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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)    

ý

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009

Or

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                to                               

Commission File Number: 001-33760

FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Virgin Islands
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  98-0475043
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 George Washington Highway
Smithfield, RI 02917

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(401) 231-3800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Ordinary shares, no par value
  Name of each exchange on which registered
The NASDAQ Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer ý

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o    No ý

         As of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting shares held by non-affiliates was $116.5 million, based on the number of shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2008 and the reported last sale price of ordinary shares on June 27, 2008.

         Number of the registrant's ordinary shares, no par value, outstanding as of March 11, 2009: 22,122,900.


Documents incorporated by reference:

         Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for FGX International Holdings Limited's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 20, 2009 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.


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PART I

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Item 1

 

Business. 

  4
 

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors. 

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Item 1B

 

Unresolved Staff Comments. 

  21
 

Item 2

 

Properties. 

  21
 

Item 3

 

Legal Proceedings. 

  21
 

Item 4

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 

  21

PART II

  22
 

Item 5

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. 

  22
 

Item 6

 

Selected Financial Data. 

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Item 7

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

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Item 7A

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. 

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Item 8

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. 

  39
 

Item 9

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. 

  39
 

Item 9A

 

Controls and Procedures. 

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Item 9B

 

Other Information. 

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PART III

  42
 

Item 10

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. 

  42
 

Item 11

 

Executive Compensation. 

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Item 12

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. 

  44
 

Item 13

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. 

  44
 

Item 14

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

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PART IV

  F-1
 

Item 15

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. 

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SIGNATURES

   

Exhibit Index

   

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Forward Looking Statements

        This report and the information incorporated by reference in it include forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, statements about our expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, as well as statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions. They may refer, without limitation, to retail and brand initiatives, upcoming product releases, operational improvements, market growth or acceptance of our products, and future revenue, costs, results of operations, or profitability. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may, but are not necessary to, identify forward-looking statements.

        The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this report are based on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions concerning future developments and their potential effects on us and speak only as of the date of this report. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other factors that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described or referred to under the heading "Risk Factors" below. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.

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PART I

Item 1 Business.    

The Company

        FGX International Holdings Limited is a business company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"). We conduct business through our subsidiary, FGX International Inc., and its operating subsidiaries.

        Our largest shareholder, Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd. (together with its predecessors, "BHNA"), acquired AAi.FosterGrant, Inc. in a series of transactions between 2000 and 2003. We were incorporated on September 22, 2004 to hold the stock of AAi.FosterGrant, Inc. and, in October 2004, we acquired Magnivision, Inc. On October 24, 2007, we undertook an initial public offering in which we sold 6,666,667 of our ordinary shares at a price to the public of $16.00 per share and certain shareholders sold 7,133,333 shares. We received approximately $97.2 million in net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses of approximately $9.5 million), which we used to repay indebtedness and related costs.

        On November 26, 2008, we acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., a designer and marketer of sunglasses and optical accessories.

        Our registered office is located at Midocean Chambers, P.O. Box 805, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Our principal executive offices are located at 500 George Washington Highway, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917; telephone: (401) 231-3800. Our web site is www.fgxi.com. We make available free of charge on our web site the following reports as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing them with, or furnishing them to, the SEC: our Annual Reports on Form 10-K; our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; our Current Reports on Form 8-K; and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (We have included our web site address in this document as an inactive textual reference only and you should not consider information contained on our web site or that can be accessed through our web site to be a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.)

Overview

        We are a leading designer and marketer of non-prescription reading glasses, sunglasses and costume jewelry with a portfolio of established, highly recognized eyewear brands including Foster Grant(1) and Magnivision. We and our predecessors have worked to build a strong reputation for providing consumers a broad selection of products that deliver style and quality at affordable prices. This is exemplified by the Foster Grant brand, which has been one of the most recognizable sunglasses brands since the 1960s "Who's That Behind Those Foster Grants?" advertising campaign, which used high profile celebrities to promote the brand. We have recently revived this campaign.

        We sell our Foster Grant brand in the popular priced sunglasses market (less than $30) and both our Foster Grant and Magnivision brands in the non-prescription reading glasses market. Our products are sourced through low-cost Asian manufacturers and sold primarily through mass channels, which include mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, chain grocery stores and variety stores. Some of our products are sold to ophthalmic retailers, mid-tier department stores and other specialty retailers. We also sell costume jewelry principally to major mass merchandisers, thereby extending our general product penetration with key customers.


(1)
Foster Grant®, Magnivision®, Anarchy®, Angel™, Gargoyles®, SolarShield® and PolarEyes® are our trademarks. Ironman Triathlon®, Levi Strauss Signature®, Body Glove®, C9 by Champion®, Jeff Banks® and Field & Stream® are the property of their respective owners. The ® and ™ symbols included here are deemed to apply to each instance of the respective mark in this report.

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        On November 26, 2008, we acquired Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. of San Luis Obispo, CA, a designer and marketer of sunglasses and optical accessories. With the acquisition, we added a portfolio of proprietary brands of sunglasses and associated eye care products and accessories, including SolarShield and PolarEyes. These products and accessories are primarily sold through mass merchandisers and chain drug stores, as well as medical supply stores and ophthalmic retailers.

        Our company-owned portfolio also includes the Anarchy, Angel and Gargoyles brands, which target different demographic groups and distribution channels at a premium price point (generally $50-$170). We believe our premium brands have a strong niche consumer appeal. We promote these brands through endorsements from well recognized action sports athletes and sponsorship of professional surfing contests and similar sporting events.

        To complement our proprietary brands, we market both popular priced and premium eyewear under nationally-recognized licensed brands including Ironman Triathlon, Levi Strauss Signature, Body Glove, C9 by Champion and Field & Stream. In addition, we sell a line of prescription frames, which we introduced in 2004.

        We will seek to continue to add to our domestic and international customer base as well as consider selective acquisitions that fit strategically into our business model.

Our Markets

        Non-prescription reading glasses are designed to provide magnification for near-vision tasks associated with the normal aging process, which is marked by the decreased ability to focus on nearby objects, or presbyopia. We believe the general aging of the population is a key growth factor in the U.S. non-prescription reading glasses market. In addition, we believe that growth in this market will be driven by product innovations, the appeal of more fashionable designs and enhancement in alternative eyesight correction technologies, which typically correct nearsightedness, or myopia, but not presbyopia.

        We sell our sunglasses primarily in the popular priced sunglasses market and believe the market is supported by a number of long-term growth drivers. These include changing fashion trends, consumers' desire for multiple, activity-specific sunglasses, the growing desire for UVA/ UVB eye protection and product innovation.

        We believe that changing fashion trends and creative designs are the key growth factors in the U.S. costume jewelry market where we primarily compete in the mass merchandise segment.

        Our sales into the international market are principally generated in the United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico and have averaged approximately 14% of our net sales during the past three fiscal years. We primarily sell sunglasses and non-prescription reading glasses products in these markets.

        See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-K for an analysis of our sales by segment and Note 18 for additional information relating to our international operations.

Our Customers

        We sell our products in over 60,000 retail locations worldwide. Our core customer base spans a range of mass channels, and primarily consists of mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, chain grocery stores, specialty retailers, variety stores, ophthalmic retailers and mid-tier department stores.

    Mass merchandisers in the U.S. accounted for approximately 38% of our total net sales in fiscal 2008. Representative mass merchandiser customers include Wal-Mart, Target, Meijer, Fred Meyer and BJ's Wholesale Club.

    Chain drug stores in the U.S. accounted for approximately 34% of our total net sales in fiscal 2008. Representative chain drug store customers include CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Duane

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      Reade. These stores tend to be smaller than mass merchandisers and attract a consumer base that is often less price sensitive and more convenience oriented than the mass merchandiser or variety store customer.

    Chain grocery stores, specialty retailers, variety stores, ophthalmic retailers and mid-tier department stores in the U.S. accounted for approximately 13% of our total net sales in fiscal 2008.

        We have established strong and long-standing relationships with many leading national retailers. Nine of our top ten customer relationships, ranked by 2008 revenues, span ten years or more each, and our relationship with Wal-Mart spans more than 20 years. Approximately 74% of our sales are to 10 large retail customers with approximately 32,000 locations worldwide. In fiscal 2008, our five largest customers represented approximately 62% of our sales. Net sales to each of Wal-Mart, Walgreens and CVS accounted for more than 10% of our net sales, and sales to Wal-Mart accounted for more than 10% of our net sales in each segment in which we operate.

Sales and Marketing

        Our domestic and international sales teams are organized by distribution channel, product line and customer. We also have dedicated sales, marketing and merchant personnel exclusively responsible for maintaining and growing our presence within certain larger customers.

        We believe that relationships with our retail customers are dependent upon the efficient use of allocated floor space and the generation of profits by our customers. To this end, we strive to deliver competitively priced products and service programs that consistently provide retailers with attractive gross margins and inventory turnover rates. We have a history of customer retention from year to year, and customer loss has generally been attributable to consolidation in the various retail channels we serve.

        Our marketing organization is responsible for increasing brand awareness and helping to propel retail sales of our brands by identifying and subsequently utilizing consumer insights to develop targeted advertising, public relations and in-store campaigns. Marketing expense, which is approximately 3-5% of net sales, has increased every year since 2006 and is expected to do so again in 2009 due to the costs associated with a new television advertising campaign for reading glasses. We have recently worked with an outside advertising agency to develop the first-ever national television advertising effort behind Magnivision and Foster Grant reading glasses which commenced in February 2009. The Magnivision campaign reinforces the quality and efficacy of the product. The Foster Grant reading glasses campaign includes a strong fashion component featuring the return of the "Who's That Behind Those Foster Grants?" campaign.

        In addition, a new Foster Grant sunglasses campaign is expected to be launched in the second quarter of 2009. Our marketing department is also focused on increasing the awareness of our premium brands, Anarchy, Angel and Gargoyles, with a print and digital media campaign.

        We maintain showrooms and sales offices at our Smithfield, Rhode Island corporate office, and in New York, NY, San Luis Obispo, CA, Bentonville, AR, Toronto, Canada, Stoke-on-Trent, England and Mexico City, Mexico.

        We conduct our operations in Mexico through a joint venture established in 1996, AAi/Joske's S. de R.L. de C.V., of which we own 50%. AAi/Joske's develops, sources and distributes customized Mexican collections of accessories utilizing our product development personnel and supplier relationships, as well as the distribution expertise of our joint venture partner, Joske's de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Joske's"), an established Mexican jewelry company with strong local retail relationships.

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        Our operating results fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of seasonal demand for some of our product lines, changes in demand for our products, our effectiveness in managing our inventories and costs, the timing of the introduction of new products and weather patterns. Orders for our more fashion-oriented sunglasses in the United States and Canada are usually shipped initially in December while in the United Kingdom, they are usually shipped initially in February and March. Replenishment sunglasses orders in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are primarily shipped during the first half of the fiscal year as retailers build inventories for the spring and summer selling seasons. Sales of non-prescription reading glasses and sunglasses designed for use with ophthalmic products are generally uniform throughout the year. Although sales of our non-prescription reading glasses and fits over products have, in part, offset the seasonality of sales of sunglasses, our financial condition and results of operations are largely dependent on the shipping of product during the second half of the fiscal year.

Customer Contracts

        A majority of our eyewear sales, particularly in the chain drug store channel, are made pursuant to customer contracts. Our relationships are generally based on multi-year sales and/or dollar volume agreements. Some customers, including Wal-Mart, operate via purchase orders, which set forth their terms and conditions related to purchases. Our customer contracts may be exclusive or non-exclusive and may specify inventory and service levels, anticipated inventory sales rates, sales volumes and the amount of any fixed obligation due to the customer in connection with the establishment of the relationship. A significant portion of our costume jewelry sales are made pursuant to purchase orders.

        Upon commencement of a new customer contract or renewal of an existing customer contract, we may incur costs associated with providing new display fixtures and payments of product placement allowances. Upon commencement or renewal, we also experience a significant increase in revenue from the sale of eyewear to that customer to stock the new display fixtures. After initial stocking, we generate sales by reorders for product replenishment, which are typically at lower levels than at the commencement of the contract. In the case of a new contract, we may be required to issue credits to the customer equal to the customer's cost of the existing eyewear inventory of the incumbent supplier at the customer's retail locations and warehouses. Conversely, in the event that we are replaced as the eyewear supplier of a customer, the new supplier could be required to provide similar allowances for our customer's inventory.

        Product returns, markdowns and contractual allowances (which include product placement fees, cooperative advertising, volume rebates and other discounts) are a key component of our profitability, which we continually assess based on information and reports regarding products sold by our customers to consumers. Before entering into a new customer contract or renewing an existing customer contract, we engage in extensive analysis to determine the appropriate level of contractual allowances to be offered based on the projected profitability of the program. As a percentage of our gross product shipments, our product returns, markdowns and contractual allowances have averaged approximately 27% over the last three fiscal years. We continuously strive to reduce product returns, markdowns and contractual allowances and manage factors that impact these types of allowances.

Customer Support

        Our customers typically demand a high level of merchandising support and national distribution capability. Accordingly, our business is supported by an integrated infrastructure of sales and service, design and outsourcing functions. Our domestic and Canadian sales teams are supported by our merchant and field service organizations.

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      merchandising, fashion trend reporting and retail sales data analysis. This group is also primarily responsible for managing customer returns and markdowns. By conducting point-of-sale analysis, they help retailers manage inventory and analyze revenue and margins.

    Field Service Organization.  Our field service organization consists primarily of part-time employees who maintain and restock in-store displays, set up promotional materials and communicate store-level needs to our management team. We believe our field service organization enables us to better serve our customers and enhances our ability to control the content and appearance of our in-store product displays, which we believe increases our sales volume. We also believe our field service organization is significantly larger than those of our competitors and also serves as a competitive advantage.

        Our U.K. and Mexican sales teams are each supported locally by similar merchant organizations and third-party field service organizations.

        We believe our merchant and field service organizations represent a critical differentiating competitive advantage in the marketplace. These distinctive service features enable us to better serve our customers and enhance our ability to control the content and appearance of our in-store product displays, which we believe increases our sales volume.

Working Capital

        We need working capital to support seasonal variations in our business, primarily inventory fluctuations due to the seasonal demands for our sunglasses. We typically experience peak seasonal working capital needs from approximately mid-March through July in connection with these changes in demand. We use borrowings under our revolving credit facility to satisfy normal operating costs during these periods.

Product Development and Sourcing

        We believe our reputation for style, quality and value distinguishes our products from those of our competitors and provides us with significant competitive advantages. Our product development objective is to provide stylish products that represent a strong price-to-value relationship for our end consumer. We employ a team of experienced designers, product development specialists and support staff. The design team focuses on the development of new product styles or enhancements to reflect constantly evolving consumer preferences. The design team works closely with:

    our sales, marketing and merchant organizations, and trend forecasters to predict, monitor and respond to market trends in a timely manner;

    employees located at each of our international offices to custom design products for local style preferences;

    licensor/retailers to design products that meet their approval; and

    our manufacturers to maintain design integrity and ensure that our designs are feasible for low-cost mass-volume manufacturing while meeting quality standards.

        We outsource the manufacturing of our products to contract manufacturers principally in China. We have successfully executed our Asian sourcing strategy since the 1980s. We are not dependent on any single supplier for the manufacture of any product category as we source from multiple suppliers across each such category and our largest supplier represented 16% of all our purchases in fiscal 2008. We buy our products from our suppliers on a purchase order basis with generally favorable trade terms and no obligation to any long-term contractual supply agreements. All purchase orders are fixed price and denominated in U.S. dollars.

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        In 2005, we opened an office in Shenzhen, China to enhance the management of our supplier relationships, and in 2008 we added a quality control laboratory to test the safety and product specification compliance of our products. We seek to ensure the quality of our manufacturers' products by using our quality control laboratory, as well as a third-party inspection company managed by our Shenzhen office, to inspect all of our product orders prior to shipment from China. In addition, subsequent sample inspections are conducted at our facilities to verify product quality and order accuracy. We also maintain a quality control department at our Smithfield, Rhode Island facility and use an independent laboratory for material testing of our products.

Warehousing and Distribution

        We own and operate a 187,000 square-foot distribution center and corporate headquarters in Smithfield, Rhode Island. We also lease a 105,000 square-foot office, warehouse and distribution center in San Luis Obispo, California. These facilities are configured to enhance supply chain operations, rapidly distribute products, improve customer service and decrease operational costs. We receive sales and inventory data from retailers via electronic data interchange, or EDI, and generate purchase orders using vendor managed inventory, or VMI. We manage product distribution in the United States through our Smithfield and San Luis Obispo facilities and an independent third-party contract warehouse near Long Beach, California. We ship our products to our customers by contract carriers.

        Products are typically shipped in containers by ocean or air freight, depending on our requirements and cost efficiencies, from the ports of Hong Kong, Shanghai and Quingdao in China to Los Angeles/Long Beach, California or Boston, Massachusetts for our products that we sell domestically and in Canada, or Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom or Mexico City, Mexico for our products that we sell internationally. The domestic containers are then shipped either directly to our Smithfield, Rhode Island or San Luis Obispo, California distribution facility or, depending on cost and logistical considerations, to an independent third-party contract warehouse near Long Beach, California.

        Our international products are warehoused and distributed by a facility we lease in the United Kingdom for our European customers, a facility owned by our joint venture partner, Joske's, in Mexico City for our customers in Mexico and South America, and our Smithfield and San Luis Obispo facilities for our customers in Canada.

Competition

        There is intense competition in each of the markets in which we compete. Generally, the bases of competition in our markets are brand recognition, fashion, service, merchandising, quality and price. We believe that our established relationships with large retail customers, brand recognition, efficient, low-cost sourcing strategy and ability to deliver stylish products to consumers at a competitive price are important factors in our ability to compete. Several of our competitors may enjoy substantial competitive advantages, including less outstanding indebtedness and greater financial resources that can be devoted to competitive activities, such as sales and marketing, product development and strategic acquisitions.

        In the sunglasses market, we compete against a variety of companies across multiple channels of trade. The major competitive factors include fashion trends, brand recognition and distribution channels. The majority of our sunglasses sales are in mass channels, where we primarily compete against companies such as StyleMark, Inc., Navajo and various direct import companies. In specialty retailers, where we sell our premium products, we compete with companies in various niches, including Oakley, Orange 21 and VonZipper.

        In the non-prescription reading glasses market, our primary competitors are StyleMark, Inc., Forrester & Vos and Zoom Eyeworks. The majority of retail outlets for non-prescription reading glasses are mass channels. To establish and maintain product placement in these retail outlets, we

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compete primarily on retail support, point-of-sale performance, price and terms. Along with value, fashion is a differentiator in this market, and our ability to incorporate fashion into our Magnivision and Foster Grant product lines will be a key factor in retaining our market-leading position.

        The prescription frames market is intensely competitive, as frame styles are marketed under multiple brand names. To obtain space at an optical retailer, we compete against many companies, foreign and domestic, including Luxottica Group S.p.A., Safilo Group S.p.A., Signature Eyewear, Inc. and StyleMark, Inc. Distributors also frequently carry many lines of eyewear, and we must compete with other suppliers for attention from sales representatives. Frames are generally sold under licensed brands such as Levi Strauss Signature, Body Glove and Jeff Banks. At major retail chains, we compete not only against other eyewear suppliers but often against private labels of the chains themselves. To best leverage our strengths in this market, we have introduced our prescription frames into optical centers within our existing large retail customers, such as Wal-Mart. We believe successful relationships with these retailers will establish our brands in the prescription frames market and give us the experience we need to expand into other retail channels.

        Our costume jewelry products are distributed to mass merchandisers. We primarily compete against other costume jewelry manufacturers, including FAF, K&M, Tanya Creations and Crimzon Rose, for the ability to distribute our products under desirable branded and private label brands for large retail customers. The primary bases of competition are price and our ability to interpret fashion trends and retail support.

Intellectual Property

        Our intellectual property portfolio, including our product designs, trademarks and licenses, are of material importance to our business.

        Trademarks.    We have numerous trademarks registered in the United States and in many foreign countries. We have registered our principal trademarks Foster Grant, Magnivision, Anarchy, Gargoyles, SolarShield and PolarEyes and have an application pending for the Angel trademark for use on our products in the United States. We have also registered or applied for the registration of certain other marks used by us in conjunction with the sale and marketing of our products.

        Patents.    We seek patent protection generally for those inventions and improvements likely to be incorporated into our products and displays or where patent protection will improve our competitive position. We do not have any patents that we believe are, individually or in the aggregate, material to our results of operations or financial condition.

        Licenses.    We have exclusive license agreements to manufacture, market, distribute and sell products under the Ironman Triathlon, Levi Strauss Signature, Body Glove, C9 by Champion and Field & Stream brands in the United States and/or numerous countries around the world. These agreements typically require us to guarantee certain minimum net sales requirements or make minimum royalty payments. They will expire by their terms at intervals over the next one to three years but in some cases may be renewed by us if we have complied with their terms.

        We primarily protect our intellectual property rights through patent, trade secret, trade dress, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, in addition to nondisclosure, confidentiality and other contractual restrictions. From time to time, we bring claims against third parties who, in our opinion, infringe upon these rights. While we cannot guarantee that our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights are adequate or effective, we intend to assert our intellectual property rights against infringers.

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Governmental Regulation

        Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state and local quality control standards and regulatory requirements relating to health and safety matters. In particular, we are subject to regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pertaining to health and safety in the workplace and the regulation of corresponding state agencies, and the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, pertaining to safety of "medical devices." Our international businesses are subject to similar regulations in the countries where they operate, and are subject to various international trade agreements and regulations.

        Because our products are manufactured overseas, our operations are, or may become, subject to international trade agreements and regulations. We are also subject to other restrictions imposed by the United States that include prohibitions set forth in the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Office of Foreign Asset Controls) with regard to "specially designated" or blocked persons or entities with which we are prohibited from doing business, as well as import/trade restrictions imposed by the countries in which our products are manufactured and sold. Modification and imposition of trade restrictions is based upon relationships between nations that we are unable to control, and we cannot predict the effect, if any, these events would have on our operations, especially in light of our concentrated product sourcing in Asia.

Backlog

        Our customers expect quick response times on standard orders, and we do not typically have a material order backlog.

Employees

        As of January 3, 2009, we employed approximately 500 full-time employees and approximately 2,700 part-time employees worldwide. Most of our part-time employees are members of our field service organization, providing re-stocking and support services for our customers. We also employ temporary employees on an as-needed basis in the Smithfield, Rhode Island facility to meet seasonal needs and fulfill orders. None of our employees are represented by a collective bargaining agreement.

Item 1A    Risk Factors.

        Our business and, accordingly, an investment in our securities, involves significant risks, including but not limited to those described below. If any of those risks actually materializes, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be seriously harmed and the trading price of our shares could decline.

We operate in highly competitive markets and the size and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more successfully, which could result in a loss of market share and as a result, a decrease in our net sales and gross profit.

        The sunglasses, non-prescription reading glasses, prescription frames and costume jewelry markets in which we compete are intensely competitive. Fashion is a differentiator in our markets, and our ability to continue to incorporate current fashions into our product lines and to generate marketing programs, product design and brand image that influence consumer purchases will be key factors in our ability to compete. Several of our competitors may enjoy substantial competitive advantages, including greater financial resources that can be devoted to competitive activities, such as sales and marketing, product development and strategic acquisitions. As a result, these competitors may be able to:

    adapt to changes in consumer preferences more quickly;

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    anticipate and respond to changing fashion and performance trends more quickly;

    devote greater resources to the marketing and sale of their products;

    better adapt to downturns in the economy and decreases in sales;

    borrow money at a lower cost; and

    take advantage of acquisitions and other opportunities more readily.

        We might not be able to compete successfully with these competitors in the future. If we fail to compete successfully, our market share and gross profit would be materially adversely affected.

We rely on a few customers for a significant portion of our sales. The leverage exerted by those customers or the loss of or significant decrease in business from one or more of them may materially adversely affect us.

        A few customers represent material portions of our business and results of operations. Our business and results of operations could be adversely affected by further consolidation in the mass channels or any deterioration in the financial condition of, or other adverse developments affecting, one or more of our top customers. Our large customers are also able to exert pricing and other influence on us, requiring us to market, deliver and promote our products in a manner of their choosing, which frequently is more costly to us. Moreover, we do not have long-term contracts with several of our customers, including our largest customer, Wal-Mart. As a result, Wal-Mart and other customers generally purchase our products on an order-by-order basis, and our relationship, as well as particular orders, can be terminated at any time. The loss of or significant decrease in business from any of our major customers would materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flow. Moreover, if we are successful in our strategy of broadening the range of products we sell to existing customers, the impact of any of the risks described in this risk factor would be increased.

Any interruption or termination of our relationships with our manufacturers could adversely affect our business, result in increased cost of goods sold or lead to an inability to deliver our products to our customers.

        We rely on third-party manufacturers to supply all of our products. Our principal manufacturers are located in China. We do not have long-term supply agreements with any of our manufacturers, and products are generally supplied on a purchase order basis. We cannot be certain that we will not experience difficulties with our manufacturers, such as reductions in the availability of production capacity, failures to comply with product specifications, failures to comply with applicable law, insufficient quality control, failures to meet production deadlines, increases in raw materials, labor and manufacturing costs or failures to comply with our requirements for the proper utilization of our intellectual property. If our relationship with any of our manufacturers is interrupted or terminated for any reason, we would need to locate alternative manufacturing sources. Potential events that could adversely affect our foreign supply chain include the following:

    political instability, acts of war or terrorism, or other international events resulting in the disruption of trade with countries where our sourcing partners' manufacturing facilities are located;

    disruptions in shipping and freight forwarding services, including as a result of dockworker or port strikes;

    increases in oil prices, which would increase the cost of shipping;

    interruptions in the availability of basic services and infrastructure, including power shortages;

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    extraordinary weather conditions (such as hurricanes, typhoons and snowstorms) or natural disasters (such as earthquakes or tsunamis); and

    the occurrence of an epidemic, the spread of which may impact our ability to obtain products on a timely basis.

        These and other events could interrupt production by our third party manufacturers, increase our cost of goods sold or shipping costs, impair our ability to timely ship orders of our products, delay receipt of products into the United States, the United Kingdom or Mexico, cause us to miss the delivery requirements of our customers or prevent us from sourcing products at all. As a result, we could experience lost sales, cancellation of orders, refusal to accept deliveries, increased product costs or a reduction in purchase prices, any of which could adversely affect our net sales, results of operations, reputation and relationships with our customers. The establishment of new manufacturing relationships involves numerous uncertainties, and we cannot be certain that we would be able to obtain alternative manufacturing sources in a manner that would enable us to meet our customer orders on a timely basis or on satisfactory commercial terms. If we are required to change any of our major manufacturers, we may experience increased costs, substantial disruptions in the manufacture and shipment of our products and a loss of net sales.

We may be subject to product liability claims, or we may be required to recall our products.

        Any of our products may be defective for a number of reasons, including but not limited to our suppliers' errors, failure to comply with applicable law or failure to comply with our specifications. We may be required to pay for losses or injuries caused by our products. We have been and may again be subjected to various product liability claims, including claims for serious personal injury. Successful assertion against us of one or a series of large claims could materially harm our business. Also, if one of our products is found to be defective, we may be required to recall it, which may result in substantial expense and adverse publicity and negatively impact our sales, operating results and reputation. Potential product liability claims may exceed the amount of insurance coverage or potential product liability claims may be excluded under the terms of the policy, which would hurt our financial condition. In addition, we may also be required to pay higher premiums and accept higher deductibles in order to secure adequate insurance coverage in the future.

Economic conditions in general, and the recent disruptions in the economy and the financial markets, may adversely impact our business.

