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Exchange Agent Agreement

  
 EXHIBIT 4.7

 EXCHANGE AGENT AND DEPOSITARY AGREEMENT 

This Exchange Agent & Depositary Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 25th day of October 2010, by and between Ryerson Holding Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association having a corporate trust office in Minneapolis, Minnesota (hereinafter referred to from time to time as “Wells Fargo”). 

WHEREAS, the Company is offering to exchange all of its outstanding 14 1/2% Senior Discount Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”) for new 14 1/2% Senior Discount Notes due 2015 (the “Exchange
Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus filed by the Company upon the effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-169372, initially filed on September 14, 2010 (as
amended, the “Prospectus”), and the related Letter of Transmittal, which together, as they may be supplemented or amended from time to time, constitute the “Offer.” All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in the Offer. 
 WHEREAS, the Company hereby appoints Wells Fargo to act as the exchange
agent and depositary (together, the “Exchange Agent”) in connection with the Offer. References hereinafter to “you” shall refer to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Exchange Agent. 

The Offer is expected to be commenced by the Company on or about the date of the Prospectus. The Letter of Transmittal that accompanies
the Offer (or in the case of book-entry securities, the Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) of DTC (as defined below)) is to be used by the holders of the Notes to accept the Offer. The Letter of Transmittal contains instructions with
respect to the delivery of certificates for Notes tendered in connection therewith. 
 The Offer shall expire at the time set
forth in the section of the Prospectus captioned “The Exchange Offer—Expiration Date; Extensions; Termination; Amendments” (the “Expiration Date”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus, the Company
expressly reserves the right to extend the Offer from time to time and may extend the Offer by giving oral (promptly confirmed in writing) or written notice to you before 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day following the scheduled
Expiration Date. 
 The Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (1) delay accepting any validly
tendered Notes or (2) terminate or amend the Offer, in each case, by giving oral or written notice (any such oral notice to be promptly confirmed in writing) of such delay, termination or amendment to the Exchange Agent. Any such delay in
acceptance, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by a public announcement thereof by the Company. 
 In carrying out your duties as Exchange Agent, you are to act in accordance with the following instructions: 
  

	1.	 You will perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the section of the Prospectus captioned “The Exchange
Offer” or as specifically set forth 

	 	 
herein; provided, however, that in no way will your general duty to act in good faith be discharged by the foregoing. 

 

	2.	You will establish a book-entry account in respect of the Notes at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), in connection with the Offer. Any financial
institution that is a participant in the DTC system may make book-entry delivery of the Notes by causing DTC to transfer such Notes into the account maintained by you, pursuant to this section, in accordance with DTC’s procedures for such
transfer, and you may affect a withdrawal of Notes through such account by book-entry movement as requested by the participant. The account shall be maintained until all Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer shall have been either accepted or
returned. 

  

	3.	You are to examine each of the Letters of Transmittal and certificates for Notes (or confirmation of book-entry transfer into your account at DTC) and any other
documents delivered or mailed to you by or for holders of the Notes to ascertain whether: (a) the Letters of Transmittal and any such other documents are duly executed and properly completed in accordance with instructions set forth therein;
and (b) the Notes have otherwise been properly tendered. In each case where the Letter of Transmittal or any other document has been improperly completed or executed or any of the certificates for Notes are not in proper form for transfer or
some other irregularity in connection with the acceptance of the Offer exists, you will endeavor to inform the presenters of the need for fulfillment of all requirements and to take any other action as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to
cause such irregularity to be corrected. 

  

	4.	With the approval of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel or any Vice President of the Company (such approval, if given orally,
to be promptly confirmed in writing), or any other party designated in writing by such officer of the Company, you are authorized to waive any irregularities in connection with any tender pursuant to the Offer. 

Tenders of Notes may be made only as set forth in the section of the Prospectus captioned “The Exchange Offer — How to
Tender” and Notes shall be considered properly tendered or delivered to you only when tendered in accordance with the procedures set forth therein. 
  

