, CA 94304
          Telephone:  (650) 233-4518
          Facsimile:  (650) 233-4545

     If to an Investor, to the address set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.

     with a copy to:

          Jon E. Gavenman
          Venture Law Group
          2800 Sand Hill Road
          Menlo Park, CA 94025
          Telephone:  (650) 233-8539
          Facsimile:  (650) 233-8386

     20. Severability. Any invalidity, illegality or limitation on the
enforceability of this Agreement or any part thereof, by any party whether
arising by reason of the law of the respective party's domicile or otherwise,
shall in no way affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of
this Agreement with respect to other parties. If any provision of this Agreement
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shall be judicially determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby.

     21. Title and Subtitles. The titles of the Sections of this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only and are not be considered in construing this
Agreement.

     22. Delays or Omissions; Remedies Cumulative. It is agreed that no delay or
omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the parties, upon
any breach or default of the Company under this Agreement, shall impair any such
right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such
breach or default, or any acquiescence therein, or of any similar breach or
default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or
default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or
thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or
approval of any kind or character by a party of any breach or default under this
Agreement, or any waiver by a party of any provisions or conditions of this
Agreement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in writing and that all remedies, either under this
Agreement, or by law or otherwise afforded to a party, shall be cumulative and
not alternative.

     23. Attorneys' Fees. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary disbursements in
addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

     24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one instrument.

     25. Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Preferred Stock held or acquired by
affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated for the purpose of
determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
and year first above written.

                              THE COMPANY:
                              -----------

                              SUPPORT.COM, INC.

                              By /s/ Radha R. Basu
                                -----------------------------------------
                                              Radha R. Basu
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer

                              INVESTORS:
                              ---------

                              By
                                -----------------------------------------ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                   dated as of

                                  April 4, 2000

                                     between

                              CHIC BY H.I.S, INC.,
                      CHIC BY H.I.S. LICENSING CORPORATION,
                          HENRY I. SIEGEL COMPANY, INC.

                                       and

                                 VF CORPORATION

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01.  DEFINITIONS....................................................1

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                PURCHASE AND SALE

SECTION 2.01.  PURCHASE AND SALE..............................................2
SECTION 2.02.  EXCLUDED ASSETS................................................4
SECTION 2.03.  EXCLUDED LIABILITIES...........................................4
SECTION 2.04.  PURCHASE PRICE; ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE...................4
SECTION 2.05.  CLOSING........................................................4

                                    ARTICLE 3
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

SECTION 3.01.  CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER..................................5
SECTION 3.02.  CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION........................................5
SECTION 3.03.  GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION.....................................5
SECTION 3.04.  NONCONTRAVENTION...............................................5
SECTION 3.05.  REQUIRED CONSENTS..............................................6
SECTION 3.06.  MATERIAL CONTRACTS.............................................6
SECTION 3.07.  LITIGATION.....................................................6
SECTION 3.08.  PROPERTIES.....................................................6
SECTION 3.09.  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY..........................................6
SECTION 3.10.  FINDERS' FEES..................................................7

                                    ARTICLE 4
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

SECTION 4.01.  CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER..................................7
SECTION 4.02.  CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION........................................7
SECTION 4.03.  GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION.....................................7
SECTION 4.04.  NONCONTRAVENTION...............................................8
SECTION 4.05.  LITIGATION.....................................................8
SECTION 4.06.  FINDERS' FEES..................................................8

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                                    ARTICLE 5
                               COVENANTS OF SELLER

SECTION 5.01.  CHANGE OF NAME; USE OF MATERIALS...............................8

                                    ARTICLE 6
                          COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLER

SECTION 6.01.  BEST EFFORTS; FURTHER ASSURANCES...............................9
SECTION 6.02.  CERTAIN FILINGS................................................9
SECTION 6.03.  PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, CONFIDENTIALITY..........................9
SECTION 6.04.  TRADEMARKS; TRADENAMES........................................10

                                    ARTICLE 7
                                   TAX MATTERS

SECTION 7.01.  TAX DEFINITIONS...............................................10
SECTION 7.02.  TAX MATTERS...................................................10
SECTION 7.03.  TAX COOPERATION; ALLOCATION OF TAXES..........................11

                                    ARTICLE 8
                              CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

SECTION 8.01.  Conditions to Obligation of Buyer.............................12
SECTION 8.02.  Conditions to Obligation of CHIC and Seller...................13

                                    ARTICLE 9
                            SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 9.01.  SURVIVAL......................................................14
SECTION 9.02.  INDEMNIFICATION...............................................14
SECTION 9.03.  PROCEDURES....................................................15

                                   ARTICLE 10
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.01. NOTICES.......................................................15
SECTION 10.02. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS........................................16
SECTION 10.03. EXPENSES......................................................16
SECTION 10.04. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS........................................16
SECTION 10.05. GOVERNING LAW.................................................17
SECTION 10.06. DISPUTE RESOLUTION............................................17
SECTION 10.07. JURISDICTION..................................................17

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SECTION 10.08. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL..........................................17
SECTION 10.09. COUNTERPARTS, THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.......................17
SECTION 10.10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT..............................................18
SECTION 10.11. CAPTIONS......................................................18

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                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT dated as of April 4, 2000 between VF Corporation,  a Pennsylvania
corporation ("BUYER"), and Chic by H.I.S, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CHIC"),
Chic by H.I.S. Licensing Corporation,  a Delaware corporation ("CHIC LICENSING")
and Henry I.  Siegel  Company,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  ("SIEGEL",  and,
together with Chic Licensing, the "SELLER"),

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS,  CHIC  and  Seller  conduct  a  business  in  which  they  design,
manufacture and distribute  moderately  priced jeans,  casual pants,  shorts and
other items of apparel (the "BUSINESS");

     WHEREAS,  Buyer desires to purchase certain assets from Seller,  and Seller
desires  to sell  certain  assets to Buyer,  upon the terms and  subject  to the
conditions hereinafter set forth; and

