BARRY R G CORP /OH/
10-Q, 1995-11-02
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-Q

       (Mark one)

       ( X )  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       For the quarterly period ended     September 23, 1995

                                      OR

       (   )  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        1-8769

                            R. G. BARRY CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Ohio                             31-4362899
       (State or other jurisdiction of   (IRS Employer Identification
       incorporation or organization)                Number)


             13405 Yarmouth Road, NW, Pickerington, Ohio     43147
           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


                                 614-864-6400
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                NOT APPLICABLE
       (Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed
       since last report)

       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  X      No


       Common Shares, $1 Par Value,
                      Outstanding as of  September 23, 1995 - 7,392,871




                         Index to Exhibits at page 11


                         PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                         ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                            Sept 23, 1995   Dec 31, 1994
  ASSETS:
    Cash.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  $    759,000       2,360,000
    Accounts receivable, less allowances .    35,681,000      23,412,000
    Inventory (note 2) .  .  .  .  .  .  .    46,361,000      26,062,000
    Deferred federal income taxes (note 3)     2,635,000       2,635,000
    Prepaid expenses and other assets .  .     1,685,000       1,930,000
          Total current assets  .  .  .  .    87,121,000      56,399,000

    Property, plant and equipment, at cost    37,581,000      35,663,000
      Less accumulated depreciation
       and amortization.  .  .  .  .  .  .    22,650,000      21,878,000
        Net property, plant and equipment     14,931,000      13,785,000

    Goodwill, net of amortization  .  .  .     4,490,000       4,578,000
    Other assets .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,472,000       2,199,000
                                            $109,014,000      76,961,000

  LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
    Current installments of long-term debt
      and capital lease obligations.  .  .       885,000         677,000
    Short-term notes payable .  .  .  .  .    38,000,000       2,000,000
    Accounts payable.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,375,000       8,174,000
    Accrued expenses.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,846,000       6,481,000
          Total current liabilities.  .  .    50,106,000      17,332,000

    Accrued supplemental retirement plan .     2,336,000       2,130,000

    Long-term debt and capital lease
       obligations, excluding current
       installments:
      Note payable  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15,000,000      15,000,000
      Subordinated sinking fund debentures         -             700,000
      Capital lease obligations .  .  .  .       670,000         745,000
      Long-term debt and capital lease
          obligations  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15,670,000      16,445,000
          Total liabilities  .  .  .  .  .    68,112,000      35,907,000

    Shareholders' equity:
      Preferred shares, $1 par value.
        Authorized  4,000,000 Class A,
           1,000,000 Series I Junior 
           Participating Class B shares,
           none issued .  .  .  .  .  .  .         -               -
      Common shares, $1 par value.
        Authorized 15,000,000 shares
        (excluding treasury shares).  .  .    7,393,000        5,543,000
      Additional capital in excess of
        par value.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   14,786,000       16,770,000
      Retained earnings.  .  .  .  .  .  .   18,723,000       18,741,000

          Net shareholders' equity .  .  .   40,902,000       41,054,000
                                           $109,014,000       76,961,000






                 R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                        Thirteen Weeks Ended     Thirty-Eight Weeks Ended
                        Sept 23,     Sept 24,      Sept 23,     Sept 24,
                          1995         1994          1995         1994

Net sales .  .  .  . $44,442,000   37,115,000    70,227,000   59,977,000

Cost of sales.  .  .  24,773,000   22,709,000    37,118,000   35,296,000

  Gross profit  .  .  19,669,000   14,406,000    33,109,000   24,681,000

Selling, general &
  admin. expense.  .  11,450,000    9,771,000    31,144,000   24,578,000

  Operating
    income.  .  .  .   8,219,000    4,635,000     1,965,000      103,000

Royalty income  .  .      44,000      100,000        88,000      300,000

Interest expense.  . (   959,000) (   654,000)  ( 2,115,000) ( 1,101,000)
Interest income .  .      16,000       56,000        32,000      113,000

