1 Exhibit 10.13(ii) THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY 11 Merrill Industrial Drive Hampton, NH 03842-5050 FIRST AMENDMENT Dated as of September 15, 1993 RE: Note Agreements dated as of September 30, 1989 $35,000,000 9.7% Senior Notes Due December 1, 1999 To the Holder named in Schedule I hereto which is a signatory of this Agreement Gentlemen: Reference is made to the separate Note Agreements, each dated as of September 30, 1989 (the "Original Note Agreements"), between the undersigned, THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the Purchasers named in Schedule I thereto (the "Holders") respectively. Unless otherwise herein defined or the context hereof otherwise requires, the capitalized terms in this First Amendment shall have the respective meanings specified in the Original Note Agreements. The Company now wishes to amend the Original Note Agreements in the respects, but only in the respects, hereinafter set forth, and, by your execution hereof, you hereby agree to such amendments on the terms hereinafter set forth: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 1.1. Section 5.6 of the Original Note Agreements shall be, and the same hereby is, amended in its entirety so that the same shall read as follows: "5.6. Current Ratio. The Company will at all times keep and maintain Consolidated Current Assets at an amount not less than 125% of Consolidated Current Liabilities." 1.2. Section 5.7 of the Original Note Agreements shall be, and the same hereby is, amended in its entirety so that the same shall read as follows: "5.7. Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The Company will 2 at all times keep and maintain Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at an amount not less than (i) for the fiscal quarter of the Company ending October 1, 1993, $55,000,000, and (ii) for each fiscal quarter thereafter, the sum of (x) the amount required to be maintained during the immediately preceding fiscal quarter of the Company, and (y) an amount equal to 25% of Consolidated Net Income for such preceding fiscal quarter (but without deduction in the case of a deficit in Consolidated Net Income)." SECTION 2. MISCELLANEOUS 2.1. Any Default or Event of Default which might have existed under the Original Note Agreements prior to giving effect to this First Amendment but which would not constitute such a Default or Event of Default under the Original Note Agreements as amended by this First Amendment is hereby waived. 2.2. Any and all notices, requests, certificates and other instruments executed and delivered after the effective date of this First Amendment may refer to the "Note Agreements dated as of September 30, 1989" without making specific reference to this First Amendment, but nevertheless all such references shall be deemed to include this First Amendment unless the context shall otherwise require. 2.3. This First Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Original Note Agreements, and all terms, conditions and covenants contained in the Original Note Agreements, except as herein modified, shall be and remain in full force and effect. 2.4. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original but altogether one and the same instrument. Upon the acceptance of this First Amendment by Holders holding at least 51% in aggregate unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Notes, this agreement shall become effective and the Original Note Agreements shall be amended as herein set forth, such amendment to be effective as of September 30, 1993. THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY 3 By: /s/ CARDEN N. WELSH Its: Treasurer Accepted as of September 15, 1993 PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ CLINT WOODS Its: Counsel By /s/ JOSEPH P. MCLAUGHLIN Its: Counsel NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ FRANK P. PINTENS Its: Authorized Representative NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ FRANK P. PINTENS Its: Assistant Treasurer BENEFICIAL STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ THOMAS A. MEYERS Its: Vice President, Investment Officer FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ DAVID D. BAKER Its: Portfolio Department Manager FB ANNUITY COMPANY By: /s/ DAVID D. BAKER Its: Portfolio Department Manager FARM BUREAU MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN By: /s/ DAVID D. BAKER Its: Portfolio Department Manager SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.) By: /s/ L. BROCK THOMSON Its: Treasurer GUARANTEE MUTUAL LIFE COMPANY By: /s/ DAVID BOMBERGER Its: Senior Vice President- Investments & Treasurer Holding the unpaid principal amount of the Notes set out opposite its name in Schedule I hereto 4 SCHEDULE I HOLDERS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $16,000,000 711 High Street Des Moines, Iowa 50392-0800 Attention: Investment Department Securities Division NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE $4,500,000 COMPANY c/o Washington Square Capital, Inc. Private Placement Servicing 100 Washington Square Suite 800, Route 3070 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2147 Attention: Kathy Gunderson NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $2,000,000 c/o Washington Square Capital, Inc. Private Placement Servicing 100 Washington Square Suite 800, Route 3070 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2147 Attention: Kathy Gunderson BENEFICIAL STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $3,000,000 c/o CONSECO, INC. 11825 N. Pennsylvania Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 Attention: Nora Bamman FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $1,000,000 c/o Farm Bureau Insurance Group Investment Division 7373 West Saginaw, P.O. Box 30400 Lansing, Michigan 48917 Attention: Steven Harkness, Portfolio Manager FB ANNUITY COMPANY $1,000,000 c/o Farm Bureau Insurance Group Investment Division 7373 West Saginaw, P.O. Box 30400 Lansing, Michigan 48917 Attention: Steven Harkness, Portfolio Manager FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY $ 500,000 OF MICHIGAN c/o Farm Bureau Insurance Group Investment Division 7373 West Saginaw, P.O. Box 30400 Lansing, Michigan 48917 Attention: Steven Harkness, Portfolio Manager SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.) $4,000,000 One Sun Life Executive Park Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181-0001 Attention: Investment Department Private Placement Section SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF $1,000,000 NEW YORK One Sun Life Executive Park Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181-0001 Attention: Investment Department Private Placement Section #1303 GUARANTEE MUTUAL LIFE COMPANY $2,000,000 1 Guarantee Center 8801 Indian Hills Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 Attention: Investment Division