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Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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1115
Broadway
New
York, New York 10010
NOTICE
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON MAY 12, 2010
TO THE
SHAREHOLDERS OF FREDERICK’S OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.:
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Frederick’s of
Hollywood Group Inc., a New York corporation, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Time on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Club 101 on the Main Floor at 101 Park
Avenue, New York, New York. You are cordially invited to attend the
meeting, which will be held for the following purposes:
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To
elect six directors to serve for the ensuing one-year period and until
their successors are elected and
qualified.
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2.
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To
approve a proposal to issue an aggregate of approximately 8,664,400 shares
of our common stock and warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our
common stock to accounts and funds managed by and/or affiliated with Fursa
Alternative Strategies LLC upon (i) exchange of an aggregate of
approximately $14.3 million of principal amount and accrued interest of
our outstanding Tranche C debt and (ii) conversion of approximately $8.8
million of Series A preferred stock, including accrued dividends, at an
effective price of approximately $2.66 per
share.
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and
any and all postponements or
adjournments.
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These
items of business are described in more detail in this proxy statement, which we
encourage you to read in its entirety before voting. Only
shareholders of record at the close of business on March 29, 2010 are entitled
to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting and any postponements or adjournments
thereof.
All
shareholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting in
person. However, to ensure your representation at the meeting, you
are urged to complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as soon as
possible. Returning your proxy card will not affect your right to
vote in person if you attend the meeting. You may revoke your proxy
if you so desire at any time before it is voted. If your shares are
held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or
bank on how to vote your shares.
Your
vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether
you plan to attend the meeting or not, please complete, sign, date and return
the enclosed proxy card as soon as possible in the envelope
provided.
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of
Proxy
Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 12,
2010
Our proxy statement is
attached. Financial and other information concerning our company is
contained in our Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended July
25, 2009 (“annual report”) and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
periods ended October 24, 2009 and January 23, 2010 (“quarterly
reports”). Pursuant to rules promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC, we have elected to provide access to our proxy
materials both by sending you this full set of proxy materials, including the
proxy statement, annual report, quarterly reports and a proxy card, and by
notifying you of the availability of these proxy materials on the
Internet. This proxy statement, our annual report and quarterly
reports are available on our corporate website at www.fohgroup.com.
By
Order of the Board of Directors
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Thomas
Rende, Secretary
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New York,
New York
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___, 2010
FREDERICK’S
OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.
PROXY
STATEMENT
GENERAL
INFORMATION
This
proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card are furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the board of directors of Frederick’s of Hollywood
Group Inc., a New York corporation, for use at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 12, 2010,
at Club 101 on the Main Floor at 101 Park Avenue, New York, New
York.
This
proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card, together with the Annual Report to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended July 25, 2009 (“annual report”), and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended October 24, 2009
and January 23, 2010, are first being mailed on or about ______ ___, 2010, to
shareholders of record on March 29, 2010.
On
January 28, 2008, we consummated a merger with FOH Holdings, Inc., a
privately-held Delaware corporation (“FOH Holdings”). As a result of
the transaction, FOH Holdings became our wholly-owned subsidiary. FOH
Holdings is the parent company of Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc. Upon
consummation of the merger, we changed our name from Movie Star, Inc. to
Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc.
Unless otherwise indicated, as used in
this proxy statement:
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“Movie
Star, Inc.” or “Movie Star” refers to the business, operations and
financial results of Movie Star, Inc. prior to the closing of the
merger;
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“FOH
Holdings” or “Frederick’s of Hollywood” refers to the business, operations
and financial results of FOH Holdings prior to the closing of the merger
and after the merger, as the context requires;
and
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the
“Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refers to the operations and financial
results of Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc., together with FOH
Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after the
closing of the merger.
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What
matters am I voting on?
You are
being asked to vote on the following matters:
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The
election of six directors to serve for the ensuing one-year period and
until their successors are elected and qualified – we refer to this
proposal as the “director election
proposal”;
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To
approve a proposal to issue an aggregate of approximately 8,664,400 shares
of our common stock and warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of our
common stock to accounts and funds managed by and/or affiliated with Fursa
Alternative Strategies LLC (“Fursa”) upon (i) exchange of an aggregate of
approximately $14.3 million of principal amount and accrued interest of
our outstanding Tranche C debt and (ii) conversion of approximately $8.8
million of Series A preferred stock, including accrued dividends, at an
effective price of approximately $2.66 per share – we refer to this
proposal as the “debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal”;
and
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To
transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and
any and all postponements or
adjournments.
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Who
is entitled to vote?
Persons
who were holders of our common stock and Series A preferred stock as of the
close of business on March 29, 2010, the record date, are entitled to vote at
the meeting. As of March 29, 2010, we had issued and outstanding
________ shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 3,629,325 shares
of Series A preferred stock convertible into an aggregate of 1,622,682 shares of
common stock, comprising all of our issued and outstanding voting
stock.
Each
holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held on the
record date. Each holder of our Series A preferred stock is entitled
to a number of votes per share of Series A preferred stock held on the record
date equal to the number of shares of common stock into which such share of
Series A preferred stock may be converted on such date. As of the
record date, every 2.2366 outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock was
convertible into one share of common stock.
What
is the effect of giving a proxy?
Proxies
in the form enclosed are solicited by and on behalf of our board of
directors. The persons named in the proxy card have been designated
as proxies by our board of directors. If you sign and return the
proxy card in accordance with the procedures set forth in this proxy statement,
the persons designated as proxies by the board will vote your shares at the
meeting as specified in your proxy card.
If you
sign and return your proxy card in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this proxy statement but you do not provide any instructions as to how your
shares should be voted, your shares will be voted “FOR” the election of the
nominees listed below under the director election proposal and “FOR” the
approval of the debt exchange and preferred stock conversion
proposal. If you give your proxy, your shares also will be voted in
the discretion of the proxies named on the proxy card with respect to any other
matters properly brought before the meeting and any postponements or
adjournments thereof. If any other matters are properly presented at
the meeting for action, the persons named in the proxy card will vote the
proxies in accordance with their best judgment.
May
I change my vote after I return my proxy card?
Yes. Any
proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by you at any time
before it is exercised. You may effectively revoke your proxy
by:
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delivering
written notification of your revocation to the Corporate Secretary of
Frederick’s of Hollywood Group
Inc.;
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voting
in person at the meeting; or
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delivering
another proxy bearing a later date.
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Please
note that your attendance at the meeting will not alone serve to revoke your
proxy.
What
is a quorum?
A quorum
is the minimum number of shares required to be present at the meeting for the
meeting to be properly held under our bylaws and New York law. The
presence, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
at the meeting will constitute a quorum at the meeting. A proxy
submitted by a shareholder may indicate that all or a portion of the shares
represented by the proxy are not being voted (“shareholder withholding”) with
respect to a particular matter. Similarly, a broker may not be
permitted to vote stock (“broker non-vote”) held in street name on a particular
matter in the absence of instructions from the beneficial owner of the
stock. The shares subject to a proxy which are not being voted on a
particular matter because of either shareholder withholding or broker non-vote
will not be considered shares present and entitled to vote on that
matter. These shares, however, may be considered present and entitled
to vote on other matters and will count for purposes of determining the presence
of a quorum if the shares are being voted with respect to any matter at the
meeting. If the proxy indicates that the shares are not being voted
on any matter at the meeting, the shares will not be counted for purposes of
determining the presence of a quorum. Abstentions are voted neither
“for” nor “against” a matter, but are counted in the determination of a
quorum.
How
many votes are needed for approval of each matter?
The
election of directors requires a plurality vote of the votes cast at the
meeting. “Plurality” means that the individuals who receive the
largest number of votes cast “FOR” are elected as
directors. Consequently, any shares not voted “FOR” a particular
nominee, whether as a result of a direction of the shareholder to withhold
authority, abstentions or a broker non-vote, will not be counted in the
nominee’s favor. As there are six directors to be elected, the six
persons receiving the highest votes will be elected if nominees other than those
nominated by the board are presented.
The
debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal must be approved by a
majority of the votes cast at the meeting with respect to the
proposal. Abstentions and shares deemed present at the meeting but
not entitled to vote with respect to the proposal (because of either shareholder
withholding or broker non-vote) are not deemed voted and therefore will have no
effect on such vote. Pursuant to the Tranche C Debt Exchange and
Preferred Stock Conversion Agreement (the “Exchange and Conversion Agreement”)
described below, Fursa has agreed to “sterilize” their vote by committing to
vote the shares of our common stock and Series A preferred stock held by Fursa
on the date of the agreement with respect to this proposal in accordance with
the vote of a majority of votes cast at the meeting, excluding the shares held
by Fursa. On March 16, 2010, we issued an aggregate of 2,907,051
shares of our common stock in a private placement to accredited investors
pursuant to the terms of a securities purchase agreement. These
investors agreed to appoint Thomas J. Lynch, our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, or Thomas Rende, our Chief Financial Officer, to vote their shares
purchased in the private placement at the meeting in connection with the debt
exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal. Messrs. Lynch and
Rende intend to vote these shares in favor of this proposal.
Any other
proposal properly brought at the Annual Meeting must be approved by a majority
of the votes cast at the meeting with respect to the proposal.
How
do I vote?
You may
vote your shares by returning the enclosed proxy card either by mail or
facsimile or by delivering it in person at the meeting. The prompt
return of the completed proxy card will assist us in preparing for the
meeting. Complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card in
the envelope provided for that purpose (to which no postage needs to be affixed
if mailed in the United States). You can specify your choices by
marking the appropriate boxes on the proxy card. If you attend the
meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy card in person or fill out and
return a ballot that will be supplied to you. If you wish to fax your
proxy, please copy both the front and back of the signed proxy card and fax it
to American Stock Transfer & Trust Co. at (718) 921-8355.
Shareholders
who hold their securities through a broker or bank will also have the option to
authorize their proxies to vote their securities electronically through the
Internet or by telephone. If you hold your securities through a
broker, bank or other nominee, you should check your proxy card or voting
instruction card forwarded by your broker, bank or other nominee who holds your
securities for instructions on how to vote by these methods.
Do
you provide electronic access to the proxy statement, annual report and
quarterly reports?
Yes.
You may obtain copies of this proxy statement, our annual report and
quarterly reports by visiting our corporate website at www.fohgroup.com and
clicking the “Investor Relations” tab. Once you are in the Investor
Relations section of our corporate website, you will find our proxy
statement, annual report and quarterly reports under the section heading
“Annual Meeting Materials.” The contents of our website are not, and shall
not be, deemed a part of this proxy statement, our annual report or quarterly
reports. You
also may obtain copies of our annual report and quarterly reports (without exhibits), without charge, by
sending a written request to: Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc., 1115
Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, New York
10010, Attention: Corporate
Secretary. We will provide
copies of the exhibits to the annual report and quarterly reports, without
charge, upon receipt of a written request addressed to the Corporate
Secretary.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March
19, 2010 and after the consummation of the debt exchange and preferred stock
conversion (assuming a May 18, 2010 closing date) by:
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each
person or group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) known by us to be the beneficial owner of
more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock either on March 19,
2010 or immediately following the consummation of the debt exchange and
preferred stock
conversion;
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each
of our named executive officers and directors;
and
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all
of our named executive officers and directors, as a
group.
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Our named executive officers and
directors as a group is currently comprised of nine
individuals. Following the meeting, such group will be comprised of
seven individuals.
The percentage of beneficial
ownership indicated below is based on 29,336,709 shares of our common stock
outstanding on March 19, 2010 and 38,001,082 shares after the consummation of
the debt exchange and preferred stock conversion (assuming a May 18, 2010
closing date). Our outstanding Series A preferred stock is
convertible into and votes together with the common stock and not as a separate
class.
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Beneficial Ownership of
Our Common Stock on
March 19, 2010
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Beneficial Ownership of
Our Common Stock After the
Debt Exchange and Preferred
Stock Conversion
(assuming a May 18, 2010 closing
date)
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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner(1)
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Percent of
Class
Before Debt
Exchange
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Percent of
Class
After Debt
Exchange
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TTG
Apparel, LLC
287
Bowman Avenue
Purchase,
New York 10577
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1,766,322 |
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1,766,322 |
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4.6 |
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Tokarz
Investments, LLC
287
Bowman Avenue
Purchase,
New York 10577
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8,704,515 |
(2)(3)
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29.4 |
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8,704,515 |
(2)(3)
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22.7 |
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Fursa
Alternative Strategies LLC, on behalf of certain funds and accounts
affiliated with or managed by it or its affiliates
25
Smith Street
Farmingdale,
New York 11735
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10,327,180 |
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33.0 |
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18,868,871 |
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47.4 |
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Thomas
J. Lynch
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590,000 |
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2.0 |
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590,000 |
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1.5 |
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Peter
Cole
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578,112 |
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578,112 |
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Thomas
Rende
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320,544 |
(8)
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320,544 |
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Linda
LoRe
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850,249 |
(9)
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2.8 |
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850,249 |
(9)
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John
L. Eisel
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97,561 |
(10)
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97,561 |
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William
F. Harley
Fursa
Alternative Strategies LLC
25
Smith Street
Farmingdale,
New York 11735
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85,073 |
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85,073 |
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Michael
A. Salberg
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42,267 |
(12)
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42,267 |
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Beneficial Ownership of
Our Common Stock on
March 19, 2010
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Beneficial Ownership of
Our Common Stock After the
Debt Exchange and Preferred
Stock Conversion
(assuming a May 18, 2010 closing
date)
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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner(1)
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Percent of
Class
Before Debt
Exchange
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Percent of
Class
After Debt
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Joel
M. Simon
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78,738 |
(10)
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78,738 |
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Milton
J. Walters
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78,032 |
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78,032 |
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All
directors and executive officers as a group (9 and 7 individuals,
respectively)
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2,720,576 |
(14)
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8.9 |
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2,599,571 |
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Unless
otherwise noted, the business address of each of (a) Thomas J. Lynch,
Peter Cole, Thomas Rende, John L. Eisel, Michael A. Salberg, Joel M. Simon
and Milton J. Walters is c/o Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc., 1115
Broadway, New York, New York 10010 and (b) Linda LoRe is c/o Frederick’s
of Hollywood Group Inc., 6255 Sunset Boulevard, Sixth Floor, Hollywood,
California 90028.
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According
to a Schedule 13D, dated January 28, 2008, and filed with the SEC on
February 5, 2008, Michael T. Tokarz is the sole controlling person and
manager of each of TTG Apparel, LLC and Tokarz Investments,
LLC.
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Includes
317,538 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of currently
exercisable warrants.
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Represents
(a) 8,386,960 shares of common stock, (b) 317,538 shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants and (c)
1,622,682 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 3,629,325
shares of Series A preferred stock. Of these securities, the
following securities are subject to a Pledge Agreement between Fursa
Master Global Event Driven Fund LP and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. (“Pledge
Agreement”): (i) 6,534,145 shares of common stock, (ii) 317,538 shares of
common stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants and
(iii) 901,618 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 2,016,578
shares of Series A preferred
stock.
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Represents
(a) 8,386,960 shares of common stock, (b) 317,538 shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants and (c) an
aggregate of 10,164,373 shares of common stock to be issued or
issuable upon the consummation of the debt exchange and preferred stock
conversion transaction as follows: (i) 6,761,621 shares of common stock
upon the exchange of $14,285,600 of Tranche C debt; (ii) 1,902,752
shares of common stock upon the conversion of 3,629,325 shares of Series A
preferred stock and $1,294,500 of accrued dividends; and (iii) 1,500,000
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants. Of
these securities, the following securities are subject to the Pledge
Agreement: (A) 6,534,145 shares of common stock; (B) 317,538 shares of
common stock issuable upon exercise of currently exercisable warrants; and
(C) an aggregate of 5,660,491 shares of common stock to be issued or
issuable upon the consummation of the debt exchange and preferred stock
conversion transaction as follows: (I) 3,767,913 shares of common stock
upon the exchange of $7,960,671 of Tranche C debt, (II) 1,057,235 shares
of common stock issuable upon conversion of 2,016,578 shares of Series A
preferred stock and $720,900 of accrued dividends; and (III) 835,343
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
warrants.