        The recent disruptions in the national and international economies and financial markets, and the related reductions in the availability of credit and increases in the unemployment rate, may result in a decline in consumer confidence and spending and may make it more difficult for businesses to obtain financing. If such conditions persist, there could be a significant decline in consumer spending. There can be no assurance that government responses to the disruptions in the financial markets will restore consumer confidence, stabilize the markets or increase liquidity and the availability of credit. If our customers are unable to obtain borrowed funds on acceptable terms, or if conditions in the economy and the financial markets do not improve, our revenues, results of operations, business and financial condition could be adversely affected as a result.

        Some of our customers have experienced declining financial performance, which could affect their ability to pay amounts payable to us on a timely basis or at all. Our suppliers may also be impacted by the disruptions in the economy, which may impact our ability to obtain the products we sell. The bankruptcy, receivership or closure of one or more of our significant retail customers or suppliers could materially adversely impact our revenues and bad debt expense and could result in charges related to fixed assets and competitive buybacks or placements. Continued economic decline that adversely affects our suppliers and customers could adversely affect our operations and sales.

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        The banking system and financial markets have experienced severe disruption, including, among other things, bank failures and consolidations, severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, rating downgrades, declines in asset valuations, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We are dependent on the continued financial viability of the financial institutions that participate in the syndicate that is obligated to fund our $75 million revolving credit facility. In addition, our credit facility includes an "accordion" feature that enables us to request from the participating financial institutions an increase in the principal amount of the revolving facility by $50 million. If one or more participating institutions is unable to honor, or unwilling to increase, their funding commitments, the cash availability under our revolving credit facility may be curtailed and/or funding of the accordion feature may not occur. We have not been notified of any circumstances that would prevent any participating financial institution from funding our revolving credit facility. However, under current or future circumstances, such constraints may exist. Although we believe that our operating cash flows, together with our access to the credit markets, provide us with significant discretionary funding capacity, the inability or unwillingness of one or more institutions to fund the credit facilities could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and operations.

We face business, political, operational, financial and economic risks because a material portion of our operations is outside the United States, a material portion of our sales is to customers outside the United States and all of our manufacturers are outside the United States.

        We outsource the manufacture of all our products to Asian contract manufacturers that maintain factories principally in China. In addition, we have foreign sales offices in the United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico and, in recent years, have made approximately 14% of our net sales to customers outside the United States. We are subject to risks inherent in international business, many of which are beyond our control, including:

    imposition of U.S. and foreign government controls, such as export license requirements or other trade restrictions and changes in regulatory practices;

    transportation delays and difficulties of managing international distribution channels;

    longer payment cycles for, and greater difficulty collecting, accounts receivable;

    unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, such as changes in withholding taxes that restrict the repatriation of earnings into the United States and affect our effective income tax rate due to profits generated or lost in foreign countries;

    political and economic instability, including wars, terrorism, political unrest, boycotts, curtailment of trade and other business restrictions; and

    difficulties in obtaining the protections of intellectual property laws, if any, of other countries.

Any of these events could reduce our net sales, decrease our gross margins or increase our expenses.

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could harm our results of operations.

        We are exposed to gains and losses resulting from the effect that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have on the reported results in our consolidated financial statements due to the translation of the operating results and financial position of our U.K., Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries. The reported results of our foreign operations will be influenced by their translation into U.S. dollars and by foreign currency movements against the U.S. dollar. The strengthening in the value of the U.S. dollar in 2008 relative to each of the currencies in which our foreign revenues and expenses are denominated has resulted in a decrease in revenues and net income. Additionally, we outsource the manufacture of our products to Asian contract manufacturers. While we pay these suppliers in U.S. dollars, their costs are typically based upon the local currency of the country in which they operate.

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Any decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar against these foreign currencies could result in a corresponding increase in our future cost of goods sold and decrease in our gross profit, which would materially adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

We have indebtedness which may restrict our business and operations, adversely affect our cash flow and restrict our future access to sufficient funding to finance desired growth.

        At January 3, 2009, we had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $130.0 million under our credit facility.

        This amount of indebtedness (i) makes us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions, (ii) limits our ability to borrow money to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements and other financing needs and (iii) places us at a disadvantage compared to any of our competitors that may have less debt. Furthermore, our interest expense would increase if interest rates rise because a portion of our debt bears interest at floating rates. We dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay interest on our debt. If we do not have sufficient earnings to service our debt, we would need to refinance all or part of that debt, sell assets, borrow more money or sell securities, which we may not be able to do on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

        The terms of our credit facility include customary events of default and covenants that limit us from taking certain actions without obtaining the consent of the lenders. In addition, our credit facility requires us to maintain certain financial ratios and restricts our ability to incur additional indebtedness. These restrictions and covenants may limit our ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions and may prevent us from engaging in transactions that might otherwise be considered beneficial to us, including strategic acquisitions.

        A breach of the provisions of our credit facility, including any inability to comply with the required financial ratios, could result in an event of default under our credit facility. If an event of default occurs under our credit facility (after any applicable notice and cure periods), our lenders would be entitled to accelerate the repayment of amounts outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Moreover, these lenders would have the option to terminate any obligation to make further extensions of credit under our credit facility. In the event of a default under our credit facility, the lenders could also foreclose against the assets securing such obligations. In the event of a foreclosure on all or substantially all of our assets, we may not be able to continue to operate as a going concern.

Due to the uncertainty of the interpretation and application of existing U.S. federal income tax laws there is a risk that FGX International Holdings Limited could be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in which case we would be subject to higher taxes, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows.

        U.S. federal income tax laws provide that if a foreign corporation acquires substantially all of the properties of a U.S. corporation and, after the acquisition, the former shareholders of the U.S. corporation own 80% or more of the stock of the foreign corporation by virtue of their ownership of the U.S. corporation's stock, the foreign corporation may be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Although we believe that these anti-inversion rules do not apply to us, these rules have not been the subject of any judicial decisions or administrative rulings, are subject to change at any time and any such change may be retroactive. Moreover, regulations or interpretations adversely affecting our position under the anti-inversion rules could be issued at any time, potentially with retroactive effect. If the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") was to take successfully the contrary position that FGX International Holdings Limited should be treated as a U.S. corporation, we could be subject to substantially higher U.S. federal income taxes and such changes could materially adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows.

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If in the future we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, current and potential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business.

        Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports, our operating results could be misstated, our reputation may be harmed and the trading price of our shares could be negatively affected. There can be no assurance that our controls over financial processes and reporting will be effective in the future.

If we are unable to implement our business strategy successfully to expand our product offerings, our business may suffer.

        We intend to continue to expand our product offerings, particularly focusing on prescription frames, more fashionable non-prescription reading glasses, our premium brands (Anarchy, Angel and Gargoyles) and higher-end licensed brands. We also plan to introduce new products within the eyewear market. However, we may not be successful in gaining market acceptance for any new products that we offer. In addition, introduction of new product offerings will require us to incur additional sales and marketing expenses, and these expenses may be material. The execution of our business strategy could strain our management, financial and operational resources, which could materially adversely affect our performance and results of operations. If our new products are not received favorably by consumers, our reputation and the value of our brands could be damaged. The lack of market acceptance of new products we may develop or our inability to generate satisfactory net sales from any new products to offset their cost could harm our business.

If we do not continue to negotiate and maintain favorable license arrangements, our growth prospects, sales and operating results could be adversely affected.

        We have entered into license agreements that enable us to sell eyewear under certain nationally recognized brands, including Ironman Triathlon, Levi Strauss Signature, Body Glove, C9 by Champion and Field & Stream. We believe that our ability to maintain and negotiate favorable license agreements enables us to increase our access to additional distribution channels. Accordingly, if we are unable to negotiate and maintain satisfactory license arrangements, our growth prospects, sales and operating results could be adversely affected.

Our business could be harmed if we fail to maintain proper inventory levels or if we misjudge the market for a particular product.

        The sunglasses, non-prescription reading glasses and costume jewelry markets are subject to changing consumer preferences based on fashion and performance trends. Our success depends largely on our ability to continue to anticipate and respond to changing fashion and performance trends and consumer preferences in a timely manner. If we misjudge the market for a particular product or are unable to respond quickly to fashion trends, we may be unable to sell the products we have ordered from manufacturers or that we have in our inventory. Excess inventory levels may result in inventory write-downs, and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices could significantly impair our brand image and harm our operating results and financial condition. Conversely, if we underestimate consumer demand for our products or if our manufacturers fail to supply the quality products that we require at the time we need them, we may experience inventory shortages. Inventory shortages might delay shipments to our customers, negatively impact retailer relationships, diminish brand loyalty, or increase our costs.

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If we fail to secure or protect our intellectual property rights, competitors may be able to use our intellectual property, which could weaken our competitive position, reduce our net sales and increase our costs.

        We attempt to protect our intellectual property rights through the enforcement of patent, trade secret, trade dress, trademark, copyright and unfair competition laws, in addition to nondisclosure, confidentiality and other contractual restrictions. Despite our efforts, third parties may have violated and may in the future violate our intellectual property rights. In addition, other parties, including our competitors, may independently develop similar, competing or superior products, technologies or designs that do not infringe on our intellectual property rights. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, our competitors could obtain our proprietary information and imitate our products using processes or technologies developed by us and thereby harm our competitive position and financial condition. Parallel trade (i.e., gray markets) and counterfeiting of our products could harm our reputation for producing high-quality products.

        Since we sell our products internationally and outsource the manufacture of our products to Asian contract manufacturers that maintain factories in China, we also are dependent on the laws of foreign countries to protect our intellectual property. These laws may not enforce or protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent or in the same manner as the laws of the United States. There can be no assurance that our efforts to protect our intellectual property will be adequate, effective or will not be challenged by third parties or that the costs associated with protecting our rights abroad will not be extensive. If we are unable to protect adequately our intellectual property rights, our results of operations would be adversely affected.

We may be involved in intellectual property litigation or subject to claims by third parties for alleged infringement of their intellectual property rights, which are costly to defend, could require us to pay damages and could limit our ability to use certain technologies in the future.

        From time to time in the course of our business we are involved in litigation to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights and receive notices of claims of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of other parties' proprietary rights. Some of these claims lead to litigation. Our intellectual property rights may not have the value we believe them to have and our products may be found to infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others. Any intellectual property claim, whether or not determined in our favor or settled, could be costly, could harm our reputation and could divert our management from normal business operations. Adverse determinations in litigation could subject us to significant liability and force us to terminate sales of infringing products or to develop redesigned products or brands or could subject us to the loss of our rights to a particular patent, trademark, copyright or trade secret. In addition, we could be required to seek a license from the holder of the intellectual property, and it is possible that we may not be able to obtain a license on reasonable terms, or at all. Even if we obtain a license, the cost of potential royalty payments could negatively affect our margins. If we are unable to redesign our products or obtain a license, we may have to discontinue a particular product offering. If we fail to develop a non-infringing technology or product on a timely basis or to license the infringed technology on acceptable terms, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

Fluctuations in our operating results on a quarterly and annual basis could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decline.

        Our operating results fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of seasonal demand for some of our product lines, changes in demand for our products, our effectiveness in managing our suppliers and costs, our spending patterns, the timing of the introduction of new products and weather patterns, and are likely to continue to do so. Our expense levels in the future will be based, in large part, on our expectations regarding net sales. Many of our expenses are fixed in the short term or are incurred in

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advance of anticipated sales. We may not be able to decrease our expenses in a timely manner to offset any seasonal shortfall of sales. These fluctuations could cause the market price of our ordinary shares to decline. You should not rely on period-to-period comparisons of our operating results as an indication of our future performance.

An increase in product returns could negatively impact our operating results.

        Sales are recognized when revenue is realized or realizable and has been earned. We recognize revenue when title to the product, ownership and risk of loss transfer to the customer, which generally is on the date of shipment, but is sometimes on the date of receipt by the customer. In addition, prior to revenue recognition, we require persuasive evidence of the business arrangement, that the price is fixed or determinable, and that collectibility is reasonably assured. Accordingly, we provide allowances for the estimated amounts of these returns at the time of revenue recognition based on historical experience. Any significant increase in product damages or defects or product returns could materially adversely affect our operating results for the period or periods in which such events materialize.

Disruption in our distribution centers could significantly lower our net sales and gross profit.

        Our distribution centers in Smithfield, Rhode Island and San Luis Obispo, California, and our third party warehouse near Long Beach, California, are essential to the efficient operation of our distribution network. Any serious disruption to these distribution centers due to fire, snowstorms, earthquake, flooding, acts of terrorism or any other cause could damage a significant portion of our inventory and could materially impair our ability to receive products from our suppliers and distribute products to our customers. In addition, we could incur significantly higher costs and longer lead times associated with distributing our products to our customers during the time that it takes for us to reopen or replace the centers. As a result, any such disruption could significantly lower our net sales and gross profit.

We are heavily dependent on our current executive officers and management and the loss of any of them could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and to develop and market our products successfully.

        We believe that our future success is heavily dependent on the continuing contributions of our current executive officers and other members of management, as well as on our ability to attract and retain additional qualified management, design and sales and marketing personnel. We cannot be certain that any of them will not be recruited by our competitors or otherwise terminate their relationship with us. We do not carry key man life insurance. The loss of any key employee or the inability to attract or retain qualified personnel, including product design and sales and marketing personnel, could delay the development and introduction of, and harm our ability to sell, our products and damage our brands.

A shift by one or more of our significant customers to "pay-on-scan" payment programs could materially reduce our net sales, gross profit and cash flows.

        Some of our customers are considering ways to shift their inventory risks and costs of working capital by adopting "pay-on-scan" payment programs. Under these pay-on-scan arrangements, our inventory would not transfer to the customer until the customer has sold the product to a consumer. Accordingly, we would not be able to recognize sales until the customer notifies us that the product has been sold to a consumer. Historically, we have declined to participate in most pay-on-scan inventory programs because of their adverse effect on our inventory management, net sales and cash flows. Recently, however, we have selectively chosen to participate in pay-on-scan inventory programs with a small percentage of our customers because pay-on-scan arrangements are the preferred method for certain retail channels, such as grocery and office superstores, to conduct business with suppliers who

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sell products of the type we sell. Our competitors may be more willing to participate in pay-on-scan payment programs than we are. Our decision not to participate in pay-on-scan may result in our loss of certain customers, which would reduce our net sales and cash flows. If one or more of our customers terminates its relationship with us as a result of our decision not to participate in such pay-on-scan programs, our net sales, gross profit and cash flows may be materially adversely affected. Furthermore, if we agree to participate in such programs, it may be more difficult for us to manage effectively our inventory and our net sales and cash flows may be materially adversely affected as well.

If we fail to comply with federal regulations imposed by the Food and Drug Administration or various state regulations, we could be subject to fines and penalties and our products could be suspended or removed from the market, each of which would cause our net sales and results of operations to decline.

        Our non-prescription reading glasses and sunglasses are considered to be medical devices by the FDA, which can modify how these products are classified or could, through appropriate rulemaking, withdraw the exemption from pre-market notification. If this were to occur, it could have an adverse impact on our ability to continue to market these products and would likely increase our costs of compliance.

        If the FDA were to conclude, following such an inspection of our facilities or otherwise, that we are not in compliance with applicable laws or regulations, or that any of our medical devices are ineffective or pose an unreasonable health risk, the FDA could ban such medical devices, detain or seize adulterated or misbranded medical devices, order a recall, repair, replacement, or refund of such devices, and require us to notify health professionals and others that the devices present unreasonable risks of substantial harm to public health. The FDA may also impose operating restrictions either through consent decrees or otherwise, enjoin and restrain certain violations of applicable law pertaining to medical devices, and assess civil or criminal penalties against our officers, employees or us. The FDA may also recommend prosecution to the Department of Justice. Any of these adverse governmental actions could negatively affect our gross profit with respect to our non-prescription reading glasses and sunglasses.

We may suffer negative publicity, be sued or have one or more of our license agreements or business relationships terminated if the manufacturers of our products violate labor or other laws or engage in practices that are viewed as unethical.

        We cannot control whether our manufacturers comply with legal and ethical labor practices. If one of these manufacturers violates, or is accused of violating, labor laws or other applicable laws or regulations, or if such a manufacturer engages in labor or other practices that would be viewed as unethical if such practices occurred in the United States, one or more of our license agreements could be terminated by our licensors or our business relationships with our customers could be terminated. We also could suffer negative publicity or be sued. In addition, if such negative publicity affected one of our customers, it could result in the loss of business for us and materially adversely affect our business.

If our trade customers discontinue or reduce distribution of our products or increase private label products, our sales may decline, adversely affecting our financial performance.

        The economic crisis has caused many of our trade customers to more critically analyze their financial performance and the number of products they offer for sale, which may result in the reduction or discontinuance of certain of our product lines, the number of SKUs carried in the customer's stores or the amount of inventory of our products such customers maintain in their stores and warehouses. If this occurs, and we are unable to improve distribution for those products at other trade customers, our results could be adversely affected.

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        In addition, some of our trade customers sell products under their own private label brands, which compete with products that we sell. As consumers look for opportunities to decrease discretionary spending during these difficult economic times, our trade customers may discontinue or reduce distribution of our products to encourage those consumers to purchase their less expensive private label products. Our results could be materially adversely affected if our customers increase their efforts to sell private label products that compete with the products we sell.

If the reputation of one or more of our leading brands erodes, our financial results could suffer.

        Our financial success is directly dependent on the success of our brands, particularly the Foster Grant, Magnivision and SolarShield brands. The success of these brands can suffer if our marketing and advertising plans or product initiatives do not have the desired favorable impact on a brand's image or fail to attract consumers. Further, our Company's results could be adversely affected if one of our leading brands suffers damage to its reputation due to real or perceived quality issues.

As a result of our ongoing strategic review of our jewelry segment, we may take action which could result in returns, asset write-offs, loss on sale of assets and/or shutdown costs.

        We are conducting a strategic review of our jewelry segment. Depending on the actions we take as a result of that review, we may experience returns from customers, asset write-offs, loss on sale of assets, and/or shutdown costs, any of which may result in charges which may be material and could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

We may not be able to integrate and realize the benefits of the Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. acquisition.

        We may not be able to successfully integrate the business and operations of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., which we acquired on November 26, 2008. If we are unable to effectively manage their operations or are unable to retain their key employees, we may not realize the value that we believe the business holds. An inability to achieve the full extent, or any, of the anticipated synergies or cross-selling opportunities, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, which may affect the value of our ordinary shares.

We may make acquisitions that result in dilution of our current shareholders or increase our indebtedness, or both. In addition, acquisition targets that are not properly integrated or are otherwise unsuccessful could strain or divert our resources.

        We recently acquired Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., and may make additional acquisitions or substantial investments in complementary businesses or products in the future. Any future acquisitions or investments would entail various risks, including the difficulty of assimilating the operations and personnel of the acquired businesses or products, the potential disruption of our ongoing business and, generally, our potential inability to obtain the desired financial and strategic benefits from the acquisition or investment. The risks associated with assimilation are increased to the extent we acquire businesses that have operations or sources of supply outside of the United States and Canada. These factors could harm our financial condition and operating results. Any future acquisitions or investments could result in substantial cash expenditures, the issuance of new equity by us and/or the incurrence of additional debt and contingent liabilities. In addition, any potential acquisitions or investments, whether or not ultimately completed, could divert the attention of management and divert other resources from other matters that are critical to our operations.

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If our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets become impaired we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings.

        Under generally accepted accounting principles, we review our amortizable intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at least annually. Factors that may be considered when determining if the carrying value of our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets may not be recoverable include a significant decline in our expected future cash flows or a sustained, significant decline in our share price and market capitalization. Our valuation methodology for assessing impairment requires management to make judgments and assumptions based on projections of future operating performance. We operate in highly competitive environments and projections of future operating results and cash flows may vary significantly from actual results. As a result, we may incur substantial impairment charges to earnings in our financial statements should an impairment of our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets be determined resulting in an adverse impact on our results of operations.

Item 1B    Unresolved Staff Comments.

        None.

Item 2    Properties.

        Our corporate headquarters is located on 32 acres in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and both the facility and the land are wholly owned by us. Originally constructed in 1976 and expanded by 125,000 square feet in 1998, this facility houses a 150,000 square-foot warehouse and distribution center and 37,000 square feet of office space. We lease a 105,000 square-foot warehouse and distribution center in San Luis Obispo, California. We maintain showrooms and sales offices at our Smithfield, Rhode Island corporate offices, and in New York, NY, San Luis Obispo, CA, Bentonville, AR, Toronto, Canada, Stoke-on-Trent, England and Mexico City, Mexico. We believe our current space is adequate for our current operations and when necessary, suitable replacement or additional space will be available on commercially reasonable terms.

        We also hold a lease to a 200,000 square-foot facility in Miramar, Florida where we ceased operations in March 2005. We have subleased approximately 50% of this facility through the end of the lease term.

Item 3    Legal Proceedings.

        From time to time we are a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe that we are subject to any proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Item 4    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

        None.

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PART II

Item 5    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

        Our ordinary shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol FGXI. The following table sets forth the high and low closing sale prices as reported by NASDAQ for the periods indicated, beginning October 25, 2007, when our shares began trading.

 
  High   Low  

Fiscal 2008

             

First Quarter

  $ 13.77   $ 8.26  

Second Quarter

  $ 13.94   $ 8.11  

Third Quarter

  $ 14.03   $ 7.87  

Fourth Quarter

  $ 13.95   $ 8.47  

Fiscal 2007

             

Fourth quarter

  $ 17.48   $ 9.92  

        As of March 11, 2009, we had six shareholders of record; however, we believe the number of beneficial owners to be much larger.

        We have not paid any cash dividends since our initial public offering and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the future. Furthermore, our ability to pay dividends is restricted by the terms of our credit facility.

Stock Performance Graph

        The following graph compares our cumulative total stockholder return since October 25, 2007, the date of our initial public offering, the Peer Group Index described below and the Russell 2000 Index. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company's ordinary shares and each index was $100.00 on October 25, 2007. The graph was prepared based on the assumption that all dividends paid, if any, were reinvested.

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  10/25/07   12/29/07   3/31/08   6/30/08   9/30/08   1/3/09  

FGX International Holdings(1)

    100.00     65.98     70.15     47.16     64.93     78.30  

Russell 2000

    100.00     96.02     85.87     86.37     85.41     63.91  

Peer Group(2)

    100.00     91.08     80.15     71.39     77.51     54.53  

(1)
The Company's initial public offering priced at $16.00 per share. The Company's ordinary shares closed at $17.05 per share on October 25, 2007, the first day the Company's ordinary shares were traded on NASDAQ.

(2)
The Peer Group Index is a self-constructed peer group consisting of companies in the consumer products industry with comparable revenues, market capitalization, similar channels of trade and branded product lines. The Peer Group Index is comprised of the following companies: (i) A.T. Cross Company, (ii) Elizabeth Arden, Inc., (iii) Fossil, Inc., (iv) Chattem, Inc., (v) Jarden Corporation, (vi) Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc., (vii) Helen of Troy Limited, (viii) Prestige Brand Holdings, Inc. and (ix) Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.

        This performance graph is furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" with the SEC nor subject to Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 6    Selected Financial Data.

        The following table sets forth selected financial information for fiscal 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004. Our fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week period ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. Fiscal 2008, which ended on January 3, 2009, and fiscal 2004, which ended on January 1, 2005, included 53 weeks. Fiscal 2007, which ended on December 29, 2007, fiscal 2006, which ended on December 30, 2006, and fiscal 2005, which ended on December 31, 2005, each included 52 weeks. We have derived the consolidated statement of operations data for fiscal 2008, 2007, and 2006 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007 from our audited financial statements contained in Item 15 of Part IV of this Form 10-K. The selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 30, 2006 and the consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been derived from the audited financial statements included in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2008. The selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2005 and January 1, 2005 and the consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been derived from the audited financial statements included in our prospectus filed with the SEC on October 25, 2007.

        The historical financial information set forth below may not be indicative of our future performance and should be read together with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

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Condition and Results of Operations" and our historical consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements included in Item 7 of Part II and Item 15 of Part IV, respectively, of this Form 10-K.

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
  December 31,
2005
  January 1,
2005
 
 
  (in thousands except per share amounts)
 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:

                               

Net sales

  $ 256,100   $ 240,463   $ 209,208   $ 189,881   $ 136,691  

Cost of goods sold

    115,870     110,032     104,932     90,567     74,800  
                       
   

Gross profit

    140,230     130,431     104,276     99,314     61,891  

Operating expenses:

                               
 

Selling expenses

    75,797     68,727     55,466     47,179     36,384  
 

General and administrative expenses

    24,856     21,183     17,918     28,205     21,038  
 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

    5,312     6,172     7,597     9,276     1,285  
 

Legal settlement(1)

                    3,000  
 

Abandoned lease charge(2)

        4,407              
                       
   

Operating income

    34,265     29,942     23,295     14,654     184  

Other income (expense)

                               
 

Interest expense

    (6,356 )   (24,710 )   (21,951 )   (12,472 )   (3,784 )
 

Other income (expense), net

    (91 )   117     154     (72 )   28  
                       
   

Income (loss) before income taxes

    27,818     5,349     1,498     2,110     (3,572 )

Income tax expense

    10,273     294     4,245     4,031     2,960  
                       
   

Income (loss) before minority interest

    17,545     5,055     (2,747 )   (1,921 )   (6,532 )

Minority interest expense

    527     347     233     351     179  
                       
   

Net income (loss)

  $ 17,018   $ 4,708   $ (2,980 ) $ (2,272 ) $ (6,711 )
                       

Basic earnings (loss) per share(3)

  $ 0.80   $ 0.30   $ (0.20 ) $ (0.16 ) $ (0.46 )

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

    21,311     15,941     14,838     14,376     14,497  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share(4)

  $ 0.79   $ 0.29   $ (0.20 ) $ (0.16 ) $ (0.46 )

Diluted weighted averages shares outstanding

    21,437     16,010     14,838     14,376     14,497  

Other Data:

                               

Net cash provided by (used in):

                               
 

Operating activities

  $ 34,313   $ 10,913   $ (903 ) $ 18,804   $ 18,239  
 

Investing activities

    (48,906 )   (15,472 )   (13,948 )   (8,801 )   (89,554 )
 

Financing activities

    8,639     (504 )   11,105     (2,478 )   73,079  

Capital expenditures

  $ 14,583   $ 15,472   $ 10,948   $ 8,969   $ 7,385  

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  As of  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
  December 31,
2005
  January 1,
2005
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

                               

Current assets

  $ 124,413   $ 112,636   $ 119,053   $ 92,498   $ 71,251  

Current liabilities

    118,358     82,148     93,286     63,828     48,011  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    21,011     21,349     18,467     18,770     19,176  

Total assets

    273,015     211,855     221,038     201,158     188,160  

Total debt, including current maturities

    130,000     120,000     213,583     202,340     99,741  

Total shareholders' equity (deficit)

    41,665     17,333     (82,229 )   (81,264 )   20,834  

(1)
Represents our portion of a patent infringement litigation settlement entered into in February 2005 in connection with an action commenced in 1992 by Magnivision (formerly known as Al-Site and then owned by its founding family, which family retained the rights to the litigation and any litigation proceeds) against an entity that is now a subsidiary of ours relating to the use of certain display devices for eyeglasses.

(2)
Represents an additional charge incurred as a result of the continued vacancy at our Miramar, Florida facility. We assumed the lease on this facility in connection with the Magnivision acquisition during fiscal 2004. See "Management Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Factors Affecting Our Results."

(3)
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

(4)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares and dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Under the treasury stock method, the unexercised options and restricted stock units are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period or at issuance, if later. Assumed proceeds are then used to purchase ordinary shares at the average market price during the period. Potential ordinary shares for which inclusion would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share (i.e., anti-dilutive) are excluded from the computation.

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Item 7    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is designed to provide a reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect our future results.

        Our MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K.

        Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. The 2008 fiscal year reflects a 53-week period, and the 2007 and 2006 fiscal years each reflect a 52-week period.

        On October 18, 2007, the Company effected a 242,717 to one stock split of its ordinary shares. All share data has been retroactively restated to reflect the split.