     WHEREAS,  simultaneously  with the  execution of this  Agreement,  Wrangler
Clothing Corp.  ("WRANGLER"),  a Delaware  corporation  and subsidiary of Buyer,
CHIC and Seller are  executing an Interim  License  Agreement  pursuant to which
Wrangler  grants to CHIC and Seller a license to produce and sell certain  "Core
Products",  as defined below,  utilizing the Purchased Assets, through April 30,
2000 and certain "Non-Core Products",  as defined below, utilizing the Purchased
Assets,  through June 30, 2000 (the "INTERIM LICENSE AGREEMENT"),  VF Jeanswear,
Inc. ("JEANSWEAR"), an Alabama corporation and subsidiary of Buyer, and CHIC are
executing  a Contract  for  Outside  Purchase  of  Garments  or C.M.T.  Services
relating to the  manufacture and  distribution  of certain  products by CHIC for
Jeanswear (the "OUTSIDE PURCHASE CONTRACT"),  and Buyer and CHIC are executing a
Letter  Agreement  relating to the  acquisition by Buyer of H.I.S  Sportswear AG
("HIS"), including the shares of H.I.S owned by CHIC (the "LETTER AGREEMENT");

     The parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1
                                   DEFINITIONS

     SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS

     (a) The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

     "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly  controlling,  controlled by, or under common control with such other
Person.

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     "CLOSING DATE" means the date of the Closing.

     "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     "LIEN" means,  with respect to any property or asset,  any mortgage,  lien,
pledge,  charge,  security  interest,  encumbrance or other adverse claim of any
kind in respect of such property or asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a
Person  shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any  property or asset which it
has  acquired or holds  subject to the  interest of a vendor or lessor under any
conditional  sale agreement,  capital lease or other title  retention  agreement
relating to such property or asset.

     "PERSON" means an individual,  corporation,  partnership, limited liability
company,  association,  trust or  other  entity  or  organization,  including  a
government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

     (b) Each of the  following  terms  is  defined  in the  Section  set  forth
opposite such term:

                  TERM                          SECTION
                  Allocation                    2.04
                  Closing                       2.05
                  Damages                       9.02
                  Excluded Assets               2.02
                  Excluded Liabilities          2.03
                  Indemnified Party             9.03
                  Indemnifying Party            9.03
                  Intellectual Property Assets  2.01
                  License Agreements            3.09
                  Permitted Liens               3.08
                  Pre-Closing Tax Period        7.01
                  Purchased Assets              2.01
                  Purchase Price                2.04
                  Required Consents             3.05
                  Tax                           7.01
                  Taxing Authority              7.01
                  Transfer Taxes                7.03

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                PURCHASE AND SALE

     SECTION 2.01 PURCHASE AND SALE.  Except as otherwise  provided below,  upon
the terms and  subject to the  conditions  of this  Agreement,  Buyer  agrees to
purchase from Seller and Seller  agrees to sell,  convey,  transfer,  assign and
deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred,

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assigned and  delivered,  to Buyer (or its  designee)  at the Closing,  free and
clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, all of Seller's right, title and
interest in, to and under the following assets:

          (a) ______ the registered  and  unregistered  trademarks,  tradenames,
     service marks, domain names,  patents and patent applications of the Seller
     listed  on  Schedule  2.01 (A),  together  with any  other  registered  and
     unregistered trademarks,  tradenames,  service marks, domain names, patents
     and patent  applications  of the Seller related to the CHIC brand worldwide
     and the H.I.S.  brand everywhere in the world except for Europe, as well as
     all copyrights, trade secrets and know-how (including,  without limitation,
     patterns,  designs,  fits,  techniques,  customer lists and preferences and
     manufacturing tolerances), and all common law or use based rights in any of
     the  foregoing  and  all  goodwill   associated   with  the  Business  (the
     "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS");

          (b) ______ Seller's rights under or pursuant to the licenses listed on
     Schedule  2.01(B)  hereto  (including any royalties or other monies paid by
     any  licensee  thereunder  that accrue on or after the  Closing  Date) (the
     "ASSUMED, LICENSES") and all files and correspondence relating thereto;

          (c) ______ all Seller's books,  records,  files,  papers and archives,
     whether in hard copy or computer (or other intangible) format,  relating to
     the utilization of the Intellectual  Property Assets and Assumed  Licenses,
     including,  without limitation,  all advertising,  sales records, sales and
     promotional   literature,    manuals   and   data,   sales   and   purchase
     correspondence,  lists of present and former suppliers and lists of present
     and former customers in Seller's possession;

          (d) ______ Seller's order book for all orders of core products, as set
     forth in Schedule 2.01(C) (the "CORE PRODUCTs"), not shipped by May 1, 2000
     or such later date as shall be mutually  agreed by the  parties  hereto and
     for all orders of non-core products,  as set forth in Schedule 2.01(D) (the
     "NON-CORE  PRODUCTS"),  not  shipped  by July 1, 2000 or such later date as
     shall be mutually agreed by the parties hereto; and

          (e) ______ upon election of Buyer, any inventory existing on or before
     April 30, 2000  relating to the Core Products that Buyer elects to purchase
     at Seller's standard cost and inventory existing on or before June 30, 2000
     relating to the Non-Core  Products that Buyer elects to purchase at a price
     negotiated with Seller.

     Those assets  listed in (a) through (d) above are  hereinafter  referred to
collectively as the "PURCHASED ASSETS."

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller retains the right to use the patterns
and fits associated with the Intellectual  Property Assets;  PROVIDED,  however,
that Seller  shall not have the right to use and shall not use the  patterns and
fits associated with the Intellectual  Property Assets to solicit sales,  orders
or business from any person.

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     SECTION 2.02 EXCLUDED ASSETS.  Buyer expressly  understands and agrees that
any asset of the Seller other than the Purchased Assets (the "EXCLUDED  ASSETS")
shall be excluded from the Purchased Assets.