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Includes
(a) currently exercisable options to purchase 240,000 shares and (b)
100,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 50,000 shares are vested and
50,000 shares will vest on January 2, 2011. Excludes options to
purchase 120,000 shares that are not exercisable within 60 days of March
19, 2010. Also excludes 2,907,051 shares of our common stock
issued in a private placement to accredited investors in March 2010,
pursuant to which Mr. Lynch was granted a proxy to vote such shares at the
meeting in connection with the debt exchange and preferred stock
conversion proposal. Mr. Lynch intends to vote these shares in
favor of this proposal.
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Includes
(a) 50,000 shares of common stock held by Performance Enhancement
Partners, LLC and (b) currently exercisable options to purchase 162,500
shares of common stock granted to Performance Enhancement Partners,
LLC. Peter Cole, as sole member of Performance Enhancement Partners,
has voting and dispositive power over these
shares.
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Includes
(a) currently exercisable options to purchase 161,250 shares, (b) 157,644
shares held jointly with Mr. Rende’s spouse and (c) 1,650 shares owned by
Mr. Rende’s spouse. Excludes options to purchase 30,000 shares that are
not exercisable within 60 days of March 19, 2010. Also excludes
2,907,051 shares of our common stock issued in a private placement to
accredited investors in March 2010, pursuant to which Mr. Rende was
granted a proxy to vote such shares at the meeting in connection with the
debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal. Mr.
Rende intends to vote these shares in favor of this
proposal.
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Includes
(a) currently exercisable options to purchase 500,249 shares and (b)
200,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 100,000 shares are vested and
50,000 shares vest on each of December 31, 2010 and
2011. Excludes options to purchase 85,113 shares that are not
exercisable within 60 days of March 19,
2010.
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Includes
currently exercisable options to purchase 6,000
shares.
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As
Chief Investment Officer of Fursa Alternative Strategies LLC, William
F. Harley exercises voting and dispositive power over shares beneficially
owned by certain funds and accounts affiliated with, managed by, or over
which Fursa or any of its affiliates exercises investment authority,
including, without limitation, with respect to voting and dispositive
rights, described in Footnotes 4 and 5 above. Mr. Harley disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares described in Footnotes 4 and 5 above
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest
therein.
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(12)
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Represents
(a) 36,267 shares owned by Mr. Salberg’s spouse and (b) currently
exercisable options to purchase 6,000
shares.
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(13)
|
Includes
(a) 22,835 shares of common stock held by Sagebrush Group, Inc. and (b)
currently exercisable options to purchase 26,718 shares. Excludes
options to purchase 4,452 shares that are not exercisable within 60 days
of March 19, 2010. Milton Walters, as the sole shareholder of
Sagebrush Group, Inc. has voting and dispositive power over the shares
held by Sagebrush Group, Inc.
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(14)
|
Includes
an aggregate of 1,108,717 shares that Thomas J. Lynch, Peter Cole, Thomas
Rende, Linda LoRe, John L. Eisel, Michael A. Salberg, Joel M. Simon and
Milton J. Walters have the right to acquire upon exercise of outstanding
options that are exercisable within 60 days of March 19,
2010.
|
(15)
|
Includes
an aggregate of 1,096,717 shares that Thomas J. Lynch, Peter Cole, Thomas
Rende, Linda LoRe, John L. Eisel and Milton J. Walters have the right to
acquire upon exercise of outstanding options that are exercisable within
60 days of March 19, 2010.
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DIRECTOR
ELECTION PROPOSAL
Our board of directors currently
consists of nine members. All directors hold office until the next
Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been elected and
qualified. In order to streamline our board of directors
and improve its efficiency, our nominating and governance committee determined
to recommend to our board of directors a slate of director nominees that
reflects a reduction in the current size of the board from nine to six
members. Accordingly, the board of directors nominated Thomas J.
Lynch, Linda LoRe, Peter Cole, John L. Eisel, William F. Harley and Milton J.
Walters to serve as directors until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
until their successors have been elected and qualified. Thomas Rende,
Michael Salberg and Joel M. Simon, who are current directors, were not nominated
for reelection.
The election of directors requires a
plurality vote of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by
proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting. “Plurality” means that the
individuals who receive the highest number of votes cast “FOR” election are
elected as directors. Any shares not voted “FOR” a particular nominee
(whether as a result of abstentions, a direction to withhold authority or a
broker non-vote) will not be counted in the nominee’s favor.
Unless authority is withheld, the
proxies solicited by the board of directors will be voted “FOR” the election of
these nominees. In case any of the nominees becomes unavailable for
election to the board of directors, an event which is not anticipated, the
persons named as proxies, or their substitutes, will have full discretion and
authority to vote or refrain from voting for any other candidate in accordance
with their judgment. The six nominees for directors, their current
positions, term of office and business background are set forth
below.
Information
Concerning Nominees for Directors
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Thomas
J. Lynch
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41
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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2008
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Linda
LoRe
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56
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President
and Director
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2008
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Peter
Cole
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61
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Director
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2004
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John
L. Eisel(1)(3)
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61
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Director
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2004
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William
F. Harley(3)
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46
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Director
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2008
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Milton
J. Walters(1)(2)(3)
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67
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Director
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2008
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(1) Member
of the Audit Committee
(2) Member
of the Compensation Committee
(3) Member
of the Nominating and Governance Committee
OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE
ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES.
Thomas J. Lynch became
our Chief Executive Officer in January 2009 and our Chairman of the Board in May
2009 and has been a member of our board of directors since the completion of the
merger in January 2008. From February 2007 to December 2008, he
served as Chief Executive Officer of Fursa Alternative Strategies
LLC. From July 2006 to January 2007, Mr. Lynch was a Managing
Director at UBS, an investment bank and global asset management
business. From August 2000 to May 2006, Mr. Lynch was Managing
Director and Senior Vice-President of Mellon Asset Management. Mr. Lynch was a
member of the Mellon Asset Management Senior Management Committee and was a
thought leader in global distribution strategies and strategic
planning. Mr. Lynch had direct management responsibility for a $356
billion (Assets Under Management) institutional asset management
business. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Lynch was Northeast Regional Vice
President for Fortis Inc. and was responsible for strategic management,
training, marketing and thought leadership. From 1990 to 1995, Mr.
Lynch was employed by Phoenix Inc. and The Paul Revere Insurance Group serving
in various strategic and management roles. Mr. Lynch is a former
board member of The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. Mr. Lynch received a B.A. degree from St. Anselm College and
attended The Brandeis University International Business School.
Linda LoRe has served as our
President since February 2009, as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the retail division and a member of our board of directors since the completion
of the merger in January 2008, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of
FOH Holdings since July 1999. From 1991 to 1999, Ms. LoRe was President
and Chief Executive Officer of Giorgio Beverly Hills. Ms. LoRe has 36
years of experience in retail and wholesale including 19 years as a chief
executive officer. Ms. LoRe has been a member of the board of
directors of FOH Holdings since October 1998 and of its subsidiaries since
1999. Ms. LoRe also is a member of the Trusteeship of the
International Women’s Forum, for which she previously served on the Board, The
Women’s Leadership Board for the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University, the Board of Advisors for the Fashion Institute of Design
Merchandising (FIDM) and the United States Air Force, as its Entertainment and
Industry Liaison emeritus. In addition, Ms. LoRe is the founding board
member of the Youth Mentoring Connection, which serves at-risk youth in Southern
California. Ms. LoRe attended California State University at Long
Beach.
Peter Cole has served
as a member of our board of directors since April 2004 and was our
Executive Chairman from January 2008 to May 2009. From January 2007
to January 2008, he served as the lead Movie Star director to facilitate the
timely and successful completion of our merger with FOH
Holdings. Since October 2005, Mr. Cole has been the managing member
of Performance Enhancement Partners, LLC, a private consulting firm that he
founded. From April 2001 through July 2005, Mr. Cole served as
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Qwiz, Inc., a leading
provider of pre-employment competency assessment solutions and training needs
analysis. Prior to joining Qwiz, Inc., Mr. Cole was a Managing
Director at Citibank, where he was responsible for one of its global capital
markets businesses. At both Qwiz and Citibank, Mr. Cole successfully
integrated acquired companies into existing core businesses. Mr. Cole
serves as a director and member of the audit committee of Qwiz Holdings,
LLC. Mr. Cole received a B.A. degree in economics from the
University of Vermont.
John L. Eisel has been a
member of our board of directors since April 2004. Since 1980, Mr.
Eisel has been a partner at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, a law firm
located in Chicago, Illinois that he joined in 1975. Mr. Eisel’s primary
areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions and securities regulation and he
is a member of his firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Eisel received a
B.S. degree in accounting and a J.D. degree from the University of
Illinois.
William F. “Mickey” Harley,
III has been a member of our board of directors since the completion of
the merger in January 2008. Mr. Harley is President and Chief
Investment Officer of Fursa, which he co-founded in April 1999 (as HBV Capital
Management, LLC) and then sold to Mellon Financial Corporation in July 2002 (at
which time it was re-named Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC). Mr. Harley
served as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Fursa from
July 2002 until he purchased it from Mellon in December 2006. Mr.
Harley is principally responsible for Fursa’s investment
decisions. From June 1996 to April 1999, Mr. Harley was the Head of
Research at Milton Partners, L.P. (“Milton”), a hedge fund manager specializing
in arbitrage funds. Before joining Milton, Mr. Harley was a Vice President and
Director of Allen & Company, where he was responsible for the day-to-day
management and investment strategies of the arbitrage
department. From January 2003 to April 2006, Mr. Harley served as a
director of FOH Holdings. He was reappointed as a director of FOH
Holdings in April 2007. Mr. Harley also currently serves on the board
of directors of Xemplar Energy Corporation (TSX Venture: XE) and previously
served on the board of directors of J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc.,
Metromedia International Group, Inc., Integral Systems, Inc., Coastal Greenland
Limited and Interboro Insurance. Mr. Harley received a Masters degree
in public and private management from Yale University’s School of Management and
a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and a B.A. degree in economics from Yale
University.
Milton J. Walters has been a
member of our board of directors since the completion of the merger in January
2008. Since August 1999, he has been the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Tri-River Capital, an investment banking financial
management and valuation service provider which he founded. Mr.
Walters has been a director of FOH Holdings since January 2003. Mr.
Walters is also a director of DecisionOne and Sun Healthcare Group (NASDAQ:
SUNH). He has more than 40 years of investment banking experience
including AG Becker and its successor Warburg Paribas Becker (1965-1984), Smith
Barney (1984-1988), Prudential Securities (1997-1999) and Tri-River Capital
(1988-1997 and 1999 to present). Mr. Walters is a member of the
Economics Club of New York and the National Association of Corporate
Directors. He is a former Trustee of Hamilton College and Friends
Academy. Mr. Walters received an A.B. degree from Hamilton
College.
Meetings
and Committees of the Board of Directors
During the year ended July 25, 2009,
our board of directors met nine times and acted by unanimous written consent on
nine occasions. All of our directors attended the 2009 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. Although we do not have a formal policy regarding
director attendance at annual shareholder meetings, we attempt to schedule
annual meetings so that all directors can attend. In addition, we
expect our directors to attend all board meetings and the meetings of the
committees of the board upon which they serve and to spend the time needed and
meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their
responsibilities. No member of the board of directors attended fewer
than 75% of the total number of meetings of the board and committees upon which
they served during fiscal year 2009. We have standing audit,
compensation and nominating and governance committees. We also had an
indemnity claims committee comprised of Joel M. Simon and Milton J. Walters
(co-chairmen), which was responsible for making determinations regarding
pursuing and responding to indemnification claims under our merger agreement
with FOH Holdings. Following the expiration of the indemnification
period under the merger agreement on July 28, 2009 and the release of the shares
held in escrow to cover indemnification obligations on August 12, 2009, the term
of the indemnity claims committee expired.
Independence
of Directors
As our
common stock is listed on the NYSE Amex, we are subject to the rules of this
exchange applicable to determining whether a director is
independent. The board of directors also consults with our counsel to
ensure that the board’s determinations are consistent with those rules and all
relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the independence of
directors. The NYSE Amex listing standards define an “independent
director” generally as a person, other than an officer of a company, who does
not have a relationship with the company that would interfere with the
director’s exercise of independent judgment. As a “smaller reporting
company,” the exchange requires that at least 50% of the board of directors be
considered independent, as determined by the board. Consistent with these
considerations, the board of directors affirmatively has determined that Messrs.
Eisel, Harley and Walters will be our independent directors for
2010. Mr. Lynch and Ms. LoRe are not independent because they are
current employees. Mr. Cole is not independent because he served as
an executive officer during fiscal year 2009.
Code
of Ethics
In August
2008, the board of directors adopted an amended and restated code of ethics that
applies to our directors, officers and employees as well as those of our
subsidiaries. The code of ethics was filed with the SEC on August 21,
2008 as Exhibit 14 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 15,
2008. Our code of ethics can be found on our corporate website at
www.fohgroup.com. In
addition, requests for copies of the code of ethics should be sent in writing to
Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc., 1115 Broadway, New York, New York 10010,
Attention: Corporate Secretary.
Compensation
Committee Information
Our compensation committee is
currently comprised of Michael Salberg (chairman), Joel M. Simon and Milton J.
Walters, each an independent director under the NYSE Amex listing
standards. Following the Annual Meeting, the compensation committee
will be comprised of William F. Harley (chairman), John L. Eisel and Milton J.
Walters. During the fiscal year ended July 25, 2009, the compensation
committee met once and acted by unanimous consent on one
occasion. The responsibilities of the compensation committee
include:
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Establishing
the general compensation policy for our executive officers, including the
chief executive officer;
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Administering
our equity compensation plans; and
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·
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Determining
who participates in each of these plans, establishing performance goals
and target payouts, and determining specific grants and bonus awards to
participants.
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Nominating
and Governance Committee Information
General
Our nominating and governance
committee, which held one meeting during fiscal year 2009, is currently
comprised of Milton J. Walters (chairman), John L. Eisel and William F.
Harley, each an independent director under the NYSE Amex listing
standards. Following the Annual Meeting, Mr. Eisel will become
chairman of this committee. The nominating and governance committee
is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve
on the board of directors. The nominating and governance committee
considers persons identified by its members, management, shareholders,
investment bankers and others. There have been no material changes to the
procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the
board.
In August
2008, the board of directors adopted an amended and restated nominating and
governance committee charter, which includes guidelines for selecting nominees
and a method by which shareholders may propose to the nominating committee
candidates for selection as nominees for directors. Our amended and
restated nominating and governance committee charter and guidelines can be found
on our corporate website at www.fohgroup.com.
Guidelines for Selecting Director Nominees
The guidelines for selecting nominees
generally provide that persons to be nominated should be actively engaged in
business endeavors, have an understanding of financial statements, corporate
budgeting and capital structure, be familiar with the requirements of a publicly
traded company, be familiar with industries relevant to our business endeavors,
be willing to devote significant time to the oversight duties of the board of
directors of a public company, and be able to promote a diversity of views based
on the person’s education, experience and professional employment. The
nominating and governance committee evaluates each individual in the context of
the board as a whole, with the objective of recommending a group of persons that
can best implement our business plan, perpetuate our business and represent
shareholder interests. The nominating and governance committee may require
certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to
meet specific board needs that arise from time to time. The nominating and
governance committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by
shareholders and other persons.
Procedure for Shareholders to Recommend
Director Candidates
Shareholders and others who wish to
recommend candidates to the nominating and governance committee for
consideration as directors must submit their written recommendations to the
nominating committee and include all of the information described in the section
“Shareholder Proposals and
Nominations.”
Audit
Committee Information and Report
General
Our audit committee, which met six
times during fiscal year 2009 and acted by unanimous consent on one occasion,
consists of Joel M. Simon (chairman), John L. Eisel and Milton J. Walters, each
an independent director under the NYSE Amex listing
standards. Following the Annual Meeting, the audit committee will be
comprised of Milton J. Walters (chairman) and John L. Eisel. As
required by the NYSE Amex, since we are a “smaller reporting company,” our audit
committee is comprised of at least two independent directors who are also
“financially literate.” The NYSE Amex standards define “financially
literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements,
including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow
statement.
Financial Expert on Audit
Committee
We must certify to the NYSE Amex that
the audit committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has
past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional
certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that
results in the individual’s financial sophistication. The board of directors has
determined that John L Eisel and Milton J. Walters both satisfy the NYSE Amex’s
definition of financial sophistication and also both qualify as “audit committee
financial experts,” as defined under the rules and regulations of the
SEC.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
and Procedures
In accordance with Section 10A(i) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, before we engage our independent registered
public accounting firm to render audit or permitted non-audit services, the
engagement is approved by the audit committee. The audit committee
approved all of the fees referred to in the section below entitled “Principal Accountant Fees”
for fiscal year 2009.
