Exhibit 10.14

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered as of the 15th day of July,
2013 (“Effective Date”) by and between Fogo de Chão (Holdings) Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Company”), and Barry McGowan (“Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to hire Executive as President and the Executive
desires to accept such employment with the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

1. Term.  The initial term (“Initial Term”) of employment under this Agreement
shall commence and this Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date
and shall continue for a period ending on December 31, 2015, unless sooner
terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.  The Initial Term shall be
automatically extended for additional one-year periods (each such year an
“Extended Term”) on the same terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
unless either party provides notice of his or its intention not to extend this
Agreement at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term
or, if previously extended, any Extended Term.  The Initial Term and any
Extended Term may be collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Term.”

2.Employment Duties.

(a) Position.  Commencing upon the Effective Date and continuing through the
period of the Executive’s employment by the Company, the Executive shall serve
as President of the Company and shall have the duties, responsibilities and
authority set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement.  The Executive shall report
to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(b) Obligations.  The Executive agrees to devote his full business time and
attention to the business and affairs of the Company.  The foregoing, however,
shall not preclude the Executive from (i) serving on corporate, civic or
charitable boards or committees or managing personal investments, so long as
such activities do not, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer,
interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities hereunder;
provided, however, that Executive’s service on any corporate board or committee
shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Chief Executive Officer or
(ii) going on leave for vacation or permitted hereunder or illness; provided,
however, that leave for vacation shall not interfere with the performance of the
Executive’s duties hereunder.

3. Compensation and Benefits.

(a) Base Salary.  During the period of the Executive’s employment by the
Company, the Executive shall receive an annual base salary of not less than
US$375,000 (“Base Salary”) payable in equal semi-monthly installments, less
applicable withholdings.  Each year, the Chief Executive Officer shall review
the Base Salary and other compensation of the Executive based upon performance
and other factors deemed appropriate by the Chief Executive Officer and, subject
to approval by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) make such
increases or decreases as Chief Executive Officer and the Board deem
appropriate.

(b) Annual Performance Bonus.  During the period of the Executive’s employment
by the Company hereunder, the Executive shall receive each year an annual
performance bonus (“Annual Performance Bonus”) based upon achievement of budget
and performance goals established by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board
for the year.  The Annual Performance Bonus shall be determined in accordance
with the criteria set forth in Exhibit B, which will be in effect for the fiscal
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Bonus shall have a target amount as specified in the Company’s Budget (“Target
Bonus Amount”), which amount shall be no less than 50% of the Executive’s Base
Salary. The Annual Performance Bonus shall be paid not later than March 15 of
the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the Annual
Performance Bonus is earned.

(c) Equity Awards.  The Company will cause to be awarded to the Executive
options under the Brasa (Parent) Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to
purchase 7,400 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of
$205.14 per share and to purchase 3,100 shares of the Company’s common stock at
an exercise price of $410.28 per share.  The Executive may be entitled to
participate in future awards under such plan and all other equity compensation
plans that may be adopted by the Company after the date of this Agreement upon
terms and conditions approved by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board.

(d) Employee Benefits.  The Executive shall be entitled to the following
benefits during the period of the Executive’s employment by the Company
hereunder:  (i) to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Executive shall
be entitled to receive benefits and fringes (whether subsidized in part, or paid
for in full by the Company) including, but not limited to, medical, dental and
disability insurance, which the Company now or in the future generally offers to
its executive officers; (ii) the Company will pay the entire amount of each
monthly premium for full family coverage for the benefit of the Executive and
the Executive’s family under the Company’s health and dental insurance plans in
which the Executive and the Executive’s family members are eligible to
participate; and (iii) the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any of
the Company’s savings, retirement and other qualified and non-qualified plans
sponsored by the Company.

(e) Expenses.  The Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement
of all expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with the performance of
his duties hereunder, in each case in accordance with policies established by
the Board from time to time and upon receipt of appropriate documentation.  Upon
the Executive’s termination of employment (as provided in, and subject to the
provisions of, Section 4), any outstanding reimbursement requests must be
submitted promptly and payment shall occur thereafter but no later than December
31st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such expenses
were incurred.

