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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-19-006379
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190403
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190403

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIGNET JEWELERS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000832988
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-JEWELRY STORES [5944]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0202

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32349
		FILM NUMBER:		19727471

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CLARENDON HOUSE
		STREET 2:		2 CHURCH STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM11
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44-207-317-9700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O 15 GOLDEN SQUARE
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			W1F9JG

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SIGNET GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931213

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RATNERS GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931213
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div>
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                <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On April 1, 2019, it was determined that Sebastian Hobbs will be stepping down as President &amp; Chief Customer Officer of Signet Jewelers Limited (the
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        (i) continued payment of his base salary for twelve months following the Termination Date; (ii) a lump sum amount equal to the annual bonus he would have otherwise received for fiscal year 2020, based on actual performance; (iii) in respect of each
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        Date, payable in accordance with the Omnibus Plan and (b) with respect to awards that vest solely based on provision of services, vesting calculated based on the award he otherwise would have received for the vesting cycle, prorated based on the
        number of calendar days that have elapsed since the beginning of the applicable vesting cycle through the Termination Date, payable in accordance with the Omnibus Plan; (iv) if Mr. Hobbs timely elects coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Date: April 3, 2019</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">/s/ Lynn Dennison</font></div>
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  <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font><br>
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    <div style="text-align: right; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">EXECUTION VERSION</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">CONFIDENTIAL SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT</div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This AGREEMENT (&#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Separation Agreement</font>&#8221;) made
          April 2, 2019 (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Effective</font>&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Date</font>&#8221;), by and between Sterling
          Jewelers Inc., a Delaware corporation (including its successors and assigns, the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Company</font>&#8221;), and Sebastian Hobbs (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Employee</font>&#8221;).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">WHEREAS</font>, the Company and the Employee entered
          into that certain Termination Protection Agreement, effective January 29, 2017 (&#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">TPA</font>&#8221;);</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">WHEREAS</font>, pursuant to the terms and conditions
          of the Signet Jewelers Limited Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Omnibus Plan</font>&#8221;), the Employee was granted the following equity and equity-based awards, all or a
          portion of which are expected to remain unvested as of the Termination Date (defined below): (i) restricted shares of Signet pursuant to Time-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreements dated as of April 7, 2017 and April 25, 2018 (together, the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Restricted Stock Awards</font>&#8221;) and (ii) performance-based vesting restricted stock units of Signet pursuant to Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award
          Agreements dated as of April 27, 2017 and April 25, 2018 (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">RSU Awards</font>&#8221;);</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">WHEREAS</font>, the Company desires to continue to
          employ the Employee and the Employee has agreed to continue to be employed by the Company through the Termination Date (as defined below);</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">WHEREAS</font>, the Employee and the Company both
          agree that the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates will terminate effective as of the Termination Date or otherwise pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Separation Agreement.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">NOW, THEREFORE</font>, in consideration of such
          services and the mutual covenants and promises herein contained, the Company and the Employee hereby agree as follows:</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Separation</u></font>.&#160; The Employee acknowledges that on June 30, 2019 or, if earlier, the date on which the Employee&#8217;s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined below), as determined by the Company, or
          due to the Employee&#8217;s death or Disability (as defined below) (such date, the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Termination Date</font>&#8221; and such termination, a &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Qualifying Termination</font>&#8221;) the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Signet Group will be terminated.&#160; On April 4, 2019 (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';
            font-weight: bold;">Transition Date</font>&#8221;) or, earlier, upon the request of the Chief Executive Officer of the Signet Group, the Employee will resign from and/or be removed from the Employee&#8217;s position, President and Chief Customer Officer of
          Signet Jewelers Limited and its subsidiaries (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Signet Group</font>&#8221;), and from all offices and directorships held by the Employee in the Company or any of its
          subsidiaries or affiliates.&#160; The Employee agrees to execute any documentation presented by the Company to effectuate all such resignations and/or removals from such offices and/or directorships held by the Employee. The Employee acknowledges and
          agrees that from the Transition Date (or such earlier date) through the Termination Date the Employee will continue to be employed by the Company as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and to perform such duties as may be assigned from time