  Net interest
    expense  .  .  . (   943,000) (   598,000)  ( 2,083,000) (   988,000)

Earnings (loss) before
  tax (benefit) .  .   7,320,000    4,137,000   (    30,000) (   585,000)

Income tax (benefit)
  (note 3).  .  .  .   2,855,000    1,551,000   (    12,000) (   219,000)

  Net earnings (loss) $4,465,000    2,586,000   (    18,000) (   366,000)



Net earnings (loss)
  per common
  share (note 4).  .   $   0.61         0.36          0.00        (0.05)

Average number of
  shares outstanding   7,387,000    7,257,000     7,381,000    6,950,000





                 R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                              Thirty-Eight Weeks Ended
                                           Sept 23, 1995   Sept 24, 1994
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    $(    18,000)    (   366,000)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
   net cash used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization of
      property, plant and equipment.  .       1,162,000         950,000
    Amortization of goodwill .  .  .  .          88,000          19,000
    Amortization of deferred compensation         -             125,000
    Net (increase) decrease in:
      Accounts receivable, net  .  .  .     (12,269,000)    (13,982,000)
      Inventory  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     (20,299,000)    (15,892,000)
      Prepaid expenses and other
        current assets .  .  .  .  .  .         245,000     (   921,000)
      Deferred federal income taxes.  .           -               -
      Recoverable income taxes  .  .  .           -         (   219,000)
      Other assets  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     (   273,000)    (   347,000)
    Net increase (decrease) in:
      Accounts payable .  .  .  .  .  .         201,000       3,467,000
      Accrued expenses .  .  .  .  .  .     ( 3,635,000)    ( 2,843,000)
      Accrued supplemental retirement
        and other liabilities.  .  .  .         206,000         272,000
        Net cash used in operating
          activities.  .  .  .  .  .  .     (34,592,000)    (29,737,000)

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions of property, plant
    and equipment, net .  .  .  .  .  .     ( 2,308,000)    ( 1,428,000)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from short-term notes.  .  .      36,000,000      25,000,000
  Acquisition of treasury shares            (   240,000)    (   517,000)
  Stock options exercised .  .  .  .  .         106,000         527,000
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt        -          15,000,000
  Repayment of long-term debt
    and capital lease obligations  .  .     (   567,000)    ( 8,891,000)

        Net cash provided by
          financing activities  .  .  .      35,299,000      31,119,000

Net (decrease) in cash .  .  .  .  .  .     ( 1,601,000)    (    46,000)

Cash at beginning of the period .  .  .       2,360,000       1,483,000

Cash at end of the period .  .  .  .  .    $    759,000       1,437,000

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
  Interest paid  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    $  2,300,000       1,020,000

  Taxes paid, net.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    $  2,634,000       1,703,000


Supplemental Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:

     In July,  1994,  the Company  purchased  all the capital stock of Vesture
Corporation for $5,000,000,  by the issuance of Company  treasury  shares.  In
conjunction with the acquisition,  the Company acquired  $1,032,000 fair value
of assets, and assumed $657,000 of liabilities of Vesture.



                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                         Notes to Financial Statements
                      Under Item 1 of Part I of Form 10-Q
                             for the Periods Ended
                        Sept 23, 1995 and Sept 24, 1994

1.   These  interim  financial  statements  are  unaudited.   All  adjustments
     (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) have been made, which
     in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present the results
     of operations for the periods.

2.   A substantial  portion of inventory is valued using the dollar value LIFO
     method and,  therefore,  it is impractical to separate  inventory  values
     between raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods.

3.   Income tax  (benefit)  for the  periods  ended Sept 23, 1995 and Sept 24,
     1994, consists of:

                                                 1995           1994
          Current:
             U. S. Federal (benefit) .  .   ($    9,000)   ($  188,000)
             State & Local  .  .  .  .  .   (     3,000)   (    31,000)
                 Total.  .  .  .  .  .  .   ($   12,000)   ($  219,000)


          The income tax (benefit) reflects a combined federal, foreign, state
     and local  effective  rate of 40.0% for the first nine months of 1995 and
     37.4% for the same period of 1994,  as compared  to the  statutory  U. S.
     federal rate of 34.0% in both years.