(f) Office and Facilities.  The Executive shall be provided with an appropriate
office and with such secretarial and other support facilities as are determined
by the Chief Executive Officer to be commensurate with the Executive’s status
with the Company and adequate for the performance of his duties hereunder.

(g) Vacation.  The Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of annual
vacation in accordance with the policies periodically established by the Board.

(h) Airline Travel.  The Executive shall be entitled to and the Company shall
arrange and pay for business class air travel (or first class for flights that
offer only two (2) classes of service) for flights in excess of two (2) hours.

4. Termination and Payments Upon Termination.

(a) Death.  The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the
Executive’s death.

(b) Disability.  Either the Executive or the Company shall be entitled to
terminate the Executive’s employment for “Disability” by giving the other party
a Notice of Termination (as defined below).  For purposes of this Agreement,
“Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to perform his duties for a
period of thirty (30) consecutive days or sixty (60) days in any calendar year
as a result of physical or mental impairment, illness or injury, and such
condition, in the opinion of a medical doctor selected by either the Executive
or the Company and reasonably acceptable to the other party (if the Executive,
then, if applicable, his legal representative), is total and long-term or
permanent.

(c) Cause.  The Company shall be entitled to terminate the Executive’s
employment for Cause by giving the Executive a Notice of Termination.  For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (i) the Executive’s
misappropriation or theft of the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s funds or
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Executive’s conviction or entering of a plea of nolo contendere of any fraud,
misappropriation, embezzlement or similar act, felony or crime involving
dishonesty or moral turpitude, (iii) the Executive’s engagement in any conduct
that is materially injurious to the Company or the Executive’s material breach
of this Agreement or material failure to perform any of his duties assigned by
the Chief Executive Officer or (iv) the Executive’s commission of any act
involving willful malfeasance or gross negligence or the Executive’s failure to
act involving material nonfeasance.

(d) Without Cause.  The Board may terminate the Executive’s employment
hereunder, without Cause, at any time and for any reason or for no reason by
giving the Executive a Notice of Termination (as defined below).

(e) Voluntary Termination.  The Executive may terminate his employment hereunder
at any time and for any reason by giving the Company a Notice of Termination.  

(f) Notice of Termination.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of
Termination” shall mean a notice given by either the Company or the Executive
which terminates the Executive’s employment under this Agreement.  The
Termination Date (as defined below) specified in such Notice of Termination
shall be no less than two weeks from the date the Notice of Termination is
given; provided, however, that if (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Company due to Disability, the date specified in the Notice of
Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the date the Notice of
Termination is given to the Executive, and (ii) the Executive’s employment is
terminated by the Company for Cause, the Termination Date shall be the date
specified in the Notice of Termination.

(g) Termination Date.  “Termination Date” shall mean the date of the termination
of the Executive’s employment with the Company and specifically (i) in the case
of the Executive’s death, his date of death; (ii) in the case of the expiration
of the Term of this Agreement in accordance with Section 1, the date of such
expiration; and (iii) in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice of
Termination, as defined in Section 4(f).

5. Compensation Upon Termination of Employment.

(a) Termination by Company with Cause.  If during the Term of this Agreement,
the Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated (i)by the Company
for Cause or (ii) by the Executive, the Company’s sole obligation hereunder
shall be to pay the Executive the following amounts earned, accrued or owing
hereunder but not paid as of the Termination Date (collectively, “Accrued
Compensation”):

(i) Base Salary and vacation, each to the extent accrued but unpaid through the
Termination Date;

(ii) all other compensation which has been earned, accrued or is owing, under
the terms of the applicable plan, program or practice, to the Executive as of
the Termination Date but not paid, including, without limitation, the pro-rated
portion of the Annual Performance Bonus and any incentive awards under any
incentive or bonus plan;

(iii) any amounts which the Executive had previously deferred; and

(iv) reimbursement of any and all reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement in
accordance with policies established by the Board from time to time and upon
receipt of appropriate documentation; and other or additional benefits and
entitlements in accordance with applicable plans, programs and arrangements of
the Company.