          to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Signet Group or such other officer designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Signet Group. For purposes of the Separation Agreement, &#8220;Cause&#8221; shall mean (A) fraud, embezzlement, gross
          insubordination or any act of moral turpitude or misconduct, in each case, on the part of the Employee; (B) conviction of or the entry of a plea of <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>nolo</u></font>&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>contendere</u></font> by the Employee for any felony; or (C) (x) a material breach by the Employee of the Employee&#8217;s duties, responsibilities or obligations under this Separation
          Agreement, or (y) the willful failure or refusal by the Employee to perform and discharge a specific lawful directive issued to the Employee by the Board of Directors of Signet Jewelers Limited (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
            'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Board</font>&#8221;) within a reasonable period of time, not to be less than five (5) business days, following written notice thereof to the Employee by the Company or the Board. For purposes of the Separation
          Agreement, &#8220;Disability&#8221; shall mean any physical or mental disability that renders the Employee incapable of performing the services required of the Employee for any period or periods aggregating six months during any twelve- month period and for
          purposes of the foregoing, the Employee&#8217;s physical or mental disability shall be determined in accordance with any disability plan of or applicable to the Company that is then in effect. In the event the Employee&#8217;s employment terminates other
          than in a Qualifying Termination, the Employee will immediately be deemed to resign, and shall resign from and/or be removed from the Employee&#8217;s position, President and Chief Customer Officer of the Signet Group, and from all offices and
          directorships held by the Employee in the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Termination</u></font>.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(a)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Accrued Benefits</u></font>. The Employee shall be entitled to receive: (i) base salary and accrued and unused vacation through the date of termination of employment in accordance with the Company&#8217;s normal payroll practices,
          (ii) any annual bonus or long-term incentive plan payment that has been earned by the Employee for a completed fiscal year prior to the Termination Date (or with respect to a long-term incentive plan payment, a completed performance cycle) ending
          prior to the date of termination of employment but which remains unpaid as of such date payable in accordance with the applicable plan, and (iii) any vested benefits to which the Employee is entitled under the employee benefit plans of the
          Company, payable pursuant to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(b)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Termination Payments</u></font>.&#160; Subject to the Employee&#8217;s timely execution, delivery and non-revocation of a Release (as described in Section 2(c) below) following a Qualifying Termination on the Termination Date, and
          continued compliance with <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9</u></font> below, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits:</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(i)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">continued payment of the Employee&#8217;s annual base
          pay in effect on the Termination Date for twelve (12) months following the Termination Date (such period, the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Severance Period</font>&#8221;), less applicable
          withholding taxes, paid in accordance with the Company&#8217;s payroll practices; provided that, the first payment shall be paid as part of the first full payroll cycle following the thirtieth (30th) day after the Termination Date and shall include
          payments of any amounts that would be due prior to such commencement date (such date, the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Payment Commencement Date</font>&#8221;).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(ii)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">a lump sum amount equal to the annual bonus the
          Employee would have otherwise received for fiscal year 2020, based on actual performance, payable in a lump sum during the period commencing on the 15th of April and ending on the 31st of May following the end of fiscal year 2020.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(iii)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">if the Employee timely elects coverage under the
          Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (&#8220;COBRA&#8221;), a taxable cash payment equal to the monthly employer contribution to the Company&#8217;s group health coverage premium for an active employee with the same level of coverage as the Employee had
          on the Termination Date for the Severance Period, with the first payment to be made on the Payment Commencement Date and the remaining payments monthly thereafter for the duration of the Severance Period.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(iv)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">in respect of each then-ongoing performance cycle
          under the Omnibus Plan as of the Termination Date, (1) with respect to the RSU Awards, at the end of each completed performance cycle for each such award, vesting shall be calculated by multiplying (A) the total number of awards that would have
          vested based on actual performance during the full performance cycle and (B) the quotient obtained from dividing the number of calendar days during the applicable performance cycle through the Termination Date by the number of calendar days in
          such performance cycle, payable upon the conclusion of the applicable performance cycle in accordance with the Omnibus Plan (but no later than the &#8220;short-term deferral&#8221; period under Section 409A (defined below)), and (2) with respect to the
          Restricted Stock Awards that vest solely based on the provision of services, vesting, as of the Termination Date, shall be calculated by multiplying (A) the total number of awards that would have vested if the Employee had remained employed
          during the full performance cycle and (B) the quotient obtained from dividing the number of calendar days during the applicable performance cycle through the Termination Date by the number of calendar days in such performance cycle, otherwise
          payable in accordance with the Omnibus Plan.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(v)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">reimbursement of up to $10,000 for the costs
          incurred by Employee for the relocation of Employee&#8217;s household goods, subject to the provision of reasonable documentation of such expenses, payable on or prior to December 31, 2019.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If the Employee participated in direct deposit as of the Termination Date, the Employee&#8217;s payments, as applicable, in Sections 2(b)(i)-(v) will be direct