          Income tax for the  periods  ended Sept 23,  1995 and Sept 24,  1994
     differed from the amounts  computed by applying the U. S. federal  income
     tax rate of 34.0% to pretax income (loss) as a result of the following:

                                                 1995           1994
          Computed "expected" tax expense
             (benefit):
             U. S. Federal (benefit) .  .   ($   10,000)   ($  199,000)
             State & Local (benefit) net of
              Federal income tax benefit.   (     2,000)   (    20,000)
                 Total.  .  .  .  .  .  .   ($   12,000)   ($  219,000)


4.   Net  earnings  (loss) per  common  share has been  computed  based on the
     average number of common shares  outstanding  during each period.  Period
     ending and average shares outstanding have been retroactively restated to
     give effect to the four-for-three  share split,  distributed on September
     15, 1995, to shareholders of record on September 1, 1995.

          Per share  earnings for each of the first three quarters of 1994, do
     not total the per share  earnings for the first nine months of 1994, as a
     result of the impact of  rounding  following  the  Company's  issuance of
     common shares in conjunction with the acquisition of Vesture  Corporation
     during the third quarter of 1994.




                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   Notes to Financial Statements, continued

5.   In 1994, the Company and several of its officers and directors were named
     as defendants in three purported class actions filed in the United States
     District Court for the Southern District of Ohio,  Eastern Division.  The
     Complaints  generally  alleged that the Company  made  several  false and
     misleading  statements  in  violation  of certain  provisions  of federal
     securities  laws.  One complaint  also alleged claims arising under state
     law.  The  plaintiffs  filed an Amended  and  Consolidated  Class  Action
     Complaint  in May,  1995.  The  Amended  and  Consolidated  Complaint  is
     generally identical in substance to the original  Complaints.  Plaintiffs
     seek damages in an unspecified  amount. On July 11, 1995, the Company and
     the  individual  defendants  filed  with the  District  Court a Motion to
     Dismiss the Amended and Consolidated Complaint. The Company believes that
     this action is without merit and that it has  meritorious  defenses.  The
     Company  intends to defend  itself  vigorously  against this  litigation.
     Management  does not  expect  the  resolution  of this  matter  to have a
     material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of
     operations.

6.   As  previously  noted,  in July,  1994,  the Company  acquired all of the
     outstanding stock of Vesture  Corporation,  formerly of Randleman,  North
     Carolina.  Vesture Corporation  manufactures and markets microwave heated
     comfort  products,  similar to products the Company also manufactures and
     markets.

          The  purchase  price was paid by the issuance of  approximately  320
     thousand  treasury  shares of the  Company  [427  thousand  shares  after
     retroactive restatement for the four-for-three stock split distributed on
     September 15, 1995], valued at $5 million.  The Company accounted for the
     acquisition  as a  purchase.  As a result of the  purchase,  the  Company
     recognized $4.6 million in goodwill which is being amortized over a forty
     year period.





                   R. G. BARRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
          ITEM 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                      Condition and Results of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The  Company  ended the third  quarter of 1995 with $37.0  million in net
working  capital.  This  compares  with  $34.2  million at the end of the same
quarter in 1994, and $39.1 million as of the end of fiscal 1994. The change in
net working  capital is almost  entirely due to profits  earned by the Company
during the 1994, and to capital expenditures during 1995.

     The  Company's  capital  expenditures  in 1995,  relate  primarily to the
acquisition  of  machinery  and  equipment,  and were  funded  out of  working
capital. The Company does not currently have commitments for future additional
capital  expenditures at amounts  materially  different from those normally in
place.