Recent Developments

Share Repurchase Program

        In February 2009, the $12.0 million ordinary share repurchase program, originally authorized by our Board of Directors in February 2008 for a period of one year or until earlier terminated by our Board, was extended to February 2010. During the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009, we repurchased a total of 133,788 ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million. All of these purchases were made in the open market and repurchased shares were returned to the status of authorized and unissued. At January 3, 2009, we had approximately $10.5 million of remaining availability under the $12.0 million share repurchase program.

Acquisition

        On November 26, 2008, we acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. of San Luis Obispo, CA, a designer and marketer of sunglasses and optical accessories, in exchange for 952,380 of the Company's ordinary shares and $34.3 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment. The cash consideration includes $1.5 million of direct acquisition costs and is net of $2.2 million cash acquired. We funded the cash portion of the transaction with borrowings from our existing revolving credit facility. On March 10, 2009, the working capital adjustment was finalized and resulted in a $0.1 million addition to the purchase price. Dioptics' sales will be reported in the sunglasses and prescription frames segment.

Overview

    Net sales increased 7% in 2008 to $256.1 million. The increase reflected organic growth and the addition of new customers as well as the continued benefit of demographic trends on sales of our non-prescription reading glasses.

    Gross margin as a percentage of net sales improved to 54.8% in 2008 versus 54.2% in 2007. This increase was due to our focus on higher margin product mix.

    Net income increased from $4.7 million, or $0.29 per share, in 2007 to $17.0 million, or $0.79 per share, in 2008. This increase was driven by decreased interest expense as a result of use of initial public offering proceeds to reduce indebtedness and the organic growth of the optical business.

    Cash flow provided from operating activities was $34.3 million in 2008 compared to $10.9 million in 2007.

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Results of Operations

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected statement of operations data as a percentage of net sales:

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 

Net sales

    100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %

Cost of goods sold

    45.2     45.8     50.2  
               

Gross profit

   
54.8
   
54.2
   
49.8
 

Operating expenses:

                   
 

Selling expenses

    29.6     28.6     26.5  
 

General and administrative expenses

    9.7     8.8     8.6  
 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

    2.1     2.6     3.6  
 

Abandoned lease charge

        1.8      
               
   

Operating income

    13.4     12.4     11.1  

Other income (expense):

                   
 

Interest expense

    (2.5 )   (10.3 )   (10.5 )
 

Other income (expense), net

        0.1     0.1  
               
 

Income before income taxes and minority interest

    10.9     2.2     0.7  

Income tax expense

    4.0     0.1     2.0  
               

Income (loss) before minority interest

    6.9     2.1     (1.3 )

Minority interest expense

    0.2     0.1     0.1  
               

Net income (loss)

    6.7 %   2.0 %   (1.4 )%
               

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected segment data as a percentage of net sales.

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
Segment Net Sales
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 

Non-prescription reading glasses

  $ 126,761     49.5 % $ 117,862     49.0 % $ 95,327     45.6 %

Sunglasses and prescription frames

    78,991     30.8     61,717     25.6     56,725     27.1  

Costume jewelry

    16,530     6.5     24,933     10.4     28,207     13.5  

International

    33,818     13.2     35,951     15.0     28,949     13.8  
                           

Net sales

  $ 256,100     100.0 % $ 240,463     100.0 % $ 209,208     100.0 %
                           

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        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected operating results by segment.

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
Segment
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 

Non-prescription reading glasses

                                     
 

Net sales

  $ 126,761     100.0 % $ 117,862     100.0 % $ 95,327     100.0 %
 

Cost of goods sold

    49,631     39.2     46,759     39.7     40,011     42.0  
                           
 

Gross profit

  $ 77,130     60.8 % $ 71,103     60.3 % $ 55,316     58.0 %
                           

Sunglasses and prescription frames

                                     
 

Net sales

  $ 78,991     100.0 % $ 61,717     100.0 % $ 56,725     100.0 %
 

Cost of goods sold

    43,458     55.0     35,376     57.3     33,873     59.7  
                           
 

Gross profit

  $ 35,533     45.0 % $ 26,341     42.7 % $ 22,852     40.3 %
                           

Costume jewelry

                                     
 

Net sales

  $ 16,530     100.0 % $ 24,933     100.0 % $ 28,207     100.0 %
 

Cost of goods sold

    10,677     64.6     14,570     58.4     18,585     65.9  
                           
 

Gross profit

  $ 5,853     35.4 % $ 10,363     41.6 % $ 9,622     34.1 %
                           

International

                                     
 

Net sales

  $ 33,818     100.0 % $ 35,951     100.0 % $ 28,949     100.0 %
 

Cost of goods sold

    12,104     35.8     13,327     37.1     12,463     43.1  
                           
 

Gross profit

  $ 21,714     64.2 % $ 22,624     62.9 % $ 16,486     56.9 %
                           

Fiscal 2008 Compared to Fiscal 2007

        Net Sales.    Net sales increased by $15.6 million, or 6.5%, from $240.5 million in fiscal 2007 to $256.1 million in fiscal 2008.

        In the non-prescription reading glasses segment, net sales increased by $8.9 million, or 7.6%, from $117.9 million in fiscal 2007 to $126.8 million in fiscal 2008. This increase was due to the full year impact of a new program launched at a major customer at the end of 2007 which contributed $5.5 million of incremental sales in 2008, a new customer that contributed $3.7 million of sales, a reset at a major customer that generated $3.4 million of additional revenue, partially offset by a loss of an opening price point program at a major customer.

        In the sunglasses and prescription frames segment, net sales increased by $17.3 million, or 28.0%, from $61.7 million in fiscal 2007 to $79.0 million in fiscal 2008. This increase was due to a new program launched at a major customer which contributed $11.1 million in sales, an expanded promotional program that generated an additional $3.4 million in sales at a major customer, sales from our Dioptics acquisition (that closed on November 26, 2008), that generated $2.1 million of sales, as well as promotional roll-outs and organic sales growth at other existing customers.

        In the costume jewelry segment, net sales decreased by $8.4 million, or 33.7%, from $24.9 million in fiscal 2007 to $16.5 million fiscal 2008. This decrease was due to loss of business at a major customer.

        In the international segment, net sales decreased by $2.1 million, or 5.9%, from $36.0 million in fiscal 2007 to $33.8 million fiscal 2008. This decrease was due to a non-anniversaried reading glass rollout in the U.K. in the first quarter of 2007 combined with approximately $1.0 million unfavorable foreign exchange difference caused by the strengthening U.S. dollar.

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        Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased by $9.8 million, or 7.5%, from $130.4 million in fiscal 2007 to $140.2 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 54.2% to 54.8% in the corresponding periods.

        In the non-prescription reading glasses segment, gross profit increased by $6.0 million, or 8.5%, from $71.1 million in fiscal 2007 to $77.1 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 60.3% to 60.8% during the corresponding periods. The dollar increase in gross profit was due to the increase in net sales. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was the result of favorable product mix and lower product costs from our suppliers.

        In the sunglasses and prescription frames segment, gross profit increased by $9.2 million, or 34.9%, from $26.4 million in fiscal 2007 to $35.5 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 42.7% to 45.0% in the corresponding periods. The dollar increase in gross profit was due to the increase in net sales combined with our Dioptics acquisition, which contributed $1.0 million of gross profit. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was the result of increased sales to a major retailer that carried higher gross margins, partially offset by increased sales of a promotional program to a different major retailer that carried lower gross margins.

        In the costume jewelry segment, gross profit decreased by $4.5 million, or 43.5%, from $10.4 million in fiscal 2007 to $5.9 million in the fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit decreased from 41.6% to 35.4% in the corresponding periods. The dollar decrease in gross profit was due to a loss of business at a major customer. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was the result of lower sales to a major retailer that carried higher gross margin than the balance of the retailer portfolio.

        In the international segment, gross profit decreased by $0.9 million, or 4.0%, from $22.6 million in fiscal 2007 to $21.7 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 62.9% to 64.2% in the corresponding periods. The dollar decrease in gross profit was due to the decreases in net sales. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales resulted from higher sales of more profitable reading glasses in Canada, partially offset by higher product returns in the U.K.

        Selling Expenses.    Selling expenses increased by $7.1 million, or 10.3%, from $68.7 million in fiscal 2007 to $75.8 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, selling expenses increased from 28.6% to 29.6% in the corresponding periods. The increase in selling expenses was due to higher depreciation expenses of $2.2 million related to increased number of display fixtures placed in service, increased field service costs of $1.6 million due to the increased number of customer store locations, increased variable selling costs resulting from higher sales volume, incremental selling expenses from our Dioptics acquisition of $0.5 million, and increased personnel, costs including stock compensation charges.

        General and Administrative Expenses.    General and administrative expenses increased by $3.7 million, or 17.5%, from $21.2 million in fiscal 2007 to $24.9 million in fiscal 2008. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses increased from 8.8% to 9.7% in the corresponding periods. The dollar increase was the result of incremental costs associated with being a public company, which include Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and related costs, incremental compensation costs, including stock compensation charges, to support our growth, and $0.3 million of incremental expenses from our Dioptics acquisition.

        Amortization of Acquired Intangibles.    Amortization of acquired intangibles decreased by $0.9 million, or 13.9%, from $6.2 million in fiscal 2007 to $5.3 million in fiscal 2008. This decrease was due to certain intangible assets associated with the acquisition of Magnivision being amortized on an accelerated basis over their economic lives, partially offset by $0.1 million of amortization of acquired Dioptics intangible assets.

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        Abandoned Lease Charge.    During fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a total of $4.4 million in abandoned lease charges as a result of the continued vacancy of our Miramar, Florida facility. This charge assumed that the remaining space of this facility will remain vacant through the end of the lease term in April 2011.

        Interest Expense.    Interest expense decreased $18.3 million, or 74.3%, from $24.7 million in fiscal 2007 to $6.4 million in fiscal 2008. This decrease was primarily due to lower average indebtedness and lower borrowing costs along with the elimination of a $2.8 million charge related to the early extinguishment of debt recognized in 2007 as a result of payment from initial public offering proceeds.

        Income Taxes.    Provision for income taxes increased from $0.3 million, or 5.5% of pre-tax income, in fiscal 2007 to $10.3 million, or 36.9% of pre-tax income in fiscal 2008. This increase was related to the 2007 release of a portion of the $4.5 million valuation allowance we had previously recorded against U.S. deferred tax assets. We recorded that allowance in prior periods based on our determination at the time that it was more likely than not that our U.S. deferred tax assets would not be realized (primarily due to cumulative losses in the periods preceding recording of the allowance). As a result of improved operating results in the U.S. and our assessment of expected future results in the U.S., we determined that it was more likely than not that a substantial portion of our U.S. deferred tax assets would be realized and released most of our valuation allowance, recognizing an income tax benefit of $3.4 million.

        Net Income.    For the reasons described above, our net income increased by $12.3 million, or 261.5%, from $4.7 million in fiscal 2007 to $17.0 million in fiscal 2008.

        Strategic Review of Jewelry Segment.    As previously announced, we are conducting a strategic review of our jewelry segment. Depending on the actions we take as a result of that review, we may experience returns from customers, asset write-offs, loss on sale of assets and/or shutdown costs, any of which may result in material charges and could adversely impact our financial condition and operating results.

Fiscal 2007 Compared to Fiscal 2006

        Net Sales.    Net sales increased by $31.3 million, or 14.9%, from $209.2 million in fiscal 2006 to $240.5 million in fiscal 2007.

        In the non-prescription reading glasses segment, net sales increased by $22.5 million, or 23.6%, from $95.3 million in fiscal 2006 to $117.9 million in fiscal 2007. This increase was due to product display enhancements at two major customers, which contributed $9.6 million of incremental sales in fiscal 2007, and $5.2 million of additional sales as a result of a non-prescription reading glasses contract with a major customer that was awarded to us in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. The remaining increase was primarily due to higher sales volume at major customers.

        In the sunglasses and prescription frames segment, net sales increased by $5.0 million, or 8.8%, from $56.7 million in fiscal 2006 to $61.7 million in fiscal 2007. Of this increase, $4.3 million was the result of a new promotional program launched at a major customer during fiscal 2007 as well as promotional roll-outs and organic sales growth at other existing customers.

        In the costume jewelry segment, net sales decreased by $3.3 million, or 11.6%, from $28.2 million in fiscal 2006 to $24.9 million in fiscal 2007. This decrease was primarily due to the strategic decision to reduce participation in promotional programs and the reduction of retail space allocated for our product at a major customer.

        In the international segment, net sales increased by $7.0 million, or 24.2%, from $28.9 million in fiscal 2006 to $36.0 million in fiscal 2007. This increase was primarily driven by strong sales across all segments in Canada as well as a non-prescription reading glasses roll-out launched in the U.K.

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        Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased by $26.2 million, or 25.1%, from $104.3 million in fiscal 2006 to $130.4 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 49.8% to 54.2% in the corresponding periods.

        In the non-prescription reading glasses segment, gross profit increased by $15.8 million, or 28.5%, from $55.3 million in fiscal 2006 to $71.1 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 58.0% to 60.3% during the corresponding periods. The dollar increase in gross profit was primarily due to increased sales volume. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily the result of favorable product mix and lower product costs.

        In the sunglasses and prescription frames segment, gross profit increased by $3.5 million, or 15.3%, from $22.9 million in fiscal 2006 to $26.4 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 40.3% to 42.7% in the corresponding periods. The dollar increase in gross profit was primarily due to the increase in net sales. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily the result of favorable product mix and lower product costs from our suppliers.

        In the costume jewelry segment, gross profit increased by $0.7 million, or 7.7%, from $9.6 million in fiscal 2006 to $10.4 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 34.1% to 41.6% in the corresponding periods. The dollar increase in gross profit and increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales were primarily due to a strategic change to forgo lower margin promotional programs at a major customer.

        In the international segment, gross profit increased by $6.1 million, or 37.2%, from $16.5 million in the fiscal 2006 to $22.6 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased from 56.9% to 62.9% in the corresponding periods. The dollar increase in gross profit was primarily due to the increase in net sales in Canada and the United Kingdom. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales resulted from favorable sales mix in the United Kingdom of non-prescription reading glasses.

        Selling Expenses.    Selling expenses increased by $13.3 million, or 23.9%, from $55.5 million in fiscal 2006 to $68.7 million fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, selling expenses increased from 26.5% to 28.6% in the corresponding periods. The increase in selling expenses was due to $4.9 million of expenses in connection with our Foster Grant television and Magnivision print advertising campaign launched in 2007; higher field service costs of $2.5 million as a result of increased volume and a dedicated investment towards our field service management; higher freight charges of $1.8 million due to higher fuel costs and an increased volume of direct-to-store shipments; higher personnel costs of $1.7 million as a result of increased headcount to support expansion of business.

        General and Administrative Expenses.    General and administrative expenses increased by $3.3 million, or 18.2%, from $17.9 million in fiscal 2006 to $21.2 million in fiscal 2007. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses increased from 8.6% to 8.8% in the corresponding periods. The dollar increase was primarily the result of incremental personnel costs and higher audit fees associated with becoming a public company and legal settlement costs.

        Amortization of Acquired Intangibles.    Amortization of acquired intangibles decreased by $1.4 million, or 18.8%, from $7.6 million in fiscal 2006 to $6.2 million in fiscal 2007. This decrease was primarily due to certain intangible assets associated with the acquisition of Magnivision being amortized on an accelerated basis over their economic lives.

        Abandoned Lease Charge.    During fiscal 2007, the Company recorded a total of $4.4 million in abandoned lease charges as a result of the continued vacancy of our Miramar, Florida facility. This charge assumes that the remaining space of this facility will remain vacant through the end of the lease term in April 2011.

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        Interest Expense.    Interest expense increased $2.8 million, or 12.6%, from $22.0 million in fiscal 2006 to $24.7 million in fiscal 2007. This increase was due to a $2.8 million charge related to the early extinguishment of debt under our old credit facility.

        Income Taxes.    Provision for income taxes decreased from $4.2 million in fiscal 2006 to $0.3 million in fiscal 2007. This decrease was primarily related to the release of a portion of the $4.5 million valuation allowance we had previously recorded against U.S. deferred tax assets. We recorded that allowance in prior periods based on our determination at the time that it was more likely than not that our U.S. deferred tax assets would not be realized (primarily due to cumulative losses in the periods preceding recording of the allowance). As a result of improved operating results in the U.S. and our assessment of expected future results in the U.S., we determined that it was more likely than not that a substantial portion of our U.S. deferred tax assets would be realized and released most of our valuation allowance, recognizing an income tax benefit of $3.4 million. This benefit was offset by a $1.5 million charge to establish a deferred tax liability related to the future recognition of certain foreign deferred tax assets in the U.S.

        Net Income (Loss).    For the reasons described above, our net income increased by $7.7 million, or 258.0%, from a loss of $3.0 million in fiscal 2006 to income of $4.7 million in fiscal 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Our primary liquidity needs are for working capital, capital expenditures (specifically, display fixtures), debt service and to fund possible future acquisitions. Our primary sources of cash have been cash flow from operations, net proceeds from our initial public offering and borrowings under our credit facility. As of January 3, 2009, we had $2.1 million of cash and $37.2 million available under our revolving credit facility. As of December 29, 2007, we had $4.6 million of cash and $54.7 million available under our revolving credit facility.

        As a result of our current capital structure and credit facility, we believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and borrowings available under our credit facility will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs through at least fiscal 2009. However, our ability to make scheduled payments of principal, pay the interest on or refinance our indebtedness or fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our future performance, which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive and other factors that are beyond our control. In addition, current worldwide economic conditions, including without limitation the reduction in available credit to businesses and consumers, the destruction of value in investment portfolios, and the deepening unemployment and corresponding reductions in consumer spending, may substantially reduce demand for our products, which could have a materially adverse effect on our liquidity and results of operations.

        To the extent we decide to pursue one or more strategic acquisitions, we may need to incur additional indebtedness or sell additional equity to finance those acquisitions.

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Cash Flows

        The following table summarizes our cash flow activities for the periods indicated:

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Net cash provided by (used in):

                   
 

Operating activities

  $ 34,313   $ 10,913   $ (903 )
 

Investing activities

    (48,906 )   (15,472 )   (13,948 )
 

Financing activities

    8,639     (504 )   11,105  

Effect of exchange rates on cash balances

    3,484     (33 )   841  
               

Decrease in cash

  $ (2,470 ) $ (5,096 ) $ (2,905 )
               

        We purchase finished goods from our contract manufacturers in Asia and take title upon delivery to the freight consolidator. Transit times range from ten to 30 days. Our payment terms with our eyewear suppliers range from 45 to 120 days and provide discounts to us for timely payments, while payment terms with our costume jewelry suppliers average 30 days. As a result of increases in our overall sales volume, we have used cash to fund our receivables and inventories. In general, these increases are only partially offset by increases in accounts payable to our suppliers.

        Operating Activities.    During fiscal 2008, the Company generated $34.3 million in cash from operating activities compared to $10.9 million in fiscal 2007. The increase in operating cash flow was due to net income that was higher by $12.3 million and increases in accounts payable. The decrease in cash used to pay accounts payable was primarily the result of increased payments in 2007 for purchases to support new business at a major customer at the end of fiscal 2006.

        Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $11.8 million to $10.9 million in fiscal 2007 from a use of $0.9 million in fiscal 2006. The increase in operating cash flow was due to higher net income of $7.7 and decreases in accounts receivable and accounts payable. The decrease in accounts receivable was a result of timing of cash collections in fiscal 2007 as compared to fiscal 2006. The decrease in accounts payable was the result of increased purchases to support new business at a major customer at the end of fiscal 2006.

        Investing Activities.    Net cash used in investing activities increased from $15.5 million in fiscal 2007 to $48.9 million in fiscal 2008. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was due to the acquisition of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.

        Net cash used in investing activities increased from $13.9 million in fiscal 2006 to $15.5 million in fiscal 2007. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to incremental display fixture costs associated with the addition of new customers and a $3.0 million purchase price adjustment recorded in 2006 related to the Magnivision acquisition.

        Financing Activities.    Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $9.1 million to $8.6 million in fiscal 2008 from a use of $0.5 million in fiscal 2007. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was due to additional borrowings under our revolving debt facility to finance our acquisition of Dioptics partially offset by scheduled payments on our term debt.

        Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $11.6 million from $11.1 million in fiscal 2006 to a use of $0.5 million in fiscal 2007. The decrease in net cash used in financing activities was due to the $93.8 million of cash proceeds we received in connection with our initial public offering; $120.0 million of borrowings under our new credit facility and a $5.0 million decrease in our net borrowings under our revolving line of credit. These proceeds were offset by long-term debt payments of $220.7 million to

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extinguish our old credit facility and $1.1 million of financing fee payments in connection with our refinancing.

Capital Expenditures

        Our capital expenditures were $14.6 million and $15.5 million for fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively. The majority of our capital expenditures related to permanent display fixtures, which we provide in our customers' retail locations. We typically depreciate our fixtures using an estimated useful life of two to three years. The future timing and volume of such capital expenditures will be affected by new business, customer contract renewals and replacements of existing fixtures at existing retail customers.

        At January 3, 2009, we had outstanding commitments for capital expenditures of $3.1 million relating to permanent display fixtures. We intend to fund these expenditures primarily from operating cash flow and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Credit Facility

        On December 19, 2007, we refinanced our then-existing credit facility. The facility is comprised of (a) a $75.0 revolving credit facility, which may be increased by up to an additional $50.0 million with the consent of our existing or additional lenders; and (b) a $100.0 million term loan facility. Interest rates for borrowings under the new facility are determined based upon our leverage ratio. Interest rates were initially priced at 1.75% above LIBOR and then may range from 1.00% to 2.25% above the LIBOR for Eurodollar-based borrowings, and from 0.00% to 1.25% above the defined base rate for base rate borrowings. The term loan facility is due in 20 consecutive quarterly graduating installments ranging from $1.9 million to $8.1 million commencing on March 31, 2008. The term loan facility will mature on December 19, 2012. Amounts due under the new facility are collateralized by a pledge of 100% of the Company's tangible and intangible assets. The Company will also pay commitment fees and other customary fees. These commitment fees will range from 0.20% to 0.50% per annum depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

        As of January 3, 2009, we had outstanding indebtedness of $92.5 million under our term loan facility, $37.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $0.3 million committed under standby letters of credit. Our borrowing availability thereunder was $37.2 million. The interest rate on the term loan facility is at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75% (3.21% as of January 3, 2009). The interest rate on $30.0 million of the revolving credit facility is at the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75% (2.22% as of January 3, 2009). The remaining balance of the revolving credit facility is subject to an interest rate of prime plus 0.75% (4.00% as of January 3, 2009).

        Our credit facility contains covenants limiting, among other things, mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions; sales of assets; investments and acquisitions; indebtedness; liens and other encumbrances; dividends and other restricted payments; payment and modification of material subordinated debt instruments; transactions with affiliates; changes in fiscal year; negative pledge clauses; restrictions on subsidiary distributions; sale and leaseback transactions; factoring arrangements and changes in lines of business; and capital expenditures. Our credit facility also requires that we comply with a leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio covenants. Our acquisition of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. was executed in accordance with the terms and conditions of our credit facility. As of January 3, 2009, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. For a description of risks associated with our credit facility, see "Risk Factors."

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Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

        As of January 3, 2009, our contractual obligations and other commitments were as follows:

 
  Payments Due by Period  
 
  Total   Less than
1 Year
  1-3 Years   3-5 Years   More than
5 Years
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Long-term debt obligations(1)

  $ 92,866   $ 15,199   $ 45,167   $ 32,500   $  

Interest payment obligations(2)

    9,316     3,560     4,927     829      

Operating lease obligations(3)

    7,118     3,049     3,871     198      

Minimum royalty obligations(4)

    1,894     711     1,183          

Purchase obligations(5)

    35,034     35,034              
                       
 

Total(6)

  $ 146,228   $ 57,553   $ 55,148   $ 33,527   $  
                       

(1)
Includes obligations to pay principal only under our new credit facility and capital lease obligations. No interest expense is included. Assumes that principal payments under our credit facility are made as originally scheduled.

(2)
Represents estimated interest payments to be made on our variable rate debt. Assumes that principal payments are made as originally scheduled. Interest rates used to determine interest payments for variable rate debt are based upon the interest rate in effect on January 3, 2009.

(3)
Net of subleases.

(4)
Consists of obligations for future minimum royalties pertaining to licensed brands to be paid to third-party licensors.

(5)
Represents purchase orders related to inventory and display fixtures.

(6)
Excludes approximately $11.3 million of income tax liabilities that have been recorded in other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet as of January 3, 2009, in accordance with FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting For Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        As of January 3, 2009, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Critical Accounting Estimates

        We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. As such, management is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Management believes that the estimates and judgments reflected in the financial statements included in this Form 10-K were reasonable based on the information available at the respective times. Actual circumstances could differ from those estimates, and any such differences may materially affect our reported results. The estimates and assumptions that management believes are the most significant in preparing our financial statements are described below.

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Revenue Recognition

        Sales are recognized when revenue is realized or realizable and has been earned. We recognize revenue when title to the product, ownership and risk of loss transfer to the customer, which generally is on the date of shipment. We also maintain destination-based terms with a limited number of customers in the United States and with all our customers in the United Kingdom and Mexico pursuant to which we recognize revenue upon confirmation of receipt by the customer. In addition, prior to revenue recognition, we require persuasive evidence of an arrangement, that the price is fixed or determinable, and that collection is reasonably assured. A provision for anticipated returns is recorded as a reduction in sales in the same period as the revenue in accordance with FASB Statement No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists. We account for certain customer promotional payments, volume rebates, cooperative advertising, product placement fees and other discounts as a reduction of revenue under the guidance issued by the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) in Issue No. 00-25, Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration Paid to a Reseller of the Vendor's Products, Issue No. 00-14, Accounting for Certain Sales Incentives, and Issue No. 01-09, Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products). We also enter into multi-year supply agreements with many of our customers, some of which have minimum purchase requirements. Upfront payments and credits to customers are recorded as a reduction of revenue when the customer has earned the credits based on the purchase order or sales contract and are provided for based on our estimates.

Product Returns, Markdowns and Contractual Allowances

        Net sales, as reported in our consolidated statements of operations, represent gross shipments to our customers less provisions and charges for product returns, markdowns, damages and contractual allowances. We regularly review and revise our estimates of returns, markdowns and contractual allowances, which are recorded at the time of sale based upon our historical experience in light of actual returns, planned product discontinuances and promotional sales and our estimates and judgments regarding future product sales to our customers. We record returns and markdowns as a reduction to sales and as a reserve against accounts receivable on our consolidated balance sheet. Actual product returns, markdowns and contractual allowances, as well as realized value on product returns, may differ significantly, either favorably or unfavorably, from our estimates.

        Contractual allowances include product placement fees, cooperative advertising, volume rebates and other discounts that are agreed upon as a component of our program terms with our customers. These allowances are specific to a customer contract and are recognized at the time of shipment. We record contractual allowances as a reduction of gross sales but not as a reduction of accounts receivable. Instead, we record contractual allowances as an accrued expense on our consolidated balance sheet.

Inventories

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of finished goods. We provide inventory allowances for excess, slow moving and obsolete inventories determined primarily by estimates of future demand. The allowance is measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and estimated market value and charged to the provision for inventory, which is a component of our cost of goods sold. Assumptions about future demand are among the primary factors used to estimate market value. At the time of the loss recognition, which is recorded to cost of goods sold, a newer, lower-cost basis for that inventory is established and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in the newly established cost basis. Inventory management is a primary management focus as we balance the need to maintain adequate inventory levels to ensure timely customer order fulfillment against the risk of obsolescence because of changing fashion trends and customer requirements.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

        We test for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset might not be recoverable from estimated future cash flows. We account for long-lived assets, excluding goodwill and non-amortized trademarks, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144"). SFAS 144 requires recognition of an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable from its estimated undiscounted cash flows. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and fair value of the asset or asset group.