For the purposes of Section 5(a)(ii), to the extent that compensation has not
been accrued under any incentive and bonus plan, the applicable metrics under
each such plan shall be pro-rated so that such metrics and the measurement of
the performance applicable to such metrics shall be calculated based on the
number of days of the fiscal year in which the Executive was terminated prior to
the Termination Date. The Accrued Compensation shall be paid in a single
lump-sum cash payment within ten (10) days following the Executive’s Termination
Date, except that any portion thereof required to be paid sooner under
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by the applicable deadline.  The Executive shall not be entitled to any other
payment after payment in full of the Accrued Compensation, other than any
payment required under any indemnification obligation of the Company and
employee benefits to which the Executive is entitled under COBRA (as defined in
Section 5(f)), which obligations shall survive termination (collectively,
“Post-Termination Obligations”).

(b) Disability.  If the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by either
party by reason of the Executive’s Disability, the Company’s shall pay the
Executive the unpaid Accrued Compensation through the Termination Date within
thirty (30) days following the Executive’s Termination Date, except that any
portion thereof required to be paid sooner under applicable law shall be paid by
the applicable deadline.

(c) Death.  If the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated due to his
death, the Company shall:

(i) pay the Executive’s estate or his beneficiaries (as the case may be) the
unpaid Accrued Compensation through the Termination Date within thirty (30) days
following the Executive’s Termination Date, except that any portion thereof
required to be paid sooner under applicable law shall be paid by the applicable
deadline; and

(ii) provide such assistance as is necessary to facilitate the payment of any
life insurance proceeds provided for in Section 3(e) of this Agreement that may
be payable to the Executive’s beneficiary or beneficiaries.

(d) Termination by Company without Cause.  If during the Term of this Agreement,
the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause pursuant
to Section 4(d), the Company shall pay the Executive the following amounts:

(i) the Accrued Compensation;

(ii) an amount equal to the product of one times the sum of (y) Executive’s then
current annual Base Salary plus (z) the aggregate of the Annual Performance
Bonus paid or payable for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year
in which termination occurs (such product referred to herein as the “Severance
Payment”); and

(iii) the Post-Termination Obligations.

The Accrued Compensation shall be paid by the deadline prescribed in Section
5(a) and the Severance Payment, if such payment is payable pursuant to this
Section 5(d), shall be paid in cash in three installments as follows:  fifty
percent (50%) of the Severance Payment shall be paid within thirty (30) days
following the Termination Date, twenty-five percent (25%) shall be paid on the
6-month anniversary of the Termination Date and the remaining twenty-five
percent (25%) shall be paid on the 12-month anniversary of the Termination Date,
provided, however, that any portion thereof required to be paid sooner under
applicable law shall be paid by the applicable deadline.

(e) Determination of Base Salary.  For purposes of this Section 5, Base Salary
shall be determined by the Base Salary at the annualized rate in effect on the
Termination Date.

(f) Continuation of Employee Benefits.  Subject to applicable law, the Company
shall, at its expense, provide to the Executive and his beneficiaries continued
participation in all medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, hospitalization
and life insurance coverages and in all other employee benefit plans, programs
and arrangements in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to
the Termination Date (other than equity compensation plans, programs and
arrangements), on terms and conditions that are no less favorable than those
that applied on the Termination Date, for a period of six months following the
Termination Date, if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
other than for Cause.  In each case, benefits required pursuant to the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) will commence after the
applicable period has been completed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company’s obligation under this Section 5(f) shall be reduced to the extent that
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coverage and benefit-by-benefit basis) are provided under the plans, programs or
arrangements of a subsequent employer of the Executive.

(g) Offset.  In the event of any termination of his employment hereunder, all
payments or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled pursuant to this
Agreement shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or
benefit provided to the Executive in any subsequent employment.