     SECTION 2.03 EXCLUDED  LIABILITIES.  Notwithstanding  any provision in this
Agreement or any other writing to the contrary,  but subject to Article ?, Buyer
is not  assuming  any  liability  or  obligation  of  CHIC  or  Seller  (or  any
predecessor  of  CHIC  or  Seller  or any  prior  -owner  of all or  part of its
businesses  and assets) of whatever  nature,  whether  presently in existence or
arising hereafter,  including but not limited to any liabilities with respect to
any  employees or former  employees of CHIC or Seller and any  liabilities  with
respect to any pending (or future,  if arising  from  actions by CHIC or Seller)
litigation related to the Purchased Assets. All such liabilities and obligations
shall be retained by and remain  obligations  and liabilities of CHIC or Seller,
as the case may be (all such  liabilities and obligations  being herein referred
to as the "EXCLUDED LIABILITIES").

     SECTION 2.04 PURCHASE PRICE; ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. (a) The purchase
price for the Purchased  Assets (the  "PURCHASE  PRICE") is $10,000,000 in cash.
The Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in Section 2.05.

     (b) ______ The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets
as set forth in Schedule 2.04(B) hereof,  which allocation is intended to comply
with Code Section 1060 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent
applicable (the "ALLOCATION").

     (c)  ______  Each  of  Seller  and  Buyer  agrees  to (i) be  bound  by the
Allocation,  (ii) act in accordance  with the  Allocation in the  preparation of
financial  statements  and  filing  of  all  Tax  returns  (including,   without
limitation,  filing Form 8594 with its federal income Tax return for the taxable
year that  includes the date of the Closing) and in the course of any Tax audit,
Tax review or Tax  litigation  relating  thereto and (iii) take no position  and
cause its  Affiliates to take no position  inconsistent  with the Allocation for
Federal and State Tax purposes.

     (d) ______ Upon request by either Buyer or Seller,  Seller or Buyer, as the
case may be, shall deliver to the other party a copy of its Form 8594.

     SECTION 2.05 CLOSING.  The closing (the "CLOSING") of the purchase and sale
of the Purchased  Assets hereunder shall take place at the offices of Davis Polk
& Wardwell,  450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, as soon as possible,  but
in no event later than 10 business days,  after  satisfaction  of the conditions
set forth in  Article  8, or at such other time or place as Buyer and Seller may
agree. At the Closing:

          (a)  ______  Buyer  shall  deliver  to Seller $  10,000,000,  less any
     amounts owed to Buyer or any of its  Affiliates  by CHIC,  Seller or any of
     their  Affiliates,  in immediately  available  funds by wire transfer to an
     account of Seller  with a bank in New York City  designated  by Seller,  by
     notice to Buyer, not later than two business days prior to the Closing Date
     (or if not so designated,  then by certified or official bank check payable
     in immediately available funds to the order of Seller in such amount);

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          (b) Seller shall deliver to Buyer a Bill of Sale  substantially in the
     form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.05(b);

          (c)  Seller  shall  deliver  to Buyer  an  Assignment  of  Trademarks,
     Trademark  Applications  and Trademark  Registrations  substantially in the
     form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.05(c); and

          (d)  ______  Seller  shall  deliver  to  Buyer  such  bills  of  sale,
     endorsements,   consents,   assignments   and  other  good  and  sufficient
     instruments   of  conveyance  and  assignment  as  the  parties  and  their
     respective  counsel shall deem reasonably  necessary or appropriate to vest
     in Buyer or its  designated  Affiliates  all of Seller's  right,  title and
     interest  in, to and under the  Purchased  Assets or  otherwise  reasonably
     necessary or appropriate to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

     Each of CHIC and Seller  represents  and  warrants  to Buyer as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date that:

     SECTION 3.01 CORPORATE  EXISTENCE AND POWER.  Each of CHIC,  Chic Licensing
and Siegel is a  corporation  duly  incorporated,  validly  existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

     SECTION  3.02  CORPORATE   AUTHORIZATION.   The  execution,   delivery  and
performance by each of CHIC and Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of
the  transactions  contemplated  hereby are within the corporate powers and have
been duly authorized by all necessary  corporate action on the part of each CHIC
and Seller.  This  Agreement  constitutes a valid and binding  agreement of each
CHIC and Seller  enforceable  in  accordance  with its terms,  except as (i) the
enforceability  hereof may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency,  moratorium or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'  rights generally and
(ii)  the  availability  of  equitable  remedies  may be  limited  by  equitable
principles of general applicability.

     SECTION  3.03  GOVERNMENTAL  AUTHORIZATION.  The  execution,  delivery  and
performance by each of CHIC and Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions  contemplated  hereby require no action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any governmental body, agency or official.

     SECTION 3.04 NONCONTRAVENTION.  The execution,  delivery and performance by
each  of  CHIC  and  Seller  of  this  Agreement  and  the  consummation  of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) violate the certificate
of  incorporation  or bylaws of CHIC or  Seller,  (ii)  violate  any  applicable
judgment,  injunction,  order or decree or any law,  rule or  regulation  of the
United States or any State thereof, (iii) assuming the obtaining of all Required
Consents,  constitute  a  material  default  under or give  rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or

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acceleration of any right or obligation of CHIC or Seller under any provision of
any agreement or other instrument binding upon CHIC or Seller or by which any of
the  Purchased  Assets is or may be bound,  or (iv)  result in the  creation  or
imposition of any Lien on any Purchased Asset, other than Permitted Liens.

     SECTION 3.05 REQUIRED  CONSENTS.  Schedule 3.05 sets forth each  agreement,
contract or other instrument binding upon CHIC or Seller or any Permit requiring
a  consent  as a result  of the  execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this
Agreement  (each such consent,  a "REQUIRED  CONSENT" and together the "REQUIRED
CONSENTS").

     SECTION  3.06  MATERIAL  CONTRACTS.  Each  Assumed  License  is a valid and
binding agreement of Seller and is in full force and effect,  and none of Seller
or, to the knowledge of Seller,  any other party thereto is in default or breach
in any material respect under the terms of any such Assumed License, and, to the
best  knowledge of Seller,  no event or  circumstance  has occurred  that,  with
notice  or  lapse  of time or  both,  would  constitute  any  event  of  default
thereunder.  True and  complete  copies of each such  Assumed  License have been
delivered to Buyer.

