TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE
PROTECTION AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SEVERANCE PROTECTION
AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made and entered
into as of the 6th day of November, 2008, by and between CROWN
CRAFTS, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and E. RANDALL CHESTNUT , an
individual resident of the State of Louisiana (the
“Executive”).
WHEREAS ,
the Company and the Executive have entered into that certain
Amended and Restated Severance Protection Agreement dated as of
April 20, 2004 (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS ,
Company and Executive wish to amend the Agreement as provided
herein to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS ,
capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have
the same meanings given to such terms in the Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein, the parties hereto do hereby agree
as follows:
1.
Amendments to Agreement . The Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Subsection
3.1.1 of the Agreement is amended by replacing “90-day
period” as referenced therein with “60-day
period”.
(b) Subsection
3.1.2 is amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
“3.1.2 If
the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be
terminated (i) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability,
(ii) by the Executive for Good Reason within sixty
(60) days after the occurrence of the event that constitutes
Good Reason or (iii) by the Executive for any reason during
the Window Period, the Executive shall be entitled to the
following:”
(c) Subsection
3.1.2(vi) is amended by adding the following immediately before the
semicolon at the end thereof:
“and
provided further that such expenses must be incurred by the
Executive no later than the end of the second calendar year
following the calendar year in which his termination of employment
occurs”
(d) Subsection
3.1.2(vii) is amended by adding the following immediately before
the period at the end thereof:
“,
provided that such expenses must be incurred by the
Executive no later than the end of the second calendar year
following the calendar year in which his termination of employment
occurs”
(e) Subsection
3.1.3 is amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
“3.1.3. The
amounts provided for in subsections 3.1.1 and 3.1.2(i),
(ii) and (iv) shall be paid in a lump sum in cash within
five (5) days of the Executive’s Termination
Date.”
(f) The
Agreement is amended by adding the following as new Section 16
thereof:
“16.
Compliance with Section 409A .
16.1 This
Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under
Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”). If
any payment or benefit c