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10-K - FORM 10-K FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2011 - ZALE CORPa2205631z10-k.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - ZALE CORPa2205631zex-31_1.htm
EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP - ZALE CORPa2205631zex-23_1.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - ZALE CORPa2205631zex-31_2.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - ZALE CORPa2205631zex-32_2.htm
EX-10.10 - AMENDED AND RESTATED ESA FOR THEO KILLION - ZALE CORPa2205631zex-10_10.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - ZALE CORPa2205631zex-32_1.htm

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EXHIBIT 10.16

BASE SALARY AND TARGET BONUS
FOR THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        The following table sets forth the current annual base salaries and target bonuses of the Chief Executive Officer and the other named executive officers of Zale Corporation (the "Company").

Name
  Base Salary   Target Bonus %  

Theo Killion
Chief Executive Officer

  $ 800,000     100 %

Matthew W. Appel
Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 
$

540,000
   
75

%

Gilbert P. Hollander
Executive Vice President, Chief Merchant and Sourcing Officer

 
$

495,000
   
75

%

Richard A. Lennox
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

 
$

390,000
   
75

%

John A. Legg
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain

 
$

240,000
   
37.5

%

        For additional information regarding the compensation of the Company's executive officers, please refer to the information under the headings "Executive Compensation" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




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