     SECTION 3.07 LITIGATION.  Except as set forth in Schedule 3.07, there is no
action,  suit,  investigation,  proceeding,  opposition or cancellation  pending
against, or to the knowledge of CHIC or Seller, threatened against or affecting,
any  Purchased  Asset or which in any  manner  challenges  or seeks to  prevent,
enjoin,  alter  or  materially  delay  the  transactions  contemplated  by  this
Agreement  before any court or arbitrator or any  governmental  body,  agency or
official.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.07, neither CHIC nor Seller has any
outstanding  claim,  suit,  opposition or cancellation for, and neither CHIC nor
Seller has any knowledge of, any  continuing  infringement  of any  Intellectual
Property  Asset.  No  Intellectual  Property Asset is subject to any outstanding
judgment,  injunction,  order,  decree,  opposition,  cancellation  or agreement
restricting  the use thereof by CHIC or Seller with  respect to the  Business or
restricting the licensing thereof by Seller to any Person.

     SECTION  3.08  PROPERTIES.  Seller has good title to all  Purchased  Assets
(whether  tangible or  intangible).  No Purchased  Asset is subject to any Lien.
Upon  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  herby,  Buyer  will have
acquired good and marketable title in and to each of the Purchased Assets,  free
and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.

     SECTION  3.09  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY.  (a)  Except as set for in  Schedule
3.09(A),  the  Intellectual  Property  Assets owned or licensed by Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller that are used or held for use in connection  with the "CHIC"
brand worldwide and the "H.I.S" brand  everywhere in the world except for Europe
are set forth in Schedule 2.01 (A),  specifying as to each, as  applicable:  (i)
the nature of such trademark,  tradename,  service mark or domain name, (ii) the
owner of record of such trademark, tradename, service mark or domain name, (iii)
the  jurisdictions  by or in which such  trademark,  tradename,  service mark or
domain name (A) is recognized  (without regard to  registration) or (B) has been
issued or registered or in which an  application  for  registration  is pending,
(iv) the registration or application  numbers, (v) the termination or expiration
dates and (vi) whether there exist any restrictions on the scope of such

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marks, including, but not limited to, consent agreements,  covenants not to sue,
coexistence  agreements or undertakings  which could have an equivalent  effect.
The items set forth in  Schedule  2.01 (A)  constitute  all of the  Intellectual
Property  Assets  of Seller  used or held for use in  conducting  the  Business,
excepting  any  items  set  forth  in  Schedule  3.09(A).   All  rights  to  the
Intellectual Property Assets are held by the Seller and none are held by CHIC.

     (b) ______ Schedule 3.09(B) sets forth a list of all licenses,  sublicenses
and other agreements (the "LICENSE AGREEMENTS") as to which Seller or any of its
Affiliates  is a party and pursuant to which any Person is authorized to use any
Intellectual Property Asset,  including (i) the identity of all parties thereto,
(ii) a  description  of  the  nature  and  subject  matter  thereof,  (iii)  the
applicable royalty and (iv) the term thereof.

     (c) ______  Neither  CHIC nor  Seller has  entered  into any  agreement  to
indemnify   any  other   Person   against   any   charge  of   infringement   or
misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Asset.

     SECTION 3.10 FINDERS'  FEES.  Except for The Blackstone  Group,  whose fees
will be paid by Seller, there is no investment banker,  broker,  finder or other
intermediary  which has been  retained by or is  authorized  to act on behalf of
CHIC or Seller who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection from
Buyer  or any of its  Affiliates  with  the  transactions  contemplated  by this
Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 4
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

     Buyer  represents and warrants to CHIC and Seller as of the date hereof and
as of the Closing Date that:

     SECTION 4.01  CORPORATE  EXISTENCE AND POWER.  Buyer is a corporation  duly
incorporated,   validly  existing  and  in  good  standing  under  the  laws  of
Pennsylvania.

     SECTION  4.02  CORPORATE   AUTHORIZATION.   The  execution,   delivery  and
performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the  consummation of the transactions
contemplated  hereby are within the corporate powers of Buyer and have been duly
authorized  by all  necessary  corporate  action  on the  part  of  Buyer.  This
Agreement  constitutes  a valid and binding  agreement of Buyer  enforceable  in
accordance  with its  terms,  except  as (i) the  enforceability  hereof  may be
limited by  bankruptcy,  insolvency,  moratorium or other similar laws affecting
the  enforcement of creditors'  rights  generally and (ii) the  availability  of
equitable   remedies  may  be  limited  by  equitable   principles   of  general
applicability.

     SECTION  4.03  GOVERNMENTAL  AUTHORIZATION.  The  execution,  delivery  and
performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the  consummation of the transactions
contemplated  hereby  require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
governmental body, agency or official.

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     SECTION 4.04 NONCONTRAVENTION.  The execution,  delivery and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the  consummation of the  transactions  contemplated
hereby do not and will not (i)  violate  the  certificate  of  incorporation  or
bylaws of Buyer or (ii)  assuming  compliance  with the  matters  referred to in
Section 4.03, violate any applicable  judgment,  injunction,  order or decree or
any law, rule or regulation of the United States or any State thereof.

     SECTION  4.05  LITIGATION.  There  is no  action,  suit,  investigation  or
proceeding  pending against,  or to the knowledge of Buyer,  threatened  against
Buyer,  with challenges or seeks to prevent,  enjoin,  alter or materially delay
the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement before any court or arbitrator
or any governmental body, agency or official.