     Some of the  changes  in the  components  of the  Company's  net  working
capital are: i) Accounts receivable  increased at the end of the third quarter
of 1995,  to $35.7  million from $31.2 million at the end of the third quarter
of 1994, and $23.4 at the end of fiscal 1994. The increase in receivables from
third  quarter 1994 to 1995,  is mainly  related to the increase in sales from
$37.1  million in third  quarter 1994 to $44.4 million in the third quarter of
1995.  The  increase  from the end of fiscal 1994 mainly  represents  a normal
seasonal  growth in receivables.  ii)  Inventories  ended the third quarter of
1995 at $46.4  million  compared  with $34.4  million one year ago,  and $26.1
million as of fiscal year end 1994. The increase in inventories  from year end
follows a normal seasonal  buildup in inventories,  as the Company prepares to
satisfy the demand for its products  anticipated for the fourth quarter of the
year.  The  increase in  inventories  from third  quarter of 1994 to the third
quarter  of 1995,  is  greater  than one might  expect,  partially  due to the
Company  having ended the third  quarter of 1994 with less  inventory  than it
anticipated as a result of having fallen behind in production during the third
quarter of 1994. In addition, in 1995, the Company had planned for a growth in
inventory to support its anticipated  fourth quarter shipping  requirements to
meet customer demands.  iii) Mainly as a result of the increase in receivables
and  inventory  the Company  ended the third  quarter of 1995 with  short-term
borrowings  from banks under its Revolving  Credit  Agreement  ("Revolver") of
$38.0 million. At the end of the third quarter of 1994,  short-term borrowings
amounted to $25.0 million.

     The Company  continues  to have in place the  Revolver  with its two main
lending banks,  which provides the Company with additional capital to meet its
seasonal  working  capital  needs.  The  Revolver  provides the Company with a
seasonally  adjusted  available line of credit ranging from $5.5 million as of
December  31st,  to a peak  of  $45.0  million  from  mid-  September  through
November.  The Revolver has been modified  several times in the past few years
in order to meet the Company's needs. The Revolver  currently  extends through
December,  1995.  The  Company  has  begun  negotiations  with its banks for a
multiyear extension of the Revolver in order to permit the Company to meet its
anticipated  seasonal  funding  needs for the next few years.  The Company has
complied with all covenants of its long-term debt agreements.

Results of Operations

     During the third quarter of 1995, net sales amounted to $44.4 million,  a
19.7 percent  increase  over net sales in the third  quarter of 1994.  For the
first nine months of 1995, net sales  amounted to $70.2 million  compared with
$60.0  million for the first nine  months of 1994,  a 17.1  percent  increase.
Increases  in net sales,  both for the third  quarter  and nine  months,  were
derived  from both  slippers and thermal  products,  and  primarily  represent
increases in volume and mix changes with only modest price increases.

     Gross profit during the third quarter of 1995, was $19.7 million, up 36.5
percent from $14.4  million  during the third  quarter of 1994.  For the first
nine months of 1995,  gross profit amounted to $33.1 million,  increasing 34.1
percent  from the same nine months of 1994.  The primary  source of  increased
gross profit dollars is the increase in sales.

     Gross profit as a percentage of net sales also increased during the third
quarter,  to 44.3 percent from 38.8 percent in 1994. For the entire first nine
months of 1995,  gross profit  percentage  increased to 47.1 percent from 41.2
percent last year. As noted in last year's  report,  during 1994,  the Company
incurred added costs following the installation of a fully integrated software
system in 1994,  which  created some  manufacturing  problems that caused some
increased costs of  manufacturing.  In 1995,  there were no similar  problems,
which was a large portion of the reason for improved gross profit  percentages
in 1995.

     Selling, general and administrative expenses during the quarter increased
by 17.2  percent  to $11.5  million  compared  with $9.8  million in the third
quarter of 1994. For the nine months, these expenses increased by 26.7 percent
to $31.1 million  compared with $24.6 million for the nine months of 1994. For
the third quarter, these increases are in line with the increases in net sales
realized by the Company.  For the nine months,  these  increases  are slightly
greater  than the  increase  in net  sales,  principally  in  response  to the
Company's need to support anticipated future sales growth.

