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AMENDMENT TO EVENT-BASED VESTING INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Stock Option Agreement

AMENDMENT TO
EVENT-BASED VESTING INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

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Title: AMENDMENT TO EVENT-BASED VESTING INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Rhode Island     Date: 12/20/2006

AMENDMENT TO
EVENT-BASED VESTING INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

, Parties: fgx international holdings ltd
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Exhibit 10.17

AMENDMENT TO
EVENT-BASED VESTING INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

     This Amendment to the Event-Based Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into and effective as of November 16, 2006 between FGX International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (the “ Company ”) and Alec Taylor (the “ Optionee ”).

      WHEREAS, the Company and the Optionee are parties to that certain Event-Based Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2005 (the “ Agreement ”) pursuant to which the Company granted the Optionee the Option to purchase the Option Shares;

      WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to correct a scrivener’s error and clarify the intent of the parties regarding the treatment of the Option upon termination of the Optionee’s employment with the Company; and

      WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(j) of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified in whole or in part by an instrument in writing signed by the parties against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement or modification is sought;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

     1.  Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

     2.  Addition of New Section 8. Following Section 7 in the Agreement, a new Section 8 shall be added as follows, Section 8 in the Agreement shall be renumbered as Section 9 and all corresponding references to Section 8 in the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to Section 9:

“8. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

          (a) Voluntary Termination by Optionee. If the Optionee voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, as applicable, (i) the portion, if any, of this Option that has vested as of the date of such termination shall be exercisable for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after the date of such termination, at which time, the vested and unexercised portion of this Option shall terminate, and the Optionee shall have no further right to purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant to the vested but unexercised portion of this Option, and (ii) the portion, if any, of this Option that has not vested as of the date of such termination shall terminate immediately, and the Optionee shall have no further right to purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant to the unvested portion of this Option.

 


 

          (b) Termination for Cause. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, terminates the Optionee’s employment with the Company or such subsidiary for Cause, this Option (including that portion of the Option that has vested and that portion of the Option that has not vested as of the date of such termination) shall terminate immediately, and the Optionee shall have no further right to purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant to this Option. The Board shall determine whether Cause exists for purposes of this Agreement and such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

          (c) Termination Without Cause. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, terminates the Optionee’s employment with the Company or such subsidiary without Cause, then (i) the portion of this Option, if any, that has vested as of the date of such termination shall be exercisable by the Optionee for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days after the date of such termination, at which time, the vested and unexercised portion of this Option shall terminate, and the Optionee shall have no further right to purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant thereto, and (ii) the portion, if an


 
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