Principal Accountant Fees
On
January 5, 2009, we were notified that, effective December 31, 2008, the
shareholders of Mahoney Cohen & Company, CPA, P.C. (“Mahoney Cohen”) became
shareholders of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. pursuant to an asset purchase
agreement and that Mahoney Cohen resigned as our independent registered public
accounting firm. The New York practice of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. now
operates under the name MHM Mahoney Cohen CPAs (“MHM”). In January 2009,
the audit committee engaged MHM as our independent registered public accounting
firm. Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte & Touche”) served as
FOH Holdings’ independent registered public accounting firm for the partial year
period from July 29, 2007 until February 26, 2008.
The
following table summarizes the aggregate fees (rounded to the nearest $1,000)
billed to us for professional services for the year ended July 25, 2009 and for
the period January 28, 2008 (the closing date of the merger) through July 26,
2008, and billed to FOH Holdings for the period July 29, 2007 through January
28, 2008:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit
Fees
|
|
$ |
415,000 |
(1)
|
|
$ |
1,161,000 |
(2)
|
Audit
Related Fees
|
|
|
21,000 |
(3)
|
|
|
506,000 |
(4)
|
Tax
Fees
|
|
|
115,000 |
(5)
|
|
|
284,000 |
(6)
|
|
|
$ |
551,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,951,000 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by MHM and Mahoney Cohen for professional
services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated
financial statements, and review of the consolidated financial statements
included in our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q.
|
(2)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte & Touche for professional
services rendered in connection with the audit of our consolidated
financial statements, and review of the consolidated financial statements
included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, except for $214,000, which
was billed by Mahoney Cohen for these same services in fiscal year
2008.
|
(3)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by MHM and Mahoney Cohen in connection with
their reviews of various SEC filings and employee benefit plan
audits.
|
(4)
|
Represents
fees billed by Deloitte & Touche in connection with our registration
statement and proxy statement
filings.
|
(5)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by MHM and Mahoney Cohen for professional
services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning.
|
(6)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte & Touche for professional
services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning.
|
The
following table summarizes the aggregate fees (rounded to the nearest $1,000)
billed to Movie Star for the seven month period ended January 28, 2008 for
professional services rendered by Mahoney Cohen:
|
|
Seven Months Ended
|
|
Audit
Fees(1)
|
|
$ |
80,000 |
|
Audit
Related Fees(2)
|
|
|
74,000 |
|
Tax
Fees(3)
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
162,000 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by Mahoney Cohen for professional services
rendered in connection with the audit of Movie Star’s consolidated
financial statements, and review of the consolidated financial statements
included in its Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q.
|
(2)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by Mahoney Cohen in connection with their
reviews of various SEC filings and employee benefit plan
audits.
|
(3)
|
Represents
the aggregate fees billed by Mahoney Cohen for professional services
rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax
planning.
|
Audit Committee Report for the Fiscal
Year Ended July 25, 2009
The audit committee reviews the
Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the board of directors.
Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and
reporting process. The independent registered public accounting firm is
responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an opinion on
the fairness of the audited financial statements based on the audit conducted in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board.
In this context, the audit committee
has met and held discussions with management and the independent registered
public accounting firm. Management represented to the audit committee that
the Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and
the audit committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial
statements with management and the independent registered public accounting
firm. The audit committee discussed with the independent registered public
accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees). The independent
registered public accounting firm also provided the audit committee with the
written disclosures required by PCAOB Rule 3526, “Communication with Audit Committee
Concerning Independence” and the audit committee discussed with the
independent registered public accounting firm and management the auditor’s
independence, including with regard to fees for services rendered during the
fiscal year and all other professional services rendered by the independent
registered public accounting firm.
In reliance on the reviews and
discussions referred to above, the audit committee recommended to the board of
directors, and the board has approved, that the Company’s audited financial
statements be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended July 25, 2009, for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Audit
Committee
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Joel
M. Simon
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John
L. Eisel
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Milton
J. Walters
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth the compensation paid to or earned by each of the
named executive officers for the years ended July 25, 2009 and July 26,
2008:
Name and
Principal
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Fiscal
|
|
Salary
|
|
|
Bonus
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
J. Lynch
|
|
2009
|
|
|
336,923 |
(3) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,913 |
(4) |
|
|
46,323 |
|
|
|
14,514 |
(5) |
|
|
407,673 |
|
Chairman
and CEO
|
|
2008
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linda
LoRe
|
|
2009
|
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
247,399 |
(7)
|
|
|
144,652 |
|
|
|
41,088 |
(5) |
|
|
1,083,139 |
|
President
|
|
2008
|
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
|
225,000 |
(6) |
|
|
154,624 |
(7) |
|
|
159,497 |
|
|
|
61,144 |
(8) |
|
|
1,250,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Rende(2)
|
|
2009
|
|
|
340,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
51,523 |
|
|
|
24,492 |
(5) |
|
|
416,015 |
|
SVP
and CFO
|
|
2008
|
|
|
312,014 |
(9) |
|
|
75,000 |
(10) |
|
|
75,000 |
(11) |
|
|
178,186 |
|
|
|
28,725 |
(8) |
|
|
668,925 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
Cole(2)
|
|
2009
|
|
|
416,666 |
(12) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
16,346 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
433,012 |
|
Former
Executive
|
|
2008
|
|
|
500,000 |
(13) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
155,000 |
(14) |
|
|
266,139 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
921,139 |
|
Chairman
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Represents
the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes
during the years ended July 25, 2009 and July 26, 2008, computed in
accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC 718”), except that, pursuant to the
rules of the SEC relating to executive compensation disclosure, the
amounts exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to
service-based vesting conditions. Assumptions used in the
calculation of these amounts are disclosed in Note 12 to our audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 25, 2009
contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on October
23, 2009.
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Cole served as a consultant to, and Mr. Rende was employed by, Movie Star
prior to the merger. Their compensation for the period from
July 29, 2007 to January 28, 2008 (the closing date of the merger) has
been included in this table, but is not included in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 26,
2008.
|
(3)
|
Represents
salary paid to Mr. Lynch in accordance with the terms of his employment
agreement from the commencement of his employment on January 2, 2009 to
July 25, 2009.
|
(4)
|
Represents
stock-based compensation expense, as computed in accordance with ASC 718,
recorded during the year ended July 25, 2009 relating to 100,000 shares of
restricted stock issued to Mr. Lynch on January 29, 2009 under the
Company’s 2000 Performance Equity
Plan.
|
(5)
|
Represents
payments that we made in fiscal year 2009 for the named executive officers
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long Term
Disability
Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matching
Contribution
Under the
401(k) Plan
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
J. Lynch
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
5,451 |
|
|
|
8,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
14,514 |
|
Linda
LoRe
|
|
|
10,550 |
|
|
|
1,070 |
|
|
|
11,843 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
2,625 |
|
|
|
41,088 |
|
Thomas
Rende
|
|
|
2,680 |
|
|
|
992 |
|
|
|
16,920 |
|
|
|
3,900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
24,492 |
|
(6)
|
In
accordance with the terms of her equity incentive agreement, Ms. LoRe
received a cash bonus payment of $225,000 upon the consummation of the
merger.
|
(7)
|
Represents
stock-based compensation expense, as computed in accordance with ASC 718,
recorded during the years ended July 25, 2009 and July 26, 2008 relating
to 200,000 shares of common stock issued to Ms. LoRe upon the consummation
of the merger. 100,000 of these shares vested on December 31,
2009, 50,000 shares vest on December 31, 2010, and the remaining 50,000
shares vest on December 31,
2011.
|
(8)
|
Represents
payments that we made in fiscal year 2008 for the named executive officers
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long Term
Disability
Insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matching
Contribution
Under the
401(k) Plan
|
|
|
|
|
Linda
LoRe
|
|
|
24,675 |
|
|
|
1,751 |
|
|
|
13,463 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
6,255 |
|
|
|
61,144 |
|
Thomas
Rende
|
|
|
2,680 |
|
|
|
3,225 |
|
|
|
17,715 |
|
|
|
1,940 |
|
|
|
3,165 |
|
|
|
28,725 |
|
(9)
|
In
accordance with Mr. Rende’s amended and restated employment agreement
dated January 24, 2008, his annual base salary increased from $240,000 to
$340,000 effective November 30,
2007.
|
(10)
|
In
accordance with the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Rende received
a cash bonus payment of $75,000 upon the consummation of the
merger.
|
(11)
|
Represents
stock-based compensation expense, as computed in accordance with ASC 718,
recorded during the year ended July 26, 2008 relating to 24,194 fully
vested shares issued to Mr. Rende upon the consummation of the merger
under the Company’s 2000 Performance Equity
Plan.
|
(12)
|
In
accordance with the terms of its amended consulting agreement, Performance
Enhancement Partners, LLC was to receive an annual consulting fee of
$400,000 plus an additional consulting fee of
$100,000. Effective May 23, 2009, the consulting agreement was
terminated and these amounts were pro-rated to reflect a partial year of
service. Mr. Cole is the sole member of Performance Enhancement
Partners, LLC.
|
(13)
|
In
accordance with the terms of its consulting agreement, Performance
Enhancement Partners, LLC received an annual consulting fee of $400,000
plus an additional consulting fee of
$100,000.
|
(14)
|
Represents
stock-based compensation expense, as computed in accordance with ASC 718,
recorded during the year ended July 26, 2008 relating to 50,000 fully
vested shares of common stock issued to Performance Enhancement Partners,
LLC upon the consummation of the merger under the Company’s 2000
Performance Equity Plan.
|
Compensation
Arrangements for Executive Officers
Thomas
J. Lynch
On
January 29, 2009, we entered into an employment agreement with Thomas J. Lynch,
which provides for Mr. Lynch to be employed as our Chief Executive Officer for a
two year term until January 2, 2011 at a base salary of $600,000 per
year. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, in addition
to his base salary, Mr. Lynch is eligible to receive, for the years ending July
31, 2010 and July 30, 2011, an annual performance bonus equal to 65% of his base
salary based on achieving certain targeted performance goals determined by the
compensation committee after consultation with him. The bonus for the
year ending July 31, 2011 will be prorated for the partial year. No
performance bonus was required to be paid to Mr. Lynch for the year ended July
25, 2009.
In
addition to his base salary, on January 29, 2009, we granted Mr. Lynch a
ten-year, non-qualified option to purchase 360,000 shares of common stock under
our 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $0.38 per
share. 120,000 option shares vested immediately, 120,000 shares
vested on January 2, 2010 and the remaining 120,000 shares will vest on January
2, 2011.
Additionally,
on January 29, 2009, we issued Mr. Lynch 100,000 shares of restricted
stock. 50,000 shares vested on January 2, 2010 as a result of Mr.
Lynch completing the required purchase of 250,000 shares of common stock in the
open market in accordance with the terms of a 10b5-1 trading plan that he
entered into on July 10, 2009. The remaining 50,000 shares will vest on
January 2, 2011 provided that Mr. Lynch is employed by us.
The
employment agreement provides that if, during the employment term, we terminate
Mr. Lynch without “cause” or he terminates his employment for “good reason” (as
such terms are defined in the employment agreement), we will be required to pay
to him (i) his base salary for eight months from the date of termination if such
date is prior to the end of the employment term and (ii) his annual performance
bonus, pro-rated to the date of termination. In addition, the portion
of the stock option that would otherwise have vested within the one-year period
following termination will immediately vest and the restricted stock would
continue to vest as scheduled.
Mr.
Lynch’s employment agreement also provides for us to pay the premiums on a life
insurance policy for him providing a death benefit of $1,500,000 to Mr. Lynch’s
designated beneficiary and a disability insurance policy for Mr. Lynch providing
a non-taxable benefit of at least $10,000 per month payable to Mr. Lynch in the
event of his disability. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Lynch is
prohibited from disclosing confidential information about us and employing or
soliciting any of our current employees to leave us during his employment and
for a period of one year thereafter. The employment agreement does
not contain any change of control provisions.
Linda
LoRe
On
January 28, 2008, the closing date of the merger, we and FOH Holdings entered
into an employment agreement with Linda LoRe for an initial three year term from
August 1, 2007 to August 1, 2010, pursuant to which she serves as the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the retail division and a director of our
company. In February 2009, Ms. LoRe was promoted and now also serves
as our President. Her employment agreement was not amended in
connection with the promotion. The employment agreement will
automatically be extended for additional one-year periods unless earlier
terminated or either we or Ms. LoRe give the other notice of our or her intent
to terminate at least three months prior to the end of the initial term or any
renewal period. It is intended that the employment term will not
exceed an aggregate of seven years. The employment agreement provides
for a base salary of $650,000 per year, to be reviewed annually for possible
increases at the board’s discretion. The employment agreement also
provides for an annual performance bonus up to 50% of her base salary based on
achieving certain targeted performance goals to be determined by the
compensation committee after consultation with Ms. LoRe. No
performance bonus was paid to Ms. LoRe for the years ended July 26, 2008 and
July 25, 2009 because no bonus plan was in effect for those fiscal
years.
The
employment agreement provides for us to pay the premiums on a life insurance
policy for Ms. LoRe providing a death benefit of $3,000,000 to her designated
beneficiary and a disability insurance policy for Ms. LoRe providing a benefit
of 60% of Ms. LoRe’s monthly base salary payable to her in the event of her
disability. Ms. LoRe is also entitled to participate in welfare
benefit plans maintained for our executive officers. Ms. LoRe is
prohibited from disclosing confidential information about us or any of our
subsidiaries and employing or soliciting any of our current employees to leave
the company during her employment and for a period of two years
thereafter.
On
January 28, 2008, the closing date of the merger, the equity incentive
agreement, dated December 14, 2007, between FOH Holdings and Ms. LoRe became
effective, pursuant to which Ms. LoRe (i) was granted an option under
the Amended and Restated 2003 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (“2003 Plan”) to
purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price
of $3.10 per share (the last sale price of our common stock on the closing date
of the merger). 25,000 shares vested on the closing date and the
remaining shares vest in three equal annual installments of 25,000 shares and
will expire ten years after the grant date, (ii) was issued an aggregate of
200,000 shares of our restricted common stock, 100,000 shares of which vested on
December 31, 2009, 50,000 shares will vest on December 31, 2010 and the
remaining 50,000 shares will vest on December 31, 2011 and (iii) received a
$225,000 cash bonus.
We
currently have a key person insurance policy on the life of Ms. LoRe in the
amount of $5.0 million under which we are the beneficiary.
Thomas
Rende
On
January 24, 2008, we entered into an employment agreement with Thomas Rende,
which became effective on January 28, 2008, the closing date of the
merger. The employment agreement provides for Mr. Rende to be
employed as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until December
31, 2009 at a base salary of $340,000 per year. We are currently in
negotiations with Mr. Rende regarding an extension of his employment
agreement. He is currently being compensated under the terms set
forth herein. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, upon
the completion of the merger, Mr. Rende received a bonus equal to (a) $75,000 in
cash and (b) 24,194 shares of common stock, which represents $75,000 divided by
$3.10, the last sale price of a share of our common stock on the closing date of
the merger. Mr. Rende was eligible to receive, for the fiscal years
ended July 26, 2008 and July 25, 2009, and is eligible to receive for the year
ending July 31, 2010, an annual performance bonus equal to 35% of his base
salary based on achieving certain targeted performance goals determined by the
compensation committee after consultation with him. The bonus for the
year ending July 31, 2010 will be prorated for the partial year. No
performance bonus was paid to Mr. Rende for the years ended July 26, 2008 and
July 25, 2009 because no bonus plan was in effect for those fiscal
years.
The
employment agreement provides for us to pay the premiums on a life insurance
policy for Mr. Rende providing a death benefit of $1,000,000 to his designated
beneficiary and a disability insurance policy for Mr. Rende providing a
non-taxable benefit of at least $7,500 per month payable to him in the event of
his disability. Mr. Rende is also entitled to participate in our
group medical insurance and Retired Senior Executive Medical
Plan. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Rende is prohibited from
disclosing confidential information about us and employing or soliciting any of
our current employees to leave us during his employment and for a period of one
year thereafter. The employment agreement does not contain any change of
control provisions.