     During the third quarter of 1995, net interest expense  increased by $345
thousand to $943 thousand, largely due to the Company's increased usage of its
short-term bank lines of credit when compared to usage in the third quarter of
1994.  For the first nine months of 1995,  net interest  expense  increased by
$1.1  million  to $2.1  million,  mainly  as a result  of the $15  million  of
additional  long-term  debt that the Company  borrowed in July,  1994, and the
increased  usage of short-term  bank lines of credit when compare to the prior
year.  Interest rates on short-term  bank  borrowings  have averaged about 1.5
percent more throughout 1995 than in 1994.

     For the third  quarter of 1995,  the Company  earned a net profit of $4.5
million  after taxes,  or $0.61 per share,  compared  with a net profit in the
same quarter of last year of $2.6 million,  or $0.36 per share.  For the first
nine months of 1994, the Company  essentially  broke even, with a nominal loss
of $18  thousand,  or  $0.00  per  share,  compared  with a net  loss  of $366
thousand,  or $0.05 per share for the first nine months of 1994. All per share
calculations have all been retroactively  restated to give effect to the 4 for
3 share split paid to  shareholders  on September  15, 1995.  Increases in net
sales and improvements in gross profit margins are largely the reasons for the
improvement in profitability from 1994 to 1995.




                           PART II OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

               The Company previously reported that the Company and certain of
          its  officers  and  directors  were named as a  defendants  in three
          related  putative class action lawsuits styled as Gerber,  et al. v.
          R. G.  Barry  Corporation,  et al.,  Case  No.  C2-94-  1190  (filed
          December 8, 1994),  Culveyhouse v. R. G. Barry Corporation,  et al.,
          Case No.  C2-94-1250 (filed December 27, 1994), and Knopf, et al. v.
          R. G. Barry  Corporation,  et al., Case No.  C2-95-50 (filed January
          17,  1995),  in the United  States  District  Court for the Southern
          District of Ohio.  On April 24,  1995,  the United  States  District
          Court for the  Southern  District of Ohio  consolidated  these three
          class actions into a single case.  The  Plaintiffs  filed an Amended
          and  Consolidated  Class Action  Complaint in May, 1995. The Amended
          and  Consolidated   Complaint,   which  is  generally  identical  in
          substance  to  the  three  original  complaints,  alleges  that  the
          defendants  violated  federal  securities  laws by making  false and
          misleading  statements,  engaged  in common  law fraud and deceit by
          making  material  misstatements  and  violated  state  law by making
          negligent  misrepresentations.  Plaintiffs  seek damages in favor of
          plaintiffs  and all other  members  of the  purported  class in such
          amounts as the court determines have been sustained by them. On July
          11,  1995,  the Company and the other  defendants  filed a Motion to
          Dismiss the Amended and  Consolidated  Complaint.  The Court has not
          ruled on the Motion.

    Item 2.  Changes in Securities.

               (a), (b) Not Applicable.


    Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

               (a), (b) Not Applicable.


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

               (a) -(d) Not Applicable.


    Item 5.  Other Information.

               No response required.


    Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

               (a) Exhibits: See index to Exhibits at page 11.

               (b)  Reports  on Form 8-K:  No  reports  on Form 8-K were filed
                    during the quarter ended September 23, 1995.





                                  SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements 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.