(h) Section 409A.  It is the intent of this Agreement that no payment to the
Executive shall result in nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning
of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
and the Treasury Regulations and applicable guidance promulgated
thereunder.  However, in the event that all, or a portion, of the payments set
forth in this Agreement meet the definition of nonqualified deferred
compensation, the Company intends that such payments be made in a manner that
complies with Section 409A of the Code and any guidance issued thereunder.  The
Company shall use its best efforts to fulfill this intent, including, but not
limited to, making any amendments to this Agreement as may be necessary to
comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.  In addition, the
following delay of payment will not in and of itself constitute a violation of
the deferral or distribution requirements of Section 409A of the Code so long as
such delay is based on the Company’s reasonable understanding that such payment
would violate U.S. federal securities laws or other applicable laws; provided
payment shall be made at the earliest date at which the Company reasonably
anticipates making the payment will not cause such violation.

Payment or reimbursement of any expenses incurred by Executive pursuant to this
Agreement, if any, other than reimbursements that would otherwise be exempt from
income or the application of Code Section 409A, shall be made promptly and in no
event later than December 31 of the year following the year in which such
expenses were incurred, and the amount of such expenses eligible for payment or
reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, in any year shall not affect the
amount of such expenses eligible for payment or reimbursement, or in-kind
benefits to be provided, in any other year, except for any limit on the amount
of expenses that may be reimbursed under an arrangement described in Code
Section 105(b).  Additionally, any right to expense reimbursement or in-kind
benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

For purposes of this Agreement, phrases like “termination of employment,”
“termination of Executive’s employment,” “Executive terminates his employment”,
and similar phrases shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Code
Section 409A and the Treasury regulations and applicable guidance promulgated
thereunder.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement is intended to guarantee
that Executive shall not be subjected to the payment of “additional tax” or
interest under Code Section 409A, and nothing in the Agreement permits Executive
to seek or obtain such indemnification from the Company for any such “additional
tax” or interest.

6. Employer Covenants.

(a) The Company agrees, in consideration for the Executive’s covenants made
herein, to (i) provide the Executive with Trade Secrets and Confidential
Information of the Company such as those examples identified below, or access to
such information; (ii) provide the Executive with goodwill support such as
expense reimbursements in accordance with the Company’s policy limits, provide
access to Confidential Information, and/or facilitate contact with suppliers, in
order to help the Executive develop goodwill for the Company; and, (iii) provide
the Executive with specialized training covering its products, sales techniques
and/or other information.  The agreements in this Section 6(a) are fully
enforceable at the time they are made and are not contingent upon continued
employment of the Executive.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Trade Secrets”
are information of special value, not generally known to the public, that the
Company has taken steps to maintain as secret from persons other than those
selected by the Company.  “Confidential Information” is information acquired
by the Executive in the course and scope of his activities for the Company that
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marked by the Company as “Confidential” or that the Company indicates through
its policies, procedures, or other instructions should not be disclosed to
anyone outside the Company.  Without limitation, some examples of protected
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets under this Agreement are internal
financial data, research and development regarding existing and prospective site
locations and suppliers, personnel evaluations, information and material
provided to the Company by third parties in confidence and/or with nondisclosure
restrictions, computer access passwords, and internal market studies or surveys.

7. Executive Covenants.

(a) Unauthorized Disclosure.  The Executive shall not, during the Term of this
Agreement and thereafter, make any Unauthorized Disclosure.  For purposes of
this Agreement, “Unauthorized Disclosure” shall mean disclosure by the Executive
without the prior written consent of the Board to any person, other than an
employee of the Company or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary
or appropriate in connection with the performance by the Executive of his duties
as an executive officer of the Company, of any Confidential Information relating
to the business or prospects of the Company including, but not limited to, any
Confidential Information with respect to any of the Company’s suppliers,
products, strategies, business and marketing plans and business policies and
practices, except (i) to the extent disclosure is or may be required by law, by
a court of law or by any governmental agency or other person or entity with
apparent jurisdiction to require him to divulge, disclose or make available such
information or (ii) in confidence to an attorney or other advisor for the
purpose of securing professional advice concerning the Executive’s personal
matters provided such attorney or other advisor agrees to observe
these  confidentiality provisions.  Unauthorized Disclosure shall not include
the use or disclosure by the Executive, without consent, of any information
known generally to the public or known within the Company’s trade or industry
(other than as a result of disclosure by him in violation of this Section
7(a)).  This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical or
territorial restriction.