Valuation of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. The fair value of identified intangible asset is based upon an estimate of the future economic benefits expected to result from ownership, which represents the amount at which the assets could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, we test our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate impairment may exist. We generally complete our annual analysis of goodwill during our fourth fiscal quarter or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. We apply a two-step fair value-based test to assess goodwill impairment. The first step compares the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step is then performed. The second step compares the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill to the fair value of the goodwill. If the fair value of the goodwill is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss would be recorded in our income from operations. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are also reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be realizable.

        We make certain estimates and assumptions in order to determine the fair value of net assets and liabilities, including, among other things, an assessment of market conditions, projected cash flows, cost of capital and growth rates which could significantly impact the reported value of goodwill and other intangible assets. Estimating future cash flows requires significant judgment, and our projections may vary from cash flows eventually realized. When necessary, we engage third-party specialists to assist us with our valuations. The valuations employ a combination of present value techniques to measure fair value, corroborated by comparisons to estimated market multiples. These valuations are based on a discount rate determined by us to be consistent with industry discount rates and the risks inherent in our current business model.

        We cannot predict the occurrence of certain future events that might adversely affect the reported value of goodwill and other intangible assets that totaled $115.6 million and $70.2 million at January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively. Such events include strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions, the impact of the economic environment on our customer base or material negative changes in our relationships with material customers.

Stock-Based Compensation

        We have a stock-based compensation plan for employees and non-employee members of our board of directors. Under this plan, we grant restricted stock units and options to purchase our shares at or above the fair market value of our shares. On January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment ("SFAS 123R"), which requires us to measure all stock-based compensation awards using a fair value method and record such expense in our consolidated financial statements. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value the

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options that are granted under these plans. The Black-Scholes method includes four significant assumptions: (1) expected term of the option, (2) risk-free interest rate, (3) expected dividend yield and (4) expected stock price volatility.

Concentration of Credit Risk

        We must estimate the collectibility of our accounts receivable. Management specifically analyzes accounts receivable balances in view of customer credit worthiness, customer concentrations, historical bad debts, current economic trends, and changes in our customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Three customers together accounted for 67% and 55% of our accounts receivable at January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively. To reduce credit risk, we purchase credit insurance, as we deem appropriate. Historical write-offs, as a result of uncollectibility, have been less than 1% of net sales annually.

Income Taxes

        Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance. Our effective tax rates differ from the statutory rate due to the impact of acquisition-related costs, state taxes, and the tax impact of non-U.S. operations. Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower statutory rates, and vice versa. Changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof may also adversely affect our future effective tax rate. In addition, we are subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns by the IRS and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.

        At January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, our total valuation allowance was $2.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively, due to foreign net operating loss carry forwards and foreign tax credits. The valuation allowance is based on estimates of taxable income in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. If market conditions improve and future results of operations exceed our current expectations, our existing tax valuation allowances may be adjusted, resulting in future tax benefits. Alternatively, if market conditions deteriorate further or future results of operations are less than expected, future assessments may result in a determination that some or all of the deferred tax assets are not realizable. As a result, we may need to establish additional tax valuation allowances for all or a portion of the gross deferred tax assets, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Item 7A    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

        We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

        Our exposure to interest rate risk currently relates to amounts outstanding under our revolving and term loan credit facility. This facility is comprised of a $100.0 million term loan facility and a $75.0 million revolving credit facility. As of January 3, 2009, we had $92.5 million outstanding under the term loan facility and $37.5 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility. The term loan facility bore interest of 1.75% above three-month LIBOR, or 3.21% at January 3, 2009. $30.0 million of the revolving credit facility bore interest of 1.75% above one-month LIBOR, or 2.22% at January 3, 2009. The remaining balance of the revolving credit facility bore interest of 0.75% above prime or 4.00% at January 3, 2009. A hypothetical change in the interest rate of 100 basis points would have an effect on our annual results of operations and cash flows of approximately $0.8 million.

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        On March 10, 2008, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap") to manage our exposure to floating interest rate risk on our credit facility. The Swap has an initial notional amount of approximately $49.1 million and is scheduled to decline to reflect certain scheduled principal payments under the term loan portion of our credit facility. Currently, we are borrowing under the Term Loan Facility at a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR (plus 1.75% under the terms of our Term Loan Facility) and will pay under the Swap a fixed interest rate of 3.22% (plus 1.75% under the terms of our Term Loan Facility) through December 19, 2012.

        The Swap has been designated as a cash flow hedge under SFAS No. 133 and we record the effective portion of any change in the fair value as other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, and reclassify the gains and losses to interest expense during the hedged interest payment period.

        We are subject to risk from changes in the foreign exchange rates relating to our Canadian and U.K. subsidiaries, and our Mexico joint venture. Assets and liabilities of these entities are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Translation adjustments are accumulated as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Gains and losses, which result from foreign currency transactions, are included as other income (expense) in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The potential loss resulting from a hypothetical 10.0% adverse change in the quoted foreign currency exchange rate amounts would not have a material impact on our annual results of operations and cash flows.

Item 8    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

        The response to this Item is included as a separate section of this report immediately following Item 15.

Item 9    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

        None.

Item 9A    Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

        We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Evaluation Date"). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

        Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Our internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

        Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, the last day of our most recent fiscal year. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework."

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        Management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, the internal control over financial reporting of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. ("DMP"), which we acquired on November 26, 2008. Due to the short time between the acquisition and the end of the fiscal year, it was not possible for management to conduct an assessment of DMP's internal controls. At year-end, our DMP subsidiary had assets of $68.2 million (of which $50.6 million represents goodwill and intangible assets included within the scope of the assessment), constituting 25% of our total assets. DMP generated total revenue of $2.1 million (or less than 1% of our total 2008 revenue) that was included in our consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended January 3, 2009.

        Based on its assessment, our management concluded that, as of January 3, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

        The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which is below.

        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements. One should not project any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods because controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
FGX International Holdings Limited:

        We have audited FGX International Holdings Limited's internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). FGX International Holdings Limited's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide

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reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

        In our opinion, FGX International Holdings Limited maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

        Management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, the internal control over financial reporting of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. ("DMP"), which was acquired on November 26, 2008. Due to the short time between the acquisition and the end of the fiscal year, it was not possible for management to conduct an assessment of DMP's internal controls. At year-end, the DMP subsidiary had assets of $68.2 million (of which $50.6 million represents goodwill and intangible assets included within the scope of the assessment), constituting 25% of the Company's total assets. DMP generated total revenue of $2.1 million (or less than 1% of the Company's total 2008 revenue) that was included in the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended January 3, 2009. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of DMP.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of FGX International Holdings Limited and subsidiaries as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, and our report dated March 11, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

    /s/ KPMG LLP

Providence, Rhode Island
March 11, 2009

 

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

        No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended January 3, 2009 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B    Other Information.

        As of March 12, 2009, the Company entered into a Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, in the form filed as Exhibit 10.20 to Form S-1/A (Registration No. 33-139525) on June 28, 2007, with Alfred J. Verrecchia, a newly appointed director.

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PART III

Item 10    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Executive Officers

        Set forth below is a list of our executive officers, their ages and positions, and a brief description of the recent business experience of each one.

Name
  Age   Position

Alec Taylor

    55   Chief Executive Officer and Director

John H. Flynn, Jr. 

    58   President

Anthony Di Paola

    42   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Steven Crellin

    48   Executive Vice President, Sales and President, Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.

Jeffrey J. Giguere

    48   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Gerald Kitchen

    60   Executive Vice President, Operations

Richard Kornhauser

    54   Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

Robert Grow

    51   Executive Vice President, Product Development

Richard Christy

    46   Vice President, Supply Chain Management and Customer and Field Service

Thomas Fernandes

    36   Vice President, North American Sales

Timothy Swartz

    45   Vice President, Licensing and Quantum Optics

Mark A. Williams

    37   Vice President, Corporate Controller

        Alec Taylor, Chief Executive Officer and Director—Mr. Taylor has been our Chief Executive Officer since October 2005. Before joining us, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Chattem, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of health and beauty products, toiletries and dietary supplements, from January 1998 to September 2005 and a director of Chattem from 1993 to 2005. Mr. Taylor was previously an attorney with Miller and Martin in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from 1978 to January 1998. Mr. Taylor is also a director of Constar International Inc.

        John H. Flynn, Jr., President—Mr. Flynn has served as our President since December 2004. Mr. Flynn was the Executive Vice President, Sales of AAi.FosterGrant, Inc. from 1998 to December 2004, President and CEO of the predecessor of AAi.FosterGrant, Inc. from 1985 to 1998, and Vice President of AAi.FosterGrant, Inc. (then known as Accessories Associates Inc.) from 1982 to 1985. Mr. Flynn is a director of the Sunglass Association of America Inc.

        Anthony Di Paola, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer—Mr. Di Paola has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since July 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Di Paola held various finance positions at General Electric, including Americas Controller for GE Water & Process Technologies, from February 2005 to July 2007. Mr. Di Paola previously served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Ionics, Inc., a publicly traded supplier of water purification and wastewater treatment equipment and services, from May 2000 to February 2005, when Ionics was acquired by General Electric Company.

        Steven Crellin, Executive Vice President, Sales—Mr. Crellin has served as President of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. since January 2009 and as our Executive Vice President, Domestic Sales since January 2006. Prior to that Mr. Crellin was our Executive Vice President, Magnivision from October 2004 to December 2005 and the Vice President, Sales of Magnivision from February 1998 to October 2004. Mr. Crellin sits on the advisory board of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and is a director of the Sunglass Association of America Inc.

        Jeffrey J. Giguere, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary—Mr. Giguere has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since April 2007. Mr. Giguere was

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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of American Power Conversion Corporation, a publicly traded provider of back-up power products and services, from June 2001 to March 2007, and General Counsel from April 2000 to June 2001.

        Gerald Kitchen, Executive Vice President, Operations—Mr. Kitchen has served as our Executive Vice President, Operations since January 2007, and was our Vice President, Operations since September 2004 and the Vice President, Operations of our subsidiary, AAi.FosterGrant, Inc., since January 2004. Before that, Mr. Kitchen served as President of Blue Mountain Industries, Inc., a textile manufacturer, during 2003, Vice President of Global Sourcing for Roam International Limited, a luggage importer, from April 2000 to December 2002.

        Richard Kornhauser, Executive Vice President, Marketing—Mr. Kornhauser has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer since January, 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Kornhauser was the Vice President of Marketing for Chattem, Inc., a leading marketer and manufacturer of branded consumer products, from May 2000 to October 2007.

        Robert Grow, Executive Vice President, Product Development—Mr. Grow has served as Executive Vice President, Product Development since January 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Grow was our Vice President, Product Development from April 2004 to January 2008. From January 2000 to April 2004, Mr. Grow was the National Sales Manager.

        Richard Christy, Vice President, Supply Chain Management and Customer and Field Service —Mr. Christy has served as our Vice President, Supply Chain Management and Customer and Field Service since January 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Christy served as our Director of Supply Chain Management from February 2004 to January 2007 and Director of Supply Planning from April 2000 to February 2004.

        Thomas Fernandes, Vice President, North American Sales—Mr. Fernandes has been with us since July 2001, serving as Vice President, North American Sales since March 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Fernandes was our Vice President, Merchandising from January 2007 to February 2009, a Senior Merchandise Manager from May 2006 to December 2006 and Merchandise Manager from July 2001 to May 2006.

        Timothy Swartz, Vice President, Licensing and Quantum Optics—Mr. Swartz has served as Vice President of Licensing and Quantum Optics since November 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Swartz served as our Vice President of the Premium Eyewear Divisions/Quantum Optics from June 2002 through November 2005. In addition, Mr. Swartz served in numerous positions at Lantis Eyewear Corp., a designer and distributor of eyewear, including Vice President of the Ophthalmic Division from 1998 through June 2002.

        Mark A. Williams, Vice President, Corporate Controller—Mr. Williams has served as our Vice President and Corporate Controller since January 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Williams served as Corporate Controller from January 2004 to January 2006 and Assistant Controller from January 2003 to January 2004. In addition, Mr. Williams served as Director of Internal Audit for A.T. Cross Company, a designer and distributor of fine writing instruments, eyewear and personal accessories, from March 1999 to January 2003. Mr. Williams is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Rhode Island.

Code of Ethics

        We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our Directors and senior financial officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. This code sets forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the Securities and Exchange Commission and in our other public

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communications; compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; the prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons; and accountability for adherence to the code. The code of ethics is available without charge upon request from our Corporate Secretary, FGX International Holdings Limited, 500 George Washington Highway, Smithfield, RI 02917. If we make any substantive amendment to this code of ethics or grant any waiver from any of its provisions, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver in a report on Form 8-K.

Directors; Corporate Governance

        The remaining information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information responsive thereto in the sections in the Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 20, 2009 (the "Proxy Statement") captioned "Proposal 1: Election of Directors," "Corporate Governance—Audit Committee," and "Other Matters—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance."

Item 11    Executive Compensation.

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information responsive thereto in the sections in the Proxy Statement captioned "Executive Compensation."

Item 12    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

        Information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information responsive thereto in the sections in the Proxy Statement captioned "Shares Held by Principal Shareholders and Management."

        The following table sets forth information regarding our equity compensation plans as of January 3, 2009:

Plan category
  Number of shares to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options or
vesting of restricted
stock units (a)
  Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options
and restricted stock
units (b)
  Number of shares remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation
plans (excluding shares
reflected in column (a)) (c)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders

    2,736,136   $ 11.22     1,295,140  

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders

    N/A     N/A     N/A  
               

Total

    2,736,136   $ 11.22     1,295,140  

Item 13    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information responsive thereto in the sections in the Proxy Statement captioned "Executive Compensation—Executive Employment Agreements" and "—Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change-in-Control," "Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions" and "Corporate Governance—Board of Directors Independence and Meetings."

Item 14    Principal Accounting Fees and Services

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information responsive thereto in the section in the Proxy Statement captioned "Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm."

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PART IV

Item 15    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

    (a)
    The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

    1.
    Financial Statements:
    2.
    Financial Statement Schedules:

    Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006

    All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.

    (b)
    Exhibits

        The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index following the signature page are filed herewith, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

    (c)
    Financial Statement Schedules

        See (a)2 above.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
    FGX International Holdings Limited:

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FGX International Holdings Limited and subsidiaries as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of FGX International Holdings Limited and subsidiaries as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

        As discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, effective December 31, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), FGX International Holdings Limited's internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 11, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

                        /s/ KPMG LLP

Providence, Rhode Island
March 11, 2009

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007

(in thousands)

 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
 

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

             
 

Cash

  $ 2,097   $ 4,567  
 

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $26,144 and $15,839 at January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively

    52,263     53,001  
 

Inventories

    38,223     33,226  
 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    15,817     11,001  
 

Deferred tax assets

    16,013     10,841  
           
   

Total current assets

    124,413     112,636  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    21,011     21,349  

Other assets:

             
 

Goodwill

    46,747     25,357  
 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $29,642 and $24,330 at January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively

    68,856     44,868  
 

Other assets

    11,988     7,645  
           
   

Total assets

  $ 273,015   $ 211,855  
           

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

             

Current liabilities:

             
 

Revolving line of credit

  $ 37,500   $ 20,000  
 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

    15,199     7,661  
 

Accounts payable

    31,964     27,364  
 

Accrued expenses

    27,690     26,167  
 

Accrued income taxes

    6,005     956  
           
   

Total current liabilities

    118,358     82,148  

Long-term obligations, less current maturities

    77,863     92,778  

Deferred tax liabilities

    18,156     9,260  

Other long term liabilities

    15,284     9,174  

Minority interest

    1,689     1,162  

Commitments and contingencies (note 14)

             

Shareholders' equity:

             
 

Common stock, no par value. Authorized 101,000 shares; issued 22,886 shares at January 3, 2009 and issued 21,934 shares at December 29, 2007; outstanding 22,123 shares at January 3, 2009 and outstanding 21,304 shares at December 29, 2007

         
 

Additional paid-in capital

    107,048     96,180  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    (2,611 )   943  
 

Accumulated deficit

    (60,259 )   (77,277 )
 

Treasury stock, at cost, 630 shares at January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007

    (2,513 )   (2,513 )
           
   

Total shareholders' equity

    41,665     17,333  
           
   

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 273,015   $ 211,855  
           

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 

Net sales

  $ 256,100   $ 240,463   $ 209,208  

Cost of goods sold

    115,870     110,032     104,932  
               
   

Gross profit

    140,230     130,431     104,276  

Operating expenses:

                   
 

Selling expenses

    75,797     68,727     55,466  
 

General and administrative expenses

    24,856     21,183     17,918  
 

Amortization of acquired intangibles

    5,312     6,172     7,597  
 

Abandoned lease charge

        4,407      
               
   

Operating income

    34,265     29,942     23,295  

Other income (expense):

                   
 

Interest expense

    (6,356 )   (24,710 )   (21,951 )
 

Other income (expense), net

    (91 )   117     154  
               
   

Income before income taxes

    27,818     5,349     1,498  

Income tax expense

    10,273     294     4,245  
               
   

Income (loss) before minority interest

    17,545     5,055     (2,747 )

Minority interest expense

    527     347     233  
               
   

Net income (loss)

  $ 17,018   $ 4,708   $ (2,980 )
               

Basic earnings (loss) per share

  $ 0.80   $ 0.30   $ (0.20 )

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

    21,311     15,941     14,838  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

  $ 0.79   $ 0.29   $ (0.20 )

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

    21,437     16,010     14,838  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'

Equity (Deficit) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and
December 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 
  Common stock    
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
   
   
  Total
shareholders'
equity
(deficit)
   
 
 
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Accumulated
deficit
  Treasury
stock
  Comprehensive
income (loss)
 
 
  Shares   Par value  

Balance, December 31, 2005

    14,837   $   $   $ 178   $ (79,005 ) $ (2,437 ) $ (81,264 )      

Stock-based compensation expense for vesting of stock options

            1,499                 1,499      

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                516             516     516  

Net loss

                    (2,980 )       (2,980 )   (2,980 )
                                                 

Comprehensive loss for the year ended December 30, 2006

                                            $ (2,464 )
                                   

Balance, December 30, 2006

    14,837         1,499     694     (81,985 )   (2,437 )   (82,229 )      

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

    6,667         93,817                 93,817      

Redemption of common shares

    (200 )                   (76 )   (76 )    

Stock-based compensation expense for vesting of stock options

            864                 864      

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                249             249     249  

Net income

                    4,708         4,708     4,708  
                                                 

Comprehensive income for the year ended December 29, 2007

                                            $ 4,957  
                                   

Balance, December 29, 2007

    21,304         96,180     943     (77,277 )   (2,513 )   17,333        

Shares issued for purchase of acquired business

    952         9,909                 9,909      

Redemption of common shares

    (133 )       (1,484 )               (1,484 )    

Stock-based compensation expense for vesting of stock options

            2,443                 2,443      

Revaluation of financial instrument (net of tax of $599)

                (898 )           (898 )   (898 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment (net of tax of $185)

                (2,656 )           (2,656 )   (2,656 )

Net income

                    17,018         17,018     17,018  
                                                 

Comprehensive income for the year ended January 3, 2009

                                            $ 13,464  
                                   

Balance, January 3, 2009

    22,123   $   $ 107,048   $ (2,611 ) $ (60,259 ) $ (2,513 ) $ 41,665        
                                     

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Fiscal Years Ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                   
 

Net income (loss)

  $ 17,018   $ 4,708   $ (2,980 )
 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                   
     

Depreciation and amortization

    20,296     18,871     18,416  
     

Abandoned lease charge

        4,407      
     

Non-cash stock option compensation

    2,443     864     1,499  
     

Minority interest

    527     347     233  
     

Deferred income taxes

    (7,429 )   (7,824 )   559  
     

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

    242         543  
 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                   
   

Accounts receivable

    (1,065 )   6,532     (22,486 )
   

Inventories

    (3,067 )   1,430     (6,181 )
   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    (2,975 )   (3,822 )   (3,202 )
   

Other assets

    2,299     637     (1,854 )
   

Accounts payable

    2,996     (16,781 )   15,629  
   

Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities

    (1,859 )   2,358     (1,486 )
   

Accrued income taxes

    4,887     (814 )   407  
               
     

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    34,313     10,913     (903 )
               

Cash flows from investing activities:

                   
 

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment

    (14,583 )   (15,472 )   (10,948 )
 

Purchase of acquired business, net of cash acquired

    (34,323 )       (3,000 )
               
     

Net cash used in investing activities

    (48,906 )   (15,472 )   (13,948 )
               

Cash flows from financing activities:

                   
 

Net borrowings under revolving note payable

    17,500     7,500     12,500  
 

Proceeds from issuance of long term debt

        120,000      
 

Payments on long-term obligations

    (7,377 )   (220,650 )   (1,268 )
 

Net proceeds from initial public offering

        93,817      
 

Payment of financing fees

        (1,095 )    
 

Purchase of financial instrument

            (127 )
 

Redemption of common stock

    (1,484 )   (76 )    
               
     

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    8,639     (504 )   11,105  
               

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    3,484     (33 )   841  
               
     

Net increase (decrease) in cash

    (2,470 )   (5,096 )   (2,905 )

Cash, beginning of period

    4,567     9,663     12,568  
               

Cash, end of period

  $ 2,097   $ 4,567   $ 9,663  
               

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) Reporting Entity and Nature of Business

        FGX International Holdings Limited (the "Company") is a leading designer and marketer of non-prescription reading glasses, sunglasses and costume jewelry with distribution primarily in the mass merchandise, chain drug store and chain grocery store channels in North America and the United Kingdom. The Company is incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

(2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS 159 expands opportunities to use fair value measurements in financial reporting and permits entities to choose to measure certain financial instruments at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No 159 did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheet and result of operations.

        Effective at the beginning of 2009, the Company is required to prospectively adopt the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements", ("SFAS 160") which requires noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries to be initially measured at fair value and presented as a separate component of shareholders' equity. Current practice is to present noncontrolling interests as a liability or other item outside of equity. The presentation and disclosure provisions of SFAS 160 are required to be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have an impact on its consolidated balance sheet or results of operations.

        In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 ("SFAS 161"), which requires enhanced disclosures about the Company's derivative and hedging activities. SFAS 161 will be effective as of the beginning of the Company's 2009 fiscal year. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 161 to have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheet or results of operations.

        Effective at the beginning of 2009, the Company is required to prospectively adopt the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (Revised 2007), "Business Combinations", ("SFAS 141R"), which makes certain modifications to the accounting for business combinations. These changes include (1) the requirement for an acquirer to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair value on the acquisition date; (2) the requirement for an acquirer to recognize assets or liabilities arising from contingencies at fair value as of that acquisition date; and (3) the requirement that an acquirer expense all acquisition related costs. SFAS 141R is required to be applied prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of fiscal 2009.

        In 2009 the Company will adopt the remaining provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements", ("SFAS 157") for non-financial assets. The adoption of these provisions will not have an impact on the Company's statements of operations or statement of financial position.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(3) Significant Accounting Policies

    (a)   Principles of Consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of the Company as well as those companies in which the Company has majority ownership or control. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Minority interest payable represents the minority partners' accumulated earnings in our joint venture in Mexico.

    (b)   Fiscal Year-End

        The Company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31. Fiscal 2008 reflects a 53-week period, and fiscal 2007 and 2006 each reflect a 52-week period.

    (c)   Stock Split

        On October 18, 2007, the Company (i) amended its Memorandum and Articles of Association to increase its authorized shares to 101,000,000 and (ii) effected a 242,717 to one stock split of its ordinary shares. All share data shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect the split.

    (d)   Cash and Cash Equivalents

        The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company held no cash equivalents at January 3, 2009 or December 29, 2007.

    (e)   Inventories

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of finished goods. Inventory reserve adjustments are considered permanent decreases to the cost basis of the inventory and are recorded in cost of goods sold in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.

    (f)    Advertising Costs

        Advertising costs, which are included in selling expenses, are expensed when the advertisement first takes place. Advertising expense was approximately $6.1 million, $6.6 million and $1.4 million for fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

    (g)   Property, Plant and Equipment

        Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is recognized over the estimated useful lives indicated below on a straight-line or accelerated basis. Leasehold improvements are

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(3) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

amortized over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Fully depreciated displays are written off to the respective accumulated depreciation account each year.

Asset classification
  Estimated useful life

Building and improvements

 

10-20 years

Display fixtures

 

Up to 3 years

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

3-5 years

Leasehold improvements

 

Shorter of useful life or lease term

    (h)   Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead tested annually in accordance with the provisions of FASB Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with the provisions of FASB Statement No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 requires recognition of an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and fair value of the asset or asset group. The Company evaluates its long-lived assets if impairment indicators arise. The Company evaluates each of its reporting units with goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more frequently if impairment indicators arise.

        Intangible assets consist of trademarks, customer relationships and patents. Trademarks, customer relationships and patents, acquired in business combinations, are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of the combination. The Company has determined that currently owned trademarks have indefinite useful lives, customer relationships have a weighted average estimated useful life of 15 years and patents have a weighted average estimated useful life of 7 years. The Company is amortizing the recorded amount of the customer relationships on an accelerated basis and the patents on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The amortization method of the customer relationships is accelerated based on a projected economic value of the asset over its useful life.

    (i)    Revenue Recognition

        Sales are recognized when revenue is realized or realizable and has been earned. The Company's policy is to recognize revenue when title to the product, ownership and risk of loss transfer to the customer, which generally is on the date of shipment. The Company also maintains destination-based terms with a limited number of customers in the United States and Canada and with substantially all of its customers in the United Kingdom and Mexico under which it recognizes revenue upon confirmation of receipt by the customer. In addition, prior to revenue recognition, the Company requires persuasive evidence of the arrangement, that the price is fixed or determinable, and that collectibility is reasonably assured. A provision for anticipated returns is recorded as a reduction of sales in the same period that the revenue is recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(3) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        The Company accounts for certain customer promotional payments, volume rebates, cooperative advertising, product placement fees and other discounts as a reduction of revenue under the guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) in Issue No. 00-25, Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration Paid to a Reseller of the Vendor's Products, Issue No. 00-14, Accounting for Certain Sales Incentives, and Issue No. 01-09, Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor's Products). The Company also enters into multi-year supply agreements with many of its customers that often have minimum purchase requirements. Upfront payments and credits to our customers associated with these multi-year agreements are recorded to "Other assets" in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and are recorded net of accumulated amortization. Amortization of these payments and credits is recorded as earned by our customers over the contract term and are recorded as a reduction of revenue. When the payment or credit has been fully amortized, the asset and related amortization are written off. Amortization estimated to be earned by our customers and charged to operations during the next twelve months is classified as "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

    (j)    Shipping and Handling

        Shipping and handling costs are recorded as a component of selling expenses. Any shipping and handling billed to customers is recognized as a component of net sales. Shipping and handling billed to customers is not significant for any of the periods presented.

    (k)   Net Income (Loss) Per Share

        The Company calculates net income (loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive securities include restricted stock units and stock options using the treasury stock method. Securities are excluded from the computations of diluted net income (loss) per share if their effect would be antidilutive.

 
  Fiscal Year Ended  
 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
  December 30,
2006
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Net income (loss)

  $ 17,018   $ 4,708   $ (2,980 )
               

Shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per share

    21,311     15,941     14,838  

Effect of dilutive securities

    126     69      
               

Shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share

    21,437     16,010     14,838  
               

Net income (loss) per share—basic

  $ 0.80   $ 0.30   $ (0.20 )
               

Net income (loss) per share—diluted

  $ 0.79   $ 0.29   $ (0.20 )
               

Antidilutive potential common shares excluded from the computation above

    1,148     1,285     1,065  

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(3) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

    (l)    Comprehensive Income (Loss)

        The Company's other comprehensive earnings (loss) for the years 2008, 2007 and 2006 consist of the following:

 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Revaluation of financial instrument

  $ (898 ) $   $  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    (2,656 )   249     516  
               

Other comprehensive earnings (loss)

  $ (3,554 ) $ 249   $ 516  
               

    (m)  Concentration of Credit Risk

        Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are principally accounts receivable. A significant portion of the Company's business activity is with domestic mass merchandisers whose ability to meet their financial obligations is dependent on economic conditions germane to the retail industry. At its discretion, the Company sells products to certain customers in bankruptcy. To reduce credit risk, the Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and maintains credit insurance on substantially all of its domestic and Canadian accounts receivable.

