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EXHIBIT 10.47
June 1, 2000
Mr. Dennis Trausch
c/o Sport Chalet
920 Foothill Blvd.
La Canada, California 91011
Dear Dennis:
This letter will serve as an amendment to your current employment contract dated
October 1, 1999.
The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Paragraph 3 Compensation: As compensation for the services to be performed
hereunder, Executive shall receive a salary in the amount of One Hundred
Seventy-Nine Thousand Dollars ($179,000) per annum. Payable in bi-weekly
equal installments retroactive to the beginning of our fiscal year on
April 10, 2000.
Exhibit "B" This schedule has been revised to include the amount of 20,000
N.Q.S.O.'s dated May 26, 2000 at a value of 4 3/4 with a vesting schedule
of five years and an expiration date of May 26, 2010 (copy attached).
Please retain this letter in your files with your employment contract.
Congratulations on your additional compensation and stock options.
Sincerely,
/s/ Craig Levra
Craig Levra
President/CEO
cc: Mr. Nobert Olberz, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Jack Attwood, Chairman of the Compensation Committee
Mr. Peter Menard, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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Exhibit "B"
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Terms Of NQSOs
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Date Issued Number of Shares Exercise Price Vesting Schedule Expiration Date
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03/01/1996 72,000 2.375 5 03/01/2006
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02/04/1998 45,000 4.750 5 02/04/2008
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04/15/1999 20,000 4.438 3 04/15/2009
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05/26/2000 20,000 4.750 5 05/26/2010
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Terms of Grants/Awards
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Date Issued Number of Shares Price on Grant Date Restriction Period
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05/22/1998 25,000 5.000 2
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