     SECTION 4.06 FINDERS' FEES. There is no investment banker,  broker,  finder
or other  intermediary  which has been  retained by or is  authorized  to act on
behalf of Buyer who might be  entitled to any fee or  commission  from Seller or
any of its Affiliates upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                               COVENANTS OF SELLER

     Each of CHIC and Seller agrees that:

     SECTION  5.01  CHANGE OF NAME;  USE OF  MATERIALS.  As soon as  practicable
following the Closing, each of CHIC and Seller shall itself and shall cause each
of its  subsidiaries  to, amend its certificate of  incorporation  and bylaws to
change its name such that it does not include any reference to any  Intellectual
Property Asset,  including without  limitation the words "CHIC," "H.I.S.," Henry
I. Siegel" or any similar  word or  derivative  of such words.  Each of CHIC and
Seller shall, within 60 days after the Closing Date,  discontinue its use of any
materials  bearing  any  Intellectual  Property  Asset  or any  similar  word or
derivative  thereof,  including without  limitation,  packaging,  stationery and
labels,  that is not  acquired  by Buyer  pursuant  to  Section  2.01,  PROVIDED
however, that Seller shall have the right to dispose of any inventory related to
the "Core  Products"  existing and owned by Seller as of April 30, 2000, or such
later date as shall be mutually agreed by the parties hereto,  and any inventory
related to the "Non-Core  Products"  existing and owned by Seller as of June 30,
2000,  or such later date as shall be  mutually  agreed by the  parties  hereto,
regardless of whether such  inventory  bears any  Intellectual  Property  Asset,
without the  approval  of Buyer for any  disposition  to a  purchaser  listed in
Schedule  5.01(A)  and  subject  to the  approval  of  Buyer  of the  method  of
disposition,  which  approval  shall  not  be  withheld  unreasonably,  for  any
disposition to a purchaser not listed in Schedule 5.01(A).

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                                    ARTICLE 6
                          COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLER

     Buyer, CHIC and Seller agree that:

     SECTION 6.01 BEST  EFFORTS;  FURTHER  ASSURANCES.  Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Buyer, CHIC and Seller will use their best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken,  all actions and to do, or cause to be done,  all
things   necessary  or  desirable  under  applicable  laws  and  regulations  to
consummate the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement.  CHIC,  Seller and
Buyer  agree  to  execute  and  deliver  such  other  documents,   certificates,
agreements and other writings and to take such other actions as may be necessary
or desirable in order to consummate or implement  expeditiously the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to vest in Buyer good and marketable title to
the Purchased Assets.

     SECTION 6.02 CERTAIN FILINGS.  CHIC,  Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with
one another (i) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing
with, any governmental body, agency,  official or authority is required,  or any
actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties
to  any  material  contracts,   in  connection  with  the  consummation  of  the
transactions  contemplated  by this Agreement and (ii) in taking such actions or
making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith
and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.

     SECTION 6.03 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS,  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a) The parties agree
to consult with each other before issuing any press release or making any public
statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
and,  except as may be required by applicable law or any listing  agreement with
any national securities exchange,  will not issue any such press release or make
any such public statement prior to such  consultation and mutual agreement among
the parties.

     (b) ______ After the Closing, CHIC, Buyer, Seller and their Affiliates will
hold,  and will use their  best  efforts  to cause  their  respective  officers,
directors, employees,  accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to
hold, in confidence,  unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative
process  or by  other  requirements  of  law,  all  confidential  documents  and
information concerning the Business,  except to the extent that such information
can be shown to have been  previously  known on a  nonconfidential  basis by the
party holding such  information,  in the public  domain  through no fault of the
party holding such  information or later lawfully  acquired by the party holding
such information from sources other than CHIC, the Seller or related to Seller's
prior  ownership  of  the  Business;  provided  that  Buyer  may  disclose  such
information  to  its  officers,  directors,  employees,   accountants,  counsel,
consultants,   advisors  and  agents  in   connection   with  the   transactions
contemplated  by this Agreement so long as such Persons are informed by Buyer of
the  confidential  nature of such information and are directed by Buyer to treat
such information confidentially. The obligation of Buyer, CHIC, Seller and their
Affiliates to hold any such information in confidence shall be satisfied if they
exercise  the same care with respect to such  information  as they would take to
preserve the confidentiality of their

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own similar  information.  This Agreement  shall  supersede the  Confidentiality
Agreement entered into by VF and CHIC on October 5, 1999.

     SECTION  6.04  TRADEMARKS;  TRADENAMES.  After the  Closing,  none of CHIC,
Seller or Buyer shall be obligated to change the trademarks, tradenames, service
marks,  domain names,  patents and patent  applications  on any materials in the
hands of dealers, distributors and customers as of the Closing Date.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                                   TAX MATTERS

     SECTION 7.01 TAX DEFINITIONS. The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:

     "PRE-CLOSING  TAX PERIOD"  means (i) any Tax period ending on or before the
Closing  Date and (ii) with  respect to a Tax period that  commences  before but
ends after the Closing Date,  the portion of such period up to and including the
Closing Date.

     "TAX" means (i) any net income,  alternative  or add-on  minimum tax, gross
income,  gross  receipts,   sales,  use,  ad  valorem,  value  added,  transfer,
franchise, profits, license, registration, recording, documentary, conveyancing,
gains, withholding on amounts paid to or by CHIC or Seller, payroll, employment,
excise,  severance,  stamp,  occupation,  premium,  property,  environmental  or
windfall  profit tax, custom duty or other tax,  governmental  fee or other like
assessment  or  charge  of any kind  whatsoever,  together  with  any  interest,
penalty,  addition  to tax or  additional  amount  imposed  by any  governmental
authority (a "Taxing Authority")  responsible for the imposition of any such tax
(domestic or foreign),  and (ii) liability for the payment of any amounts of the
type described in (i) as a result of being party to any agreement or any express
or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person.

     SECTION  7.02 TAX  MATTERS.  Each of CHIC  and  Seller  hereby  represents,
warrants and covenants to Buyer that:

          (a) ______ as of the date hereof and as of the Closing  Date,  each of
     CHIC and Seller has timely paid all Taxes payable by it for all Pre-Closing
     Tax Periods which are required to have been paid on or prior to the Closing
     Date,  the  non-payment  of which would  result in a Lien on any  Purchased
     Asset or would result in Buyer becoming liable or responsible therefor.