    (n)   Financial Instruments

        The Company's financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. At January 3, 2009, the carrying cost of these instruments approximated their fair value. The Company's financial instruments at January 3, 2009 also include long-term borrowings (see note 10 for carrying cost and related fair values).

    (o)   Use of Estimates

        The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of intangibles and goodwill, and valuation allowances for receivables, inventories and deferred income tax assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    (p)   Income Taxes

        Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(3) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        Deferred income taxes have not been provided for the undistributed earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries as such undistributed earnings are considered to be indefinitely reinvested.

    (q)   Derivative instruments

        FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS No. 133), requires companies to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, a company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge or a hedge of a net investment in an international operation.

        On March 10, 2008, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap") to manage its exposure to floating interest rate risk on its term loan facility. The Swap has been designated as a cash flow hedge under SFAS No. 133 and the Company will record the effective portion of any change in the fair value as other comprehensive income (loss), and reclassify the gains and losses to interest expense during the hedged interest payment period.

    (r)   Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

        Cash paid during fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006 for interest and income taxes is as follows:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Interest

  $ 6,234   $ 21,862   $ 21,437  

Income taxes

    9,592     4,307     3,017  

        The Company had the following noncash activities related to acquired equipment financed with capital lease obligations for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006:

 
  (in thousands)  

Fiscal Year:

       
 

2008

  $ 258  
 

2007

    234  
 

2006

     

        In 2006, the Company also concluded a settlement of the working capital adjustment related to the Magnivision acquisition and accordingly reduced goodwill by approximately $0.8 million (see note 14).

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(4) Acquisition

        On November 26, 2008, the Company, through a subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.("DMP"), a designer and marketer of sunglasses and optical accessories, in exchange for 952,380 of the Company's ordinary shares and $34.3 million in cash (net of cash acquired), subject to a working capital adjustment. The Company's shares have been valued at $9.9 million, which was recorded as part of the purchase price and to Additional Paid-in Capital. This value was determined by calculating the average closing price of the shares two days before, the day of, and two days after the closing. The cash consideration includes $1.5 million of direct acquisition costs and is net of $2.2 million cash acquired. FGX funded the cash portion of the transaction with borrowings from its existing revolving credit facility. On March 10, 2009, the working capital adjustment was finalized and resulted in a $0.1 million addition to the purchase price, which is not reflected in the preliminary purchase price below. Results of Dioptics operations from November 26, 2008, the closing date, through January 3, 2009 have been included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. These results are reported in the sunglasses and prescription frames segment.

        The following is a presentation reflecting the preliminary purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the purchase of the common stock of DMP, which includes transactions, as of November 26, 2008:

Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed as of November 26, 2008
(in thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,174  

Accounts receivable

    2,748  

Inventories

    3,676  

Deferred tax assets

    1,106  

Other current assets

    1,817  
       
 

Total current assets

    11,521  

Property and equipment

    917  

Trademark

    21,600  

Patents

    2,700  

Customer relationships

    5,000  

Goodwill

    21,392  

Other assets

    4,101  
       
 

Total assets acquired

    67,231  
       

Accounts payable

    1,982  

Accrued expenses

    2,889  
       
 

Total current liabilities

    4,871  

Deferred tax liabilities

    11,954  

Other liabilities

    4,000  
       
 

Total liabilities

    20,825  
       
 

Net assets acquired

  $ 46,406  
       

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(4) Acquisition (Continued)

        As part of the acquisition, the Company entered into a two year lease for a facility in San Luis Obispo, California with annual lease payments amounting to $0.8 million. The Company is in the process of evaluating certain potential tax exposures that have not yet been considered in the preliminary purchase price allocation.

        Both patents and customer relationships have been deemed to have definite lives, and accordingly the value attributed to these assets will be amortized. The weighted average lives of patents, and customer relationships acquired is 11 and 14 years, respectively. The combined weighted average life of these assets is 13 years. Trademarks have been deemed to have an indefinite life and accordingly will not be amortized. The goodwill recorded for this acquisition will not be deductible for income tax purposes.

(5) Property, Plant and Equipment

 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Property, plant and equipment:

             
 

Land

  $ 1,233   $ 1,233  
 

Building and improvements

    6,963     6,067  
 

Display fixtures

    27,216     26,486  
 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

    17,587     15,857  
 

Leasehold improvements

    2,898     2,893  
 

Equipment under capital lease

    3,812     3,553  
           

    59,709     56,089  
 

Less accumulated depreciation

    38,698     34,740  
           

  $ 21,011   $ 21,349  
           

(6) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        At January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, goodwill totaled $46.7 million and $25.4 million, respectively. At January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, $1.8 million, $23.4 million and $0.2 million of goodwill is related to the costume jewelry, non-prescription reading glass and international segments,

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(6) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)


respectively. At January 3, 2009, $21.4 million of goodwill is related to the sunglasses and prescription frames segment. Other intangible assets were as follows:

 
   
  January 3, 2009   December 29, 2007  
 
  Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period
 
 
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
   
  (in thousands)
 

Patents

  7 years   $ 5,600   $ 2,935   $ 2,900   $ 2,175  

Customer relationships

  15 years     48,531     26,707     43,531     22,155  
                       
 

Total amortizable intangible assets

  14 years     54,131     29,642     46,431     24,330  
                       

Trademarks

        44,367         22,767      
                       
 

Total intangible assets

      $ 98,498   $ 29,642   $ 69,198   $ 24,330  
                       

        The Company has recorded amortization expense of $5.3 million, $6.2 million and $7.6 million for its customer relationships and patents during fiscal 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

        Goodwill and trademarks are not being amortized as they have been determined to have indefinite lives.

        Estimated annual amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter is as follows, and there are no expected residual values related to these amortizable intangible assets:

 
  (in thousands)  

Years:

       
 

2009

  $ 4,687  
 

2010

    3,900  
 

2011

    3,299  
 

2012

    2,745  
 

2013

    2,261  
 

Thereafter

    7,597  
       

  $ 24,489  
       

(7) Accrued Expense

        Accrued expenses are comprised of the following as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007:

 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Accrued customer allowances

    13,198     13,538  

Accrued lease obligation (Note 14)

    1,510     1,485  

Accrued bonuses

    2,772     2,717  

Other

    10,210     8,427  
           

  $ 27,690   $ 26,167  
           

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(8) Credit Agreements

        The Company has a senior secured credit facility ("December 2007 Credit Agreement") that is comprised of (a) a $75.0 million revolving credit facility, which may be increased with the consent of our existing or additional lenders by up to an additional $50.0 million; and (b) a $100.0 million term loan facility . Interest rates for borrowings under the credit facility are determined based upon the Company's leverage ratio. Interest rates were initially priced at 1.75% above the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and then range from 1.00% to 2.25% above the LIBOR for Eurodollar-based borrowings, and from 0.00% to 1.25% above the defined base rate for base rate borrowings. Amounts due under both facilities are collateralized by a pledge of 100% of the Company's tangible and intangible assets. The Company will also pay commitment fees and other customary fees. These commitment fees will range from 0.20% to 0.50% per annum depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

        As of January 3, 2009, the term loan facility bears interest at LIBOR (1.46% as of January 3, 2009) plus 1.75%. The term loan facility is due in 20 consecutive quarterly graduating installments ranging from $1,875 to $8,125 which commenced on March 31, 2008. The term loan facility and the revolving credit facility will mature on December 19, 2012. As of January 3, 2009, the Company had outstanding indebtedness of $92.5 million under the term loan facility, $37.5 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $0.3 million committed under standby letters of credit. The Company's borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was $37.2 million.

        The December 2007 Credit Agreement requires that the Company comply with a leverage ratio covenant and a fixed charge ratio covenant. The credit facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to pay certain dividends; incur additional indebtedness or liens; make certain investments, restricted payments, or acquisitions and dispositions; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Company must also comply with certain administrative covenants, including furnishing audited financial statements to the lenders within 90 days of fiscal year end. As of January 3, 2009, the Company is in compliance with the required restrictive covenants.

(9) Swap Agreement

        On March 10, 2008, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap") to manage the Company's exposure to floating interest rate risk on our term loan facility. The Swap had an initial notional amount of approximately $49.1 million and is scheduled to decline to reflect certain scheduled principal payments under the term loan facility. Currently, the Company is borrowing under the term loan facility at a floating interest rate based on 3-month LIBOR (plus 1.75% under the terms of our term loan facility) and will pay under the Swap a fixed interest rate of 3.22% (plus 1.75% under the terms of our term loan facility) through December 19, 2012.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(10) Long-Term Obligations

        Long-term obligations consist of the following as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007:

 
  January 3, 2009   December 29, 2007  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Term loan facility under the December 2007 Credit Agreement due December 19, 2012, 20 consecutive quarterly graduating installments beginning March 31, 2008 with payments ranging from $1,875 to $8,125, interest based on LIBOR of 1.46% (January 3, 2009) plus 1.75%

  $ 92,500   $ 100,000  

Capital lease obligation of computer equipment, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $8 through August 2011, interest at 5.99% per annum

   
225
   
 

Capital lease obligation of computer equipment, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $12 through February 2008, interest at 5.66% per annum

   
   
61
 

Capital lease obligations of office equipment, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of $6 and $4 through April 2010, interest rates ranging from 6.22% to 6.80% per annum

   
141
   
250
 

Deferred compensation plan (Note 13)

   
196
   
128
 
           

   
93,062
   
100,439
 

Less current maturities

   
15,199
   
7,661
 
           

 
$

77,863
 
$

92,778
 
           

        At January 3, 2009, the fair value of the term loan facility was approximately $89.3 million.

        Future minimum payments under these agreements are as follows as of January 3, 2009:

 
  (in thousands)  

Years:

       
 

2009

  $ 15,199  
 

2010

    17,613  
 

2011

    27,554  
 

2012

    32,500  
 

2013

     
 

Thereafter

     
       

  $ 92,866  
       

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(11) Income Taxes

        Income before income taxes and minority interest consisted of the following for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Domestic

  $ 16,872   $ 948   $ 717  

Foreign

    10,946     4,401     781  
               
 

Income before income taxes and minority interest

  $ 27,818   $ 5,349   $ 1,498  
               

        The components of income tax expense for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
   
 

Income from continuing operations

  $ 10,273   $ 294   $ 4,245  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    (784 )        
               
 

Total income tax expense

  $ 9,489   $ 294   $ 4,245  
               

        Total federal, state, and foreign income tax expense for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Current:

                   
 

Federal

  $ 10,371   $ 4,663   $ 155  
 

State

    3,224     1,320     1,317  
 

Foreign

    3,046     2,255     2,214  
               

    16,641     8,238     3,686  
               

Deferred:

                   
 

Federal

    (5,297 )   (4,897 )   374  
 

State

    (1,411 )   (1,038 )   (318 )
 

Foreign

    109     1,399     (1,004 )
               

    (6,599 )   (4,536 )   (948 )
               

Change in valuation allowance

    231     (3,408 )   1,507  
               

    (6,368 )   (7,944 )   559  
               

  $ 10,273   $ 294   $ 4,245  
               

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(11) Income Taxes (Continued)

        The actual expense for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006 differs from the "expected" tax expense (computed by applying the U.S. statutory federal corporate tax rate to income before income taxes and minority interest) as follows:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Computed "expected" tax expense

  $ 9,736   $ 1,872   $ 509  

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

    1,178     184     660  

Foreign tax differential

    598     1,884     1,100  

Foreign tax credit

    (1,088 )   (3,506 )    

Deemed foreign dividend

        3,293      

Nondeductible expense

    38     158     133  

Nondeductible compensation

    70     219     509  

Charitable donation

    (599 )   (283 )    

Change in valuation allowance

    231     (3,408 )   1,507  

Other, net

    109     (119 )   (173 )
               

  $ 10,273   $ 294   $ 4,245  
               

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(11) Income Taxes (Continued)

        Deferred income taxes relate to the following temporary differences as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007:

 
  January 3,
2009
  December 29,
2007
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Deferred tax assets:

             
 

Nondeductible reserves

  $ 8,462   $ 2,448  
 

Nondeductible accruals

    6,847     8,753  
 

Other comprehensive income

    729      
 

Other

    185     512  
           
   

Gross current deferred tax assets

    16,223     11,713  
 

Less valuation allowance

    (210 )   (872 )
           
   

Net current deferred tax assets

    16,013     10,841  
           

Net operating loss carryforwards

    2,199     2,314  

Tax basis of property, plant and equipment

    1,822     1,984  

Foreign tax credits

    1,702     1,375  

Other comprehensive income

    599      

Other

    4,479     2,681  
           
   

Gross long-term deferred tax assets

    10,801     8,354  
 

Less valuation allowance

    (2,663 )   (1,770 )
           
   

Net long-term deferred tax assets

    8,138     6,584  
           

Deferred tax liabilities:

             
 

Intangible assets

    (26,294 )   (15,844 )
           
   

Net long-term deferred tax liability

    (26,294 )   (15,844 )
           
   

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

  $ (2,143 ) $ 1,581  
           

        A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be recognized. The Company has approximately $4.0 million of available net operating loss carryforwards in the U.S., which may be utilized and expire at various dates through 2023. The utilization of a portion of the net operating loss will be limited on an annual basis to $0.3 million as a result of the equity restructuring during 2003. The Company has approximately $1.7 million of available foreign tax credits, which may be utilized and expire at various dates through 2017. The Company has approximately $2.0 million of net operating loss carryforward in the U.K. This net operating loss does not have an expiration date.

        During fiscal 2007, the Company determined that a substantial portion of the U.S. deferred tax assets in respect of which it had established valuation allowances would more likely than not be realized in the foreseeable future. This determination was based upon the Company's improved U.S. operating results, primarily from growth in revenues, and expected future results taking into account the Company's U.S. taxable income in fiscal 2005, 2006 and fiscal 2007. The Company believed that its expectations of future operating results are reliable and are expected to produce taxable income. The Company expected that these positive factors would be sufficient to support the realization of a substantial portion of the U.S. deferred tax assets. Accordingly, $3.4 million of the valuation allowance

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(11) Income Taxes (Continued)


was released during fiscal 2007 and was recognized as a discrete income tax benefit in our consolidated statement of operations for fiscal 2007. The Company continued to record a full valuation allowance against all of its U.K. deferred tax assets due to the lack of positive historical operating results and projected future expected losses in the U.K.

        In addition, the calculation of the Company's tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations in multiple jurisdictions. The Company records liabilities for estimated tax obligations in the United States and other tax jurisdictions.

        The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the United States and various state and international jurisdictions. The Company's major tax jurisdiction is the United States. As of January 3, 2009, the tax years that remain subject to examination in the United States for federal and state purposes are 2005 through 2008.

        As a result of the Company's fiscal 2008 and 2007 taxable income and the anticipation of sufficient taxable income in years when the temporary differences are expected to become tax deductions, the Company believes it will realize the benefit of deferred tax assets, net of existing valuation allowance.

        The Company adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes ("FIN 48") on December 31, 2006, the first day of the 2007 fiscal year. The Interpretation addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

        The Company recognizes potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense, which is consistent with the recognition of these items in prior reporting periods. As of January 3, 2009, the Company has accrued approximately $1.8 million of interest and penalties related to our uncertain tax positions.

        The Company does not anticipate significant changes to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(11) Income Taxes (Continued)

        A tabular reconciliation of the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Balance at the beginning of the year

  $ 4,421   $ 2,443  
 

Gross increases in prior period position

        469  
 

Gross decreases in prior period position

    (3,456 )   (34 )
 

Gross increases in current period position (including $3.2 million recorded in purchase accounting in 2008)

    8,720     1,543  
 

Lapse of applicable statute of limitations

    (176 )    
           

Balance at the end of the year

  $ 9,509   $ 4,421  
           

        If the unrecognized tax benefit of $9.5 million at January 3, 2009 is recognized, approximately $4.9 million ($1.5 million in 2007) would decrease the effective tax rate in the period in which each of the benefits is recognized and the remainder would be offset by the reversal of related deferred tax assets.

(12) Incentive Stock Plan

        Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment ("SFAS 123R"), which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, as amended by No. 148, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 95, Statement of Cash Flow.

        The Company currently provides stock-based compensation under its 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan ("2007 Plan") that was approved by our shareholders prior to our initial public offering. The 2007 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 3,000,000 ordinary shares to key employees. Nonqualified stock options and restricted stock units have been granted under the 2007 Plan. Each of the grants vests over a three-year period from the date of the grant, and each option grant has an expiration date of ten years from the grant date.

        As of January 3, 2009, 1,601,660 stock options and 103,200 restricted stock units were outstanding and 1,295,140 shares were available for grant under the 2007 Plan. As of January 3, 2009, 1,031,276 stock options were outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2004 Key Executive Stock Option Plan ("2004 Plan"), and no further awards will be made under the 2004 Plan. Upon exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock units, shares will be issued from the Company's authorized and unissued ordinary shares.

        Stock options outstanding under the 2004 Plan include 320,385 event-based vesting options. 160,192 of these options will become exercisable upon the Company having a market capitalization for 30 consecutive trading days equal to or greater than $1.0 billion, and 160,193 options will become exercisable upon the Company having a market capitalization for 30 consecutive trading days equal to or greater than $1.5 billion.

        During fiscal 2008, the Company recognized stock compensation expense of $2.4 million, of which $1.2 million was recognized in selling expenses and $1.2 million was recognized in general and administrative expenses.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(12) Incentive Stock Plan (Continued)

        During fiscal 2007, the Company recognized stock compensation expense of $0.9 million, of which $0.3 million was recognized in selling expenses and $0.6 million was recognized in general and administrative expenses.

        During fiscal 2006, no options were granted or exercised. During fiscal 2006, the Company recognized stock compensation expense of $1.5 million, of which $0.4 million was recognized in selling expenses and $1.1 million was recognized in general and administrative expenses.

        The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model in determining fair value of stock-based awards. The weighted average grant-date fair value of share options granted during fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 were $3.89 and $6.02, respectively. No options were granted in fiscal 2006. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the fiscal years 2008 and 2007:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007  

Expected volatility

    32.8 %   30.0 %

Dividend yield

         

Risk-free interest rate

    2.4 %   4.1 %

Expected life (years)

    6.0     6.0  

        A summary of the changes in the Company's stock—based compensation plan for fiscal years 2008, 2007, 2006 are as follows:

 
  2008   2007   2006  
Stock options
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Shares   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 

Outstanding at beginning of year

    1,813,536   $ 12.00     1,064,748   $ 9.08     1,064,748   $ 9.08  

Granted

    864,400     10.67     782,260     15.98          

Exercised

                         

Terminated

    (45,000 )   15.39     (33,472 )   0.38          
                                 

Outstanding at year end

    2,632,936     11.66     1,813,536     12.00     1,064,748     9.08  
                                 

Exercisable at end of year

    958,300   $ 10.83     508,187   $ 8.72     305,010   $ 7.31  

        With respect to the 2,632,936 outstanding options and 958,300 options exercisable at January 3, 2009, the weighted average remaining contractual life of these options was 8.28 years and 7.31 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of the options outstanding and options exercisable at January 3, 2009 was $6.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

        During fiscal 2008, the Company granted 103,200 restricted stock units, all of which were outstanding at January 3, 2009. With respect to the outstanding restricted stock units, the weighted average remaining contractual life was 2.92 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of the restricted stock units outstanding at January 3, 2009 was $1.4 million. The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units granted during fiscal 2008 was $10.72. No restricted stock units were granted in fiscal 2007 or 2006.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(12) Incentive Stock Plan (Continued)

        As of January 3, 2009 there was $7.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

(13) Employee Benefit Plans

        The Company has a defined contribution profit sharing plan covering substantially all employees. The profit sharing plan allows eligible participants to make contributions in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k). The Company makes a matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of compensation that an employee contributes. These matching contributions totaled approximately $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $0.0 million for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Under the terms of the profit sharing plan, voluntary Company contributions are made at the discretion of the Company. No profit sharing contributions were made for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006.

        Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted a non-qualified deferred compensation plan to permit selected key employees to elect to defer a percentage of their base salary, discretionary bonuses and other performance-based compensation during any calendar year into the plan. The Company makes a matching contribution of 25% of the first 6% of an employee's enrollment-date base salary. The fair value of the plan assets and related liability was $0.2 million and $0.1 million as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively, and has been recorded as other assets and as a long-term obligation in the consolidated balance sheet.

(14) Commitments and Contingencies

    (a)    Operating leases

        The Company has operating leases for certain facilities and equipment. Future minimum rental payments under these agreements are as follows as of January 3, 2009:

 
  (in thousands)  

Years:

       
 

2009

  $ 3,049  
 

2010

    2,947  
 

2011

    924  
 

2012

    159  
 

2013

    39  
 

Thereafter

     
       

  $ 7,118  
       

        The Company incurred rental expense for certain facilities and equipment of $2.0 million, $1.7 million and $0.9 million, for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

        On October 1, 2004, the Company, through a subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Magnivision, Inc., a leading domestic designer and marketer of non-prescription reading glasses, for cash consideration of approximately $81.5 million. In connection with this acquisition, the Company assumed the lease of a distribution facility in Miramar, Florida that expires in April 2011. The initial calculation and subsequent evaluations of the lease liability are uncertain since the Company must use judgment to estimate the timing and duration of future vacancy periods and the amount and

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(14) Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)


timing of potential future sublease income. When estimating these costs and their related timing, the Company considered a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, the location and condition of the property, the specific marketplace demand and general economic conditions. The liability as of January 1, 2005, which was based on an initial estimate, was $3.3 million. During fiscal 2005, the Company revised the estimate to increase the liability by $3.0 million due to a revision of sublease assumptions and made rent payments of $1.6 million. In January 2007, the Company executed a sublease agreement for approximately one-half of the facility. During fiscal 2007, the Company reevaluated the leasing market due to the deteriorating real estate market conditions in the Miramar, Florida area. This resulted in a $4.4 million abandoned lease charge in connection with the continued vacancy at this facility. This charge assumes that the remaining space of this facility will remain vacant through the end of the lease term. The liability as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007 is $4.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively, of which $1.5 million is included in accrued expenses and $2.5 million is included on other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

        Included in the future minimum rental payments as of January 3, 2009 is $4.1 million for rent related to the operating lease for the facility that was assumed in connection with the purchase of Magnivision, Inc. This amount assumes a sublease for approximately one-half of the closed Miramar, Florida facility for the remaining contractual term of the Company's underlying lease until April 2011.

    (b)    Royalties

        The Company has several agreements that require royalty payments to brand licensors based on a percentage of certain net product sales, subject to specified minimum payments.

        Future minimum royalty obligations relating to these agreements are as follows as of January 3, 2009:

 
  (in thousands)  

Years:

       
 

2009

  $ 711  
 

2010

    609  
 

2011

    574  
 

2012

     
 

2013

     
 

Thereafter

     
       

  $ 1,894  
       

        In addition, certain agreements require that the Company pay additional fees based on a percentage of net product sales. These fees are not subject to minimum payment obligations. In the event the Company transfers its rights under certain agreements, a transfer fee would be payable.

    (c)    Litigation

        In the ordinary course of business, the Company is party to various types of litigation. The Company maintains insurance to mitigate certain of these risks. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to all litigation currently pending or threatened, and, in its opinion, none will have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(15) Share Repurchase Program

        In February 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a $12.0 million ordinary share repurchase program for a one-year period or until earlier terminated by the Board. During the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009, the Company repurchased a total of 133,788 ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million. All of these purchases were made in the open market and repurchased shares were returned to the status of authorized and unissued. At January 3, 2009, the Company had approximately $10.5 million of remaining availability under the $12.0 million share repurchase program. In February 2009, the share repurchase program was extended to February 2010.

        During fiscal 2007, the Company repurchased 200,005 ordinary shares owned by a former member of management for $0.1 million. The cost was recorded as Treasury Stock.

(16) Initial Public Offering

        On October 24, 2007, the Company sold a total of 13,800,000 ordinary shares in an initial public offering at a price to the public of $16.00 per share for an aggregate of $220.8 million. 6,666,667 ordinary shares were sold by the Company and 7,133,333 ordinary shares were sold by the Company's shareholders (including 1,800,000 ordinary shares sold by one of the Company's shareholders pursuant to the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option). The selling shareholders received approximately $106.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $8.0 million. The Company did not receive any proceeds from ordinary shares sold by the selling shareholders. The Company received approximately $97.2 million in net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $7.5 million and estimated underwriters' and other offering expenses of $2.0 million. The Company used the net proceeds received from the initial public offering to pay down then-outstanding debt.

(17) Related Party Transactions

        Through the date of its initial public offering, the Company was paying a quarterly fixed management fee to its largest shareholder, Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd. ("BHNA"). The amount incurred was $0.4 million and $0.5 million for fiscal years 2007 and 2006, respectively. The fee incurred is included in General and Administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company reimbursed BHNA approximately $19,000 during fiscal 2007 for their fees incurred in connection with their guarantee of the working capital adjustment dispute related to the Magnivision acquisition. The Company also reimbursed BHNA approximately $80,000 during fiscal 2007 for fees BHNA paid for services provided by an interim managing director for the Company's U.K. subsidiary. The Company also reimbursed BHNA approximately $65,000 in connection with the use of BHNA's private aircraft during fiscal 2007.

        As of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, there were no amounts due to BHNA.

(18) Enterprise-Wide Disclosures

        The Company markets its products primarily to customers in the mass merchandise retail channel. Although the Company closely monitors the creditworthiness of its customers, a substantial portion of its customers' ability to meet their financial obligations is dependent on economic conditions germane to the retail industry. At its discretion, the Company sells product to certain customers in bankruptcy. The Company maintains a credit insurance policy on its primary customers.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(18) Enterprise-Wide Disclosures (Continued)

        Net sales to each of the Company's three largest customers, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walgreen's and CVS Corporation for each segment and in total for fiscal years 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, as a percentage of total net sales, are indicated in the table below:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:

                   
 

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

    24 %   30 %   26 %
 

Sunglasses

    29     32     27  
 

Costume Jewelry

    18     48     70  
 

International Operations

    21     21     26  
 

Consolidated net sales

    24     31     32  

Walgreens:

                   
 

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

    16 %   17 %   15 %
 

Sunglasses

    18     5     23  
 

Consolidated net sales

    14     10     13  

CVS Corporation:

                   
 

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

    23 %   21 %   22 %
 

Consolidated net sales

    11     10     10  

        These customers' accounts receivable balances represent approximately 67% and 55% of gross accounts receivable as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, respectively. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company's net sales.

        The Company currently purchases a significant portion of its inventory from certain suppliers in Asia. There are other suppliers of the inventory items purchased and management believes that these suppliers could provide similar inventory at fairly comparable terms. However, a change in suppliers could cause a delay in the Company's distribution process and a possible loss of sales, which would adversely affect operating results.

        Summary geographic information for net sales is as follows:

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Net sales:

                   
 

United States

  $ 222,282   $ 204,512   $ 180,259  
 

Foreign

    33,818     35,951     28,949  
               
   

Total

  $ 256,100   $ 240,463   $ 209,208  
               

        No individual foreign country net sales were greater than 10% of total net sales. Substantially all long-lived assets are located in the United States.