                                         R. G. BARRY CORPORATION
                                         Registrant




           November 2, 1995             /s/ Richard L. Burrell
                Date                    Richard L. Burrell
                                        Senior Vice President-Finance
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)
                                        (Duly Authorized Officer)






                            R. G. BARRY CORPORATION

                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     Exhibit                                              Page
     Number               Description                    Number

       4 (a)      Tenth Amendment to Revolving             12
                  Credit Agreement, dated as of
                       September 21, 1995, by and among
                       Registrant, The Bank of New York,
                       and The Huntington National Bank



      27          Financial Data Schedule                  15





                                 EXHIBIT 4 (a)
                 TENTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This TENTH  AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING  CREDIT  AGREEMENT AND NOTE  AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT (the "Tenth Amendment") is made and entered into as of this 21st day
of September 1995, by and among R. G. Barry  Corporation,  an Ohio corporation
(hereinafter  call the  "Borrower"),  The Bank of New York,  a New York  trust
company,  and The Huntington  National Bank, a national banking association of
Columbus, Ohio (hereinafter collectively called the "Banks" and individually a
"Bank").

                                   RECITALS

     A. The Borrower and the Banks entered into a Revolving  Credit  Agreement
dated as of June 30, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of October 16, 1991, a Second Amendment to Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of December 11, 1991, a Third Amendment to Revolving Credit
Agreement  dated as of February  21,  1992,  a Fourth  Amendment  to Revolving
Credit  Agreement  dated as of March 20, 1992, a Fifth  Amendment to Revolving
Credit  Agreement  dated as of June 3, 1992,  a Sixth  Amendment  to Revolving
Credit  Agreement  dated as of June 8, 1993, a Seventh  Amendment to Revolving
Credit  Agreement  dated as of  December  20,  1993,  an Eighth  Amendment  to
Revolving  Credit  Agreement  dated  as of  February  14,  1994,  and a  Ninth
Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 12, 1995, (all of the
foregoing hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Credit Agreement").

     B. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement,  the Borrower executed and delivered
to the Banks  certain  other loan  documents,  letters,  certificates,  notes,
agreements and instruments in connection with the indebtedness  referred to in
the Credit  Agreement,  including but not limited to, a Revolving  Credit Note
dated June 30, 1991, in favor of the Huntington  National Bank in the original
principal amount of $19,000,000 (the "HNB Note"),  and a Revolving Credit Note
dated  June  30,  1991,  in  favor  of The  Bank of New  York in the  original
principal  amount  of  $19,000,000  (the  "BNY  Note")  (all  of the  forgoing
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents").

     C. The  Borrower  and the Banks now  desire to amend and  modify  certain
terms of the Credit Agreement,  the HNB Note and the BNY Note, as set forth in
this Tenth Amendment.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  foregoing and other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of which are  hereby
acknowledged,  the Borrower and the Banks for themselves and their  respective
successors and assigns, do hereby agree as follows:

     1. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Preamble to the Credit  Agreement are hereby
amended  to  increase  the  Commitment  of  each  Bank  from   $19,000,000  to
$22,500,000, for the period from September 1, 1995 through November 29, 1995.

     2. Section 2 (i) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by deleting
September  30, 1995,  as the date beyond which no Interest  Period may extend,
and substituting therefor the date December 31, 1995.

     3. Section 3 (c) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by deleting
September 30, 1995, as the date through which the  Commitment Fee shall accrue
and substituting therefor the date December 31, 1995.

     4. Section 3 (f) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by deleting
September  30, 1995,  as the date prior to which the Borrower has the right to
terminate  the  Agreement  or reduce the  Commitment,  all as provided in such
Section 3 (f), and substituting therefor the date December 31, 1995.

     4A. Sections 8(a) and 8(f) of the Credit  Agreement are hereby amended by
inserting the phrase "and the last day of each fiscal  quarter of the Borrower
thereafter" after the phrase "12/31/94" in the table appearing in each of said
Sections.

     5. The HNB Note and the BNY Note are hereby amended by deleting September
30,  1995,  at the end of the  third  paragraph,  as the date  upon  which all
principal  and interest on such HNB Note or BNY Note shall be due and payable,
and substituting therefor the date December 31, 1995.