Peter
Cole
On April
9, 2007, we entered into a consulting agreement with Performance Enhancement
Partners, LLC, pursuant to which Performance Enhancement Partners provided us
with the personal services of Peter Cole to act as the lead member of our Board
of Directors to facilitate the consummation of the merger and to serve as our
Executive Chairman following the merger. On October 22, 2008, the
consulting agreement was amended to extend the consulting agreement for an
additional six-month period from January 27, 2009 to July 25, 2009 unless
earlier terminated upon 30 days’ prior written notice. Effective May
23, 2009, the consulting agreement was terminated.
Pursuant
to the amended consulting agreement, Performance Enhancement Partners received a
consulting fee at the annual rate of $400,000, payable in four equal quarterly
installments in arrears and prorated for the ten-month period during the year
ended July 25, 2009 in which Mr. Cole served as Executive
Chairman. The agreement also provided for Performance Enhancement
Partners to receive an additional annual consulting fee of $100,000, which also
was prorated for the ten-month period during fiscal year 2009 in which Mr. Cole
served as Executive Chairman.
On
January 28, 2008, the closing date of the merger, we (i) issued to Performance
Enhancement Partners 50,000 shares of our common stock under the 2000
Performance Equity Plan and (ii) granted to Performance Enhancement Partners a
five-year non-qualified option to purchase 137,500 shares of our common stock
under the 2000 Performance Equity Plan at an exercise price of $3.10 per share,
the last sale price of our common stock on the closing date of the merger.
87,500 of the shares underlying the option vested on the grant date and 50,000
shares vested on July 26, 2008. On July 28, 2008, the commencement
date of the first extension period of the consulting agreement, we granted
Performance Enhancement Partners a five-year non-qualified option to
purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock under the 2000 Performance
Equity Plan at an exercise price of $0.96 per share, the last sale price of our
common stock on the grant date, which vested on January 26, 2009. On
January 27, 2009, the commencement date of the second extension period of the
consulting agreement, we granted Performance Enhancement Partners a five-year
non-qualified option to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $0.37 per share, the last sale price of our common stock on
the grant date. These shares were to vest in six equal monthly
installments commencing on the one-month anniversary of the commencement
date of the second extension period. Upon the termination of the
consulting agreement on May 23, 2009, 16,668 shares were vested and the
remaining unvested portion expired. On June 8, 2009, Performance
Enhancement Partners, LLC exercised these options.
Grants
of Plan-Based Awards
The
following table sets forth information regarding awards to the named executive
officers under our equity compensation plans during the year ended July 25,
2009. There can be no assurance that the grant date fair value of the
stock and option awards will ever be realized by the
individual. The amount of these awards that was expensed is included
in the Summary Compensation Table:
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares of
Stock
(#)
|
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
|
|
|
Exercise or
Base Price
of Option
Awards
($/sh)
|
|
|
Exercise
Price of
Option
Awards on
the Grant
Date
($/sh)(1)
|
|
|
Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards ($)(2)
|
|
Thomas
J. Lynch
|
|
1/29/09
|
|
|
100,000 |
(3)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
38,000 |
|
|
|
1/29/09
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000 |
(4)
|
|
|
.38 |
|
|
|
.38 |
|
|
|
91,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
Cole
|
|
1/28/09
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,000 |
(5)
|
|
|
.37 |
|
|
|
.37 |
|
|
|
5,198 |
|
|
|
7/28/08
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,000 |
(6)
|
|
|
.96 |
|
|
|
.96 |
|
|
|
12,880 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
the closing price of our common stock on the date of
grant.
|
(2)
|
The
fair value of the stock and option awards was calculated using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions used for each grant: risk-free interest rate 2.33%; expected
life of 6.8 years; expected volatility 68.4% and expected dividends of
zero. The fair value generated by the Black-Scholes model may
not be indicative of the future benefit, if any, that may be received by
the holder.
|
We
account for our stock-based employee compensation arrangements under ASC 718,
which requires companies to recognize the cost of employee services received in
exchange for awards of equity instruments, based on the grant date fair value of
those awards, in the financial statements.
(3)
|
Represents
shares of restricted common stock issued to Mr. Lynch in accordance with
the terms of his employment agreement with the Company. 50,000
shares vested on January 2, 2010 as a result of Mr. Lynch completing the
required purchase of 250,000 shares of common stock in the open market in
accordance with the terms of a 10b5-1 trading plan that he entered into on
July 10, 2009. The remaining 50,000 shares will vest on January 2,
2011 provided that Mr. Lynch is employed by
us.
|
(4)
|
Represents
shares issuable upon exercise of an option granted to Mr. Lynch in
accordance with the terms of his employment agreement with the
Company. 120,000 shares vested immediately, 120,000 shares
vested on January 2, 2010 and the remaining 120,000 shares vest on January
2, 2011.
|
(5)
|
Represents
shares issuable upon exercise of an option granted to Performance
Enhancement Partners, LLC in accordance with the terms of the consulting
agreement with the Company to provide the services of Peter Cole, our
former Executive Chairman and the sole member of Performance Enhancement
Partners, LLC. These shares were to vest in six equal monthly
installments commencing on the one-month anniversary of the grant
date. Upon the termination of the consulting agreement on May
23, 2009, 16,668 shares were vested and the remaining unvested portion
expired. On June 8, 2009, Performance Enhancement Partners, LLC
exercised these options.
|
(6)
|
Represents
shares issuable upon exercise of an option granted to Performance
Enhancement Partners, LLC in accordance with the terms of the consulting
agreement described in footnote (5) above. These shares vested
on January 26, 2009.
|
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table summarizes the outstanding option awards as of July 25, 2009 for
each of the named executive officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Exercisable
Options (#)
|
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Un-exercisable
Options (#)
|
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price ($)
|
|
|
|
Thomas J. Lynch
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
240,000 |
(1)
|
|
|
.38 |
|
1/28/2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linda
LoRe
|
|
|
244,907 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1.90 |
|
12/1/2013
|
|
|
|
|
120,228 |
|
|
|
120,227 |
(2)
|
|
|
2.46 |
|
12/7/2016
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
(2)
|
|
|
3.10 |
|
1/27/2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Rende
|
|
|
17,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2.125 |
|
02/21/10
|
|
|
|
|
17,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1.375 |
|
02/21/10
|
|
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
7,500 |
(3)
|
|
|
2.90 |
|
12/9/14
|
|
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
45,000 |
(4)
|
|
|
2.00 |
|
10/12/16
|
|
|
|
|
78,750 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3.10 |
|
1/27/2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
Cole
|
|
|
137,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3.10 |
|
1/27/2013
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
.96 |
|
7/27/2013
|
|
(1)
|
These
options vest in two equal annual installments beginning on January 2,
2010.
|
(2)
|
These
options vest in two equal annual installments beginning on January 29,
2010.
|
(3)
|
These
options vested on December 9, 2009.
|
(4)
|
These
options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on October 13,
2009.
|
Option
Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal Year 2009
The following table summarizes the
option exercises and vesting of stock awards during the year ended July 25, 2009
for each named executive officer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares Acquired
on Exercise (#)
|
|
|
Value
Realized on
Exercise ($)(1)
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Vesting (#)
|
|
|
Value
Realized on
Vesting ($)
|
|
Thomas
J . Lynch
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Linda
LoRe
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Thomas
Rende
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Peter
Cole
|
|
|
16,668 |
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
(1)
|
For
each option exercised, the value realized upon exercise represents the
closing price of our common stock of $0.73 on June 8, 2009, the date the
option was exercised, less the option exercise price of $0.37, multiplied
by the number of shares underlying the option
exercised.
|
Potential
Termination or Change of Control Payments
Each of
our named executive officers has an employment agreement with us that provides
for the following potential payments in the event of their
termination. Unless otherwise indicated, all such payments will be
paid in accordance with our normal payroll procedures. Of the named
executive officers, only Linda LoRe’s employment agreement contains a change of
control provision.
Thomas
J. Lynch
Payment Upon Death or
Disability. In the event of death
or termination due to “disability” (as defined in his employment agreement), Mr.
Lynch, or his designated beneficiary, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive:
|
·
|
base
salary through the date of death or
disability;
|
|
·
|
any
non-equity incentive compensation that would have become payable for the
year in which the employment was terminated, pro-rated for the number of
months worked during the fiscal year of
termination;
|
|
·
|
all
valid business expense reimbursements;
and
|
|
·
|
all
accrued but unused vacation pay.
|
In
addition, in the case of death, his beneficiary will be entitled to receive
proceeds from a company-paid life insurance policy provided to him in his
name. We also maintain a long-term disability insurance policy for Mr.
Lynch, which will provide a non-taxable benefit of at least $10,000 per month,
payable to him.
Payment Upon Involuntary Termination
Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If Mr.
Lynch terminates his employment for “good reason” (as defined in his
employment agreement) or is terminated by us without “cause” (as defined in his
employment agreement), he will be entitled to receive the
following:
|
·
|
base
salary for eight months from the date of
termination;
|
|
·
|
any
non-equity incentive compensation that would have become payable for the
year in which the employment was terminated, pro-rated for the number of
months worked during the fiscal year of
termination;
|
|
·
|
all
valid business expense reimbursements;
and
|
|
·
|
all
accrued but unused vacation pay.
|
In
addition, the portion of the stock option that would otherwise have vested
within the one-year period following termination will immediately vest and the
restricted stock will continue to vest as scheduled, provided that the stock
purchase requirement is met. To the extent necessary to comply with
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, all cash amounts due may be paid in a
lump-sum cash payment on the six-month anniversary of the date of termination of
employment.
Linda
LoRe
Payment Upon Death or
Disability. In the event of death
or termination due to “disability” (as defined in her employment agreement), Ms.
LoRe, or her designated beneficiary, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive:
|
·
|
base
salary through the date of death or
disability;
|
|
·
|
any
non-equity incentive compensation that would have become payable for the
year in which the employment was terminated, pro-rated for the number of
days worked during the fiscal year of
termination;
|
|
·
|
all
valid business expense reimbursements;
and
|
|
·
|
all
accrued but unused vacation
pay.
|
In
addition, in the case of death, her beneficiary will be entitled to receive
$3,000,000 from a company-paid life insurance policy. We also maintain a
long-term disability insurance policy for Ms. LoRe, which will provide a benefit
of 60% of Ms. LoRe’s monthly base salary, payable to her.
Payment Upon Involuntary Termination
Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If Ms.
LoRe terminates her employment for “good reason” (as defined in her
employment agreement) or is terminated by us without “cause” (as defined in her
employment agreement), she will be entitled to receive the
following:
|
·
|
base
salary through the date of
termination;
|
|
·
|
an
amount equal to 1.25 times her base salary in effect on the termination
date, payable no later than 45 days after the termination date; provided
that to the extent necessary to avoid noncompliance with Internal Revenue
Code Section 409A, such amount may be placed in an interest bearing escrow
account and the deposited amount paid in full to Ms. LoRe six months after
the termination date.
|
|
·
|
any
non-equity incentive compensation that would have become payable for
the year in which the employment was terminated, pro-rated for the number
of days worked during the fiscal year of
termination;
|
|
·
|
company-paid
continuation of medical coverage for eighteen months after the termination
date;
|
|
·
|
any unpaid vested benefits and
other amounts or benefits Ms. LoRe is eligible to receive as of the
termination date under any plan, contract or agreement with us to which Ms. LoRe is a party at
such time as required under the applicable plan, contract or
agreement.
|
|
·
|
all
valid business expense reimbursements;
and
|
|
·
|
all
accrued but unused vacation pay.
|
Payment Upon a Change in Control. If there is a “change
in control” (as defined in her employment agreement) during the employment term
and Ms. LoRe terminates her employment for “good reason” or is terminated
without “cause” within eighteen months following the change in control, she will
be entitled to receive what she would have been entitled to receive upon a
termination for good reason or without cause as described above, except that she
would be entitled to receive an amount equal to 1.75 times her base salary
instead of 1.25 times her base salary, plus a bonus equal to the targeted
performance bonus in effect on the date of termination. In addition,
all outstanding stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards under
any of our equity incentive plans will immediately vest and become fully
exercisable.
Thomas
Rende
Payment Upon Death or
Disability. In the event of death
or termination due to “disability” (as defined in his employment agreement), Mr.
Rende, or his designated beneficiary, as the case may be, will be entitled to
receive:
|
·
|
base
salary through the date of death or
disability;
|
|
·
|
any
non-equity incentive compensation that would have become payable for the
year in which the employment was terminated, pro-rated for the number of
months worked during the fiscal year of
termination;
|
|
·
|
all
valid business expense reimbursements;
and
|
|
·
|
all
accrued but unused vacation pay.
|
In
addition, in the case of death, his beneficiary will be entitled to receive
proceeds from a company-paid life insurance policy provided to him in his
name. We also maintain a long-term disability insurance policy for Mr.
Rende, which will provide a non-taxable benefit of at least $7,500 per month,
payable to him.
Payment Upon Involuntary Termination
Without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If Mr. Rende terminates
his employment for “good reason” (as defined in his employment agreement) or is
terminated by us without “cause” (as defined in his employment agreement), or if
we do not continue his employment at the end of the employment term upon
substantially similar terms, he will be entitled to receive the
following:
|
·
|
base
salary through the end of the employment term (December 31,
2009);
|
|
·
|
the
sum of $250,000, payable in equal installments so that the entire amount
will be received by March 15th
of the calendar year following the date of
termination;
|
|
·
|
any
non-equity incentive compensation that would have become payable through
the end of the employment term;
|
|
·
|
life,
disability and health insurance benefits through the end of the employment
term;
|
|
·
|
company-paid
continuation of medical coverage for one year after the end of the
term;
|
|
·
|
all
valid business expense reimbursements;
and
|
|
·
|
all
accrued but unused vacation pay.
|
The
following table reflects the amounts that would have been payable to each of the
named executive officers had their employment terminated as of July 25,
2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Involuntary
Termination
Without Cause
or
Resignation for
Good Reason
|
|
Thomas
J. Lynch
|
|
Base
Salary(2)
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
|
|
Restricted
Stock(3)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
|
Accelerated
Vesting of Stock Options(4)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
56,400 |
|
|
|
Accrued
Vacation Pay
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
60,664 |
|
|
|
60,664 |
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
60,664 |
|
|
$ |
502,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linda
LoRe
|
|
Severance
|
|
$ |
1,137,500 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
812,500 |
|
|
|
Restricted
Stock(3)
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Medical
Insurance
|
|
|
18,330 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
18,330 |
|
|
|
Accrued
Vacation Pay
|
|
|
312,497 |
|
|
|
312,497 |
|
|
|
312,497 |
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
1,638,327 |
|
|
$ |
312,497 |
|
|
$ |
1,143,327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Rende
|
|
Base
Salary
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
141,667 |
|
|
|
Severance
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
Medical
Insurance
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
23,166 |
|
|
|
Disability
Insurance
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
709 |
|
|
|
Life
Insurance
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,117 |
|
|
|
Accrued
Vacation Pay
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
33,067 |
|
|
|
33,067 |
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
33,067 |
|
|
$ |
449,726 |
|
(1)
|
The
employment agreements for Messrs. Lynch and Rende do not contain any
change in control provisions.
|
(2)
|
Represents
six months base salary, which Mr. Lynch would have been entitled to
receive if he had terminated his employment for good reason or had been
terminated by us without cause between July 2, 2009 and January 2,
2010.
|
(3)
|
The
value of restricted stock subject to accelerated vesting represents the
closing price of our common stock of $0.85 on July 24, 2009, the last
trading day of the year ended July 25, 2009, multiplied by the shares of
restricted stock subject to accelerated
vesting.
|
(4)
|
The
value of stock options subject to accelerated vesting represents the
closing price of our common stock of $0.85 on July 24, 2009, the last
trading day of the year ended July 25, 2009, less the option exercise
price of $0.38, multiplied by 120,000 shares underlying the portion of the
option subject to accelerated
vesting.
|
Compensation
Plans
Non-Equity
Compensation Plan
1998 Senior Executive Incentive
Plan
In
September 1998, our compensation committee adopted an incentive compensation
plan. Under the 1998 Senior Executive Incentive Plan, as amended, the
compensation committee has the discretion to award bonus compensation to senior
executives in an amount not to exceed 6.75% of any excess pre-tax income over
the base amount of $1,200,000. No awards were made under the plan to
our named executive officers for fiscal year 2009.