(19) Segments

        The Company operates primarily in the eyewear and costume jewelry markets. The Company's four reportable segments are Non-Prescription Reading Glasses, Sunglasses and Prescription Frames,

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(19) Segments (Continued)


Costume Jewelry and International. These segments have been determined based upon the nature of the products offered and availability of discrete financial information, and are consistent with the way the Company organizes and evaluates financial information internally for the purposes of making operating decisions and assessing performance.

        The Non-Prescription Reading Glasses, Sunglasses and Prescription Frames and Costume Jewelry segments represent sales of these product lines in the United States. The International segment sells similar product lines outside the United States. The results of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., acquired November 26, 2008, are reported in the Sunglasses and Prescription Frames segment. The Company measures profitability of its segments based on gross profit.

        Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets are not tracked or reported by the operating segments, except for display fixtures. Depreciation expense on display fixtures is specific to each segment. Non-display fixture depreciation is not allocable to a specific segment and is included in corporate and unallocated. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to acquired businesses is included in the specific segment to which they relate. The identifiable assets of the international segment consist of assets of our international subsidiaries. For the other reportable segments the identifiable assets include inventories and intangible assets. The Company does not segregate other assets on a product line basis for internal management reporting and therefore, such information is not

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(19) Segments (Continued)


presented. Assets included in corporate and unallocated principally are cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deferred income taxes, other assets, and property, plant and equipment.

 
  Fiscal  
 
  2008   2007   2006  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Segment Net Sales

                   

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

  $ 126,761   $ 117,862   $ 95,327  

Sunglasses and Prescription Frames

    78,991     61,717     56,725  

Costume Jewelry

    16,530     24,933     28,207  

International

    33,818     35,951     28,949  
               

Total Net Sales

  $ 256,100   $ 240,463   $ 209,208  

Gross Profit

                   

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

  $ 77,130   $ 71,103   $ 55,316  

Sunglasses and Prescription Frames

    35,533     26,341     22,852  

Costume Jewelry

    5,853     10,363     9,622  

International

    21,714     22,624     16,486  
               

Total Gross Profit

  $ 140,230   $ 130,431   $ 104,276  

Segment Profits (Losses)

                   

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

  $ 54,781   $ 49,907   $ 34,656  

Sunglasses and Prescription Frames

    21,272     15,429     12,709  

Costume Jewelry

    2,489     6,388     6,370  

International

    6,714     7,607     4,108  

Corporate/ Unallocated expenses

    (50,991 )   (49,389 )   (34,548 )
               

Income from Operations

  $ 34,265   $ 29,942   $ 23,295  

Depreciation

                   

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

  $ 6,731   $ 5,600   $ 4,606  

Sunglasses and Prescription Frames

    4,576     3,901     3,446  

Costume Jewelry

    254     100     189  

International

    2,361     2,138     1,608  

Corporate/ Unallocated

    1,062     960     970  
               

Total Depreciation

  $ 14,984   $ 12,699   $ 10,819  

Amortization of Intangibles

                   

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

  $ 5,182   $ 6,172   $ 7,597  

Sunglasses and Prescription Frames

    130          
               

Total Amortization of Intangibles

  $ 5,312   $ 6,172   $ 7,597  

Identifiable Assets

                   

Non-prescription Reading Glasses

  $ 71,282   $ 75,075     82,398  

Sunglasses and Prescription Frames

    72,672     16,909     19,581  

Costume Jewelry

    4,498     4,454     4,891  

International

    16,108     21,598     19,811  

Corporate/ Unallocated

    108,455     93,819     94,357  
               

Total Identifiable Assets

  $ 273,015   $ 211,855   $ 221,038  

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FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(20) Quarterly Results (unaudited)

 
  Quarter    
 
 
  Year to
date
 
 
  First   Second   Third   Fourth  
 
  (in thousands, except per share amounts)
 

2008

                               

Net sales

  $ 59,223   $ 71,565   $ 59,103   $ 66,209   $ 256,100  

Gross profit

    31,877     37,547     33,223     37,583     140,230  

Income before income taxes

    3,802     6,700     5,919     11,397     27,818  

Net income

    2,184     4,090     3,907     6,837     17,018  

Per ordinary share

                               

Net income

                               
 

Basic

  $ 0.10   $ 0.19   $ 0.18   $ 0.32   $ 0.80  
 

Diluted

  $ 0.10   $ 0.19   $ 0.18   $ 0.31   $ 0.79  

2007

                               

Net sales

  $ 61,149   $ 62,614   $ 53,919   $ 62,781   $ 240,463  

Gross profit

    31,837     33,801     29,157     35,636     130,431  

Income before income taxes

    2,582     194     501     2,072     5,349  

Net income (loss)

    1,918     1,499     (18 )   1,309     4,708  

Per ordinary share

                               

Net income (loss)

                               
 

Basic

  $ 0.13   $ 0.10   $   $ 0.07   $ 0.30  
 

Diluted

  $ 0.13   $ 0.10   $   $ 0.07   $ 0.29  

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
FGX International Holdings Limited:

        Under date of March 11, 2009, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of FGX International Holdings Limited and subsidiaries as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, which are included on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2009. Our report refers to a change in accounting for uncertain tax positions in 2007. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related financial statement schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves in the Form 10-K. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statement schedule based on our audits.

        In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

Providence, Rhode Island
March 11, 2009
  /s/ KPMG LLP

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SCHEDULE II


FGX International Holdings Limited

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
Fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006
(in thousands)

 
  Balance at
Beginning
of Year
  Provision
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
  Charged to
Other
Accounts
  Balance
at End of
Year
 

Valuation accounts deducted from assets to which they apply—for returns, markdowns and doubtful accounts receivable:

                         
 

2008

  $ 15,839   $ 44,356 (1) $ (34,051 )(2) $ 26,144  
 

2007

  $ 19,752   $ 37,241   $ (41,154 )(2) $ 15,839  
 

2006

  $ 16,037   $ 32,903   $ (29,188 )(2) $ 19,752  

(1)
Includes $1,156 acquired in connection with the acquisition of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.

(2)
Represents customer credits.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 12th day of March, 2009.

    FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

By:

 

/s/ ALEC TAYLOR

Alec Taylor
Chief Executive Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.

Signature
 
Title
 
Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ ALEC TAYLOR

Alec Taylor
  Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Director and authorized representative in the United States   March 12, 2009

/s/ ANTHONY DI PAOLA

Anthony Di Paola

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

March 12, 2009

/s/ JARED BLUESTEIN

Jared Bluestein

 

Director

 

March 12, 2009

/s/ ZVI EIREF

Zvi Eiref

 

Director

 

March 12, 2009

/s/ ROBERT L. MCDOWELL

Robert L. McDowell

 

Director

 

March 12, 2009

/s/ JENNIFER D. STEWART

Jennifer D. Stewart

 

Director

 

March 12, 2009

/s/ CHARLES HINKATY

Charles Hinkaty

 

Director

 

March 12, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number
  Description   References
      2.1   Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 26, 2008, by and among Dioptics Medical Products, Inc., FGX International Inc., FGX International Holdings Limited and the shareholders of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.   (5)

 

    3.1

 

Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of the Registrant.

 

(6)

 

    3.2

 

Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Registrant.

 

(2)

 

    4.1

 

Form of Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate.

 

(2)

 

*10.1

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Alec Taylor, dated as of December 19, 2006.

 

(1)

 

*10.2

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and among FGX International Inc. and Steve Crellin, dated as of February 18, 2008.

 

(3)

 

*10.3

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and among FGX International Inc. and John H. Flynn, Jr., dated as of February 18, 2008.

 

(3)

 

*10.4

 

Amended and Restated 2004 Key Executive Stock Option Plan dated as of September 29, 2004.

 

(1)

 

*10.5

 

Form of Time-Based Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated 2004 Key Employee Stock Option Plan.

 

(1)

 

*10.6

 

Time-Based Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Alec Taylor dated as of December 15, 2005.

 

(1)

 

*10.7

 

Amendment to Time-Based Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Alec Taylor, dated as of December 20, 2006.

 

(1)

 

*10.8

 

Incentive Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited (f/k/a Envision Worldwide Holdings Limited) and Steven Crellin, dated as of October 2, 2004.

 

(1)

 

*10.9

 

Time-Based Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Steven Crellin, dated as of December 15, 2005.

 

(1)

 

*10.10

 

Amendment to Incentive Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Steven Crellin, dated December 20, 2006.

 

(1)

 

*10.11

 

Amendment to Time-Based Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Steven Crellin, dated as of December 20, 2006.

 

(1)

 

*10.12

 

Event-Based Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Alec Taylor, dated as of December 15, 2005.

 

(1)

 

*10.13

 

Amendment to Event-Based Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Alec Taylor, dated as of November 16, 2006.

 

(1)

 

*10.14

 

2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

(1)

 

*10.15

 

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

(2)

 

  10.16

 

Registration Rights Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd., dated as of November 17, 2006.

 

(1)

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Number
  Description   References
  *10.17   Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement executed by Alec Taylor, John H. Flynn, Jr., Jared Bluestein, Jennifer D. Stewart, Zvi Eiref, Charles J. Hinkaty, Robert L. McDowell, Alfred J. Verrecchia, Anthony Di Paola, Steven Crellin, Jeffrey J. Giguere, Gerald Kitchen, Robert Grow, Richard Christy, Thomas Fernandes, Timothy Swartz and Mark A. Williams.   (1)

 

*10.18

 

Redemption Letter and Release Agreement between FGX International Holdings Limited and Brian Lagarto dated as of June 22, 2007.

 

(1)

 

*10.19

 

FGX International Inc. Single Employer Welfare Benefit Plan, effective as of January 1, 2007.

 

(1)

 

*10.20

 

Employment Agreement by and between FGX International Inc. and Jeffrey J. Giguere, dated as of April 9, 2007.

 

(1)

 

*10.21

 

Employment Agreement by and between FGX International Inc. and Anthony Di Paola, dated as of July 23, 2007.

 

(1)

 

*10.22

 

Indemnification Obligation Confirmation Letter (cost-sharing agreement) dated June 6, 2005.

 

(1)

 

*10.23

 

Employment Agreement by and between FGX International Inc. and Gerald Kitchen, dated as of August 27, 2007.

 

(1)

 

*10.24

 

Severance Agreement by and between FGX International Inc. and Mark Williams, dated as of May 2, 2007.

 

(1)

 

*10.25

 

Employment Agreement by and among FGX International Inc. and Richard W. Kornhauser, dated as of January 31, 2008.

 

(7)

 

  10.26

 

Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement among FGX International Holdings Limited, a BVI business company, FGX International Limited, a BVI business company, FGX International Inc., the Borrower, SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, as issuing bank and as swingline lender, and a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions, dated as of December 19, 2007.

 

(3)

 

*10.27

 

Summary of 2008 Cash Bonus Plan

 

(4)

 

*10.28

 

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc., Alec Taylor and FGX International Holdings Limited, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.29

 

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Steven Crellin, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.30

 

Amendment to the Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Anthony Di Paola, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.31

 

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and John H Flynn, Jr., dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.32

 

Amendment to the Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Jeffrey J. Giguere, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.33

 

Amendment to the Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Gerald Kitchen, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.34

 

Amendment to the Employment Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Richard W. Kornhauser, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

 

*10.35

 

Amendment to the Severance Agreement between FGX International Inc. and Mark Williams, dated as of December 5, 2008.

 

 

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Number
  Description   References
  *10.36   Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan, dated as of January 1, 2008.    

 

*10.37

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Certificate under 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

 

 

  21.1

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

 

 

 

  23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

 

 

  31.1

 

Section 302 Certification of CEO

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Section 302 Certification of CFO

 

 

 

  32.1

 

Section 906 Certification of CEO

 

 

 

  32.2

 

Section 906 Certification of CFO

 

 

(1)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form S-1, effective October 24, 2007.

(2)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29, 2007.

(3)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form 10-K for the period ended December 29, 2007.

(4)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2008.

(5)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form 8-K filed on November 26, 2008.

(6)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form 8-K filed on April 9, 2008.

(7)
Incorporated by reference to the filing of such exhibit with our Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2008.

*
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


EX-10.28 2 a2191483zex-10_28.htm EX-10.28

Exhibit 10.28

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and among FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Alec Taylor, a resident of the State of Rhode Island (the “Executive”) and FGX International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands Corporation (“FGX Holdings”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Executive and FGX Holdings are parties to a certain amended and restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 19, 2006 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 20 of the Agreement, the Company, the Executive and FGX Holdings desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Executive and FGX Holdings agree as follows:

 

1.             Section 6(f) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(f)          Good Reason.  The Executive shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and his employment with the Company hereunder by delivery of a written notice to the Company upon Good Reason.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means: (i) a change in the Executive’s principal office to a location outside a fifty (50) mile radius of the Executive’s principal office referenced in paragraph 3 above without the prior written consent of the Executive; (ii) a material breach of the Agreement by the Company and such breach is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Executive within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to the Board; (iii) a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary during the Employment Period other than in connection with an across-the board salary reduction for the Company’s senior management team approved by the Board (or the Compensation Committee thereof), provided that the Executive shall have received prior written notice of such reduction or (iv) any representation or warranty of the Company or FGX Holdings contained in Section 30 below shall have been false in any material respect when and as made; provided, however, that any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) the Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) the Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the

 



 

initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.             Section 7(b)(iii) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each payment made during the Severance Period shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.             Section 16 shall be amended by deleting the word “disability” therefrom.

 

4.             Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Di Paola

 

Title: Anthony Di Paola, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

FGX HOLDINGS:

 

 

 

FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Di Paola

 

Title: Anthony Di Paola, Chief Financial Officer

 

2



EX-10.29 3 a2191483zex-10_29.htm EX-10.29

Exhibit 10.29

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Steven Crellin, a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Employee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to a certain amended and restated Employment Agreement dated as of February 18, 2008 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 22 of the Agreement, the Company and the Employee desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

 

1.             Section 9(e) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(e)         Resignation for Good Reason.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary within this Agreement, if the Company substantially changes the terms and conditions of Employee’s employment by either (i) unilaterally materially reducing his Base Salary or (ii) materially reducing or materially adversely changing his job responsibilities without his consent, then Employee shall have the right to terminate his employment with the Company for “Good Reason.”  Prior to doing so, the Employee shall be required to provide notice to the Company in writing, within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purposed Good Reason condition, of the specific circumstances which the Employee contends justify his resignation for “Good Reason,” and the Company shall have thirty (30) business days in which to cure such changes which led to the Employee’s determination to that he had the right to resign for “Good Reason.”  The Employee’s resignation for Good Reason shall occur within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition  If the Employee resigns for “Good Reason,” he shall be entitled to the severance benefits as if he had been terminated without cause as described in subsection (g) below.”

 

2.             Section 9(g) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.             Section 17 shall be amended by deleting the word “disability” therefrom.

 



 

4.             Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven Crellin

 

2



EX-10.30 4 a2191483zex-10_30.htm EX-10.30

Exhibit 10.30

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Anthony Di Paola, a resident of the State of Rhode Island (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to a certain Employment Agreement dated as of July 23, 2007 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Agreement, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.             Section 6(b) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(b)         Executive’s Right to Terminate.  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason at any time during the term of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following (without Executive’s express written consent):

 

(i)            the material reduction or material adverse change in Executive’s authority, duties, job responsibilities or reporting structure from those in effect on the date hereof;

 

(ii)           the material reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement;

 

(iii)          a relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than 50 miles from their current location, or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s principal executive offices; or

 

(iv)          any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or

 



 

otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.             Section 6(c)(i) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.             Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement  are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Di Paola

 

2



EX-10.31 5 a2191483zex-10_31.htm EX-10.31

Exhibit 10.31

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and John H. Flynn, Jr., a resident of the State of Rhode Island (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to a certain amended and restated Employment Agreement dated as of February 18, 2008 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Agreement, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.             Section 6.2 shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“6.2         Executive’s Right to Terminate.  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason at any time during the term of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following (without Executive’s express written consent):

 

(i)            the material reduction or material adverse change in Executive’s authority, duties, job responsibilities or reporting structure from those in effect on the date hereof;

 

(ii)           the material reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement;

 

(iii)          a relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than 50 miles from their current location, or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s principal executive offices; or

 

(iv)          any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of

 



 

thirty (30) days after receipt of Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.             Section 6.3(a) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.             Section 11 shall be amended by deleting the word “disability” therefrom.

 

4.             Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John H. Flynn, Jr.

 

2



EX-10.32 6 a2191483zex-10_32.htm EX-10.32

Exhibit 10.32

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Jeffrey J. Giguere, a resident of the State of Rhode Island (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to a certain Employment Agreement dated as of April 9, 2007 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Agreement, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.             Section 6(b) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(b)         Executive’s Right to Terminate.  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason at any time during the term of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following (without Executive’s express written consent):

 

(i)            the material reduction or material adverse change in Executive’s authority, duties, job responsibilities or reporting structure from those in effect on the date hereof;

 

(ii)           the material reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement;

 

(iii)          a relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than 50 miles from their current location, or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s principal executive offices; or

 

(iv)          any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or

 



 

otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.             Section 6(c)(i) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.             Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement  are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey J. Giguere

 

 


EX-10.33 7 a2191483zex-10_33.htm EX-10.33

Exhibit 10.33

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Gerald Kitchen, a resident of the State of Rhode Island (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to a certain Employment Agreement dated as of August 27, 2007 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Agreement, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.            Section 6(b) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(b)        Executive’s Right to Terminate.  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason at any time during the term of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following (without Executive’s express written consent):

 

(i)            the material reduction or material adverse change in Executive’s authority, duties, job responsibilities or reporting structure from those in effect on the date hereof;

 

(ii)           the material reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement;

 

(iii)          a relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than 50 miles from their current location, or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s principal executive offices; or

 

(iv)         any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or

 



 

otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.            Section 6(c)(i) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.            Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement  are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

    Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gerald Kitchen

 

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EX-10.34 8 a2191483zex-10_34.htm EX-10.34

Exhibit 10.34

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Employment Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Richard W. Kornhauser, a resident of the State of Rhode Island (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to a certain Employment Agreement dated as of January 31, 2008 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Agreement, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.            Section 6(b) shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(b)        Executive’s Right to Terminate.  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for Good Reason at any time during the term of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following (without Executive’s express written consent):

 

(i)            the material reduction or material adverse change in Executive’s authority, duties, job responsibilities or reporting structure from those in effect on the date hereof;

 

(ii)           the material reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement;

 

(iii)          a relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than 50 miles from their current location, or the Company requiring Executive to be based anywhere other than the Company’s principal executive offices; or

 

(iv)          any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement.

 

Any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or

 



 

otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.            Section 6(c)(i) shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.            Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement  are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

    Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard Kornhauser

 

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EX-10.35 9 a2191483zex-10_35.htm EX-10.35

Exhibit 10.35

 

AMENDMENT

TO THE

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Severance Agreement is made as of December 5, 2008 by and between FGX International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Mark Williams, a resident of the State of Rhode Island (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to a certain Severance Agreement dated as of May 2, 2007 (the “Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 7 of the Agreement, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things, comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Section 409A”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and agreements contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.            The definition of “Good Reason” set forth in Section 1 shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“’Good Reason’ shall mean any of the following (without Executive’s express written consent): (i) the assignment to Executive by the Company of any duties materially adversely inconsistent with Executive’s status with the Company as Vice President, Corporate Controller, or a material alteration in the nature of Executive’s responsibilities as Vice President, Corporate Controller, or (ii) a material reduction by the Company in Executive’s base salary as in effect on the Effective Date (“Base Salary”) or as the same may be increased from time to time during the term of this Agreement.  Any proposed termination of employment by Executive shall be presumed to be other than for Good Reason unless (x) Executive first provides written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition, (y) the Company has been provided a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of Executive’s notice during which to cure, rescind or otherwise remedy the actions, events or circumstances described in such notice and (z) Executive’s termination of employment occurs within two years following the initial existence of the purported Good Reason condition.”

 

2.            Section 2.a shall be amended to add the following sentence to the end thereof:

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each severance payment shall be deemed to be a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.”

 

3.            A new 5A shall be added to Section 2 to read as follows:

 



 

5A.          Section 409A.  To the extent that Executive otherwise would be entitled to any payment (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise) during the six (6) months following Executive’s termination of employment that would be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), (x) the payment shall not be made to the Executive during such six (6) month period and (y) the payment, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code shall be paid to Executive on the earlier of the six-month anniversary of Executive’s termination date or Executive’s death.  Similarly, to the extent that the Executive otherwise would be entitled to any benefit (other than a payment) during the six months beginning on the date Executive terminates employment that would be subject to the Section 409A additional tax, the benefit shall be delayed and shall begin being provided (together, if applicable, with an adjustment to compensate Executive for the delay) on the earlier of the six-month anniversary of Executive’s termination of employment, or Executive’s death.

 

4.            Except as expressly provided herein, no other modifications or amendments to the Agreement are being made and, with the exception of the amendment set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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

 

 

FGX INTERNTIONAL INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

    Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark Williams

 

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EX-10.36 10 a2191483zex-10_36.htm EX-10.36

Exhibit 10.36

 

FGX INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 



 

FGX INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN is adopted and enacted as of the first day of January, 2008, by FGX International Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereinafter referred to as the “Plan Sponsor”.

 

WHEREAS, the Plan Sponsor adopted this Plan effective as of January 1, 2007; and

 

WHEREAS, the Plan sponsor wishes to amend and restate the Plan to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, as added by The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, and any Treasury Regulations and other applicable guidance thereunder issued by the Treasury Department or the Internal Revenue Service; and

 

WHEREAS, the Plan Sponsor intends that the Plan shall at all times be administered and interpreted in such a manner as to constitute a “Top-Hat” unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plan for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.  This Plan is not intended to qualify for favorable tax treatment pursuant to Section 401(a) of the Code or any successor section or statute;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan Sponsor hereby amends and restates the Plan, as set forth below.

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions

 

For the purpose of this Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the following indicated meanings:

 

1.1                               Account” or “Accounts shall mean a book account reflecting amounts credited to a Participant’s Separation Account and/or vested Plan Sponsor Contribution Account, as adjusted for deemed investment performance and all distributions or withdrawals made by the Participant or his or her Beneficiary.  To the extent that it is considered necessary or appropriate, the Plan Administrator shall maintain separate subaccounts for each source of contribution under this Plan or shall otherwise provide a means for determining that portion of an Account attributable to each contribution source.

 

1.2                               Annual Bonus shall mean any compensation, in addition to Base Salary and Performance-Based Compensation relating to services performed during any Plan Year, whether or not paid in such Plan Year or included on the Federal Income Tax Form W-2 for such Plan Year, payable to a Participant as an employee under any of the Plan Sponsor’s annual bonus or cash incentive plans, excluding stock options.  Annual Bonus shall consist of any amount or portion of any amount that will be paid either regardless of performance or based on a level of performance that is substantially certain to be met.

 



 

1.3                               Annual Deferral Amount shall mean that portion of a Participant’s Base Salary and Annual Bonus and/or Performance-Based Compensation that a Participant elects to defer for any one Plan Year.

 

1.4                               Affiliate shall mean any business entity other than the Plan Sponsor that is a member of a controlled group of corporations, within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code, of which the Plan Sponsor is a member; all other trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control, within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code, with the Plan Sponsor; any service organization other than the Plan Sponsor that is a member of an Affiliated service group, within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code, of which the Plan Sponsor is a member; and any other organization that is required to be aggregated with the Plan Sponsor under Section 414(o) of the Code and whose Eligible Employees are authorized to participate in this Plan by the Plan Administrator.

 

1.5                               Applicable Guidance shall mean Section 409A of the Code and any Treasury Regulations and other applicable guidance thereunder issued by the Treasury Department or the Internal Revenue Service.

 

1.6                               Base Salary shall mean the annual cash compensation relating to services performed during any Plan Year, (excluding bonuses, commissions, overtime, fringe benefits, incentive payments, non-monetary awards, relocation expenses, retainers, directors fees and other fees, severance allowances, pay in lieu of vacations, insurance premiums paid by the Plan Sponsor, insurance benefits paid to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, stock options and grants, and car allowances) paid to a Participant for services rendered to the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate.  Base Salary shall be calculated before reduction for compensation voluntarily deferred or contributed by the Participant pursuant to all qualified or non-qualified plans of the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate and shall be calculated to include amounts not otherwise included in the Participant’s gross income under Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) of the Code pursuant to plans established by the Plan Sponsor; provided, however, that all such amounts will be included in Compensation only to the extent that, had there been no such Plan, the amounts would have been payable in cash to the Participant.

 

1.7                               Beneficiaryshall mean one or more persons, trusts, estates or other entities that are entitled to receive benefits under this Plan upon the death of the Participant.

 

1.8                               Cause shall mean any of the following acts or circumstances:

 

(a)                                  willful destruction by the Participant of property of the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate having a material value to the Plan Sponsor or such Affiliate;

 

(b)                                 fraud, embezzlement, theft, or comparable dishonest activity committed by the Participant (excluding acts involving a de minimis dollar value and not related to the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate);

 

(c)                                  the Participant’s conviction of or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime constituting a felony or any misdemeanor involving fraud,

 

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dishonesty or moral turpitude (excluding acts involving a de minimis dollar value and not related to the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate);

 

(d)                                 the Participant’s breach, neglect, refusal, or failure to materially discharge the Participant’s duties (other than due to physical or mental illness) commensurate with the Participant’s title and function or the Participant’s failure to comply with the lawful directions of the Board of Directors or a senior managing officer of the Plan Sponsor, or of the Board of Directors or a senior managing officer of an Affiliate that employs the Participant, in any such case that is not cured within fifteen (15) days after the Participant has received written notice thereof from such Board of Directors or senior managing officer;

 

(e)                                  any willful misconduct by the Participant which may cause substantial economic or reputation injury to the Plan Sponsor, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, or;

 

(f)                                    a willful and knowing material misrepresentation to the Board or a senior managing officer of the Plan Sponsor or to the Board of Directors or a senior managing officer of an Affiliate that employs the Participant.

 

1.9                               Change of Control shall mean the occurrence of the events described in any of subparagraph (a), (b), or (c), below, or any combination of said event(s) as described within the meaning of Treasury Regulations 1.409A-3(g)(5):

 

(a)                                  Change of Ownership of the Plan Sponsor.  A change of ownership occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of the stock of the Plan Sponsor that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Plan Sponsor or of any corporation that owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value and total voting power of the Plan Sponsor.  However, if any person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Plan Sponsor, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or group of persons is not considered to cause a Change of Control.  For this purpose, an increase in the percentage of stock owned by any one person or group, as a result of a transaction in which the Plan Sponsor acquires its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock.  The rule set forth in the immediately preceding sentence applies only when there is a transfer of stock of the Plan Sponsor (or issuance of stock of the Plan Sponsor) and the stock of the Plan Sponsor remains outstanding after the transaction.  Persons will not be considered to be acting as a group solely because they purchase or own stock of the Plan Sponsor at the same time or as a result of the same public offering.  However, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are shareholders of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock or similar business transaction with the Plan Sponsor or its parent.  Persons will also be considered to be acting as a group to the extent set forth in Applicable Guidance.

 

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(b)                                 Effective Change of Control.  Effective Change of Control shall occur on the date that either:

 

(i)                                     Any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the Plan Sponsor possessing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Plan Sponsor; or

 

(ii)                                  A majority of the members of the Plan Sponsor’s Board of Directors is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Plan Sponsor’s Board of Directors prior to the date of the appointment or election.

 

(c)                                  Change in Ownership of Plan Sponsor’s Assets.  A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Plan Sponsor’s assets occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons of assets from the Plan Sponsor that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Plan Sponsor immediately prior to such initial acquisition or acquisitions.  For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Plan Sponsor, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

 

There will be no Change of Control under this Subparagraph (c) when there is a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the shareholders of the Plan Sponsor immediately after the transfer.  A transfer of assets by the Plan Sponsor is not treated as a change in ownership of such assets if the assets are transferred to:

 

(i)                                     A shareholder of the Plan Sponsor (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock;

 

(ii)                                  An entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned directly or indirectly by the Plan Sponsor;

 

(iii)                               A person, or more than one person, acting as a Group, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Plan Sponsor; or

 

(iv)                              An entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (iii) above.