          (b)  ______  Each of CHIC and  Seller  will  timely pay all unpaid Tax
     liabilities  or  assessments  which  arise  from  or  with  respect  to the
     Purchased  Assets or the  operation  of the Business and are incurred in or
     attributable to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, the non- payment of which would
     result in a Lien on any Purchased  Asset or would result in Buyer  becoming
     liable therefor.

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     It is the parties' understanding that all Tax liabilities or obligations of
CHIC, Seller and their Affiliates are Excluded Liabilities.

     SECTION 7.03 TAX  COOPERATION;  ALLOCATION OF TAXES.  (a) Buyer,  CHIC, and
Seller agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, upon request, as
promptly  as  practicable,  such  information  and  assistance  relating  to the
Purchased Assets (including, without limitation, access to books and records) as
is  reasonably  necessary  for the filing of all Tax returns,  the making of any
election  relating  to  Taxes,  the  preparation  for any  audit  by any  taxing
authority,  and the  prosecution  or defense of any  claim,  suit or  proceeding
relating to any Tax.  Buyer and Seller  shall  retain all books and records with
respect to Taxes pertaining to the Purchased Assets for a period of at least six
years  following the Closing  Date. At the end of such period,  each party shall
provide the other with at least ten days, prior written notice before destroying
any such books and records,  during which period the party receiving such notice
can elect to take  possession,  at its own  expense,  of such books and records.
CHIC,  Seller and Buyer  shall  cooperate  with each other in the conduct of any
audit or other proceeding relating to Taxes involving the Purchased Assets.

     (b) ______ All personal  property taxes and similar AD VALOREM  obligations
levied with respect to the Purchased  Assets for a taxable period which includes
(but does not end on) the Closing Date shall be  apportioned  between Seller and
Buyer  based  on the  number  of days of such  taxable  period  included  in the
Pre-Closing  Tax Period and the number of days of such taxable  period after the
Closing Date. Seller shall be liable for the proportionate  amount of such taxes
that is attributable  to the  Pre-Closing Tax Period,  and Buyer shall be liable
for the  remainder  of such  taxes.  Upon  receipt  of any bill  for such  taxes
relating  to the  Purchased  Assets,  each of Seller and Buyer  shall  present a
statement to the other setting forth the amount of  reimbursement  to which each
is entitled under this Section  7.03(b),  7.03(c)  together with such supporting
evidence as is  reasonably  necessary to calculate  the  proration  amount.  The
proration amount shall be paid by the party owing it to the other within 10 days
after delivery of such statement.

     (c) ______ All excise,  sales,  use, value added,  business and occupation,
registration, stamp, recording, documentary,  conveyancing, franchise, property,
transfer,  gains and similar  Taxes,  levies,  charges  and fees  (collectively,
"TRANSFER  TAXES") incurred in connection with the transactions  contemplated by
this  Agreement  shall be borne by Seller.  Buyer and Seller shall  cooperate in
providing each other with any appropriate  resale exemption  certifications  and
other similar  documentation.  The party that is required by  applicable  law to
make the filings,  reports,  or returns with respect to any applicable  Transfer
Taxes shall do so, and the other party shall  cooperate with respect  thereto as
necessary, including, without limitation, in any audit or assessment proceeding.

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                                    ARTICLE 8
                              CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

     SECTION 8.01 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF BUYER.  The obligation of Buyer to
consummate  the  Closing  is  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  following
conditions:

          (a)  ______ (i) Each of CHIC and Seller  shall have  performed  in all
     material respects all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed
     by it on or  prior  to the  Closing  Date,  (ii)  the  representations  and
     warranties  of each of CHIC and Seller  contained in this  Agreement and in
     any  certificate  or other  writing  delivered  by CHIC or Seller  pursuant
     hereto shall be true in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date
     and (iii) Buyer shall have  received  certificates  signed by the President
     and Secretary of each of CHIC and Seller to the foregoing effect.

          (b) ______  There  shall not be  threatened  or pending  any action or
     proceeding  by any Person  before any court or  governmental  authority  or
     agency, domestic or foreign, (i) seeking to restrain, prohibit or otherwise
     interfere with the ownership or operation by Buyer or any of its Affiliates
     of all or any material  portion of the Purchased  Assets or the business or
     assets of Buyer or any of its  Affiliates  or to compel Buyer or any of its
     Affiliates  to dispose  of all or any  material  portion  of the  Purchased
     Assets or of Buyer or any of its  Affiliates  or (ii)  seeking  to  require
     divestiture by Buyer or any of its Affiliates of any Purchased Assets.

          (c) ______ There shall not be any action taken, or any statute,  rule,
     regulation,  injunction,  order  or  decree  proposed,  enacted,  enforced,
     promulgated,  issued or deemed  applicable to the purchase of the Purchased
     Assets,  by any court,  government  or  governmental  authority  or agency,
     domestic or  foreign,  that,  in the  reasonable  judgment of Buyer  could,
     directly or indirectly,  result in any of the  consequences  referred to in
     clauses 8.01(b)(i) and 8.01(b)(ii) above.

          (d) ______ Buyer shall have received an opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP,
     counsel to CHIC and Seller,  dated the Closing  Date  substantially  in the
     form of Exhibit 8.01(d).

          (e) ______ CHIC and Seller shall have  received all Required  Consents
     in  form  and  substance  reasonably  satisfactory  to  Buyer,  and no such
     consent, authorization or approval shall have been revoked.

          (f) ______ Buyer shall have received all  documents it may  reasonably
     request  relating to the  existence of CHIC and Seller and the authority of
     CHIC and Seller for this  Agreement,  all in form and substance  reasonably
     satisfactory to Buyer.

          (g)  ______  CHIC  and  Seller  shall  have  executed   simultaneously
     herewith,  in forms  satisfactory to Buyer, the Interim License  Agreement,
     and CHIC shall have executed

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     simultaneously  herewith,  in forms  satisfactory  to  Buyer,  the  Outside
     Purchase Contract and the Letter Agreement.