          deposited.&#160; If the Employee did not participate in direct deposit, the Employee will be issued a live check to the Employee&#8217;s last reported home address on file with the Company.&#160; The termination payments and benefits described in this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)(i)-(v)</u></font> will be reduced to cover any outstanding financial obligations the Employee owes to the Company as of the Termination Date, to the extent permissible
          under law, and without the incurrence of additional tax obligations under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Code</font>&#8221;) and the
          regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively, &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Section 409A</font>&#8221;).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(c)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee&#8217;s entitlement to the payments and
          benefits set forth in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> above shall be subject to and contingent upon the Employee&#8217;s execution and delivery to the Company of a general release and waiver of
          claims in the form attached hereto as <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Exhibit A</u></font> (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Release</font>&#8221;) on or after the
          Termination Date and such Release becoming irrevocable within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date.&#160; For the avoidance of doubt, the Employee shall forfeit the payments and benefits set forth in <font style="font-size: 10pt;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> if the Release has not been executed, delivered to the Company and become irrevocable within such thirty (30) day period.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Sole Payments and Benefits</u></font>.&#160; The termination payments and benefits set forth in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2</u></font> shall be the sole and exclusive payments and
          benefits to which the Employee shall be entitled in respect of the Employee&#8217;s termination of employment with the Company.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>No Long-Term Incentive Plan Grants or Merit Increase</u></font>.&#160; The Employee acknowledges and agrees that (i) he is not entitled to any future equity award grants under the Omnibus Plan or otherwise and (ii) he is not eligible
          for any future merit increase with respect to base salary.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">5.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Restrictive Covenants</u></font>.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(a)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the term of the Employee&#8217;s employment with
          the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for all time thereafter, the Employee shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence and not divulge, disclose, discuss, copy or otherwise use or suffer to be used in any manner,
          except in connection with the Business of the Company and of any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company, any trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information and documents or materials owned, developed or possessed by or for the
          Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company pertaining to the Business of the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company; provided that such information referred to in this <font style="font-size: 10pt;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(a)</font> shall not include information that is or has become generally known to the public or the jewelry trade without
          violation of this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font>. For purposes of the Separation Agreement, &#8220;Business&#8221; shall mean the operation of a retail jewelry business that sells to the public
          jewelry, watches and associated services including through e-commerce.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(b)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee acknowledges that all developments,
          including, without limitation, inventions (patentable or otherwise), discoveries, improvements, patents, trade secrets, designs, reports, computer software, flow charts and diagrams, data, documentation, writings and applications thereof
          (collectively, &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Works</font>&#8221;) relating to the Business or planned business of the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company that, alone or
          jointly with others, the Employee may create, make, develop or acquire during the term of Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New
            Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Developments</font>&#8221;) are works made for hire and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and the Employee hereby assigns to the Company all of the Employee&#8217;s
          right, title and interest in and to all such Developments and the Employee shall take any action reasonably necessary to achieve the foregoing result.&#160; Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, &#8220;Developments&#8221; shall not
          include any Works that do not relate to the Business or planned business of the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(c)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee agrees that the Employee shall not,
          directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company:</font></div>
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                <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(i)</font></td>
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                  <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for a period of one year commencing upon the date of Employee&#8217;s termination
                      of employment (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Restricted Period</u></font>&#8221;), solicit, entice, persuade or induce any employee, consultant, agent or independent contractor of the Company or of
                      any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company to terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company or such subsidiary or affiliate, to become employed by any person, firm or corporation other than the Company or
                      such subsidiary or affiliate or approach any such employee, consultant, agent or independent contractor for any of the foregoing purposes; or</font></div>
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                <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(ii)</font></td>
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                  <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">during the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and for a period equal to the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly own,
