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AMENDMENT No. 1 TO THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 20, 1997

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AMENDMENT No. 1

TO THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT

DATED JUNE 20, 1997
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Title: AMENDMENT No. 1 TO THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 20, 1997
Date: 5/10/2006
Industry: Personal and Household Prods.    

AMENDMENT No. 1

TO THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT

DATED JUNE 20, 1997
, Parties: inter parfums inc , s.t. dupont s.a.
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Exhibit 10.127.1: Certain confidential information in this Exhibit 10.127.1 was omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc.

 

 

 

AMENDMENT No. 1

TO THE EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT

DATED JUNE 20, 1997

 

 

 

BY AND BETWEEN

 

 

S.T. DUPONT S.A., a Swiss corporation, registered at Fribourg Commercial Registry, with its principal office located at rue de Lausanne 91, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland, represented by Mr. Eric Sampré, CEO,

 

(hereinafter referred to as “STD”),

 

 

AND

 

 

Inter Parfums, a French corporation, registered under RCS n° B 350 219 382, with its principal office located at 4, Rond Point des Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France, represented by Mr. Philippe Benacin, CEO,

 

(hereinafter referred to as “Inter Parfums”),

 

 

 

In accordance with the provisions of Article 4.2 of the exclusive trademark License Agreement signed by the parties on June 20, 1997, Inter Parfums and STD agreed to conduct negotiations 36 months prior to the expiration date of the License Agreement, on June 30, 2008, in order to discuss its renewal.

 

Following a dispute involving the performance of the Agreement, and pursuant to a settlement agreement and this amendment, signed on the same day and deemed to constitute an indivisible whole, Inter Parfums and STD have agreed to renew the Agreement in advance and to amend certain terms and conditions thereof as follows:

 


 

1 - Term of the Agreement

 

Article 4 of the June 20, 1997 agreement is deleted as of January 1, 2006, and replaced as follows:

 

“4-   Term of the Agreement

This Agreement is renewed as of January 1, 2006 for a term of 5.5 years (five and one-half years). It shall expire on June 30, 2011.”

 

 

2 - Definitions

 

2.1

The last paragraph of Article 1 of the June 20, 1997 agreement is deleted and replaced as follows:

 

“The term “Contractual Year” means the period from January 1 through December 31, of the same calendar year”.

 

2.2

The following is added as the last paragraph of Article 1 of the Agreement:

 

“Beginning January 1, 2006, the term “Agreement” shall mean the June 20, 1997 exclusive license agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated March 20, 2006”.

 

3 - Royalties

 

3.1  

Upon signature hereof, Inter Parfums shall pay STD, an additional amount of [ ___________ ] 1 for the extension of the Agreement, within the same conditions as provided for in Article 6.1 of the June 20, 1997 Agreement concerning the lump-sum of ___________] 2   [___________] 3   paid in 1997 by Inter Parfums upon signature of the agreement.

 

3.2  

Article 6.2 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced as follows:

 


1 Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:1.

2  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:2.

3  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:3.

 

2/10


 

“6.2   As consideration for the rights that are granted thereto under this Agreement, Inter Parfums shall pay STD, effective January 1, 2006, license fees of [ ___________ ] 4 of the Inter Parfums’ annual Product sales.

 

The base amount used will be the total net invoices of Inter Parfums (parent and subsidiaries) to its customers, including any invoicing based on orders submitted by STD, excluding POS products and promotional gifts (said products and gifts shall in no event exceed [ ___________ ] 5 of total sales), excluding taxes on sales or income and shipping costs, and after deducting documented unsold returns. Payments shall be made in euros, after deducting any tax withholding at source .”

 

3.3  

Article 6.3 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced as follows:

 

“6.3   Beginning January 1, 2006, Inter Parfums hereby agrees to pay STD the following minimum royalties, payable on a quarterly basis and no later than April 30, (first quarter of the contractual year), July 31, (second quarter of the contractual year), October 30 (third quarter of the contractual year) and the January 31 (fourth quarter of the contractual year):

 

PERIOD

ANNUAL MINIMUM ROYALTIES (in euros)

From January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006

[

From January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007

 

From January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008

___________

From January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009

 

from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

 

from January 1, 2011 to 30 June 2011

] 6  

 


4  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:4.

5  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:5.

6  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:6.

 

3/10


 

The parties hereby confirm that the calculation of the royalties payable on October 30, 2005 and January 31, 2006 was based on the previous version of Article 6.3 of the Agreement.”

 

3.4  

Article 6.6 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced as follows:

 

“6.6   Inter Parfums hereby agrees to provide annual financial statements, certified by its auditor, related to the royalties and any information necessary to determine the base amount for calculating the royalties due for the prior contractual year.

Said financial statements must be sent to STD prior to [ ___________ ] 7 of each year following the related contractual year.

 

With respect to the last contractual year (January 1 through June 30, 2011), Inter Parfums hereby agrees to provide said semi-annual financial statements prior to [ ___________ ] 8  

 

 

4 - Marketing Plan

 

Article 7 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced as follows:

 

“No later than [ ___________ ] 9   of each year, Inter Parfums shall submit a Marketing Plan for the following contractual year to STD for approval.

 

Said Plan shall include:

 

 

-

Inter Parfums proposals regarding product lines, prices, discounts, distribution policy and communication policy,

 

 

-

Inter Parfums’ wishes regarding new Product line trademarks, if any (in accordance with Article 12.2 below),

 


7  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:7.

8  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:8.

9  Confidential information omitted and filed separately with the SEC with a request for confidential treatment by Inter Parfums, Inc. No. 10.127.1:9.

 

4/10


 

 

-

An updated sales estimate for the following contractual year,

 

 

-

the advertising budget for the following contractual year.

 

For contractual years 2010 and 2011 (first half), Inter Parfums shall submit to STD a Marketing Plan for 18 (eighteen) months covering the period from January 1, 2010 to 30 June 2011.”

 

 

5 - Advertising and Advertising Material

 

5.1

Article 10.2 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced as follows:

 

“Inter Parfums hereby agrees to spend at least [ ___________] 10   of its Product sales for the current contractual year on Product advertising (as defined in Article 6.2 above). The parties hereby agree that Inter Parfums may choose to bear all of said advertising expenses or have them borne by its distributors, provided, however, that distributor partici


 
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