SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-02-28

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<div><a name="sA455CC3CED08C309BC90124C554982FF"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), is made and entered into on February 26, 2019 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), by and among e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. (together with any successor, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., the owner of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company (together with any successor, &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">e.l.f. Beauty</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and Jonathan T. Fieldman (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, the Company, e.l.f. Beauty, and Executive are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, dated July 8, 2016 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Prior Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Executive on the amended terms, conditions and other provisions set forth herein; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, Executive desires to continue to be employed by and to render services to the Company upon and subject to the amended terms, conditions and other provisions set forth herein; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, this Agreement amends and restates the Prior Agreement in its entirety. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the adequacy of all of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE I <br>DEFINITIONS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Section 1.01</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below for the purposes of this Agreement:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Board of Directors</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221; means the Board of Directors of e.l.f. Beauty. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Cause</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221; means (a) a breach by Executive of Executive&#8217;s obligations under Section 2.02 (other than as a result of physical or mental incapacity) which constitutes material nonperformance by Executive of his obligations and duties thereunder, which Executive has failed to remedy after the Board of Directors has given Executive written notice of, and at least 15 days to remedy, such breach, (b) commission by Executive of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company (other than acts, such as making personal use of Company office supplies, as have only a de minimis effect on the Company), (c) a material breach by Executi