                      manage, control, invest or participate in any way in, consult with or render services to or for any person or entity (other than for the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) which is materially engaged in
                      the Business <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(&#8220;materially&#8221; meaning deriving more than 25% of its revenue from the sale of jewelry and watches per year as of the applicable date)</font>; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>provided</u></font> that the Employee shall be entitled to own up to 1% of any class of outstanding securities of any company whose common stock is listed on a national
                      securities exchange or included for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(d)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee acknowledges that the services to be
          rendered by the Employee are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and, in connection with such services, the Employee will have access to confidential information vital to the Business of the Company and the subsidiaries and
          affiliates of the Company.&#160; By reason of this, the Employee consents and agrees that if the Employee violates any of the provisions of <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font> hereof, the Company and
          the subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company would sustain irreparable injury and that monetary damages will not provide adequate remedy to the Company and that the Company shall be entitled to have <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
            'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font> specifically enforced by any court having equity jurisdiction.&#160; Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company from
          pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages from the Employee or cessation of payments and benefits hereunder without requirement for posting a bond. The
          Employee further acknowledges that: (i) the Employee will not at any time, directly or indirectly violate this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font>; (ii) payment of the termination payments and
          benefits in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> under this Separation Agreement shall not be made if the Employee violates this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section
              5</u></font>; (iii) the Company shall have no further obligation at any time to pay the termination payments and benefits in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> under this Separation
          Agreement if the Employee violates this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font>; and (iv) to the extent allowed by law, the Employee shall be required to return to the Company any termination
          payments and benefits the Company paid the Employee less two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) if the Employee violates this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 5</u></font>.</font></div>
      <div><br>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">6.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Cooperation</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.</font>&#160;&#160; The payments and benefits pursuant to <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> of
          this Separation Agreement are conditioned upon the Employee&#8217;s agreement to be reasonably available to assist and otherwise advise and consult with the Company in transitioning responsibilities to other employees of the Company.&#160; The payments and
          benefits pursuant to <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> of this Separation Agreement are also conditioned upon the Employee&#8217;s full and continued cooperation in good faith with the Company,
          its subsidiaries and affiliates and its outside and in-house legal counsel, as may be necessary or appropriate: (i) to respond truthfully to any inquiries that may arise with respect to matters that the Employee was responsible for or involved
          with during the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company, including matters in which Employee has been identified as an individual with knowledge; (ii) to furnish to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company, from time to time, the
          Employee&#8217;s honest and good faith advice, information, judgment and knowledge with respect to all practices at the Company, and employees of the Company; (iii) in connection with any defense, prosecution or investigation of any and all actual,
          threatened, potential or pending court or administrative proceedings or other legal matters in which the Employee may be involved as a party and/or in which the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the Employee is a relevant witness
          and/or possesses relevant information; (iv) to attend any deposition, trial, hearing or other proceeding to provide truthful testimony, and to prepare for any such deposition, trial, hearing or other proceeding with the Company&#8217;s outside or
          in-house counsel;&#160; and (v) in connection with any and all legal matters relating to the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their respective past and present employees, managers, directors, officers, administrators,
          shareholders, members, agents, and attorneys, in which the Employee may be called as an involuntary witness (by subpoena or other compulsory process) served by any third-party, including, without limitation, providing the Company with written
          notice of any subpoena or other compulsory process served on the Employee within forty-eight (48) hours of its occurrence.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In connection with the matters described in this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 6</u></font>,
          the Employee agrees to notify, truthfully communicate and be represented by, and provide requested information to, the Company&#8217;s outside and in-house counsel, to fully cooperate and work in good faith with such counsel with respect to, and in
          preparation for, any response to a subpoena or other compulsory process served upon the Employee, any depositions, interviews, responses, appearances or other legal matters, and to testify truthfully and honestly with respect to all matters.&#160; For
          the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any legal obligations of the Company&#8217;s insurers, the Company has no obligation to provide the Employee with separate counsel in connection with any such matter.</font></div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Company shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable expenses, such as travel, lodging and meal expenses, incurred by the Employee
          pursuant to this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 6</u></font> at the Company&#8217;s request, and consistent with the Company&#8217;s policies for employee expenses.</font></div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee further acknowledges that all documents prepared by the Company pertaining to the affairs of the Company or any legal