     6. The Borrower  hereby  represents and warrants to the Banks that no set
of facts or  circumstances  exists which,  by  themselves,  upon the giving of
notice,  the  lapse  of  time,  or any  one or  more  of the  foregoing  would
constitute an "Event of Default," as defined by the Credit Agreement, nor will
any such set of facts or circumstances  exist  immediately after the execution
and delivery of the Tenth  Amendment by the  performance  or observance of any
provision hereof or thereof.

     7. Each  reference to the Credit  Agreement,  whether by use of the phase
"Revolving  Credit  Agreement,"  "Credit  Agreement,"  "Agreement," the prefix
"herein" or any other  term,  and whether  contained  in the Credit  Agreement
itself,  in this  Tenth  Amendment  and  any  document  executed  concurrently
herewith or in any loan documents executed hereafter,  shall be construed as a
reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Tenth Amendment.

     8. Except as modified herein,  the Credit  Agreement,  the Loan Documents
and all other  agreements  as to payment or guarantee of payment in connection
therewith  shall remain as written  originally and in full force and effect in
all respects,  and nothing herein shall affect, modify, limit or impair any of
the rights and powers which the banks may have thereunder.

     9.  The  Borrower  agrees  to  perform  and  observe  all the  covenants,
agreements,  stipulations and conditions to be performed on its part under the
Credit Agreement,  the other Loan Documents and all other related  agreements,
as amended hereby.

     10. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Banks that (a) the
Borrower  has legal power and  authority  to execute  and  deliver  this Tenth
Amendment  and  the  related  notes;  (b) the  officer  executing  this  Tenth
Amendment  and the  related  notes on  behalf  of the  Borrower  has been duly
authorized  to execute and deliver the same and bind the Borrower with respect
to the  provisions  provided for herein and  therein;  (c) the  execution  and
delivery  hereof by the Borrower and the  performance  and  observance  by the
Borrower of the  provisions  hereof and of the provisions of the related notes
do not violate or conflict with the articles of incorporation,  regulations or
by-laws of the Borrower or any law,  regulation or judgment  applicable to the
Borrower or result in the breach of any  provision of or  constitute a default
under any  agreement,  instrument  or  document  binding  upon or  enforceable
against the Borrower; (d) all consents,  approvals or authorizations,  if any,
required on the part of the  Borrower  from any of its  creditors  or from any
governmental  authority in connection  with the execution and delivery of this
Tenth  Amendment and the related notes have been duly  obtained;  and (e) this
Tenth Amendment  constitutes a valid and legally  binding  obligation upon the
Borrower in every respect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.

     11. The Borrower  represents  and warrants to the Banks that on and as of
the date  hereof  each of the  representations  and  warranties  set  forth in
Section 1 of the Credit  Agreement  is true and  correct.  For purposes of the
warranties and  representations  made in Sections 1(c),  1(d),  1(e), 1(f) and
1(h) of the Credit Agreement,  the financial  statements  referred to shall be
the interim  unaudited  financial  statements  for the  twenty-five  (25) week
period ended June 24, 1995.

     12. This Tenth  Agreement  may be executed in any number of  counterparts
and  by  the  different  parties  on  separate  counterparts,  and  each  such
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same Tenth Amendment.

     13. The  capitalized  terms used herein and not otherwise  defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

     14. This Tenth Amendment  shall become  effective only upon its execution
by all parties hereto.

     15. This Tenth  Amendment  shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Borrower and the Banks and their respective successors and assigns.

     16.  This Tenth  Amendment  shall be  construed  in  accordance  with and
governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

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


                            R. G. BARRY CORPORATION

                           By: /s/ Michael Krasnoff
                       Name Printed: Michael S. Krasnoff
                         Title: V. P., Asst. Treasurer

                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                           By: /s/ Paula M. DiPonzio
                         Name Printed: Paula DiPonzio
                             Title: Vice President

                         THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

                             By: /s/ Robert Friend
                        Name Printed: Robert H. Friend
                             Title: Vice President



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