 

Notwithstanding the above, the definition of Change of Control shall in any event comply with Section 409A and Applicable Guidance.

 

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1.10                         Claimant shall mean a person who believes that he or she is being denied a benefit to which he or she is entitled hereunder.

 

1.11                         Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

1.12                         Compensation shall mean the total cash remuneration, including regular Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and/or Performance-Based Compensation paid by the Plan Sponsor to an Eligible Employee with respect to his or her services performed for the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate.

 

1.13                         “Deemed Investments” shall be defined as provided in Paragraph 4.2 below.

 

1.14                         Deemed Investment Options shall be defined as provided in Paragraph 4.1 below.

 

1.15                         Disability shall mean a condition of the Participant whereby he or she either: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Plan Sponsor.  The Plan Administrator will determine whether a Participant has incurred a Disability based on its own good faith determination and may require a Participant to submit to reasonable physical and mental examinations for this purpose.  A Participant will also be deemed to have incurred a Disability if determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(g)(4) and Applicable Guidance.

 

1.16                         Effective Date shall mean January 1, 2007.

 

1.17                         Election Form shall mean the form or forms established from time to time by the Plan Administrator on which the Participant makes certain designations as required on that form and under the terms of this Plan.

 

1.18                         Eligible Employee shall mean for any Plan Year (or applicable portion of a Plan Year), a person who is determined by the Plan Sponsor, or its designee, to be a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Plan Sponsor, and who is designated by the Plan Sponsor, or its designee, to be an Eligible Employee under the Plan.  If the Plan Sponsor determines that an individual first becomes an Eligible Employee during a Plan Year, the Plan Sponsor shall notify the individual of its determination and of the date during the Plan Year on which the individual shall first become an Eligible Employee.

 

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1.19                         Entry Date shall mean the first day of the pay period following the date on which an individual first becomes an Eligible Employee.

 

1.20                         ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

1.21                         Participant shall mean any (a) Eligible Employee (i) who is selected to participate in this Plan, (ii) who elects to participate in this Plan by signing a Participation Agreement, (iii) who completes and signs certain Election Form(s) required by the Plan Administrator, and (iv) whose signed Election Form(s) are accepted by the Plan Administrator or (b) former Eligible Employee who continues to be entitled to a benefit under this Plan.  A spouse or former spouse of a Participant shall not be treated as a Participant in this Plan or have an Account balance under this Plan, even if he or she has an interest in the Participant’s benefits under this Plan as a result of applicable law or property settlements resulting from legal separation or marital dissolution or divorce.

 

1.22                         Participation Agreement shall mean the document executed by the Eligible Employee and Plan Administrator whereby the Eligible Employee agrees to participate in the Plan.

 

1.23                         Performance-Based Compensation shall mean that portion of a Participant’s Compensation that is contingent on the satisfaction of pre established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months in which the Participant performs services.  Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered pre-established if established in writing by no later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the period of services to which the criteria relate, provided that the right to receive the contingent portion is substantially uncertain, or the amount of the contingent portion is not readily ascertainable, at the time the criteria is established within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(e) and Applicable Guidance.

 

1.24                         Permissible Payments shall mean one or more of the following events upon which payment may be made to a Participant or his Beneficiary under the terms of the Plan: (i) the Participant’s Separation from Service, (ii) the Participant’s death, (iii) the Participant’s Disability, or (iv) a Change in Control of the Plan Sponsor.

 

1.25                         Plan shall mean the FGX International Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan which shall be evidenced by this instrument, as amended from time to time.

 

1.26                         Plan Administratorshall be the Board of Directors of the Plan Sponsor or its designee.  A Participant in the Plan should not serve as a singular Plan Administrator.  If a Participant is part of a group of persons designated as a committee or Plan Administrator, then the Participant may not participate in any activity or decision relating solely to his or her individual benefits under this Plan.  Matters solely affecting the applicable Participant will be resolved by the remaining Plan Administrator members.

 

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1.27                         Plan Sponsor Contribution Account shall be defined as provided in Paragraph 3.4 below.

 

1.28                         Plan Year shall mean, for the first plan year, the period beginning on the Effective Date of the Plan and ending December 31 of such calendar year, and thereafter, a twelve (12) month period beginning January 1 of each calendar year and continuing through December 31 of such calendar year.

 

1.29                         Separation Account shall mean: (i) the sum of the Participant’s Annual Deferral Amount that may be allocated in whole or in part by a Participant pursuant to his or her deferral election to the Separation Account for each Plan Year, plus (ii) amounts credited (net of amounts debited, which may result in an aggregate negative number) from Deemed Investment Options, less (iii) all distributions made to, or withdrawals by, the Participant and his or her Beneficiary, and tax withholding amounts which may have been deducted from the Participant’s Separation Account.  At the time of the Participant’s deferral election for each Plan Year, the Participant may specify the form in which payment shall be made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary from this Account.  The Participant may be permitted to change the form of payment subject to Paragraph 6.7 (Subsequent Changes in the Time or Form of Payment) below.

 

1.30                         Section 409A shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations or other authoritative guidance issued under that Section.

 

1.31                         Separation From Service shall mean a Participant’s termination of active employment, whether voluntary or involuntary, other than by death, Disability, or leave of absence with the Plan Sponsor and Affiliate, within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code, and Applicable Guidance.

 

1.32                         Treasury Regulations shall mean regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, either proposed, temporary or final as they may be amended from time to time.

 

1.33                         Trust shall mean a trust that may be established in accordance with the terms of Article 12 of this Plan.

 

1.34                         Unforeseeable Emergencyshall mean a severe financial hardship of the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or the Participant’s dependent(s) (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) or loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, within the meaning of Section 409A and Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(g)(3).

 

1.35                         Valuation Date shall mean each day at the close of business (currently 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on days that the (NYSE) is open for trading or any other day on which there is sufficient trading in securities of the applicable fund to materially affect the unit value of the fund and the corresponding unit value of the Participant’s Deemed Investment Options.  If the NYSE extends its closing beyond 4:00 p.m.

 

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Eastern Time, and continues to value after the time of closing, the Plan Administrator reserves the right to treat communications received after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time as being received as of the beginning of the next day.

 

1.36                         Year of Plan Participation shall mean each twelve (12) month period during which the Participant is employed on a full-time basis by the Plan Sponsor, (determined without regard to whether deferrals have been made by a Participant for any Plan Year), inclusive of any approved leaves of absence, beginning on the Participant’s date of entry into this Plan.

 

1.37                         Year of Service shall mean each twelve (12) month period during which the Participant is employed on a full-time basis by the Plan Sponsor, with a minimum of 1,000 hours of service, inclusive of any approved leaves of absence, beginning on the Participant’s date of hire.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

Selection, Enrollment, Eligibility

 

2.1                               Selection by Plan Sponsor.  Participation in this Plan shall be limited to a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Plan Sponsor, as determined by the Plan Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.  The initial group of Eligible Employees shall become Participants on the Effective Date of this Plan.  Any individual selected as an Eligible Employee after the Effective Date, shall become a Participant on the first Entry Date occurring on or after the date on which he or she becomes an Eligible Employee.

 

2.2                               Re-Employment.  If a Participant who incurs a Separation from Service is subsequently re-employed by the Plan Sponsor, he or she may at the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator, become a Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.

 

2.3                               Enrollment Requirements.  As a condition to participation in this Plan, each selected Eligible Employee shall complete, execute, and return to the Plan Administrator a Participation Agreement and Election Form within the time specified by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Article 3.  In addition, the Plan Administrator shall establish such other enrollment requirements as it determines necessary or advisable.  All elections to defer Compensation with respect to a Plan Year shall be irrevocable, except as permitted in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency pursuant to Paragraph 3.2(d) below.

 

2.4                               Plan Aggregation Rules.  This Plan shall constitute an “account balance plan” as defined in Treasury Regulations 31.3121(v)(2)-1(c)(1)(ii)(A).  For purposes of Section 409A, all amounts deferred by or on behalf of a Participant under this Plan shall be aggregated with deferred amounts under other “account balance plans” currently maintained or adopted in the future by the Plan Sponsor, as required by Applicable Guidance and all amounts shall be treated as deferred under the rules governing a single plan.

 

2.5                               Termination of Participation and/or Deferrals.  If the Plan Administrator determines that a Participant who has not experienced a Separation from Service no longer

 

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qualifies as a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees or that such a Participant’s participation in the Plan could jeopardize the status of this Plan as “unfunded” and “maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees,” the Plan Administrator shall have the right to terminate any deferral election the Participant has made for the remainder of the Plan Year but only to the extent such termination complies with the requirements of Sections 409A, and/or to prevent the Participant from making future deferral elections and receiving Plan Sponsor Contribution Amounts under the Plan.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

Contributions and Credits

 

3.1                               Annual Deferral Amount.

 

(a)                                  Minimum DeferralsFor each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer Compensation in fixed dollar amounts or percentages subject to the minimums (if any) set forth in his or her Election Form.  If the election is made for less than the stated minimum amount, or if no election is made, the amount deferred shall be zero.

 

(b)                                 Maximum DeferralsFor each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer Compensation in fixed dollar amounts or percentages subject to the maximums (if any) set forth in his or her Election Form.  If the election is made for more than the stated maximum amount, then the amount deferred shall default to the maximum amount.

 

3.2                               Election to Defer Compensation.

 

(a)                                  Deferral Election Rules.  A Participant shall make an election to defer Compensation for each Plan Year on the Election Form provided by the Plan Sponsor.  For the election to be effective, the Election Form must be delivered to the Plan Administrator during the Participant’s taxable year before the Plan Year in which the services are performed.  If no Election Form is timely delivered for a Plan Year, the Annual Deferral Amount shall be zero for that Plan Year.  An election to defer Compensation shall include an election as to both the time and form of payment.

 

(b)                                 Short Plan Year.  If an Eligible Employee becomes a Participant after the beginning of a Plan Year, he or she may make an initial deferral election within thirty (30) days after the date he or she first becomes an Eligible Employee with respect to Compensation paid for services to be performed subsequent to the election.  In the event an election of deferral is made with respect to an Annual Bonus in the first year of eligibility but after the beginning of a performance period, the deferral election will apply to the portion of the Annual Bonus paid for services performed subsequent to the election and will be calculated based on the total Annual Bonus for the performance period multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number of days remaining in the performance period after the election and whose denominator is the total number of days in the performance period.

 

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(c)                                  Bonus Qualifying as Performance-Based Compensation.  Not-withstanding anything in Paragraph 3.2(a) or (b) above to the contrary, to the extent that the Plan Sponsor determines that an Eligible Employee’s bonus constitutes Performance-Based Compensation, within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii) of the Code, based on services performed over a period of at least twelve (12) months, an election to defer Performance-Based Compensation with respect to a performance period shall be made on or before the day which is six (6) months before the end of the performance period.  In no event may an election to defer Performance-Based Compensation be made after such has become both substantially certain to be paid and readily ascertainable, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations 1.409A-2(a)(7).

 

(d)                                 Terminations of Deferral Elections Following an Unforeseeable Emergency.  If a Participant receives a payment upon an Unforeseeable Emergency under this Plan, the deferral election for that Plan Year shall terminate upon payment from his or her Account to the Participant.  A Participant may again elect to defer Compensation for any succeeding Plan Year, in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

 

3.3                               Withholding and Crediting of Annual Deferral Amounts.  For each Plan Year, the Base Salary portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld from each regularly scheduled payroll in approximately equal amounts (or as otherwise specified by the Plan Administrator), as adjusted from time to time for increases and decreases in Base Salary if the Annual Deferral Amount with respect to Base Salary is expressed as a percentage.  The Annual Bonus and/or Performance-Based Compensation portion of the Annual Deferral Amount shall be withheld at the time such Compensation otherwise would be paid to the Participant.  Annual Deferral Amounts shall be credited to a Participant’s Separation Account at the time such amounts would otherwise have been paid to a Participant.

 

3.4                               Plan Sponsor Discretionary Contributions.  The Plan Sponsor may make discretionary contributions as it may determine from time to time and may direct that such contributions be allocated to those Participants that it may select.  The amount so credited to a Participant may be smaller or larger than the amount credited to any other Participant, and the amount credited to any Participant for a Plan Year may be zero.  No Participant shall have a right to compel the Plan Sponsor to make a Plan Sponsor discretionary contribution under this Article and no Participant shall have the right to share in any such contribution for any Plan Year unless selected by the Plan Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Earnings or Losses on Account(s)

 

4.1                               Deemed Investment Options.  The Plan Administrator shall select from time to time certain mutual funds, insurance company separate accounts, indexed rates or other methods (the “Deemed Investment Options”) for purposes of crediting or debiting additional amounts to each Participant’s Account(s).  The Plan Administrator may discontinue, substitute or add

 

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Deemed Investment Options.  Any discontinuance, substitution, or addition of a Deemed Investment Option will take effect as soon as administratively practical.

 

4.2                               Allocation of Deemed Earnings or Losses on Accounts.  Subject to Paragraph 4.3 below, each Participant shall have the right to direct the Plan Administrator as to how the Participant’s Annual Deferral Amounts and Plan Sponsor matching and/or discretionary contributions shall be deemed to be invested, (“Deemed Investments”), subject to any operating rules and procedures imposed from time to time by the Plan Administrator.  As of each Valuation Date, the Participant’s Account(s) will be credited or debited to reflect the Participant’s Deemed Investments.

 

4.3                               Deemed Investment Directions of Participants.  A Participant’s Deemed Investment directions for his or her Separation Account and Plan Sponsor Contribution Account shall be subject to the following rules:

 

(a)                                  Any initial or subsequent Deemed Investment direction shall be in writing, on a form supplied by and filed with the Plan Sponsor (or made in any other manner specified by the Plan Administrator), and shall be effective on such date as specified by the Plan Administrator.

 

(b)                                 All Deemed Investment directions shall continue indefinitely until changed by the Participant in the manner permitted by the Plan Administrator.

 

(c)                                  If the Plan Sponsor receives an initial or revised Deemed Investment direction which it determines to be incomplete, unclear or improper, the Participant’s Deemed Investment direction then in effect shall remain in effect (or, in the case of a deficiency in an initial Deemed Investment direction, the Participant shall be deemed to have filed no Deemed Investment direction) until a date so designated by the Plan Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion, unless the Plan Administrator provides for, and permits the application of, corrective action prior to that date.

 

(d)                                 Each Participant, as a condition of his or her participation in the Plan, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Plan Sponsor and the Plan Administrator from any losses or damages of any kind relating to the Deemed Investment of the Participant’s Account(s).

 

(e)                                  Each reference in this Article to a Participant shall be deemed to include, where applicable, the Beneficiary.

 

(f)                                    In making any election described in this Article, the Participant shall specify on the deemed investment Election Form (or in any other manner specified by the Plan Administrator), in increments of at least one full percent (1.0%), the percentage of the Participant’s Account(s) to be allocated to a Deemed Investment Option.  A Participant’s election must total one hundred percent (100%).  If the Plan Administrator possesses (or is deemed to possess, as provided in Paragraph 4.3(c) above) at any time Deemed Investment directions of less than 100% of a Participant’s Separation Account,

 

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or Plan Sponsor Contribution Account, the Participant shall be deemed to have directed that the undesignated portion of the said Account(s) be deemed to be invested in a money market, fixed income, or similar fund made available under this Plan as determined by the Plan Administrator.

 

(g)                                 At the end of each calendar quarter (or such shorter period as the Plan Administrator may determine), the Plan Sponsor shall compute the total return for the quarter (or such shorter period) as to each Participant’s Deemed Investment Elections and may reduce such returns for that quarter (or shorter period) by items such as money management fees, mortality charges, cost of insurance, taxes and deemed investment expenses associated specifically with each deemed investment alternative.  The total return for each deemed investment alternative shall be that deemed investment alternative’s total return for that quarter (or shorter period) reduced by applicable expenses as described above and approved by the Plan Administrator.

 

(h)                                 The Deemed Investment Options are to be used for measurement purposes only, and a Participant’s election of any such Deemed Investments, the allocation of such Deemed Investments to his or her Account(s), the calculation of additional amounts and the crediting or debiting of such amounts to a Participant’s Account(s) shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment of his or her Account balance in any such Deemed Investments.  In the event that the Plan Sponsor or the trustee of the Trust, in its own discretion, decides to invest funds in any or all of the investments on which any of the Deemed Investments are based, no Participant (or Beneficiary) shall have any rights in or to such investments themselves.  Without limiting the foregoing, a Participant’s Account(s) shall at all times be a bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Plan Sponsor or the Trust.  The Participant (or Beneficiary) shall at all times remain an unsecured creditor of the Plan Sponsor.  Any liability of the Plan Sponsor to any Participant, former Participant, or Beneficiary with respect to a right to payment shall be based solely upon contractual obligations created by this Plan.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

Vesting and Taxes

 

5.1                               Vesting of Benefits.

 

(a)                                  A Participant shall at all times be 100% vested in his or her Separation Account.

 

(b)                                 A Participant shall be vested in his or her Plan Sponsor Contribution Account based on the schedule below:

 

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Completed Years of Service

 

Vested %

 

Less than 1 year

 

00.00

%

1 year but less than 2

 

20.00

%

2 years but less than 3

 

40.00

%

3 years but less than 4

 

60.00

%

4 years but less than 5

 

80.00

%

5 years or more

 

100.00

%

 

(c)                                  A Participant shall be 100% vested in his or her Plan Sponsor Contribution Account if the Participant’s employment is terminated by reason of his or her death, upon the Participant’s Disability, or upon a Change of Control.

 

(d)                                 In the event the Participant’s employment is terminated for Cause, no benefits of any kind will be due or payable under the terms of this Plan from amounts credited to the Plan Sponsor Contribution Account (as adjusted for deemed investment performance) and all rights of the Participant, his or her designated Beneficiary, executors, or administrators, or any other person, to receive payments thereof shall be forfeited.

 

5.2                               FICA, Withholding and Other Taxes.

 

(a)                                  Annual Deferral Amounts.  For each Plan Year in which an Annual Deferral Amount is being withheld from a Participant, the Plan Sponsor shall withhold from that portion of the Participant’s Base Salary, and Performance-Based Compensation that is not being deferred, in a manner determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Sponsor, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such Annual Deferral Amount.  If necessary, the Plan Sponsor may reduce all or a portion of the Annual Deferral Amount in order to comply with this Paragraph 6.2.

 

(b)                                 Plan Sponsor Contribution Account.  When a Participant becomes vested in a portion of his or her Plan Sponsor Contribution Account, the Plan Sponsor shall withhold from the Participant’s Compensation that is not deferred, in a manner determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Sponsor, the Participant’s share of FICA and other employment taxes on such vested Plan Sponsor Contribution Account.  If necessary, the Plan Sponsor may reduce all or a portion of the Annual Deferral Amount in order to comply with this Paragraph 5.2.

 

(c)                                  Distributions.  The Plan Sponsor, or trustee of the Trust, shall withhold from any payments made to a Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan all federal, state and local income, employment and other taxes required to be withheld by the Plan Sponsor in a manner elected by the Participant or Beneficiary (or in the absence of such an election, in a manner determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Sponsor or the trustee of the Trust), provided that such manner complies with applicable tax withholding requirements.

 

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ARTICLE 6

 

Entitlement to Payment of Benefits

 

6.1                               Method of Payment.  A Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) shall become entitled to receive, on the date designated as provided in Article 6, a distribution (or commencement of distribution) in an aggregate amount equal to the Participant’s Account(s).

 

(a)                                  Form of PaymentA Participant, in connection with his or her commencement of participation in the Plan, may elect the form of payment for the applicable Permissible Payment Event.  Upon the occurrence of a Permissible Payment Event, the Participant’s Account(s) shall be calculated as of the Valuation Date of said event.  If a Participant has failed to select a form of payment, his Account(s) shall be paid in a lump sum.  Installment payments (if applicable) made after the first payment shall be paid on or about the applicable modal anniversary of the first payment date until all required installments have been paid.  The amount of each payment shall be determined by dividing the value of the Participant’s Account(s) immediately prior to such payment by the number of payments remaining to be paid.  Any unpaid Account balance shall continue to be deemed to be invested pursuant to Article 4, in which case any deemed income, gains, losses, or expenses shall be reflected in the actual payments.  The final installment payment shall be equal to the balance of the Account, calculated as of the applicable modal anniversary.

 

(b)                                 Medium of Payment.  All payments made under the Plan shall be made in cash.

 

(c)                                  Definition of Payment.  The term “payment” shall be treated as a single payment for purposes of subsequent deferrals of time or form of payment, within the meaning of section 1.409A-2(b)(4) of the proposed Treasury Regulations.

 

(d)                                 Permissible Payment Events.  A Participant in connection with his or her commencement of participation in this Plan shall elect on his or her Election Form to receive payment of his or her Account(s), based on the earlier of the following permissible payment events:

 

(i)                                     Separation from Service,

 

(ii)                                  Change of Control,

 

(iii)                               Death,

 

(iv)                              Disability

 

6.2                               Payment Following Separation From Service.  Except as provided below, a Participant shall be paid his or her vested Account balance with payments being made or commencing within ninety (90) days following the Participant’s Separation from Service. 

 

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Amounts shall be distributed according to the form of payment selected by the Participant and permitted by the Plan.

 

6.3                               Payment Following Disability.  Except as provided below, in the event of a qualifying Disability, the Participant shall be paid his or her vested Account balance with payment or payments being made or commencing within ninety (90) days following the determination of a Participant’s Disability.  Amounts shall be distributed according to the form of payment selected by the Participant and permitted by the Plan Sponsor.

 

6.4                               Payment Following Death Prior to Commencement of Retirement Benefits.  In the event of the Participant’s death while in the employment of the Plan Sponsor or an Affiliate and prior to commencement of  benefit payments, the Plan Sponsor shall pay a death benefit equal to the greater of: (a) the Participant’s Vested Account Balance as of the date of his or her death, or (b) a dollar amount specified in the Participation Agreement and attached hereto.  Amounts shall be distributed according to the form of payment selected by the Participant and permitted by the Plan Sponsor.

 

6.5                               Payment Following Death After Commencement of Retirement Benefits.  In the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be paid the Participant’s vested Account balance with payment or payments being made or commencing within ninety (90) days following the date of death of the Participant.  Amounts shall be distributed according to the form of payment selected by the Participant and permitted by the Plan Sponsor.

 

6.6                               Payment Following Change in Control.  A Participant shall be paid his or her vested Account balance following a Change in Control with payments being made or commencing within ninety (90) days following the Change in Control event, but only to the extent such payment(s) complies with regulations and other guidance issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury or Internal Revenue Service with respect to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code.  Amounts shall be distributed in a single lump sum following a Change in Control Event.

 

6.7                               Payment in the Event of an Unforeseeable Emergency.  If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Participant may petition the Plan Administrator for payment of an amount that shall not exceed the lesser of: (i) the Participant’s vested Account(s), or (ii) the amount reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the payment.  A Participant may not receive such a payment to the extent that the Unforeseeable Emergency is or may be relieved: (a) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, or (b) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship.  If the Plan Administrator approves a Participant’s petition for such a payment then the Participant shall receive said payment, in a lump sum, as soon as administratively feasible after such approval.

 

6.8                               Subsequent Changes in the Time or Form of Payment.  If permitted by the Plan Sponsor, but subject to limitations below, a Participant may elect to change the time or form

 

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of payment to him or her, by submitting a new Election Form to the Plan Administrator, provided the following conditions are met:

 

(a)                                  Such change will not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the new election is made and approved by the Plan Administrator.

 

(b)                                 If the original election is pursuant to a specified time or fixed schedule, the change cannot be made less than twelve (12) months before the date of the first scheduled original payment,

 

(c)                                  In the case of an election related to a payment other than a payment on account of death, disability, or unforeseeable emergency, the first payment with respect to which the change is made must be deferred for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.

 

6.9                               No Accelerations.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, neither the Plan Sponsor nor a Participant may accelerate the time of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid under this Plan, except as otherwise permitted by Applicable Guidance.  The Plan Sponsor shall deny any change made to an election if the Plan Sponsor determines that the change violates the requirements of Applicable Guidance.  The Plan Sponsor may, however, accelerate certain distributions under this Plan to the extent permitted under Applicable Guidance as follows:

 

(a)                                  Domestic Relations Order.  Direct payment of a Participant’s vested Account Balance may be made to an individual other than a Participant as necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code.

 

(b)                                 Conflicts of Interest.  Acceleration of the time of payment under this Plan may be made to the extent necessary to avoid the violation of an applicable Federal, state or local ethics law or conflicts of interest law.

 

(c)                                  De Minimis and Specified Amounts.  The time of payment to a Participant may be accelerated, provided that: (i) the payment accompanies the termination in the entirety of the Participant’s interest in this Plan and all similar plans; and (iii) the sum of all benefits payable to the Participant under this Plan and all similar plans if less than or equal to the applicable dollar amount under Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code.

 

(d)                                 Payment of Employment Taxes.  The time of a payment to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed on Compensation deferred by a Participant and Plan Sponsor contributions under this Plan (the “FICA amount”) may be accelerated.  Additionally, the acceleration of the time a payment to pay the income tax on wages imposed as a result of the payment of the FICA amount, and to pay the additional income tax on wages attributable to the pyramiding of wages and taxes also is permissible.  However, the total payment under this acceleration provision may not

 

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exceed the aggregate of the FICA amount plus the income tax required to be withheld with respect to such FICA amount.

 

(e)                                  Payment upon Income Inclusion under Section 409A.  The time of a payment to a Participant may be accelerated at any time this Plan fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A and related Treasury Regulations.  However, such payment may not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of the failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and Applicable Guidance.

 

6.10                         Unsecured General Creditor Status of Participant.

 

(a)                                  Payment to the Participant or any Beneficiary hereunder shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be part of the general, unrestricted assets of the Plan Sponsor and no person shall have any interest in any such asset by virtue of any provision of this Plan.  The Plan Sponsor’s obligation hereunder shall be an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Plan Sponsor under the provisions hereof, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Plan Sponsor and no such person shall have or acquire any legal or equitable right, interest or claim in or to any property or assets of the Plan Sponsor.

 

(b)                                 In the event that the Plan Sponsor purchases an insurance policy or policies insuring the life of a Participant or employee, to allow the Plan Sponsor to recover or meet the cost of providing benefits, in whole or in part, hereunder, no Participant or Beneficiary shall have any rights whatsoever in said policy or the proceeds therefrom.  The Plan Sponsor or the Trustee of the Trust shall be the primary owner and beneficiary of any such insurance policy or property and shall possess and may exercise all incidents of ownership therein.

 

(c)                                  In the event that the Plan Sponsor purchases an insurance policy or policies on the life of a Participant as provided for above, then all of such policies shall be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Plan Sponsor.

 

(d)                                 If the Plan Sponsor chooses to obtain insurance on the life of a Participant in connection with its obligations under this Plan, the Participant hereby agrees to take such physical examinations and to truthfully and completely supply such information as may be required by the Plan Sponsor or the insurance company designated by the Plan Sponsor.

 

6.11                         Facility of Payment.  If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Plan Administrator may make such distribution: (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence, or (ii) to the conservator or administrator or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee.  Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Plan Sponsor and the Plan Administrator from further liability on account thereof.

 

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6.12                         Delay in Payment by Plan Sponsor.