          matter relating to the Company, which may be provided to the Employee or to which the Employee may be given access pursuant to this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 6</u></font> in connection with the
          Employee&#8217;s cooperation hereunder with respect to any legal matter relating to the Company, are, and shall remain, the property of the Company at all times.&#160; Except as required by applicable law or court order, the Employee shall not disclose any
          information or materials received in connection with any legal matter relating to the Company.</font></div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All communications by the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, and its lawyers to the Employee and all communications by the
          Employee to the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates and its lawyers, in connection with any legal matter relating to the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be privileged and
          confidential and subject to the work product doctrine.&#160; No such communication, information, or work product shall be divulged by the Employee to any person or entity, except at the specific direction of an authorized representative of the Company
          and its lawyers.</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee further agrees that the Employee must also: (i) complete any outstanding performance evaluations; (ii) repay any
          outstanding bills, advances, debts, etc., due to the Company, as of the date of the Employee&#8217;s termination of employment; and (iii) cooperate with the Company in performing all transition and other matters required by the Company prior to the
          date of the Employee&#8217;s termination of employment.</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">7.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Return of Property and Documents</u></font>. As a material provision of this Separation Agreement, and as a condition of the receipt of the termination payments and benefits described in <font style="font-size: 10pt;
            font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Sections 2(b) </u></font>of this Separation Agreement, as of the date of the Employee&#8217;s termination of employment, the Employee shall have, and represent to have, returned to the Company all Company property
          (including, without limitation, any and all computers, identification cards, card key passes, fobs, corporate credit cards, corporate phone cards, corporate motor vehicles, files, memoranda, keys and software) in the Employee&#8217;s possession and the
          Employee shall not make or retain any duplicates or reproductions of such items.&#160; The Employee further agrees that, as a material provision of this Separation Agreement, as of the date of the Employee&#8217;s termination of employment, the Employee
          shall have, and represent to have, delivered to the Company all copies of any confidential information of the Company in the Employee&#8217;s possession, custody or control, including all copies of any analyses, compilations, studies or other documents
          in the Employee&#8217;s possession, custody or control that contain any such confidential information (whether in electronic or paper form), and that as of the date of the Employee&#8217;s termination of employment, the Employee shall no longer possess any
          such Company property or confidential information in any form.&#160; The Company has no obligation to pay the termination payments and benefits in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> of this
          Separation Agreement until it is satisfied that the Employee has returned all Company property the Employee possesses or controls.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">8.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Confidentiality</u></font>.&#160; The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the Employee will keep the terms, amount, and facts of, and any discussions leading up to, this Separation Agreement strictly and completely confidential,
          and that the Employee will not communicate or otherwise disclose to any employee of the Company (past, present, or future), or to any member of the general public, the terms, amounts, copies, or fact of this Separation Agreement, except as may be
          required by law or compulsory process; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>provided, however</u></font>, that the Employee may make such disclosures to the Employee&#8217;s tax/financial advisors or legal counsel as long
          as they agree to keep the information confidential.&#160;&#160; If asked about any of such matters, to the extent permissible, the Employee&#8217;s response shall be that the Employee may not discuss any of such matters, except that nothing in this Separation
          Agreement shall affect the Employee&#8217;s rights to engage in activity protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.&#160; Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Section 8</u></font> shall: (i) prohibit the Employee from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under
          Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation; or (ii) require notification or prior approval by the
          Company of any reporting described in clause (i).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">The Employee is hereby notified, in accordance with the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1833(b), that: (i) an
          individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney, solely for
          the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; (ii) an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint
          or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and (iii) an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to
          the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.&#160;
          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Separation Agreement shall: (i) prohibit the Employee from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with
          the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation; or (ii)
          require notification or prior approval by the Company of any reporting described in clause (i).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In the event of a breach of the confidentiality provisions set forth in this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New
            Roman';"><u>Section 8 </u></font>of the Separation Agreement by the Employee, the Company may suspend any payments or benefits due under this Separation Agreement pending the outcome of litigation and/or arbitration regarding such claimed
          breach of this Separation Agreement by the Employee.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">9.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160; &#160;&#160;&#160; <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Non-Defamation and Non-Disparagement</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.&#160; </font>The Employee shall not at any time, publicly or privately, verbally or in writing, directly or indirectly,
          make or cause to be made any defaming and/or disparaging, derogatory, misleading or false statement about the Company or its products, or any current or former directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company, or the business strategy,