Equity
Compensation Plans
Employee Stock Ownership
Plan
Effective
December 31, 2007, we terminated our Employee Stock Ownership and Capital
Accumulation Plan (“Employee Stock Plan”). As of March 19, 2010 there
were 255 participants who were entitled to receive an aggregate of 60,245 shares
of our common stock.
Amended
and Restated 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
On
December 13, 1988, our shareholders approved the 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan covering up to 833,333 shares of common stock to provide an additional
continuing form of long-term incentive to selected officers. On September
19, 2006, our board of directors approved the Amended and Restated 1988
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, which (i) increased the time period in which an
employee terminated for any reason other than death or disability has to
exercise the portion of the option which is exercisable on the date of
termination from 30 days to 90 days following the date of termination; (ii)
provides for continued exercisability of options after termination in the
discretion of the compensation committee as set forth in the stock option
agreement at the time of grant; (iii) increased the time period in which an
employee terminated due to disability has to exercise the option from 180 days
to one year from the date of termination; and (iv) increased the time period in
which the legal representative or legatee under the will of an employee who dies
within 90 days (instead of 30 days) after the date of termination of employment
or while employed by us or a subsidiary has to exercise the decedent employee’s
option from 180 days to one year from the date of death. Unless terminated
by the board, the 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan shall remain effective
until no further options may be granted and all options granted under the 1988
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan are no longer outstanding. During
fiscal year 2009, 360,000 options were granted to our Chief Executive Officer
under the 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan and 50,000 options were granted
to one employee under the 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan subsequent to the
end of fiscal year 2009 through March 19, 2010. No options were
granted to our employees under this plan during fiscal year 2008. As of
March 19, 2010, there were options outstanding to purchase 572,500 shares,
exercisable at prices ranging from $0.38 per share to $2.90 per share of our
common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $1.00 per
share.
Amended
and Restated 2000 Performance Equity Plan
On
February 22, 2000, the board of directors adopted the 2000 Performance Equity
Plan covering 375,000 shares of common stock under which our officers,
directors, key employees and consultants are eligible to receive incentive or
non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards,
deferred stock, stock reload options and other stock based awards.
Shareholders approved the 2000 Performance Equity Plan on November 28,
2000. On January 23, 2008, our shareholders approved the Amended and
Restated 2000 Performance Equity Plan, which increased the number of shares of
our common stock available for issuance under the plan from 375,000 shares to
2,000,000 shares, added a 500,000 share limit on grants to any individual in any
one calendar year in order for the plan to comply with Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code and made other changes to comply with Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code. The Amended and Restated 2000 Performance Equity
Plan will terminate when no further awards may be granted and awards granted are
no longer outstanding, provided that incentive options may only be granted until
February 21, 2010. To the extent permitted under the provisions of the
2000 Performance Equity Plan, the compensation committee has authority to
determine the selection of participants, allotment of shares, price and other
conditions of awards. During fiscal years 2009 and 2008, 127,500
and 491,250 options, respectively, were granted to our employees under the
2000 Performance Equity Plan, and 37,500 options have been granted to our
employees under the 2000 Performance Equity Plan subsequent to the end of fiscal
year 2009 through March 19, 2010. As of March 19, 2010, there were
options outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 669,250 shares, exercisable at
prices ranging from $.17 per share to $3.10 per share of our common stock at a
weighted average exercise price of $2.51 per share.
During the year ended July 25, 2009, we
issued, pursuant to the 2000 Performance Equity Plan, 100,000 shares of
restricted stock to our Chief Executive Officer. 50,000 shares vested
on January 2, 2010 and the remaining 50,000 shares will vest on January 2, 2011,
provided that Mr. Lynch is employed by us. During the year ended July
26, 2008, we issued, pursuant to the 2000 Performance Equity Plan, 24,194 fully
vested shares of common stock to our Chief Financial Officer and 50,000 shares
to our then Executive Chairman at a price of $3.10 per share. On July
1, 2008, we also issued 17,483 shares of restricted stock under the 2000
Performance Equity Plan to one officer. On February 13, 2009, the
vesting of these shares was accelerated and they became fully
vested. The officer subsequently resigned during the year ended July
25, 2009.
Our Non-Employee Director
Compensation Plan provides that each non-employee director may elect to receive
the annual stipend and meeting fees in cash and/or shares of our common stock
under our 2000 Performance Equity Plan in such proportion as is determined by
each non-employee director. As of March 19, 2010, an aggregate of
259,104 shares of common stock have been issued to non-employee directors under
the 2000 Performance Equity Plan.
Amended
and Restated 2003 Employee Equity Incentive Plan
FOH Holdings adopted the 2003
Employee Equity Incentive Plan on December 1, 2003. The plan authorized
FOH Holdings to issue incentive or nonqualified stock options to its employees
and officers. The plan was amended and restated as of December 1, 2006,
primarily to increase the number of shares covered under the plan and to permit
the issuance of nonqualified stock options to independent
directors. Unless previously terminated by the board, the 2003 Plan
will terminate on November 30, 2010 and no options may be granted under the 2003
plan after that date, but such termination will not affect any rights under an
option already granted to a holder. On January 28, 2008, upon the
consummation of the merger, the 2003 Plan and underlying options were assumed by
us. As of March 19, 2010, there were options outstanding to purchase an
aggregate of 975,974 shares, exercisable at prices ranging from $1.12 per share
to $4.52 per share of our common stock at a weighted average exercise price of
$2.38 per share. No additional grants may be made under the 2003
Plan.
Compensation
Arrangements for Directors
We pay
our non-employee directors in accordance with the terms of our Non-Employee
Director Compensation Plan, which was adopted by the board of directors of Movie
Star, Inc. in December 2004 and became effective on January 1,
2005. Under the plan, each non-employee director receives (i) an
annual stipend of $20,000, payable quarterly in arrears, (ii) $2,000 per day for
board or committee meetings attended in person, regardless of the number of
meetings held that day and (iii) $1,000 per meeting for board or committee
meetings attended telephonically, unless two or more teleconference call
meetings are held back-to-back on the same call, in which case each non-employee
director will receive $1,000 for the entire call. Payment of the annual
stipend and meeting fees are made, at the election of each non-employee
director, in cash and/or shares of common stock under our 2000 Performance
Equity Plan in such proportion as is determined by each non-employee
director. If a non-employee director elects to be paid in stock,
either in full or in part, the number of shares of common stock to be issued is
determined by dividing the dollar amount of the stipend and meeting fees earned
during the quarter (or a percentage thereof, if the non-employee director elects
to receive stock payment in part) by the last sale price of our common stock on
the last trading day of each calendar quarter in which the fees were
earned.
We also
pay or reimburse each non-employee director for all transportation, hotel and
other expenses reasonably incurred by the non-employee director in connection
with attendance at board and committee meetings against itemized reports and
receipts submitted with respect to any such expenses and approved in accordance
with our customary procedures.
It was
anticipated that, following the closing of the merger, the Non-Employee Director
Compensation Plan would be amended to, among other things, increase the annual
stipend, provide additional annual stipends for committee chairpersons, revise
the per meeting compensation fees and provide for a stock option
grant. However, due to the current economic conditions, the board
determined to forego any increases in their compensation and maintain the
current structure of the plan as described above.
The
following table summarizes the compensation of our non-employee directors for
the year ended July 25, 2009. Directors who are employees of or
consultants to our company do not receive separate compensation for their
service as a director.
|
|
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
|
|
|
Peter
Cole(2)
|
|
|
4,333 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,333 |
|
John
L. Eisel(3)
|
|
|
23,600 |
|
|
|
12,400 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
36,000 |
|
William
F. Harley(4)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
29,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
29,000 |
|
Thomas
J. Lynch(5)
|
|
|
14,333 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,333 |
|
Michael
A. Salberg(6)
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
Joel
M. Simon(7)
|
|
|
31,894 |
|
|
|
5,106 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
37,000 |
|
Milton
J. Walters(8)
|
|
|
27,750 |
|
|
|
9,250 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
37,000 |
|
(1)
|
Represents
the dollar value of the compensation that the director elected to receive
in shares of our common stock in lieu of cash
compensation.
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Cole served as our Executive Chairman until May 23, 2009 and continues to
serve as a non-employee director. While serving as Executive
Chairman, Mr. Cole did not receive separate compensation for his services
as a director. As compensation for his services as a
non-employee director and for his attendance at board meetings from May
24, 2009 to July 25, 2009, Mr. Cole received a cash payment of
$4,333.
|
(3)
|
As
compensation for Mr. Eisel’s services as a non-employee director and for
his attendance at board and/or committee meetings, he received cash
payments of $23,600 and payments in common stock of 19,729 shares at a
total value of $12,400.
|
(4)
|
As
compensation for Mr. Harley’s services as a non-employee director and for
his attendance at board and/or committee meetings, he received payments in
common stock of 66,174 shares at a total value of
$29,000.
|
(5)
|
Prior
to his employment as our Chief Executive Officer in January 2009, Mr.
Lynch served as one of our non-employee directors. As
compensation for his services as a non-employee director and for his
attendance at board and/or committee meetings, Mr. Lynch received cash
payments of $14,333.
|
(6)
|
As
compensation for Mr. Salberg’s services as a non-employee director and for
his attendance at board and/or committee meetings, he received cash
payments of $30,000.
|
(7)
|
As
compensation for Mr. Simon’s services as a non-employee director and for
his attendance at board and/or committee meetings, he received cash
payments of $31,894 and payments in common stock of 14,794 shares at a
total value of $5,106.
|
(8)
|
As
compensation for Mr. Walters’ services as a non-employee director and for
his attendance at board and/or committee meetings, he received cash
payments of $27,750 and payments in common stock of 19,758 shares at a
total value of $9,250.
|
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our officers, directors and persons
who beneficially own more than ten percent of our common stock to file reports
of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. These reporting persons are
also required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To
our knowledge, based solely on the review of the copies of these forms furnished
to us and representations that no other reports were required, all Section 16(a)
reporting requirements were complied with during the fiscal year ended July 25,
2009.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
Related Party Policy
Our Code
of Ethics requires us to avoid, wherever possible, all related party
transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts of interest,
except under guidelines approved by the board of directors (or the audit
committee). Related party transactions are defined under SEC rules as
transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected
to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) we or any of our subsidiaries is a
participant, and (3) any related party, which includes (a) an executive officer,
director or nominee for election as a director, (b) a greater than 5 percent
beneficial owner of our common stock, or (c) an immediate family member of the
persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b), has or will have a direct or
indirect material interest. A conflict of interest situation can arise when a
person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his
or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if
a person, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits
as a result of his or her position.
Our audit
committee, pursuant to its written charter, is responsible for reviewing and
approving related-party transactions to the extent we enter into such
transactions. The audit committee will consider all relevant factors when
determining whether to approve a related party transaction, including whether
the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally
available to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances
and the extent of the related party's interest in the transaction. No director
may participate in the approval of any transaction in which he or she is a
related party, but that director is required to provide the audit committee with
all material information concerning the transaction. Additionally, we require
each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and
officers’ questionnaire on an annual basis that elicits information about
related party transactions. These procedures are intended to determine whether
any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or
presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or
officer.
Related Party Transactions
On January 28, 2008, the closing date
of the merger, we entered into an escrow agreement with designated
representatives of the FOH Holdings stockholders providing for the deposit into
escrow of 2,368,916 shares of common stock (representing 20% of the shares of
common stock issued to the FOH Holdings stockholders in the merger) until July
28, 2009, subject to extension under certain circumstances, to cover any
indemnification claims that we may bring for certain matters, including breaches
of FOH Holdings’ covenants, representations and warranties in the merger
agreement. Similarly, 618,283 treasury shares of our common stock
(representing 7.5% of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of
common stock immediately prior to the closing of the merger) was deposited into
escrow until July 28, 2009, subject to certain conditions, to cover any
indemnification claims that may be brought by the FOH Holdings stockholders
against us. Following the expiration of the indemnification period on July
28, 2009, these shares were released from escrow.
At the
closing of the merger, we, Fursa and FOH Holdings entered into a debt conversion
agreement, pursuant to which a $7.5 million portion of the term loan owed by FOH
Holdings and its subsidiaries to Fursa was cancelled in exchange for the
issuance of an aggregate of 3,629,325 shares of our Series A 7.5% convertible
preferred stock. After the closing of the merger, the balance
remaining due on the term loan was approximately $12,192,000 and is referred to
in this proxy statement as the “Tranche C debt.” This transaction and
the proposed exchange of the Tranche C debt and conversion of the Series A
preferred stock for shares of our common stock are described in greater detail
under the debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal
below.
DEBT
EXCHANGE AND PREFERRED STOCK CONVERSION PROPOSAL
Background
On
January 28, 2008, we consummated a merger with FOH Holdings. As a
result of the transaction, FOH Holdings became our wholly-owned
subsidiary. Prior to the merger, approximately 50% of FOH Holdings’
outstanding common stock was owned by Tokarz Investments, LLC and the other 50%
was owned by accounts and funds managed by and/or affiliated with
Fursa.
At the
closing of the merger, we, Fursa and FOH Holdings entered into a debt conversion
agreement, pursuant to which a $7.5 million portion of the term loan owed by FOH
Holdings and its subsidiaries to Fursa was cancelled in exchange for the
issuance of an aggregate of 3,629,325 shares of our Series A 7.5% convertible
preferred stock. The Fursa term loan originated in January 2003 from
a term loan made to FOH Holdings and its subsidiaries and the conversion of
certain pre-petition claims against FOH Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries
upon their emergence from bankruptcy. After the closing of the
merger, the principal balance remaining due on the term loan was approximately
$12,192,000. This remaining portion of the term loan is referred to
in this proxy statement as the “Tranche C debt.”
The
Tranche C debt bears interest at the fixed rate of 7% per annum, with 1% payable
in cash monthly in arrears and 6% paid in kind monthly in arrears and added to
the outstanding principal balance. No payment of principal is
required until the maturity date of July 28, 2012, at which time the outstanding
principal is payable in full. The Tranche C debt is secured by
substantially all of our assets and is second in priority to our senior credit
facility with Wells Fargo Retail Finance II, LLC.
Our
outstanding indebtedness has negatively impacted our ability to attract
investors. As a result, we determined to have several members of
management initiate discussions with Fursa in an attempt to explore possible
solutions to our highly leveraged status. After continued
negotiations over several months, we were able to reach an agreement with
Fursa.
On
February 1, 2010, we entered into an Exchange and Conversion Agreement with
Fursa, pursuant to which Fursa agreed to exchange and convert the entire $14.3
million principal amount and accrued interest of the Tranche C debt and all $8.8
million of their outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock and accrued
dividends into an aggregate of approximately 8,664,400 shares of our common
stock (assuming a May 18, 2010 closing date) at an effective price of
approximately $2.66 per share.
A copy of
the Exchange and Conversion Agreement is attached hereto as Appendix A and the material
terms of the agreement are described below under the subsection entitled “Terms of the Debt Exchange and
Preferred Stock Conversion Agreement.” You are urged to read
the Exchange and Conversion Agreement. It is contemplated that the
transaction will be consummated promptly after the meeting if shareholders
approve this proposal.
Consideration
and Approval By Audit Committee and Board of Directors
Prior to
entering into the Exchange and Conversion Agreement, our board of directors met
to discuss the transaction. Fursa is one of our principal
shareholders, and William F. Harley, a member of our board of directors, is the
Chief Investment Officer of Fursa Alternative Strategies LLC and has an
ownership interest in certain of its managed and/or affiliated accounts and
funds that own the Tranche C debt and Series A preferred stock. As a
result of this affiliation with Fursa, our board of directors determined that
our audit committee, which is responsible for reviewing and approving related
party transactions and is comprised solely of independent directors, be charged
with reviewing the terms of the transaction and determining whether to approve
the Exchange and Conversion Agreement and recommend the transaction to the board
for approval.
On
January 28, 2010, the audit committee met to consider the
transaction. After consideration of the terms of the transaction,
including the fact that we are effectively repurchasing our outstanding
long-term debt and preferred stock at a 50% discount, as well as the related
party nature of the transaction described above, the audit committee determined
to approve the terms of the Exchange and Conversion Agreement and recommend that
the full board of directors approve the agreement as well. Also on
January 28, 2010, upon the recommendation of the audit committee, the board of
directors approved the terms of the Exchange and Conversion Agreement, with Mr.