     SECTION 8.02 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF CHIC AND SELLER. The obligation of
CHIC and Seller to consummate the Closing is subject to the  satisfaction of the
following conditions:

          (a) ______ (i) Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all
     of its obligations  hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to
     the  Closing  Date,  (ii)  the  representations  and  warranties  of  Buyer
     contained  in  this  Agreement  and in any  certificate  or  other  writing
     delivered by Buyer pursuant  hereto shall be true in all material  respects
     at and as of the Closing  Date, as if made at and as of such date and (iii)
     CHIC and Seller shall have received a  certificate  signed by the President
     or any Vice President of Buyer to the foregoing effect.

          (b) ______  there  shall not be  threatened  or pending  any action or
     proceeding  by any Person  before any court or  governmental  authority  or
     agency, domestic or foreign, (i) seeking to restrain, prohibit or otherwise
     interfere  with the ownership or operation by CHIC,  Seller or any of their
     Affiliates of all or any material  portion of the  Purchased  Assets or the
     business or assets of CHIC,  Seller of any of their Affiliates or to compel
     Seller or any of their Affiliates to dispose of all or any material portion
     of the Purchased  Assets or CHIC,  of Seller or any of their  Affiliates or
     (ii)  seeking  to  require  divestiture  by  CHIC,  Seller  of any of their
     Affiliates of any Purchased Assets.

          (c) ______ There shall not be any action taken, or any statute,  rule,
     regulation,  injunction,  order  or  decree  proposed,  enacted,  enforced,
     promulgated,  issued or deemed  applicable to the purchase of the Purchased
     Assets,  by any court,  government  or  governmental  authority  or agency,
     domestic or foreign,  that,  in the  reasonable  judgment of Seller  could,
     directly or indirectly,  result in any of the  consequences  referred to in
     clauses 8.01(b)(i) and 8.01(b)(ii) above.

          (d) CHIC and Seller shall have received, dated as of the Closing Date,
     an  opinion  of Candace S.  Cummings,  Esq.,  substantially  in the form of
     Exhibit 8.02(d) and an opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell,  substantially  in
     the form of Exhibit 8.02(e).

          (e) ______ Buyer shall have received all consents,  authorizations and
     approvals  required  as  a  result  of  Buyer's  execution,   delivery  and
     performance of this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
     to CHIC and Seller,  and no such consent,  authorization  or approval shall
     have been revoked.

          (f) ______ CHIC and Seller shall have received all documents  they may
     reasonably  request relating to the existence of Buyer and the authority of
     Buyer for this Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
     to CHIC and Seller.

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          (g) ______ Buyer shall have executed simultaneously herewith, in forms
     satisfactory to CHIC and Seller, the Interim License Agreement, the Outside
     Purchase Contract and the Letter Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                            SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION

     SECTION 9.01 SURVIVAL.  The  representations  and warranties of the parties
hereto  contained  in this  Agreement  or in any  certificate  or other  writing
delivered  pursuant  hereto or in connection  herewith shall survive the Closing
until three years following the Closing Date; PROVIDED that the representations,
warranties and covenants  contained in Article 7 shall survive until  expiration
of the statute of limitations  applicable to the matters covered thereby (giving
effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof, if later. Notwithstanding
the  preceding  sentence,  any  representation  or  warranty in respect of which
indemnity may be sought under this Agreement  shall survive the time at which it
would  otherwise  terminate  pursuant to the preceding  sentence,  if a claim of
indemnity  shall have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be
sought prior to such time.

     SECTION  9.02   INDEMNIFICATION.   (a)  Each  of  CHIC  and  Seller  hereby
indemnifies  Buyer and its  Affiliates  against  and agrees to hold each of them
harmless  from any and all  damage,  loss,  liability  and  expense  (including,
without   limitation,   reasonable  expenses  of  investigation  and  reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses in connection with any action,  suit or proceeding)
("DAMAGES")  incurred or suffered by Buyer or any of its Affiliates  arising out
of or relating to:

          (i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty, covenant or agreement
     made or to be performed by CHIC or Seller pursuant to this Agreement;

          (ii) any Excluded Liability; or

          (iii) ____ any License Agreement to the extent such Damages arise from
     conduct of CHIC or Seller on or prior to the Closing  Date,  provided  that
     (A) CHIC and Seller shall not be liable under  Section  9.02(a)  unless the
     aggregate  amount of Damages  with  respect to all  matters  referred to in
     Section   9.02(a)(i)   (determined   without  regard  to  any   materiality
     qualification contained in any representation,  warranty or covenant giving
     rise to the claim for indemnity  hereunder)  exceeds $250,000 and then only
     to the extent of such  excess and (B) CHIC and  Sellers  maximum  liability
     under the Agreement shall not exceed $10,000,000.

     (b) ______  Buyer  hereby  indemnifies  CHIC,  Seller and their  Affiliates
against  and  agrees  to hold  each of them  harmless  from any and all  Damages
incurred or suffered by CHIC,  Seller or any of their Affiliates  arising out of
(i) any  misrepresentation or breach of warranty,  covenant or agreement made or
to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) any Assumed

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Liability  but only to the extent such  Damages  arise from conduct of the Buyer
after the Closing Date with respect to such Assumed Liability.

     SECTION 9.03 PROCEDURES.  The party seeking  indemnification  under Section
9.02 (the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") agrees to give prompt notice to the party against
whom  indemnity  is sought (the  "INDEMNIFYING  PARTY") of the  assertion of any
claim, or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding in respect of which
indemnity  may be sought  under  such  Section.  The  failure  to so notify  the
Indemnifying  Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying  Party of its obligations
hereunder, except to the extent such failure shall have adversely prejudiced the
Indemnifying  Party. The Indemnifying Party shall participate in and control the
defense of any such suit,  action or  proceeding  at its own expense,  PROVIDED,
that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense of
such suit,  action or proceeding and to employ  counsel at its own expense;  and
PROVIDED FURTHER, that Indemnifying Party shall not enter into any settlement or
judgment of any claim,  litigation or proceeding involving the Indemnified Party
without the  Indemnified  Party's consent unless such settlement or judgment (i)
provides  for a release of all claims  against  the  Indemnified  Party and (ii)
requires no action other than the payment of money. The Indemnifying Party shall
not be liable under Section 9.02 for any settlement effected without its consent
of any claim,  litigation  or  proceeding  in respect of which  indemnity may be
sought hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION 10.01 NOTICES.  All notices,  requests and other  communications to
any party hereunder shall be in writing (including  facsimile  transmission) and
shall be given,

        if to Buyer, to:

                 VF Corporation
                 628 Green Valley Road
                 Suite 500
                 Greensboro, NC  27408
                 Attention:  Candace S. Cummings
                 Fax: (336) 547-7630

                 with a copy to:

                 Davis Polk & Wardwell
                 450 Lexington Avenue
                 New York, New York  10017
                 Attention: William L. Rosoff
                 Fax: (212) 450-4800

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        if to CHIC or Seller, to:

                 Chic By H.I.S, Inc.
                 1372 Broadway
                 New York New York  10018
                 Attention: Daniel Rubin
                 Fax: (212) 302-6636

                 with a copy to:

                 Proskauer Rose LLP
                 1585 Broadway
                 New York, New York  10036
                 Attention: Arnold S. Jacobs
                 Fax: (212) 969-2900

All such notices,  requests and other communications shall be deemed received on
the date of receipt by the recipient  thereof if received prior to 5 p.m. in the
place of  receipt  and  such  day is a  business  day in the  place of  receipt.
Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have
been received until the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.

     SECTION 10.02  AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS.  (a) Any provision of this Agreement
may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing
and is signed, in the case of an amendment,  by each party to this Agreement, or
in the  case  of a  waiver,  by the  party  against  whom  the  waiver  is to be
effective.

     (b) ______ No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right,  power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or
partial  exercise  thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  The rights and remedies herein
provided  shall be  cumulative  and not  exclusive  of any  rights  or  remedies
provided by law.

     SECTION 10.03 EXPENSES.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and
expenses  incurred in connection  with this Agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such cost or expense.

     SECTION 10.04  SUCCESSORS  AND ASSIGNS.  The  provisions of this  Agreement
shall be binding  upon and inure to the benefit of the parties  hereto and their
respective successors and assigns;  PROVIDED that no party may assign,  delegate
or otherwise  transfer  any of its rights or  obligations  under this  Agreement
without the consent of each other party  hereto,  except that Buyer may transfer
or  assign,  in  whole  or from  time to  time  in  part,  to one or more of its
Affiliates,  the right to purchase all or a portion of the Purchased Assets, but
no such transfer or assignment will relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder.

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     SECTION  10.05  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed by and
construed in accordance  with the law of the State of New York without regard to
the conflicts of law rules of such state.

     SECTION 10.06 DISPUTE  RESOLUTION.  If a dispute relating to this Agreement
arises between the parties,  the following procedure shall be implemented before
either party pursues other available remedies.  The parties shall hold a meeting
promptly,  attended by the persons with decision-making  authority regarding the
dispute,  to attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the dispute.  If
not  resolved at such  meeting,  the parties  shall  continue to attempt in good
faith to negotiate a resolution  of the dispute for 10 days after such  meeting.
If  within  10 days  after  such  meeting  the  parties  have not  succeeded  in
negotiating a resolution of the dispute,  Buyer,  CHIC and Seller shall mutually
agree upon and select an independent businessman who will be required to analyze
the nature of the dispute  and  mediate  between the parties all within a 90 day
period. Seller (or CHIC) and Buyer will bear equally the costs of the mediation.
The parties agree to participate in good faith in the mediation and negotiations
related  thereto.  If the parties are not  successful  in resolving  the dispute
through  the  mediation,  then the  parties  may agree to submit  the  matter to
binding arbitration or a private  adjudicator,  or any party may seek to resolve
the dispute by litigation in an appropriate court of jurisdiction.

     SECTION 10.07 JURISDICTION.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement,  any suit, action or proceeding  seeking to enforce any provision of,
or based on any matter arising out of or in connection  with,  this Agreement or
the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  may be  brought  in the  United  States
District Court for the Southern District of New York or any other New York State
court sitting in New York City, and each of the parties  hereby  consents to the
jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate  appellate courts therefrom)
in any such suit,  action or proceeding and irrevocably  waives,  to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the
laying of the venue of any such suit,  action or proceeding in any such court or
that any such suit,  action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has
been  brought in an  inconvenient  form.  Process  in any such  suit,  action or
proceeding may be served on any party  anywhere in the world,  whether within or
without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each
party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section  10.01
shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

     SECTION  10.08  WAIVER OF JURY  TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES  HERETO  HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES  ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL  PROCEEDING
BETWEEN  THE  PARTIES  ARISING  OUT  OF OR  RELATED  TO  THIS  AGREEMENT  OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     SECTION 10.09 COUNTERPARTS,  THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.  This Agreement may
be signed in any number of  counterparts,  each of which  shall be an  original,
with the same effect as if the signatures  thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument.  This Agreement shall become  effective when each party hereto shall
have  received  a  counterpart  hereof  signed by the  other  party  hereto.  No
provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the
parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

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     SECTION 10.10 ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  This Agreement,  the Bill of Sale and the
Assignment of Trademarks,  Trademark  Applications  and Trademark  Registrations
constitute the entire agreement  between the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement.

     SECTION 10.11 CAPTIONS. The captions herein are included for convenience of
reference  only and  shall be  ignored  in the  construction  or  interpretation
hereof.

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     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused this  Agreement to be
duly  executed by their  respective  authorized  officers as of the day and year
first above written.

                                       VF CORPORATION

                                       By:  /S/ MACKEY J. MCDONALD
                                           --------------------------
                                           Name:  Mackey J. McDonald
                                           Title: Chairman, President and CEO

                                       CHIC BY H.I.S, INC.

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

                                       CHIC BY H.I.S. LICENSING
                                       CORPORATION

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

                                       HENRY I. SIEGEL COMPANY, INC.

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

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