(b) Non-Competition.  The Executive agrees that, during his employment by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years following
the Termination Date, for any reason, of his employment hereunder, he will not,
directly or indirectly and in any way, whether as principal or director,
officer, employee, consultant, agent, partner or stockholder to another entity
(other than by the ownership of a passive investment interest of not more than
2.5% of the outstanding equity securities of a company with publicly traded
equity securities):

(i) own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, participate in, or be
connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation, or control of
any business which involves the development, opening, operation or franchising
of restaurants that derive more than twenty-five percent (25%) of their annual
food sales from steak products in the United States;

(ii) contact, interfere with, solicit on behalf of another, or attempt to entice
away from the Company (or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company):

(1) any supplier of the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company) that supplied
a material supply of goods to the Company during the Term; or

(2) any contract, agreement or arrangement that the Company (or any affiliate or
subsidiary of the Company) is actively negotiating with any other party at the
Termination Date; or

(3) any prospective business opportunity that the Company (or any subsidiary of
the Company) has identified to the Board in writing prior to the Termination
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(c) Non-Solicitation.  The Executive agrees that he will not for a period of two
(2) years immediately following the termination of his employment, for any
reason, either on his own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any
other person, company, business entity or other organization, directly or
indirectly:

(i) induce, solicit, entire or procure any person who is an employee of the
Company to leave such employment, where that person is:

(1) a Company employee on the Termination Date; or

(2) had been a Company employee in any part of the three (3) years immediately
preceding the Termination Date;

(ii) accept into employment or otherwise engage or use the services of any
person who:

(1) is a Company employee on the Termination Date; or

(2) had been a Company employee in any part of the three (3) years immediately
preceding the Termination Date.

(iii) The Executive agrees that in the event of receiving from any person,
company, business entity, or other organization an offer or employment either
during the continuance of this Agreement or during the continuance in force of
any of the restrictions set out herein, he will forthwith provide to such
person, company, business entity, or other organization making such the offer of
employment a full and accurate copy of Section 7 of this Agreement signed by the
parties hereto.

(d) Non-disparagement.  The Employee agrees that he will not at any time make,
publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any
defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company
or its businesses, or any of its employees, officers or directors. This
subsection does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Employee from exercising
his rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act  to the extent
that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any
applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent
jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance
does not exceed that required by the law, regulation or order.

(e) Remedies.  The Executive agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section
7 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which the
Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the Executive therefore also
agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company
shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent
such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Executive
and/or any and all persons and/or entities acting for and/or with the Executive,
without having to prove damages, in addition to any other remedies to which the
Company may be entitled at law or in equity.  The terms of this Section 7(e)
shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any
breach or threatened breach hereof, including but not limited to the recovery of
damages from the Executive.

8. Successors and Assigns.

(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
Company, its successors and assigns. The Company shall require any successor or
assign (whether, in each instance, direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
the Company or otherwise) to expressly assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. The
term “Company” as used herein shall include any such successors and
assigns.  The term “successors and assigns” as used herein shall mean a
corporation or other entity acquiring or otherwise succeeding to, directly or
indirectly, all or substantially all the assets and business of the Company
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(b) Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder shall be
assignable or transferable by the Executive, his beneficiaries or legal
representatives, except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the Executive’s legal personal representative.

9. Venue.  In the event of any controversy or claim between the Company or any
of its affiliates and the Executive arising out of or relating to this Agreement
that is not settled by mutual agreement or arbitration pursuant to Section 20,
such controversy or claim (only to the extent arbitration is not required
pursuant to Section 20) shall be determined in a court of competent jurisdiction
in Dallas County, Texas, or the federal court for Dallas County, Texas, and each
party waives any claim to have the matter heard in any other local, state, or
federal jurisdiction.

10. Severability.  If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement not held
so invalid, illegal or unenforceable, and each such other provision shall, to
the full extent consistent with law, continue in full force and effect.  In
addition, if any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in part, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall in
no way affect the rest of such provision not held so invalid, illegal or
unenforceable and the rest of such provision, together with all other provisions
of this Agreement, shall, to the full extent consistent with law, continue in
full force and effect.  If any provision or part thereof shall be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by law, a provision or
part thereof shall be substituted therefor that is valid, legal and enforceable.