Harley abstaining due to his affiliation with Fursa.
The audit
committee and the board of directors also determined that it would be
appropriate to have Fursa vote in accordance with the vote of a majority of
other votes cast at the shareholders meeting on the debt exchange and preferred
stock conversion proposal. Accordingly, Fursa has agreed to
“sterilize” their vote by committing to vote the shares of our common stock and
Series A preferred stock held by Fursa on the date of the agreement with respect
to the debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal in accordance with
the vote of a majority of votes cast at the meeting, excluding the shares held
by Fursa.
Terms
of the Debt Exchange and Preferred Stock Conversion Agreement
The
Exchange and Conversion Agreement contains customary representations and
warranties for transactions of this nature made by each of the parties and is
subject to approval by our shareholders. Pursuant to the
agreement:
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Fursa
agreed to exchange the Tranche C debt together with all accrued interest
(collectively, the “Tranche C Debt Value”), and convert the Series A
preferred stock together with accrued dividends (collectively, the
“Preferred Stock Value” and, together with the Tranche C Debt Value, the
“Aggregate Value”) into shares of our common stock. The number
of shares to be issued will equal 50% of the Aggregate Value as of the
closing date divided by $1.3319, the volume weighted average price of our
common stock for the five trading days prior to and the five trading days
including and after the public announcement of the execution of the
agreement (the “Conversion Price”). As a result of the
transaction, we are effectively repurchasing our outstanding long-term
debt and preferred stock at a 50%
discount.
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we
agreed to issue to Fursa on the closing date three, five and seven-year
warrants, each to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock (for an
aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of common stock) at exercise prices of 150%,
175% and 200% of the Conversion Price, respectively, but not less than the
closing price of our common stock on the closing of the
transaction. The warrants will be exercisable by Fursa for cash
or on a cashless basis, at Fursa’s option. At any time after
the first anniversary of the issuance date, we may redeem the warrants, in
whole but not in part, upon not less than 20 business days’ written notice
to Fursa, at a redemption price of $0.01 per share, if the last sale price
of our common stock is at least 200% of the exercise price of the warrants
for 10 consecutive trading days ending on the day prior to the day on
which notice of redemption is given to
Fursa.
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agreed to register for re-sale the shares of common stock (including those
underlying the warrants) that Fursa will receive in the transaction on a
registration statement that we will file with the SEC. However,
Fursa has agreed not to publicly sell, transfer or assign any shares they
own for a period of 12 months from the closing date; provided that Fursa
may sell up to an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock each month
after the closing.
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we
agreed to cause the shares of common stock (including those underlying the
warrants) that Fursa will receive in the transaction to be listed on the
NYSE Amex to the extent not previously
listed.
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Fursa
agreed to “sterilize” their vote by committing to vote their shares of
common stock and Series A preferred stock with respect to this proposal in
accordance with the vote of a majority of votes cast at the meeting,
excluding the shares held by Fursa.
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Assuming
the closing of the transaction occurs on May 18, 2010, the exchange and
conversion would result in the cancellation of an aggregate of $14,285,600 of
long term debt (including accrued interest) and the exchange of $8,794,500 of
preferred stock (including accrued dividends) for an aggregate of 8,664,373
shares of our common stock. Although we will not receive any proceeds from
the issuance of our common stock upon exchange of the Tranche C debt and
conversion of the Series A preferred stock, the balance sheet effect of the
transaction will be an increase in our shareholders’ equity of approximately
$23,080,000.
NYSE
Amex Approval
It is the policy of the NYSE Amex to
require shareholder approval of the issuance by a company, other than in a
public offering, of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable
for common stock, if the issuance is going to be directed to any of our
officers, directors or significant shareholders. Because of this
policy, our shareholders are being asked to approve this proposal.
Closing
Conditions and Expected Timing of Closing
The consummation of the
transaction contemplated by the Exchange and Conversion Agreement is subject to
shareholder approval at the meeting. We cannot consummate this
transaction unless the debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal is
approved by our shareholders. We expect to consummate the transaction
as soon as practicable once shareholder approval is obtained. If the
debt exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal is not approved by our
shareholders, the Tranche C debt and Series A preferred stock will remain
outstanding. On March 16, 2010, we issued an aggregate of 2,907,051
shares of our common stock in a private placement to accredited investors
pursuant to the terms of a securities purchase agreement. These
investors agreed to appoint Thomas J. Lynch, our Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, or Thomas Rende, our Chief Financial Officer, to vote their shares
purchased in the private placement at the meeting in connection with the debt
exchange and preferred stock conversion proposal. Messrs. Lynch and
Rende intend to vote these shares in favor of this proposal.
Beneficial
Ownership
Following the consummation of the
transaction contemplated by the Exchange and Conversion Agreement, assuming such
consummation occurs on May 18, 2010, the principal amount and accrued interest
of the Tranche C debt and the outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock and
accrued dividends will be converted into an aggregate of 8,664,373 shares of our
common stock. In addition, upon the closing of the transaction, Fursa
will receive immediately exercisable warrants to purchase an aggregate of
1,500,000 shares of our common stock. Accordingly, Fursa’s beneficial
ownership of our common stock will increase from approximately 33.0% to
approximately 47.4%.
No
Dissenters’ Rights
Under New York law, our shareholders
will not be entitled to dissenter’s rights in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Exchange and Conversion Agreement.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED
THE EXCHANGE AND CONVERSION AGREEMENT AND BELIEVES THAT IT IS FAIR TO, AND IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF, OUR SHAREHOLDERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT
SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE THE DEBT EXCHANGE AND PREFERRED STOCK CONVERSION
PROPOSAL.
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
A representative of MHM Mahoney Cohen
CPAs, our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ended July 25, 2009, is expected to be present at the meeting. The
representative will have the opportunity to make a statement and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders. The
board of directors has selected MHM Mahoney Cohen CPAs as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 31,
2010.
SOLICITATION
OF PROXIES
The
solicitation of proxies in the enclosed form is made on behalf of our board of
directors and we are paying for the cost of this solicitation. In
addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited personally or by
telephone using the services of our directors, officers and regular employees at
nominal cost. We will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for expenses incurred in sending proxy
material to beneficial owners of our stock.
SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS
In order
for any shareholder proposal or nomination to be presented at the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders to be held in 2011 or to be eligible for inclusion in our proxy
statement for such meeting, we must receive them at our principal executive
offices by October 26, 2010. Each proposal should include the exact
language of the proposal, a brief description of the matter and the reasons for
the proposal, the name and address of the shareholder making the proposal and
the disclosure of that shareholder’s number of shares of common stock owned,
length of ownership of the shares, representation that the shareholder will
continue to own the shares through the annual shareholder meeting, intention to
appear in person or by proxy at the annual shareholder meeting and material
interest, if any, in the matter being proposed.
Shareholders
who wish to recommend to the nominating committee a candidate for election to
the board of directors should send their letters to Frederick’s of Hollywood
Group Inc., 1115 Broadway, 11th Floor,
New York, New York 10010, Attention: nominating and governance
committee. The Corporate Secretary will promptly forward all such
letters to the members of the nominating committee. Shareholders must
follow certain procedures to recommend to the nominating and governance
committee candidates for election as directors. In general, in order
to provide sufficient time to enable the nominating and governance committee to
evaluate candidates recommended by shareholders in connection with selecting
candidates for nomination in connection with our Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
the Corporate Secretary must receive the shareholder’s recommendation no later
than thirty days after the end of our fiscal year.
The
recommendation must contain the following information about the
candidate:
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business and residence addresses and telephone numbers, as well as
residence addresses for the past 20
years;
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occupation or employment and employment history (name and address of
employer and job title) for the past 20 years (or such shorter period as
the candidate has been in the
workforce);
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background;
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for us to conduct a background investigation, including the right to
obtain education, employment and credit
information;
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character references and contact
information;
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number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the
candidate;
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information that would be required to be disclosed by us about the
candidate under the rules of the SEC in a proxy statement soliciting
proxies for the election of such candidate as a director (which currently
includes information required by Items 401, 404 and 405 of Regulation
S-K); and
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signed consent of the nominee to serve as a director of our company, if
elected.
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OTHER
SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board
of directors provides a process for shareholders and interested parties to send
communications to the board. Shareholders and interested parties may
communicate with the board of directors, any committee chairperson or the
non-management directors as a group by writing to the board or committee
chairperson in care of Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc. 1115 Broadway, New
York, New York 10010. Each communication will be forwarded, depending
on the subject matter, to the board, the appropriate committee chairperson or
all non-management directors.
DISCRETIONARY
VOTING OF PROXIES
Pursuant
to Rule 14a-4 promulgated by the SEC, shareholders are advised that our
management will be permitted to exercise discretionary voting authority under
proxies it solicits and obtains for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders with
respect to any proposal presented by a shareholder at such meeting, without any
discussion of the proposal in our proxy statement for such meeting, unless we
receive notice of such proposal at our principal office in New York, New York,
not later than January 11, 2011.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
This
proxy statement incorporates by reference certain information included in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended July 25,
2009, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods
ended October 24, 2009 and January 23, 2010, including our audited
financial statements and supplementary data, management’s discussion and
analysis of financial condition and results of operations and our quantitative
and qualitative disclosures about market risk.
OTHER
MATTERS
The board
of directors knows of no matter which will be presented for consideration at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders other than the matters referred to in this proxy
statement. Should any other matter properly come before the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, it is the intention of the persons named in the
accompanying proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with their best
judgment.
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New York
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Annex
A
Debt
Exchange and Preferred Stock Conversion Agreement
THIS DEBT EXCHANGE AND PREFERRED
STOCK CONVERSION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as
of February 1, 2010, among Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc., a New York
corporation (the “Company”), Fursa
Capital Partners LP (“Fursa Capital”),
Fursa Master Rediscovered Opportunities L.P. (“Fursa
Opportunities”), Blackfriars Master Vehicle LLC – Series 2 (“Blackfriars”) and
Fursa Master Global Event Driven Fund L.P. (“Fursa
Master”). Each of Fursa Capital, Fursa Opportunities,
Blackfriars and Fursa Master is referred to herein as a “Holder” and
collectively such parties are referred to herein as the “Holders.”
WHEREAS, the Company has an
aggregate of approximately $14,000,000 principal amount of long term debt
outstanding including accrued interest thereon due to the Holders (the “Tranche C
Debt”);
WHEREAS, the Holders own an
aggregate of $7,500,000 of shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock
(“Series A Preferred
Stock”) and have accrued dividends of approximately $1,100,000 of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock;
WHEREAS, the Company has
requested that the Holders exchange the outstanding principal amount of the
Tranche C Debt, together with all accrued interest, and convert the Series A
Preferred Stock, together with all accrued dividends (collectively, the “Transaction”), for
shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) as set
forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements of the
parties hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Debt
Exchange and Preferred Stock Conversion.
(a) The
Holders hereby agree, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to exchange
the principal amount of the Tranche C Debt, together with all accrued interest
(approximately $14,000,000) (collectively, the “Tranche C Debt
Value”), and convert approximately $8,600,000 of the Series A Preferred
Stock in accordance with its terms at a conversion price of $4.96 per share,
together with all accrued dividends (collectively, the “Preferred Stock
Value” and, together with the Tranche C Debt Value, the “Aggregate Value”),
for an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of the Aggregate
Value as of the Closing (defined below) divided by the volume weighted average
price of the Common Stock for the five (5) trading days prior to and the five
(5) trading days including and after the public announcement of the execution of
this Agreement, subject to appropriate adjustment for reclassifications, stock
splits, stock dividends, spin-offs or distributions, share combinations or other
similar changes affecting the Common Stock as a whole (the “Conversion
Price”). The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exchange of
the Tranche C Debt are referred to herein as the “Debt Exchange Shares”
and the Debt Exchange Shares together with the shares issuable upon conversion
of the Series A Preferred Stock are referred to collectively herein as the
“Exchange
Shares.” The Company and the Holders further agree to apply
receipt of the Debt Exchange Shares first to the principal portion of the
Tranche C Debt and then to the accrued interest. To the extent possible, the
Company and the Holders shall treat the Transaction as a tax-free reorganization
pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 368(a)(1)(E).
(b) At
the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Shareholder
Meeting”), the Company will present the Transaction to shareholders for
their approval. In connection with such Shareholder Meeting, the
Company will prepare and mail to its shareholders as promptly as practicable a
proxy statement and all other proxy materials (the “Proxy Statement”) for
such meeting. The Company and the Holders shall cooperate with each
other in all reasonable respects with the preparation of the Proxy Statement and
any amendment or supplement thereto. The Company shall notify the
Holders of the receipt of any comments of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“Commission”)
with respect to the Proxy Statement and any requests by the Commission for any
amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information, and shall provide
to them promptly copies of any correspondence between the Company or its counsel
and the Commission with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company
shall give the Holders and their counsel the opportunity to review the Proxy
Statement and all responses to requests for additional information by and
replies to comments of the Commission before their being filed with, or sent to,
the Commission. The Company will use its commercially reasonable
efforts, after consultation with the Holders, to respond promptly to all such
comments of and requests by the Commission and to cause the Proxy Statement to
be mailed to the Company’s shareholders entitled to vote at the Shareholder
Meeting at the earliest practicable time.
(c) The
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary
approvals by its shareholders for the Transaction and any related matters
(“Shareholder
Approval”) at the Shareholder Meeting and shall cause its Board of
Directors to include in the Proxy Statement its recommendation that the
Company’s shareholders vote in favor of the matters presented in the Proxy
Statement. In the event that Shareholder Approval is not obtained on
the date on which the Shareholder Meeting is initially convened, the Board of
Directors of the Company shall adjourn the meeting from time to time as
necessary for the purpose of obtaining Shareholder Approval and shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts during any such adjournments to obtain
Shareholder Approval.
(d) By
executing this Agreement, each Holder hereby appoints Thomas J. Lynch or Thomas
Rende, or either of them, with full power of substitution, as its agent,
attorney and proxy, representing an irrevocable proxy pursuant to Section 609 of
the New York Business Corporation Law, coupled with an interest, so as to vote
all the shares of Common Stock held by the Holders in accordance with the vote
of a majority of votes cast at the Shareholder Meeting excluding the shares held
by the Holders.
(e) The
Company shall comply with all legal requirements applicable to the Shareholder
Meeting and take such other actions as may be necessary to effectuate the
Transaction, including, but not limited to, providing notices to, and responding
to queries from, all applicable regulatory authorities and stock exchanges and
obtaining all necessary third party consents.
(f) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the consummation of the
Transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at a closing (“Closing”) to be held
at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the fourth business day after the date on which
the last of the conditions set forth in Section 4(c) below is fulfilled, at the
offices of Graubard Miller, The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, New
York, New York 10174, or at such other time, date or place as the parties may
agree upon in writing. The Company shall send to the Holders at least
two business days prior to the Closing a notice indicating the amount of
interest accrued on the Tranche C Debt and the amount of dividends accrued on
the Series A Preferred Stock through the date of the Closing and the number of
Exchange Shares each Holder will be issued upon the Closing. At the
Closing, the Holders shall deliver any and all documentation evidencing the
Tranche C Debt and certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock,
together with stock powers medallion guaranteed, for cancellation and the
Company shall deliver to the Holders certificates representing the Exchange
Shares. From and after the Closing, any and all documentation
evidencing the Tranche C Debt and any certificates representing the Series A
Preferred Stock shall represent solely the right to receive the Exchange
Shares. In the event that as a result of the Transaction, fractions
of shares would be required to be issued, such fractional shares shall be
rounded up or down to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay
any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on such Transaction,
except that the Holders shall pay any such tax due because the Exchange Shares
are issued in a name other than the Holders’.
(g) On
the Closing, the Company shall issue to the Holders warrants (“Warrants”) to
purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
Warrants shall be issued as follows: (i) a three-year Warrant to purchase
500,000 Warrant Shares at an exercise price equal to 150% of the Conversion
Price, (ii) a five-year Warrant to purchase 500,000 Warrant Shares at an
exercise price equal to 175% of the Conversion Price and (iii) a seven-year
Warrant to purchase 500,000 Warrant Shares at an exercise price equal to 200% of
the Conversion Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exercise
price of the Warrants shall not be less than the closing price of the Common
Stock on the Closing.