 

(a)                                  In the case of payments by the Plan Sponsor to a Participant or Participant’s Beneficiary, the deduction for which would be limited or eliminated by the application of Section 162(m) of the Code, payments that would otherwise violate securities laws, or payments that would jeopardize the Plan Sponsor’s ability to continue as a going concern, said payments may be delayed.  In the case of deduction limitations imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code payment will be deferred either to any date in the first calendar year in which the Plan Sponsor reasonably anticipates that a payment of such amount would not result in a limitation under Section 162(m) or, if later, during the period beginning on the day the Participant separates from service and ending on the later of the last day of the calendar year during which the separation occurs or the 15th day of the third month following the separation from service.  Payments delayed for other permissible reasons must be made in the first calendar year in which the Plan Sponsor reasonably anticipates that the payment would not jeopardize the Plan Sponsor’s ability to continue as a going concern, and the payment would not result in a violation of Federal securities laws or other applicable laws.

 

(b)                                 Treatment of Payment as Made on Designated Payment Date.  Each payment under this Plan is deemed made on the required payment date even if the payment is made after such date, provided the payment is made by the latest of: (i) the end of the calendar year in which the payment is due; (ii) the 15th day of the third calendar month following the payment due date; (iii) in case the Plan Sponsor cannot calculate the payment amount on account of administrative impracticality which is beyond the Participant’s control (or the control of the Participant’s estate), in the first calendar year in which payment is practicable; (iv) in case the Plan Sponsor does not have sufficient funds to make the payment without jeopardizing the Plan Sponsor’s solvency, in the first calendar year in which the Plan Sponsor’s funds are sufficient to make the payment.

 

6.13                         Six-Month Delay in Payment for Specified EmployeesNotwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event a Participant who is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code is entitled to a distribution from the Plan due to the Participant’s Separation from Service, any payment or the commencement of any installment payment, as the case may be, shall not occur before the date that is the earlier of (1) six months following the Participant’s Separation from Service for reasons other than death or (2) the Participant’s death.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

Beneficiary Designation

 

7.1                               Designation of Beneficiaries.

 

(a)                                  Each Participant may designate any person or persons (who may be named contingently or successively) to receive any benefits payable under the Plan upon the Participant’s death, and the designation may be changed from time to time by the

 

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Participant by filing a new designation.  Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in the form prescribed by the Plan Administrator, and shall be effective only when filed in writing with the Plan Administrator during the Participant’s lifetime.

 

(b)                                 In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary validly named by the Participant, the Plan Sponsor shall pay the benefit payment to the Participant’s spouse, if then living, and if the spouse is not then living to the Participant’s then living descendants, if any, per stripes, and if there are no living descendants, to the Participant’s estate.  In determining the existence or identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Plan Sponsor may rely conclusively upon information supplied by the Participant’s personal representative, executor or administrator.

 

(c)                                  If a question arises as to the existence or identity of anyone entitled to receive a death benefit payment under the Plan, or if a dispute arises with respect to any death benefit payment under the Plan, the Plan Sponsor may distribute the payment to the Participant’s estate without liability for any tax or other consequences, or may take any other action which the Plan Sponsor deems to be appropriate.

 

7.2                               Information to be Furnished by Participants and Beneficiaries; Inability to Locate Participants or Beneficiaries.  Any communication, statement or notice addressed to a Participant or to a Beneficiary at his or her last post office address as shown on the Plan Sponsor’s records shall be binding on the Participant or Beneficiary for all purposes of this Plan. The Plan Sponsor shall not be obligated to search for any Participant or Beneficiary beyond the sending of a registered letter to the last known address.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

Termination, Amendment or Modification

 

8.1                               Plan Termination.  The Plan Sponsor reserves the right to terminate this Plan in accordance with one of the following, subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 409A and Applicable Guidance:

 

(a)                                  Corporate Dissolution or Bankruptcy.  This Plan may be terminated within twelve (12) months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Section 331 of the Code, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1)(A), and distributions may then be made to Participants provided that the amounts deferred under this Plan are included in the Participants’ gross income in the latest of:

 

(i)                                     The calendar year in which the Plan termination occurs;

 

(ii)                                  The calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or

 

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(iii)                               The first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

(b)                                 Change of Control.  This Plan may be terminated within the thirty (30) days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change in Control.  This plan will then be treated as terminated only if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Plan Sponsor or any of its Affiliates are terminated so that all participants in all similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of Compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve (12) months of the date of termination of the arrangements.

 

(c)                                  Discretionary Termination.  The Plan Sponsor may also terminate this Plan and make distributions provided that:

 

(i)                                     All plans sponsored by the Plan Sponsor that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangements under Treasury Regulations 1.409A-1(c) that are terminated;

 

(ii)                                  No payments other than payments that would be payable under the terms of this plan if the termination had not occurred are made within twelve (12) months of this plan termination;

 

(iii)                               All payments are made within twenty-four (24) months of this plan termination; and

 

(iv)                              Neither the Plan Sponsor nor any of its Affiliates adopts a new plan that would be aggregated with any terminated plan if the same Participant participated in both arrangements, at any time within five years following the date of termination of this Plan.

 

The Plan Sponsor also reserves the right to suspend the operation of this Plan for a fixed or indeterminate period of time.

 

8.2                               Amendment.  The Plan Sponsor reserves the right to amend this Plan at any time to comply with Section 409A and other Applicable Guidance or for any other purpose, provided that such amendment will not cause the Plan to violate the provisions of Section 409A.  Except as this Plan and Applicable Guidance otherwise may require, the Plan Sponsor may make any such amendments effective immediately.  Except to the extent necessary to bring this Plan into compliance with Section 409A: (i) no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease the value or vested percentage of a Participant’s Account(s) in existence at the time an amendment or modification is made, and (ii) no amendment or modification shall materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights to be credited with additional amounts on such Account(s), or otherwise materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights with respect to such Account(s).  A change in the Deemed Investment Options offered under this Plan shall not constitute an amendment or modification that is materially adverse to the Participant’s rights with respect to the Participant’s Account(s) for purposes of the preceding sentence.

 

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ARTICLE 9

 

Administration

 

9.1                               Plan Administrator Duties.  The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the management, operation and administration of the Plan.  The Plan Administrator shall act at meetings by affirmative vote of a majority of its members.  Any action permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if, prior to such action, a unanimous written consent to the action is signed by all members and such written consent is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Plan Administrator, provided, however that no member may vote or act upon any matter which relates solely to himself or herself as a Participant.  The Chair or any other member or members of the Plan Administrator designated by the Chair may execute any certificate or other written direction on behalf of the Plan Administrator.  When making a determination or calculation, the Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a Participant or the Plan Sponsor.  No provision of this Plan shall be construed as imposing on the Plan Administrator any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law, or any duty similar to any fiduciary duty under ERISA or other law.

 

9.2                               Plan Administrator Authority.  The Plan Administrator shall enforce this Plan in accordance with its terms, shall be charged with the general administration of this Plan, and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the following:

 

(a)                                  To select the Deemed Investment Options available from time to time;

 

(b)                                 To construe and interpret the terms and provisions of this Plan;

 

(c)                                  To compute and certify the amount and kind of benefits payable to Participants and their Beneficiaries; to determine the time and manner in which such benefits are paid; and to determine the amount of any withholding taxes to be deducted;

 

(d)                                 To maintain all records that may be necessary for the administration of this Plan;

 

(e)                                  To provide for the disclosure of all information and the filing or provision of all reports and statements to Participants, Beneficiaries and governmental agencies as shall be required by law;

 

(f)                                    To make and publish such rules for the regulation of this Plan and procedures for the administration of this Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof;

 

(g)                                 To administer this Plan’s claims procedures;

 

(h)                                 To approve election forms and procedures for use under this Plan; and

 

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(i)                                     To appoint a plan record keeper or any other agent, and to delegate to them such powers and duties in connection with the administration of this Plan as the Plan Administrator may from time to time prescribe.

 

9.3                               Binding Effect of DecisionThe decision or action of the Plan Administrator with respect to any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of this Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in this Plan.

 

9.4                               Compensation, Expenses and IndemnityThe Plan Administrator shall serve without compensation for services rendered hereunder.  The Plan Administrator is authorized at the expense of the Plan Sponsor to employ such legal counsel and/or Plan record keeper as it may deem advisable to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder.  Expense and fees in connection with the administration of this Plan shall be paid by the Plan Sponsor.

 

9.5                               Plan Sponsor InformationTo enable the Plan Administrator to perform its functions, the Plan Sponsor shall supply full and timely information to the Plan Administrator, on all matters relating to the Compensation of its Participants, the date and circumstances of the Disability, death, or Separation From Service of its employees who are Participants, and such other pertinent information as the Plan Administrator may reasonably require.

 

9.6                               Periodic StatementsUnder procedures established by the Plan Administrator, a Participant shall be provided a statement of account on an annual basis (or more frequently as the Plan Administrator shall determine) with respect to such Participant’s Accounts.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

Claims Procedures

 

10.1                         Claims Procedure.  This Article is based on final regulations issued by the Department of Labor and published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2000 and codified in Section 2560.503-1 of the Department of Labor Regulations.  If any provision of this Article conflicts with the requirements of those regulations, the requirements of those regulations will prevail.

 

(a)                                  Claim.  A Participant or Beneficiary (hereinafter referred to as a “Claimant”) who believes he or she is entitled to any Plan benefit under this Plan may file a claim with the Plan Sponsor.  The Plan Sponsor shall review the claim itself or appoint an individual or entity to review the claim.

 

(b)                                 Claim Decision.  The Claimant shall be notified within ninety (90) days after the claim is filed whether the claim is allowed or denied, unless the claimant receives written notice from the Plan Sponsor or appointee of the Plan Sponsor prior to the end of the ninety (90) day period stating that special circumstances require an extension of the time for decision.  Such extension is not to extend beyond the day which is one hundred eighty (180) days after the day the claim is filed.  If the Plan Sponsor

 

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denies the claim, it must provide to the Claimant, in writing or by electronic communication:

 

(i)                                     The specific reasons for such denial;

 

(ii)                                  Specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Plan on which such denial is based;

 

(iii)                               A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation why such material or such information is necessary; and

 

(iv)                              A description of the Plan’s appeal procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial of the appeal of the denial of the benefits claim.

 

(c)                                  Review Procedures.  A request for review of a denied claim must be made in writing to the Plan Sponsor within sixty (60) days after receiving notice of denial.  The decision upon review will be made within sixty (60) days after the Plan Sponsor’s receipt of a request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision will be rendered not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of a request for review.  A notice of such an extension must be provided to the Claimant within the initial sixty (60) day period and must explain the special circumstances and provide an expected date of decision.  The reviewer shall afford the Claimant an opportunity to review and receive, without charge, all relevant documents, information and records and to submit issues and comments in writing to the Plan Sponsor.  The reviewer shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim regardless of whether the information was submitted or considered in the benefit determination.  Upon completion of its review of an adverse initial claim determination, the Plan Sponsor will give the Claimant, in writing or by electronic notification, a notice containing:

 

(i)                                     its decision;

 

(ii)                                  the specific reasons for the decision;

 

(iii)                               the relevant Plan provisions on which its decision is based;

 

(iv)                              a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and without charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information in the Plan’s files which is relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefit;

 

(v)                                 a statement describing the Claimant’s right to bring an action for judicial review under ERISA Section 502(a); and

 

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(vi)                              if an internal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination on review, a statement that a copy of the rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion will be provided without charge to the Claimant upon request.

 

(d)                                 Calculation of Time Periods.  For purposes of the time periods specified in this Article, the period of time during which a benefit determination is required to be made begins at the time a claim is filed in accordance with this Plan procedures without regard to whether all the information necessary to make a decision accompanies the claim.  If a period of time is extended due to a Claimant’s failure to submit all information necessary, the period for making the determination shall be tolled from the date the notification is sent to the Claimant until the date the Claimant responds.

 

(e)                                  Failure of Plan to Follow Procedures.  If the Plan Sponsor fails to follow the claims procedure required by this Article, a Claimant shall be deemed to have exhausted the administrative remedies available under this Plan and shall be entitled to pursue any available remedy under Section 502(a) of ERISA on the basis that this Plan has failed to provide a reasonable claims procedure that would yield a decision on the merits of the claim.

 

(f)                                    Failure of Claimant to Follow Procedures.  A Claimant’s compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article is a mandatory prerequisite to the Claimant’s right to commence any legal action with respect to any claim for benefits under the Plan.

 

10.2                         Arbitration of Claims.  All claims or controversies arising out of or in connection with this Plan shall, subject to the initial review provided for in the foregoing provisions of this Article be resolved through arbitration as provided in this Paragraph 10.2.  Except as otherwise agreed mutual by the parties, any arbitration shall be administered under and by the Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”), in accordance with the JAMS procedure then in effect.  The arbitration shall be held in the JAMS office nearest to where the Claimant is or was last employed by the Plan Sponsor or at a mutually agreeable location.  The prevailing party in the arbitration shall have the right to recover its reasonable attorney’s fees, disbursements and costs of the arbitration (including enforcement of the arbitration decision), subject to any contrary determination by the arbitrator.

 

ARTICLE 11

 

The Trust

 

11.1                         Establishment of Trust.  The Plan Sponsor may establish a grantor trust, of which the Plan Sponsor is the grantor, within the meaning of subpart E, part I, subchapter J, subtitle A of the Code, to pay benefits under this Plan (the “Trust”)If the Plan Sponsor establishes the Trust, all benefits payable under this Plan to a Participant shall be paid directly by the Plan Sponsor from the Trust.  To the extent such benefits are not paid from the Trust, the benefits shall be paid from the general assets of the Plan Sponsor.  The Trust, if any, shall be an irrevocable grantor trust which conforms to the terms of the model trust as described in IRS

 

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Revenue Procedure 92-64, I.R.B. 1992 33, as same may be amended or modified from time to time.  If the Plan Sponsor establishes a Trust, the assets of the Trust will be subject to the claims of the Plan Sponsor’s creditors in the event of its insolvency.  Except as may otherwise be provided under the Trust, the Plan Sponsor shall not be obligated to set aside, earmark or escrow any funds or other assets to satisfy its obligations under this Plan, and the Participant and/or his or her designated Beneficiaries shall not have any property interest in any specific assets of the Plan Sponsor other than the unsecured right to receive payments from the Plan Sponsor, as provided in this Plan.

 

11.2                         Interrelationship of the Plan and the Trust.  The provisions of this Plan shall govern the rights of a Participant to receive distributions pursuant to this Plan.  The provisions of the Trust (if established) shall govern the rights of the Participant and the creditors of the Plan Sponsor to the assets transferred to the Trust.  The Plan Sponsor and each Participant shall at all times remain liable to carry out its obligations under this Plan.  The Plan Sponsor’s obligations under this Plan may be satisfied with Trust assets distributed pursuant to the terms of the Trust.

 

11.3                         Contribution to the Trust.  Amounts may be contributed by the Plan Sponsor to the Trust at the sole discretion of the Plan Sponsor.

 

ARTICLE 12

 

Miscellaneous

 

12.1                         Validity.  In case any provision of this Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.  To the extent any provision of this Plan is determined by the Plan Administrator (acting in good faith), the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Department of the Treasury or a court of competent jurisdiction to fail to comply with Section 409A of the Code or Applicable Guidance with respect to any Participant or Participants, such provision shall have no force or effect with respect to such Participant or Participants.

 

12.2                         Nonassignability.  Neither any Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part hereof, which are, and all rights to which are expressly declared to be, unassignable and non-transferable.  No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure, attachment, garnishment (except to the extent the Plan Sponsor may be required to garnish amounts from payments due under this Plan pursuant to applicable law) or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any other person, be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency or be transferable to a spouse as a result of a property settlement or otherwise.  If any Participant, Beneficiary or successor in interest is adjudicated bankrupt or purports to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, the amount, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, the Plan Administrator, in its

 

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discretion, may cancel such distribution or payment (or any part thereof) to or for the benefit of such Participant, Beneficiary or successor in interest in such manner as the Plan Administrator shall direct.

 

12.3                         Not a Contract of Employment.  The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between the Plan Sponsor and the Participant.  Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Plan Sponsor as an employee or otherwise or to interfere with the right of the Plan Sponsor to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time.

 

12.4                         Unclaimed Benefits.  In the case of a benefit payable on behalf of such Participant, if the Plan Administrator is unable to locate the Participant or Beneficiary to whom such benefit is payable, such Plan benefit may be forfeited to the Plan Sponsor upon the Plan Administrator’s determination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, subsequent to any such forfeiture, the Participant or beneficiary to whom such Plan benefit is payable makes a valid claim for such Plan benefit, such forfeited Plan benefit shall be paid by the Plan Administrator to the Participant or Beneficiary, without interest from the date it would have otherwise been paid.

 

12.5                         Governing LawSubject to ERISA, the provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

 

12.6                         NoticeAny notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Plan shall be in writing and shall be signed by the party giving or making the same.  If such notice, consent or demand is mailed, it shall be sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the addressee’s last known address as shown on the records of the Plan Sponsor.  The date of such mailing shall be deemed the date of notice consent or demand.  Any person may change the address to which notice is to be sent by giving notice of the change of address in the manner aforesaid.

 

12.7                         Coordination with Other Benefits.  The benefits provided for a Participant and Participant’s Beneficiary under this Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program for employees of the Plan Sponsor.  This Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.

 

12.8                         Compliance.  A Participant shall have no right to receive payment with respect to the Participant’s Account balance until all legal and contractual obligations of the Plan Sponsor relating to establishment of the Plan and the making of such payments shall have been complied with in full.

 

12.9                         Successor Company.  The Plan may be continued after a sale of assets of the Plan Sponsor, or a merger or consolidation of the Plan Sponsor into another corporation or entity only if and to the extent that the transferee, purchaser or successor entity agrees to continue the Plan.  In the event that the Plan is not continued by the transferee, purchaser or successor entity,

 

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the Plan shall automatically terminate, and the provisions of Paragraph 9.1 shall become operative.

 

12.10                   Compliance with Section 409A and Applicable Guidance.  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, all provisions of this Plan, including but not limited to the definitions of terms, elections to defer, and distributions, shall be made in accordance with and shall comply with Section 409A and any Applicable Guidance.  The Plan Sponsor will amend the terms of this Plan retroactively if necessary, to the extent required to comply with Section 409A and any Applicable Guidance.  No provision of this Plan shall be followed to the extent that following such provision would result in a violation of Section 409A or the Applicable Guidance, and no election made by a Participant hereunder, and no change made by a Participant to a previous election, shall be accepted by the Plan Sponsor if the Plan Sponsor determines that acceptance of such election or change could violate any of the requirements of Section 409A or the Applicable Guidance.  This Plan and any accompanying forms shall be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A and the Applicable Guidance, including, without limitation, any such Treasury Regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Plan Sponsor has signed this amended and restated Plan document as of November 21, 2008.

 

 

 

FGX INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alec Taylor

 

Title: Alec Taylor, CEO

 

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EX-10.37 11 a2191483zex-10_37.htm EX-10.37

Exhibit 10.37

 

FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

2007 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

Restricted Stock Unit Certificate

 

FGX International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to the person named below restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs”) representing the right to receive ordinary shares, no par value, of the Company (the “Award”) under and subject to the Company’s 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) on the terms and conditions set forth below and those attached hereto and in the Plan:

 

Name of Holder:

Number of Restricted Stock Units:

Date of Grant:

 

Vesting Schedule:

On                      , 20     ,

RSUs,

 

 

 

 

on                      , 20     ,

RSUs, and

 

 

 

 

on                      , 20     ,

RSUs.

 

The shares issuable upon vesting of this Award will not be released until all applicable withholding taxes and social insurance contribution amounts have been collected from the Holder or otherwise provided for.

 

FGX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

By:

 

 

 

 

HOLDER’S ACCEPTANCE

 

I have read and fully understand this Restricted Stock Unit Certificate and I accept and agree to be bound by the terms, conditions and restrictions contained in this Restricted Stock Unit Certificate and the Plan.

 

 

 

Holder

 

 



 

Restricted Stock Unit Terms and Conditions

 

1. Plan Incorporated by Reference. This Award is issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan and may be amended as provided in the Plan. This Award is considered a Deferred Stock Award under the Plan.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this certificate have the meanings given to them in the Plan. This certificate does not set forth all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Committee administers the Plan and its determinations regarding the operation of the Plan are final and binding. Copies of the Plan may be obtained upon written request without charge from the Human Resources Department of the Company.

 

2. Restricted Stock Units. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one ordinary share of the Company (a “Share”), subject to the fulfillment of the vesting conditions.

 

3. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units; Issuance of Ordinary Shares. Upon each vesting of a Restricted Stock Unit in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth on the face of this certificate (each, a “Vest Date”), subject to Section 7 below, the Company shall issue to the Holder one Share for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests on such Vest Date as soon as reasonably practicable after such Vest Date, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Vest Date for such Restricted Stock Unit occurs.

 

4. Award and Restricted Stock Units Not Transferable. This Award and the Restricted Stock Units are not transferable by the Holder.

 

5. Termination of Employment or Engagement. If the Holder ceases to maintain Continuous Service status with the Company or a Related Entity for any reason, all Restricted Stock Units that remain unvested upon such cessation shall immediately and irrevocably terminate and unvested RSUs and the underlying Shares in respect of such RSUs shall immediately and irrevocably be forfeited.

 

6. No Right to Shares or as a Shareholder. Except as provided in the following sentence, the Holder shall not have any right in, to or with respect to any of the Shares (including voting rights or rights with respect to dividends paid on the Shares) issuable under the Award until the Award is settled by issuance of such Shares to the Holder. The Company shall accrue Dividend Equivalents with respect to unvested RSUs held by the Holder as, and in the same form as, dividends are paid on the Company’s ordinary shares, and shall pay the accrued amounts to the Holder if and when the respective RSUs vest. Dividend Equivalents accrued with respect to unvested RSUs shall be forfeited to the Company if and when the respective RSUs are forfeited.

 

7. Payment of Taxes and Social Insurance Contributions. The Holder shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Committee for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld or social insurance contribution amounts required by law to be paid with respect to the Shares no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability and in any event before any Shares are delivered to the Holder. The Company and its Related Entities may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax or social insurance obligations from any payment of any kind due to the Holder. The Company may, in its discretion, withhold from the Shares delivered to the Holder (rounded up to the nearest whole share) for any Vest Date such number of Shares as the Company determines is necessary to satisfy the minimum tax and social insurance contribution obligations required by law to be withheld or paid in connection with the issuance of such Shares, valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of issuance.

 

8. Change in Control; Other Corporate Events. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Award, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company all unvested RSUs shall immediately vest.  Subject to the preceding sentence, in the event of a Change in Control of, or any of certain other

 

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corporate transactions with respect to, the Company, the Committee may make adjustments to this Award or the Shares issuable upon settlement hereof as provided in the Plan.

 

9. Securities and Other Laws. It shall be a condition to the Holder’s right to receive the Shares hereunder that the Company may, in its discretion, require (a) that the Shares shall have been duly listed, upon official notice of issuance, upon any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s ordinary shares may then be listed or quoted, (b) that either (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the Shares shall be in effect, or (ii) in the opinion of counsel for the Company, the proposed issuance and delivery of the Shares to the Holder shall be exempt from registration under that Act and the Holder shall have made such undertakings and agreements with the Company as the Company may reasonably require, and (c) that such other steps, if any, as counsel for the Company shall consider necessary to comply with any law applicable to the issue of such Shares by the Company shall have been taken by the Company or the Holder, or both.

 

10. Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future Grants; Extraordinary Item. The Holder understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature, and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of the Restricted Stock Units is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units or benefits in lieu of equity awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the Restricted Stock Units are an extraordinary item, are outside the scope of the Holder’s employment contract, if any, and are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (f) the future value of the ordinary shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (g) neither the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units nor the issuance of the Shares confers upon the Holder any right to continue in the employ of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any Related Entity for any period or through any Vest Date, nor do they limit in any respect the right of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the Holder’s employment or other relationship with the Company or any Related Entity, as the case may be, or otherwise change the terms of employment, including, without limitation, the right to promote, demote or otherwise re-assign the Holder from one position to another within the Company or any Related Entity, as freely as if this Award had not been made, at any time; and (h) if the Holder is not a direct employee of Company, the grant of the Restricted Stock Units will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company; and further, the grant of the Restricted Stock Units will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Holder’s employer, the Company or any Related Entity.

 

11. Data Privacy. The Holder explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described in this Award by and among, as applicable, the Company and its Related Entities for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Holder understands that the Company and its Related Entities hold certain personal information about him or her, including, but not limited to, his or her name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company or its Related Entities, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in his or her favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”). The Holder understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Holder’s country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have

 

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different data privacy laws and protections than the Holder’s country. The Holder understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Holder authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party. The Holder understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan. The Holder understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Holder understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Holder understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.

 

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EX-21.1 12 a2191483zex-21_1.htm EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

 

Subsidiaries of FGX International Holdings Limited

 

Name of Subsidiary

 

Jurisdiction of Organization

 

Fictitious Name

 

 

 

 

 

FGX International Limited

 

British Virgin Islands

 

None.

FGX International Limited - China

 

China

 

None.

FGX International Inc.

 

Delaware

 

None.

Quantum Optics, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

None.

Quantum Direct LLC

 

Rhode Island

 

None.

FGX Canada Corp.

 

Nova Scotia, Canada

 

None.

FGX Europe Limited

 

United Kingdom

 

None.

AAi/Joske’s S. de R.L. de C.V. (joint venture)

 

Mexico

 

None.

Foster Grant Hong Kong Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

None.

Fantasma Hong Kong Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

None.

Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.

 

California

 

None.

 



EX-23.1 13 a2191483zex-23_1.htm EX-23.1
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Exhibit 23.1


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
FGX International Holdings Limited:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-148083), on Form S-3 (post-effective amendment) (No. 333-151896) and Form S-3 (No. 333-157184) of FGX International Holdings Limited of our reports dated March 11, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of FGX International Holdings Limited as of January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007 and December 30, 2006, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, which reports appear in the January 3, 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of FGX International Holdings Limited. Our report refers to a change in the accounting for uncertain tax positions in 2007.

        Our report dated March 11, 2009, on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting contains an explanatory paragraph that states that management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of January 3, 2009, the internal control over financial reporting of Dioptics Medical Products, Inc. ("DMP"), which was acquired on November 26, 2008. Due to the short time between the acquisition and the end of the fiscal year, it was not possible for management to conduct an assessment of DMP's internal controls. At year-end, the DMP subsidiary had assets of $68.2 million (of which $50.6 million represents goodwill and intangible assets included within the scope of the assessment), constituting 25% of the Company's total assets. DMP generated total revenue of $2.1 million (or less than 1% of the Company's total 2008 revenue) that was included in the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended January 3, 2009. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of DMP.

Providence, Rhode Island
March 11, 2009
  /s/ KPMG LLP



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Exhibit 31.1


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        I, Alec Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of FGX International Holdings Limited certify that:

    1.
    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of FGX International Holdings Limited;

    2.
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

    3.
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

    4.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    (a)
    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b)
    designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    (c)
    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    (d)
    disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

    5.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    (a)
    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    (b)
    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

March 12, 2009

  /s/ ALEC TAYLOR

Alec Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)



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Exhibit 31.2


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        I, Anthony Di Paola, Chief Financial Officer of FGX International Holdings Limited certify that:

    1.
    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of FGX International Holdings Limited;

    2.
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

    3.
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

    4.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    (a)
    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b)
    designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    (c)
    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    (d)
    disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

    5.
    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    (a)
    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    (b)
    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
March 12, 2009   /s/ ANTHONY DI PAOLA

Anthony Di Paola
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)



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Exhibit 32.1


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        The undersigned, in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of FGX International Holdings Limited (the "Company"), hereby certifies that the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended January 3, 2009 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

March 12, 2009   /s/ ALEC TAYLOR

Alec Taylor
Chief Executive Officer



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Exhibit 32.2


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        The undersigned, in his capacity as the Chief Financial Officer of FGX International Holdings Limited (the "Company"), hereby certifies that the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended January 3, 2009 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

March 12, 2009   /s/ ANTHONY DI PAOLA

Anthony Di Paola
Chief Financial Officer



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