11. Headings.  The headings of sections are included solely for convenience of
reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the
provisions of this Agreement.

12. Withholding.  All amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject
to withholding for taxes (federal, state, local or otherwise) to the extent
required by applicable law.

13. No Conflicts.  Each of the Company and Executive represents and warrants to
the other party that neither the execution, delivery and performance by the such
person of this Agreement will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any
breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, any
agreement to which such person is a party or which it or she may be subject.

14. Notice.  For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in the Agreement (including the Notice of
Termination) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally delivered or three days after being sent by sent by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or upon receipt if
overnight delivery service or facsimile is used, addressed as follows:

 

 

To the Executive:

Barry McGowan

 

 

[insert address]

 

 

 

 

To the Company:

Fogo de Chão (Holdings) Inc.

 

 

14881 Quorum Drive, Suite 750

 

 

Dallas, TX  75254

 

 

Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

 

15. Settlement of Claims.  The Company’s obligation to make the payments
provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without
limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which
the Company may have against the Executive.

 

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16. Survivorship.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the
respective rights and obligations of the Executive and the Company hereunder
shall survive any termination of the Executive’s employment.

17. Miscellaneous.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing
and signed by the Executive and the Company except for increases in the Base
Salary, other compensation and benefits provided for in Section 3.  No waiver by
either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or
compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by
such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.  No agreement or
representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the
subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set
forth in this Agreement.

18. Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect
to the conflict of law principles thereof.

19. Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties hereto with respect to the employment of the Executive by the
Company and supersedes all prior agreements, if any, understandings and
arrangements, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof including without limitation any non-compete covenant
agreed to by the Executive.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts.

20. Arbitration.  Any claim or dispute arising under or relating to this
Agreement or the breach, termination, or validity of any term of this Agreement
shall be subject to arbitration, and prior to commencing any court action, the
parties agree that they shall arbitrate all controversies; provided, however,
that nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Company from exercising its
right under Section 7 hereof to pursue injunctive remedies with respect to a
breach or threatened breach of the Executive’s covenants.  The arbitration shall
be conducted in Dallas, Texas, in accordance with the Employment Dispute Rules
of the American Arbitration Association and the Federal Arbitration Act, 9
U.S.C. §l, et. seq.  Any award shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties
hereto, subject to 9 U.S.C. §10.  Each party shall have the right to have the
award made the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Pending the
resolution of any claim under this Agreement, the Executive (and his
beneficiaries) shall continue to receive all payments and benefits due under
this Agreement, except to the extent that the arbitrator (or a Court if an
action is brought to enforce Section 7) otherwise provides.

21. Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event of any action for the breach of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees,
costs and expenses incurred in connection with such action.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
duly authorized officer and the Executive has executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:

 

Fogo de Chão (Holdings) Inc.,

a Delaware corporation

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence J. Johnson

Name:

Lawrence J. Johnson

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXECUTIVE:

 

 

/s/ Barry McGowan

Barry McGowan

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

Duties, Responsibilities and Authority

The Executive shall be responsible for the general supervision and direction of
the Company’s domestic operations and employees, including sales, business
development, marketing, purchasing, quality assurance, beverages, food
innovation and human resources. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive
shall not have responsibility or supervisory authority with respect to (i) the
Chief Financial Officer and all employees who report to the Chief Financial
Officer, (ii) employees included in the Development section of the Company and
(iii) until such time as determined by the Chief Executive Officer in his
discretion, employees included in the International Operations section of the
Company.

The Executive shall at all times be subject to the direction of the Chief
Executive Officer and such limitations as prescribed by the Company’s Board of
Directors.  The Executive understands and agrees that the Company is a rapidly
growing and changing organization and the precise nature of the work to be
performed by the Executive as President may be adjusted by the Chief Executive
Officer from time to time without adjustment in salary or other compensation.  

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

Criteria for Annual Performance Bonus

[TBD]

 

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