2. Representations
and Warranties of Company. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Holders as follows:
(a) As
of the date hereof, the Company has 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock
authorized, of which 26,418,185 shares of Common Stock are issued and
outstanding, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, of which
3,629,325 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding and are
convertible into 1,512,219 shares of Common Stock, and 544,399 shares of Series
A Preferred Stock representing accrued dividends are convertible into 226,833
shares of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has
reserved for issuance 2,914,315 shares of Common Stock upon exercise of all
outstanding options and warrants. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock are, and all shares reserved for issuance will be, upon
issuance in accordance with the terms specified in the instruments or agreements
pursuant to which they are issuable, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. The Exchange Shares to be issued and delivered to
the Holders upon exchange of the Tranche C Debt and conversion of the Series A
Preferred Stock have been duly authorized and when issued upon exchange of the
Tranche C Debt and conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, will be validly
issued, fully-paid and non-assessable. The Warrants to be issued and
delivered to the Holders upon the Closing have been duly authorized and the
Warrant Shares, when issued upon exercise of the Warrants against payment
therefore, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.
(b) The
Company has full legal power to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject
to receipt of Shareholder Approval, to perform its obligations
hereunder. All acts required to be taken by the Company to enter into
this Agreement and, subject to receipt of Shareholder Approval, to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby have been properly taken, and this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar legal requirements affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, and does not
conflict with, result in a breach or violation of or constitute (or with notice
of lapse of time or both constitute) a default under any instrument, contract or
other agreement to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a
party.
(c) The
affirmative vote of the holders of record of at least a majority of the shares
of Common Stock (together with the Series A Preferred Stock voting on an as
converted basis with the Common Stock) cast at the Shareholder Meeting with
respect to the matters referred to in Section 1 hereof is the only vote of the
holders of any class or series of the capital stock of the Company required to
approve the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Company.
(e) The
Company has delivered or made available to the Holders prior to the execution of
this Agreement, true and complete copies of all periodic reports, registration
statements and proxy statements filed by it with the Commission since July 27,
2008. Each of such filings with the Commission (collectively, the
“SEC Filings”),
as of its filing date, complied in all material respects with the requirements
of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission with respect thereto
and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances in which such statements were made.
(f) Since
October 24, 2009, except as disclosed in the SEC Filings filed by the Company
with the Commission before the date of this Agreement, the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has not suffered any material adverse change in
its assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business,
except for those occurring as a result of general economic or financial
conditions affecting the United States as a whole or the region in which the
Company conducts its business or developments that are not unique to the Company
but also affect other entities engaged or participating in the women’s intimate
apparel industry generally in a manner not materially less
severely. For purposes of this section, revenues and operating
results materially consistent with the Company’s revenues and operating results
for the quarter ended October 24, 2009, as reflected in the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 24, 2009, shall not be deemed
a material adverse change.
(g) No
information to be contained in the Proxy Statement to be prepared pursuant to
this Agreement and no representation or warranty by the Company contained in
this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which such statements
were made.
(h) Since
October 24, 2009 and except as disclosed in the SEC Filings filed by the Company
with the Commission before the date of this Agreement, the Company has conducted
its business in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations, court or administrative orders and processes and rules,
directives and orders of regulatory and self-regulatory agencies and bodies,
except as would not reasonably be expected, singly or in the aggregate, to be
materially adverse to the business, assets or financial condition of the
Company.
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Holders. Each Holder jointly and
severally represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) The
Holder has full legal power to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform
its obligations hereunder. All acts required to be taken by the
Holder to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby have been properly taken; and this Agreement constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Holder enforceable in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar legal requirements affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) The
Holder has reviewed the SEC Filings of the Company.
(c) The
Holder has been given an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from
the officers and directors of the Company and to obtain additional information
from the Company.
(d) The
Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to
be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company’s
securities and has obtained, in its judgment, sufficient information about the
Company to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the
Company.
(e) The
Holder is relying solely on the representations and warranties contained in
Section 2 hereof and in certificates delivered hereunder, as well as the SEC
Filings, in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and no oral representations or warranties of
any kind have been made by the Company or its officers, directors, employees or
agents to the Holder.
(f) No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the
Holder.
(g) The
Exchange Shares and Warrant Shares are to be acquired for the Holder’s own
account and is not intended to be sold or otherwise disposed of in violation of
the securities laws of the United States.
(h) The
Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities
Act”).
(i) The
Holder understands that the Exchange Shares and Warrant Shares are not
registered under the Securities Act or in any state and that such securities may
not be sold unless they are subsequently registered or an exemption from such
registration is available. The Holder acknowledges that the
certificates representing the Exchange Shares and Warrant Shares may contain
legends to reflect the foregoing.
4. Conditions.
(a) The
obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the Transaction, shall be subject to the fulfillment of the
following conditions:
(i) The
representations and warranties of the Holders set forth in Section 3 hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing and
a certificate certifying such shall be delivered.
(ii) All
proceedings, corporate or otherwise, to be taken by the Holders in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
have been duly and validly taken and all necessary consents, approvals or
authorizations of any governmental or regulatory authority or other third party
required to be obtained by the Company or the Holders shall have been obtained
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
(iii) Shareholder
Approval shall be obtained by the necessary affirmative vote of the shareholders
of the Company as described above in Section 2(c).
(iv) The
Holders shall have delivered to the Company any and all documentation evidencing
the Tranche C Debt and certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock,
together with stock powers medallion guaranteed, for cancellation.
(v) All
necessary documentation, including UCC-3 termination statements, shall have been
filed terminating the security interest evidenced by the Tranche C
Debt.
(vi) The
Holders shall have delivered the Lockup Agreements (defined below).
(b) The
obligation of the Holders to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the Transaction, shall be subject to the fulfillment of the
following conditions:
(i) The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2 hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing and
a certificate certifying such shall be delivered.
(ii) All
proceedings, corporate or otherwise, required to be taken by the Company on or
prior to such date in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have been duly and validly taken and all
necessary consents, approvals or authorizations of any governmental or
regulatory authority or other third party required to be obtained by the Company
or the Holders shall have been obtained in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Holders.
(iii) Shareholder
Approval shall be obtained by the necessary affirmative vote of the shareholders
of the Company as described above in Section 2(c).
(iv) The
Company shall have caused the Debt Exchange Shares and Warrant Shares to be
approved for listing on the NYSE Amex or any national securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is then listed.
5. Registration.
(a)(i) To
the extent not previously registered for resale, the Company shall file a
registration statement (the “Required Registration
Statement”) to register the Exchange Shares and the Warrant Shares to be
received by the Holder under this Agreement (collectively the “Registrable
Securities”) for resale pursuant to the Securities Act, as soon as
practicable after the date hereof. The Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Required Registration Statement to be declared
effective by the Commission as promptly as practicable
thereafter. Each Holder hereby agrees that it will not sell, assign
or transfer any shares of Common Stock owned by such Holder, including the
Registrable Securities, in the open market for a period of 12 months from the
Closing (“Restricted
Period”); provided, however, that the Restricted Period shall terminate
with respect to an aggregate of 250,000 shares of Common Stock on each one month
anniversary of the Closing. Each Holder shall be permitted to
transfer any shares of Common Stock owned by such Holder, including the
Registrable Securities, to an affiliated entity or its members, partners,
officers, directors or shareholders, provided that such transferee shall agree
to continue to be bound by the foregoing restriction. On the Closing,
each Holder will enter into a lockup agreement (collectively, the “Lockup Agreements”)
in a form mutually satisfactory to the Company and the Holders evidencing such
restrictions.
(ii) In
connection with the foregoing, the Company will, as expeditiously as possible,
use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (A) furnish to the
Holders copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to
be filed (including exhibits), and the Holders shall have the opportunity to
object to any information pertaining solely to it that is contained therein and
the Company will make the corrections reasonably requested by any of them with
respect to such information prior to filing the Required Registration Statement
or amendment; (B) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such Required Registration Statement and any prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement; (C) promptly notify the Holders: (1) when the
Required Registration Statement or any prospectus used in connection therewith,
or any amendment or supplement thereto, has been filed and, with respect to such
registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same
has become effective; (2) of any written comments from the Commission with
respect to any filing referred to in clause (A) and of any written request
by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Required Registration
Statement or prospectus; and (3) of the notification to the Company by the
Commission of its initiation of any proceeding with respect to the issuance by
the Commission of, or of the issuance by the Commission of, any stop order
suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement; (D) furnish the
Holders such number of copies of the prospectus contained in the Required
Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary
prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 promulgated under the
Securities Act relating to the Registrable Securities, and such other documents,
as the Holders may reasonably request to facilitate the disposition of its
Registrable Securities; (E) notify the Holders 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 any prospectus included
in the Required Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and at the request of
the Holders promptly prepare and furnish such Holders a reasonable number of
copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary
so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such
prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; and (F) make available for inspection by the Holders and
any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders (collectively,
the “Inspectors”), all
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due
diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and
employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector
in connection with the Required Registration Statement, and permit the
Inspectors to participate in the preparation of such registration statement and
any prospectus contained therein and any amendment or supplement
thereto.
(b) The
Company shall bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the
Registrable Securities, but the Holders shall pay any and all sales commissions
and the expenses of any legal counsel selected by it to represent it in
connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities. The Company
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Required Registration
Statement to remain effective until all the Registrable Securities registered
thereunder are sold or until the delivery to the Holders of an opinion of
counsel to the Company to the effect set forth in Section 5(i)
below.
(c)(i) The
Company will indemnify the Holders, their directors and officers and each
underwriter, if any, and each person who controls any of them within the meaning
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against all claims, losses, damages
and liabilities (or actions or proceedings, commenced or threatened, in respect
thereof), joint or several, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or
alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus,
offering circular or other document (including any related registration
statement, notification or the like) incident to any registration, qualification
or compliance pursuant to this Section 5 or based on any 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 any violation by the
Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to
the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or
compliance, and will reimburse the Holders, their directors and officers, each
such underwriter and each person who controls any of them within the meaning of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act for any legal and any other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending any such
claim, loss, damage, liability or action or proceeding; provided that the
Company will not be liable to the Holders in any such case to the extent that
any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on
any untrue statement or omission based upon written information furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of the Holders specifically stating that it is intended
for inclusion in any registration statement under which Registrable Securities
are registered. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Holders or any such director,
officer or controlling person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities
by the Holders.
(ii) The
Holders shall indemnify the Company, each of its directors and officers and each
underwriter, if any, of the Company’s securities covered by such registration
statement, each person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the
meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder, each other securityholder participating in such distribution and
each of their officers and directors and each person controlling such other
securityholder, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions
or proceedings, commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arising out of or
based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or
other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and such other security
holders, directors, officers, persons, underwriters or control persons for any
legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating
or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action or proceeding, in
each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or
alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such
document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by or on behalf of the Holders specifically stating that it is
intended for inclusion in such document. Such indemnity shall remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Company or any such director, officer or controlling person, and shall survive
the transfer of such securities by the Holders.
(d) In
order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Securities Act in
any case in which (A) any person entitled to indemnification under Section (c)
makes a claim for indemnification pursuant hereto but such indemnification is
not enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this section provides
for indemnification in such case, or (B) contribution under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or otherwise is required on the part of any such person in
circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this section, then,
and in each such case, the Company and the Holders shall contribute to the
aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature
contemplated by said indemnity agreement (including legal and other expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigation or defense) incurred by the
Company and the Holders, as incurred, in proportion to their relative fault and
the relative knowledge and access to information of the Securities Indemnifying
Party (defined below), on the one hand, and the Securities Indemnified Party
(defined below), on the other hand, concerning the matters resulting in such
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, the opportunity to correct
and prevent any untrue statement or omission, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission of a
material fact relates to information supplied by the Securities Indemnifying
Party, on the one hand, or the Securities Indemnified Party, on the other hand,
and any other equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances;
provided that no person guilty of a 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. For purposes of this section, each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
(e) Each
party desiring indemnification or contribution under Section 5(c) and 5(d)
hereof (the “Securities Indemnified
Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide
indemnification or contribution (the “Securities Indemnifying
Party”) promptly after such Securities Indemnified Party has actual
knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity or contribution may be sought, and
shall permit the Securities Indemnifying Party to assume, at its sole cost and
expense, the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom,
provided that counsel for the Securities Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct
the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be
approved by the Securities Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). The Securities Indemnified Party may
participate in such defense at the Securities Indemnified Party's expense unless
(A) the employment of counsel by the Securities Indemnified Party has been
authorized in writing by the Securities Indemnifying Party, (B) the
Securities Indemnified Party has been advised by such counsel employed by it
that there are legal defenses available to it involving potential conflict with
those of the Securities Indemnifying Party (in which case the Securities
Indemnifying Party will not have the right to direct the defense of such action
on behalf of the Securities Indemnified Party), or (C) the Securities
Indemnifying Party has not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of
such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement
of the action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Securities Indemnified Party shall be at the expense of the
Securities Indemnifying Party. The failure of any Securities Indemnified Party
to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Securities Indemnifying
Party of its obligations under this Section 5. No Securities
Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall,
except with the consent of each Securities Indemnified Party, consent to entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Securities Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such
claim or litigation. No Securities Indemnified Party shall settle any claim or
demand without the prior written consent of the Securities Indemnifying Party
(which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). Each Securities
Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim
in question as the Securities Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in
writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of such
claim and litigation resulting therefrom. The provisions of Section
5(c) and 5(d) shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or
contribution which an Indemnified Party may have pursuant to law, equity,
contract or otherwise.
(f) Each
Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself and the
distribution proposed by it as the Company may reasonably request in writing and
as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration,
qualification or compliance referred to in this Section 5.
(g) The
Company shall comply with all of the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act
and with all other public information reporting requirements of the Commission,
which are conditions to the availability of Rule 144 for the sale of the Common
Stock. The Company shall cooperate with the Holders in supplying such
information as may be necessary for the Holders to complete and file any
information reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the Commission as
a condition to the availability of Rule 144.
(h) The
Company represents and warrants to the holders of Registrable Securities that
the granting of the registration rights to the Holders hereby does not and will
not violate any agreement between the Company and any other security holders
with respect to registration rights granted by the Company.
(i) The
rights granted under this Section 5 shall terminate upon delivery to the Holders
of an opinion of counsel to the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Holders
to the effect that such rights are no longer necessary for the public sale of
the Registrable Securities without restriction as to the number of securities
that may be sold at any one time or the manner of sale.
(j) The
rights granted under this Section 5 shall not be transferable.
6. Press
Release; Filings. Promptly after
execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue a press release announcing
the Transaction. The Company shall also file with the Commission a
Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby. The Company shall provide the Holders with drafts of both the
press release and Form 8-K and a reasonable opportunity to comment
thereon. No party hereto shall make any public announcements in
respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein inconsistent
with the press release and Form 8-K without the prior approval of the other
parties as to the form and content thereof, which approval will not be
unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any disclosure
may be made by a party which its counsel advises is required by applicable law
or regulation, in which case the other party shall be given such reasonable
advance notice as is practicable in the circumstances and the parties shall use
their best efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to be
issued. The parties may also make appropriate disclosure of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to their officers, directors, agents
and employees.
7. Termination. This Agreement
may be terminated no later than the Closing:
(a) At
the option of any party in the event that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement have not occurred by July 31, 2010 and such delay was not as a result
of any breach of this Agreement by the terminating party;
(b) By
the Holders if the Company’s Board of Directors failed to recommend or withdrew
or modified in a manner adverse to the Holders its approval or recommendation of
the Transaction;
(c) At
the option of any party in the event that Shareholder Approval was not obtained
at the Shareholder Meeting and any adjournment thereof;
(d) At
the option of any party if any other party has materially breached a term of
this Agreement and has not cured such breach within 30 days; or
(e) At
the option of any party if any competent regulatory authority shall have issued
an order making illegal or otherwise restricting, preventing, prohibiting or
refusing to approve the transactions contemplated hereby, and such order shall
have become final and non-appealable.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Section
headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not affect the construction of this Agreement.
(b) This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different
parties on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be
an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same agreement.
(c) This
Agreement shall be a contract made under and governed by the laws of the State
of New York.
(d) All
obligations of the Company and rights of the Holders expressed herein shall be
in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable
law.
(e) The
rights and obligations under this Agreement are not assignable. This
Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, the Holders and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company,
the Holders and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(f) The
terms and provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of
each party hereto and their respective successors or permitted assigns, and it
is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party beneficiary rights
upon any other person or entity.