          plans, policies, practices or operations of the Company to any person or entity, including members of the investment community, press, customers, competitors, employees and advisors of the Company.&#160; Truthful disclosure to any government agency
          regarding possible violations of federal law or regulation in accordance with any whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation shall not be deemed to violate this paragraph.</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Employee recognizes that the breach of this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 9</u></font>
          will cause serious and irreparable injury to the Company.&#160; The Employee further acknowledges that: (i) the Employee will not at any time, directly or indirectly, violate this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section
              9</u></font> regarding non-defamation and non-disparagement; (ii) payment of the termination payments and benefits set forth in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> of this Separation
          Agreement shall not be made if the Employee violates this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 9</u></font> regarding non-defamation and non-disparagement; (iii) the Company shall have no further obligation
          at any time to pay the termination payments and benefits set forth in <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 2(b)</u></font> of this Separation Agreement if the Employee violates this <font style="font-size:
            10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 9</u></font> regarding non-defamation and non-disparagement; and (iv) to the extent allowed by law, the Employee shall be required to return to the Company any termination payments and benefits
          paid less two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) if the Employee violates this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 9</u></font> regarding non-defamation and non-disparagement.</font></div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">10.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Consequences of Breach</u></font>.&#160; The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the obligations and responsibilities in this Separation Agreement are reasonable and not unduly restrictive.&#160; The Employee further recognizes that
          damages incurred by the Company as a result of the Employee&#8217;s breach of this Separation Agreement will be difficult to measure, that monetary damages will not provide adequate relief, and that in the event of any such breach: (i) the Company
          shall be entitled to apply for and receive an injunction without bond to restrain any such violation; (ii) the Company shall not be obligated to provide the termination payments or benefits under this Separation Agreement; (iii) the Employee
          shall be obligated to pay to the Company its costs and expenses in enforcing its rights; and (iv) as an alternative to (iii), the Company may withhold and retain all but two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) of the value of the termination payment
          and benefits under this Separation Agreement provided to the Employee.&#160; The covenants in this <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Section 10</u></font> shall not be deemed to be a penalty nor forfeiture.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">11.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Severability</u></font>.&#160; In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Separation Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remainder of the
          Separation Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">12.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Waiver</u></font>.&#160; No waiver by either party of any breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Separation Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision or
          condition at the time or at any prior or subsequent time.</font></div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><br>
      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">13.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Governing Law and Forum</u></font>.&#160; This Separation Agreement shall be subject to, and governed by, the laws of the State of Ohio applicable to contracts made and to be performed therein, without regard to conflict of laws
          principles thereof. Any action to enforce any of the provisions of this Separation Agreement shall be brought in a court of the State of Ohio located in Summit County or in a Federal court located in Cleveland, Ohio.&#160; The parties consent to the
          jurisdiction of such courts and to the service of process in any manner provided by Ohio law.&#160; Each party irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action, or proceeding
          brought in such court and any claim that such suit, action, or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and agrees that service of process in accordance with the foregoing sentences shall be deemed in every
          respect effective and valid personal service of process upon such party.</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, BY SIGNING THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT, HE IS WAIVING ANY RIGHT THAT HE MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL RELATED TO THIS SEPARATION
          AGREEMENT.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">14.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Withholding</u></font>.&#160; The Company shall deduct or withhold, or require the Employee to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state or local taxes required by law or regulation to be withheld
          with respect to any benefit provided hereunder.</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">15.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
            New Roman';"><u>Entire Agreement</u></font>.&#160; This Separation Agreement and the Release, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior agreements, arrangements
          and understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties, including the TPA, except that nothing in this Separation Agreement shall negate or limit the Employee&#8217;s obligations under the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.&#160; There are no
          restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is not relying on
          any representations or promises by any representative of the Company concerning the meaning of any aspect of this Separation Agreement or the Release.&#160; This Separation Agreement and the Release may not be altered or modified other than in a
          writing signed by the Employee and an authorized representative of the Company.</font></div>
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          or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address set forth below or at such other address as may hereafter be designated by notice given in compliance with the terms hereof:</font></div>