(g) All
amendments or modifications of this Agreement and all consents, waivers and
notices delivered hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in
writing.
(h) This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both
written and oral, among the parties with respect thereto.
9. WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND
THE HOLDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
10. Specific
Performance. The parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that any remedy at law for any breach of the provisions of
this Agreement would be inadequate, and each party hereto hereby consents to the
granting by any court of an injunction or other equitable relief, without the
necessity of actual monetary loss being proved, in order that the breach or
threatened breach of such provisions may be effectively
restrained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
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FREDERICK’S
OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.
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By:
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/s/ Thomas Rende
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Name: Thomas
Rende
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Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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FURSA
CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
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By:
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/s/ William F. Harley
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Name:
William F. Harley
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Title: Chief
Investment Officer
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FURSA
MASTER REDISCOVERED OPPORTUNITIES L.P.
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By:
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/s/ William F. Harley
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Name:
William F. Harley
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Title: Chief
Investment Officer
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BLACKFRIARS
MASTER VEHICLE LLC –
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SERIES
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F. Harley
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FURSA
MASTER GLOBAL EVENT DRIVEN
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FUND
L.P.
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By:
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/s/ William F. Harley
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Name:
William F. Harley
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Title: Chief
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Exhibit
A
Form
of Warrant
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”). THIS
WARRANT AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT (THE “WARRANT SHARES”) MAY NOT BE
SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION
THEREFROM UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNDER STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THIS WARRANT AND THE WARRANT SHARES MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE EXPRESS
PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT, AND NO SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, OR OTHER
DISPOSITION OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH
PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
Date of
Issuance: ______ __, 2010
FREDERICK’S
OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant
(Void
after ______________)
Frederick’s
of Hollywood Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value
received, hereby certifies and agrees that ___________ or its registered assigns
(the “Registered Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to
purchase from the Company, at any time or from time to time on or after the date
hereof (the “Date of Issuance”) and on or before _______________ [three, five or seven years from
closing] at not later than 5:00 p.m. New York time (such date and time,
the “Expiration Time”), _________ (________) duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par
value per share (the “Common Stock”) at an initial exercise price equal to $____
[150%, 175% or 200% of the
conversion price, but not less than the closing price of the Company’s common
stock on the date of issuance] per share, subject to adjustment in
certain cases as described herein. The shares purchasable upon exercise of this
Warrant, and the purchase price per share, are hereinafter referred to as the
“Warrant Shares” and the “Exercise Price,” respectively. The term
“Warrant” as used herein shall include this Warrant and any other warrants
delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, as provided herein.
This
Warrant is issued pursuant to that certain Debt Exchange and Preferred Stock
Conversion Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the
Registered Holder (the “Exchange and Conversion Agreement”). The
Warrant Shares are entitled to the benefits of the registration rights set forth
in the Exchange and Conversion Agreement.
1. Exercise.
1.1. Method of
Exercise
(a) This
Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder, in whole or in part, by
surrendering this Warrant, with a Notice of Exercise in the form of Annex A
hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”) duly executed by such Registered Holder or by
such Registered Holder’s duly authorized attorney, at the principal office of
the Company set forth in Section 11 hereof, or at such other office or agency as
the Company may designate in writing pursuant to Section 11 hereof (the
“Company’s Office”), accompanied by payment in full with good, cleared funds, in
lawful money of the United States, of the Exercise Price payable in respect of
the number of shares of Warrant Shares purchased upon such exercise or by
surrendering the Warrant pursuant to Section 1.2 below.
(b) Each
exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior
to the close of business on the day on which the appropriate Annex form shall be
received by the Company as provided in Section 1.1(a) hereof. At such time, the
person or persons in whose name or names any certificates for Warrant Shares
shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in Section 1.1(c) hereof shall
be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Shares
represented by such certificates.
(c) As
soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant, in full or in part, and
in any event within ten (10) days thereafter, the Company, at its expense, will
cause to be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder, or
as such Registered Holder (upon payment by such Registered Holder of any
applicable transfer taxes) may direct:
(i) a
certificate or certificates for the number of full Warrant Shares to which such
Registered Holder shall be entitled upon such exercise (or evidence that such
Warrant Shares have been issued in the name of the Registered Holder in book
entry form) plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such Registered
Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash in an amount determined pursuant to
Section 3 hereof; and
(ii) in
case such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date
hereof) of like tenor, representing in the aggregate on the face or faces
thereof the number of Warrant Shares equal (without giving effect to any
adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called for on the face of this
Warrant minus the number of such shares purchased by the Registered Holder upon
such exercise or surrender as provided herein.
1.2. Exercise by Surrender of
Warrant. In addition to the method of payment set forth in
Section 1.1 and in lieu of any cash payment required thereunder, the Warrant may
be exercised by surrendering the Warrant in the manner specified in this Section
1, together with irrevocable instructions to the Company to issue in exchange
for the Warrant the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x)
the number of Warrant Shares multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Market Value (as defined below) of the Common Stock less the
Exercise Price and the denominator of which is such Market Value. As used
herein, the phrase “Market Value” at any date shall be deemed to be the volume
weighted average of the last reported sale prices of the Common Stock for the
last ten (10) Trading Days prior to the date of exercise, as officially reported
by the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or
admitted to trading, or, if the Common Stock is traded “over the counter”, by a
quotation system (including the pink sheets or Nasdaq OTC Electronic Bulletin
Board) covering such trades or if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange or sold “over the counter,” the
average closing bid price as furnished by the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority through Nasdaq or similar organization if Nasdaq is no longer
reporting such information, or if the Common Stock is not quoted on Nasdaq or
traded “over the counter,” as determined in good faith by resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Company, based on the best information available to
it. “Trading Day” shall mean a day during which trading in securities
generally occurs in the applicable securities market or on the principal
securities exchange or bulletin board on which the Common Stock is then traded,
listed or quoted.
2. Shares to be Fully Paid;
Reservation of Shares. The Company covenants that all shares of Common
Stock which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this
Warrant will, upon issuance by the Company, be duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, and free from preemptive rights and free from all taxes,
liens, duties and charges with respect thereto and, in addition, the Company
covenants that it will from time to time take all such action as may be
requisite to assure that the par value per share of the Common Stock is at all
times equal to or less than the effective Exercise Price. The Company
further covenants that, from and after the Date of Issuance and during the
period within which the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised, the
Company will at all times have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive
rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for
the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by
this Warrant. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the exercise of this
Warrant, the Company shall take any and all corporate action as is necessary to
increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of
shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose. The Company will take
all such action within its control as may be necessary on its part to assure
that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any national securities
exchange upon which the Common Stock of the Company may be listed.
3. Fractional Shares.
The Company shall not be required upon the exercise of this Warrant to issue any
fractional shares, but shall make an adjustment therefor in cash on the basis of
the Market Value for each fractional share of the Company’s Common Stock which
would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
4. Requirements for
Transfer.
(a) Warrant Register. The
Company will maintain a register (the “Warrant Register”) containing the names
and addresses of the Registered Holder or Registered Holders. Any Registered
Holder of this Warrant or any portion thereof may change its address as shown on
the Warrant Register by written notice to the Company requesting such change,
and the Company shall promptly make such change. Until this Warrant is
transferred on the Warrant Register of the Company, the Company may treat the
Registered Holder as shown on the Warrant Register as the absolute owner of this
Warrant for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, provided,
however, that if and when this Warrant is properly assigned in blank, the
Company may, but shall not be obligated to, treat the bearer hereof as the
absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the
contrary.
(b) Warrant Agent. The
Company may, by written notice to the Registered Holder, appoint an agent for
the purpose of maintaining the Warrant Register referred to in Section 4(a)
hereof, issuing the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant,
exchanging this Warrant, replacing this Warrant or any or all of the foregoing.
Thereafter, any such registration, issuance, exchange, or replacement, as the
case may be, may be made at the office of such agent.
(c) Transfer. Subject to
the provisions of applicable securities laws and this Section 4, this Warrant
and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the
surrender of this Warrant with a properly executed Assignment Form in
substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B (the “Assignment”) at the
principal office of the Company.
(d) Exchange of Warrant Upon a
Transfer. On surrender of this Warrant for exchange, properly endorsed on
the Assignment and subject to the provisions of this Warrant and limitations on
assignments and transfers as contained in this Section 4, the Company at its
expense shall issue to or on the order of the Registered Holder a new warrant or
warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Registered Holder or as the
Registered Holder (on payment by the Registered Holder of any applicable
transfer taxes) may direct, for the number of shares issuable upon exercise
hereof.
5. Adjustment.
5.1. Stock Dividends –
Split-Ups. If after the date hereof, and subject to the
provisions of Section 5.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by
a split-up of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the
effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of
shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased
in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
5.2. Aggregation of
Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the
provisions of Section 5.6, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock
is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or
reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the
effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split,
reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
5.3. Adjustments in Exercise
Price. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock
purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in
Section 5.1 and 5.2 above, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest
cent) by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to such adjustment by
a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such
adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of
Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
5.4. Replacement of Securities
upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or
reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change
covered by Section 5.1 or 5.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value
of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation
of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or
merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not
result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation
or entity of all or substantially all of the assets or all or substantially all
other property of the Company, as an entirety or substantially as an entirety,
in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall
thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the
terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of
Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable
upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of
shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon
such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a
dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would
have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s)
immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a
change in the number of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 5.1 or
5.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
and this Section 5.4. The provisions of this Section 5.4
shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers
or consolidations, sales or other transfers.
5.5. Notices of Changes in
Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the
number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give
written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the
Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if
any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a
Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the
facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of
any event specified in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 or 5.4, then, in any such event,
the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last
address set forth for such holder in the warrant register, of the record date or
the effective date of the event, which notice shall state the Exercise Price
resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the
number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant,
setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon
which such calculation is based. Failure to give such notice, or any
defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such
event.
5.6. Form of
Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of
any adjustment pursuant to this Section 5, and Warrants issued after such
adjustment may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of shares as is
stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this
Agreement. However, the Company may at any time in its sole
discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem
appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant
thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an
outstanding Warrant or otherwise, shall be in the form as so
changed
6. No Impairment. The
Company will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or
through any reorganization, recapitalization, sale or transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of
the terms of this Warrant but will at all times in good faith carry out all such
terms and take all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in
order to protect the rights herein of the holder of this Warrant against
dilution or other impairment.
7. Redemption. At
any time after _______, 2011, [first anniversary of the issuance
date] this
Warrant may be redeemed by the Company, in whole but not in part, at its sole
option, upon not less than twenty (20) business days’ prior written notice as
provided in Section 11 hereof (“Redemption Notice”) to the Registered Holder, at
the redemption price of $0.01 per share for every share of Common Stock
purchasable upon exercise hereof at the time of such redemption, if the last
sale price of a share of Common Stock is at least 200% of the Exercise Price for
the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the day prior to the day on which
notice of redemption is given to the Registered Holder. The sending
of the Redemption Notice shall not affect the Registered Holder’s ability to
exercise the Warrant at any time prior to the date of
redemption. On and after the date of redemption, the holder
shall only have the right to receive $0.01 per share of Common Stock purchasable
upon exercise hereof at the time of such redemption.
8. Notices of Record Date,
Etc. In case the Company shall take a record of the holders of
its Common Stock (or other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the
exercise of this Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to
receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe
for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to
receive any other right; or of any capital reorganization of the Company, any
reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, any consolidation or
merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a
consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving entity), or any
transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or of the
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,
then, and in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the
Registered Holder of this Warrant a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i)
the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such dividend,
distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which
the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities at the
time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall be entitled to
exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other stock or securities) for
securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization,
reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such notice to be mailed promptly, and in any event, at least ten (10)
business days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified
in such notice unless such prior notice is waived by the Registered Holder in
writing.
9. No Rights of
Shareholders. Subject to other Sections of this Warrant and
the provisions of the Exchange and Conversion Agreement, the Registered Holder
shall not be entitled to vote, to receive dividends or subscription rights, nor
shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Registered
Holder, as such, any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including
without limitation any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any
matter submitted to shareholders, to give or withhold consent to any corporate
action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification
of stock, change of par value or change of stock to no par value, consolidation,
merger, conveyance, or otherwise), to receive notices, or otherwise, until the
Warrant shall have been exercised as provided herein.
10. Replacement of
Warrant. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company
of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case
of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, in lieu
thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
11. Mailing of Notices,
Etc.
(i) All
notices, requests, consents, and other communications in connection with this
Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered (i) three (3) business
days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, (ii) one (1) business day after being sent via a reputable
overnight courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery in the
Holder’s country or region, or (iii) on actual receipt if delivered by facsimile
or by hand, in each case delivery shall be made to the intended recipient as set
forth below:
If to the
Company:
Frederick’s
of Hollywood Group Inc.
1115
Broadway
New York,
New York 10010
Facsimile
No.: (212) 213-4925
Attention:
Thomas J. Lynch, Chief Executive Officer
With a
copy to:
Graubard
Miller
405
Lexington Avenue
New York,
New York 10174
Facsimile
No.: (212) 818-8881
Attention:
David Alan Miller, Esq.
If to the
Registered Holder:
To the
address set forth in the Warrant Register as described in Section 4
hereof
12. Change or Waiver. Any
term of this Warrant may be changed or waived only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against which enforcement of the change or waiver is
sought.
13. Headings. The
headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit
or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.
14. Severability. If
any provision of this Warrant shall be held to be invalid and unenforceable,
such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this
Warrant.
15. Governing Law and Submission
to Jurisdiction. This Warrant will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles
of conflict or choice of laws of any jurisdiction. The parties hereby
agree that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or
relating in any way to this Warrant shall be brought and enforced in the courts
of the State of New York, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which
jurisdiction shall be exclusive.
16. Supplements and
Amendments. The Company and the Registered Holder may from
time to time supplement or amend this Warrant in order to cure any ambiguity, to
correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or
inconsistent with any provision herein, or to make any other provisions in
regard to matters or questions arising hereunder which the Company and the
Holder may deem necessary or desirable.
17. Successors. All
the covenants and provisions of this Warrant shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Company and the Registered Holder and their respective
successors and assigns hereunder.
18. Benefits of this
Warrant. Nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to
any person, entity or corporation other than the Company and the Registered
Holder of the Warrant Certificate any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under this Warrant; and this Warrant shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit
of the Company and the Registered Holder of the Warrant
Certificate.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, FREDERICK’S OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC. has caused this Warrant to
be signed by its duly authorized officers under its corporate seal and to be
dated on the day and year first written above.
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FREDERICK’S
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
FORM
In
accordance with the Warrant enclosed with this Form of Election to Purchase, the
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase _____________
shares of common stock (“Common Stock”), $.01 par value per share, of
Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc. (“Company”) and encloses herewith $________
in cash, certified or official bank check or checks or other immediately
available funds, which sum represents the aggregate Exercise Price (as defined
in the Warrant) for the number of shares of Common Stock to which this Form of
Election to Purchase relates, together with any applicable taxes payable by the
undersigned pursuant to the Warrant.
or
In
accordance with the Warrant enclosed with this Form of Election to Purchase, the
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to purchase ____________ shares of common
stock (“Common Stock”), $.01 par value per share, of Frederick’s of Hollywood
Group Inc. (“Company”) by surrender of the unexercised portion of the attached
Warrant (with a “Market Value” of $____).
The
undersigned hereby represents, warrants to, and agrees with, the Company
that:
(i) He/She/It
is acquiring the Warrant Shares for his/her/its own account and not with a view
towards the distribution thereof;
(ii) He/She/It
has received a copy of all reports and documents required to be filed by the
Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, within the last 12 months and all reports issued by the Company to its
shareholders;
(iii) He/She/It
understands that he/she/it must bear the economic risk of the investment in the
Warrant Shares, which cannot be sold unless they are registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or an exemption therefrom is
available thereunder and that the Company is under no obligation to register the
Warrant Shares for sale under the Securities Act;
(iv) He/She/It
is aware that the Company shall place stop transfer orders with its transfer
agent against the transfer of the Warrant Shares in the absence of registration
under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom as provided
herein;
ANNEX
B
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, _________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers
all of the rights of the undersigned under the attached Warrant with respect to
the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby set forth below,
unto:
Name of Assignee
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