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                <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To the Employee&#8217;s last address set forth on the payroll records of the Company.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-left: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">375 Ghent Road</font></div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-left: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Akron, Ohio 44333</font></div>
      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-left: 108pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fax: (330) 664-4379</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">If notice is mailed, such notice shall be effective upon mailing, or if notice is personally delivered or sent by telecopy or
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">17.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">18.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times
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      <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(a)</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The intent of the parties is that payments and
          benefit under this Separation Agreement comply with or be exempt from Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Separation Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith or exempt therefrom, as
          applicable.&#160; If any other payments of money or other benefits due to the Employee hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, the Company may (i) adopt such amendments to the
          Separation Agreement, including amendments with retroactive effect, that the Company determines necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Separation Agreement and/or (ii) take such other
          actions as the Company determines necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.</font></div>
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          termination is also a &#8220;separation from service&#8221; within the meaning of Section 409A and the payment thereof prior to a &#8220;separation from service&#8221; would violate Section 409A.&#160; For purposes of any such provision of this Separation Agreement relating
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          of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then, notwithstanding any other provision herein, with regard to any payment or the provision of any benefit that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A payable on account of
          a &#8220;separation from service,&#8221; such payment or benefit shall not be made or provided prior to the date which is the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of such &#8220;separation from service&#8221; of the Employee, and
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          in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Employee in a lump sum on the first business day following the Delay Period, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Separation Agreement shall be paid or provided in
          accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.</font></div>
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          to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by the Employee; (ii) no such reimbursement or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses
          eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year; and (iii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchanged for another benefit.</font></div>
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          reference to a number of days (e.g., &#8220;payment shall be made within thirty days following the date of termination&#8221;), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">/s/ Sebastian Hobbs</font></font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u>Exhibit A</u></font></font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">RELEASE AGREEMENT</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This RELEASE (&#8220;Release&#8221;) dated as of ___________, 20__ between Sterling Jewelers Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and
          Sebastian Hobbs (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Employee</font>&#8221;).</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee previously entered into that certain Separation Agreement dated as of April 2, 2019 (the &#8220;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Separation Agreement</font>&#8221;) pursuant to which the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company shall terminate as of June 30, 2019 or, if earlier, the Employee&#8217;s
          termination of employment by the Company without Cause (as determined by the Company) or due to the Employee&#8217;s death or Disability; and</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 72pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements contained herein and in the Separation Agreement, the Company and
          the Employee agree as follows:</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning as defined
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In consideration of the Employee&#8217;s release under Paragraph 3 hereof, the
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3.</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Employee, on the Employee&#8217;s own behalf and on behalf of the Employee&#8217;s
          heirs, estate and beneficiaries, does hereby release the Company, and in such capacities, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and each past or present officer, director, agent, employee, shareholder, and insurer of any such entities, from any
          and all claims made, to be made, or which might have been made of whatever nature, whether known or unknown, from the beginning of time, including those that arose as a consequence of the Employee&#8217;s employment with the Company, or arising out of
          the severance of such employment relationship, or arising out of any act committed or omitted during or after the existence of such employment relationship, all up through and including the date on which this Release is executed, including,
          without limitation, any tort and/or contract claims, common law or statutory claims, claims under any local, state or federal wage and hour law, wage collection law or labor relations law, claims under any common law or other statute, claims of
          age, race, sex, sexual orientation, religious, disability, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, retaliation or any other claim of employment discrimination, including under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, as amended (42
          U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 2000e <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">et seq.</font>), Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 621,<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';
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          the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (29 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 1001 <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic;">et seq.</font>), the Ohio Civil Rights Act (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. &#167;&#167;
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