	5.	Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 of this Agreement, Notes that the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel or any Vice
President of the Company shall approve as having been properly tendered shall be considered to be properly tendered (such approval, if given orally, shall be promptly confirmed in writing). 

 

	6.	You shall advise the Company with respect to any Notes received subsequent to the Expiration Date and accept its instructions with respect to disposition of such Notes.

  

	7.	You shall accept tenders: 

  

	 	(a)	in cases where the Notes are registered in two or more names only if signed by all named holders; 

  
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	 	(b)	in cases where the signing person (as indicated on the Letter of Transmittal) is acting in a fiduciary or a representative capacity only when proper evidence of his or
her authority so to act is submitted; and 

  

	 	(c)	from persons other than the registered holder of Notes, provided that customary transfer requirements, including payment of any applicable transfer taxes, if any, are
fulfilled. 

 You shall accept partial tenders of Notes (only to the extent that the partial tender is equal to
$2,000 in aggregate principal amount and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) and deliver certificates for Notes to the registrar for split-up and return any untendered Notes to the holder (or such other person as may be designated in
the Letter of Transmittal) as promptly as practicable after expiration or termination of the Offer. 
  

	8.	Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Offer, the Company will notify you (such notice, if given orally, to be promptly confirmed in writing) of
its acceptance, promptly after the Expiration Date, of all Notes properly tendered indicating the aggregate principal amount of Notes accepted. You, on behalf of the Company, will exchange, in accordance with the terms hereof, accepted Notes for
Exchange Notes and cause such Notes to be cancelled. Delivery of the Exchange Notes will be made on behalf of the Company by you at the rate of $1,000 principal amount of Exchange Notes for each $1,000 principal amount of the corresponding series of
Notes tendered promptly after notice (such notice if given orally, to be promptly confirmed in writing) of acceptance of such Notes by the Company; provided, however, that no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be accepted in part;
provided further, however, that in all cases, Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer will be exchanged only after timely receipt by you of certificates for such Notes (or confirmation of book-entry transfer into your account at DTC), a
properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or manually signed facsimile thereof) with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, or an agent’s message in lieu thereof. You shall issue Exchange Notes
only in initial denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 

  

	9.	Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable, except that, subject to the terms and upon the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of
Transmittal, Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at anytime prior to the Expiration Date. 

  

	10.	The Company shall not be required to exchange any Notes tendered if any of the conditions set forth in the Offer are not met. Notice of any decision by the Company not
to exchange any Notes tendered shall be given (such notice, if given orally, to be promptly confirmed in writing) by the Company to you. 

  

	11.	If, pursuant to the Offer, the Company does not accept for exchange all or part of the Notes tendered, you shall as soon as practicable after the expiration or
termination of the Offer return those certificates for unaccepted Notes (or effect appropriate book-entry transfer), together with any related required documents and the Letters of Transmittal relating thereto that are in your possession, to the
persons who deposited them. 

  
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	12.	All certificates for Exchange Notes and unaccepted Notes shall be forwarded by (a) first-class certified mail, return receipt requested, under a blanket surety
bond protecting you and the Company from loss or liability arising out of the non-receipt or non-delivery of such certificates, (b) registered mail insured separately for the replacement value of such securities or (c) in the cases of
Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, by book-entry transfer to the DTC account specified by the holder of the Notes in the Letter of Transmittal (or agent’s message in lieu thereof). 

 

	13.	You are not authorized to pay or offer to pay any concessions, commissions or solicitation fees to any broker, dealer, bank or other persons or to engage or utilize any
person to solicit tenders. 

  

	14.	As Exchange Agent hereunder you: 

  

	 	(a)	shall not be liable for any action or omission to act unless the same constitutes your own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, and in no event shall you
be liable to a securityholder, the Company or any third party for special, indirect or consequential damages, or lost profits, arising in connection with this Agreement; 

 

	 	(b)	shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein or in the section of the Prospectus captioned “The Exchange Offer” or in
the Letter of Transmittal, or as specifically set forth or as may be subsequently agreed to in writing between you and the Company; provided however, that in no event will your general duty to act in good faith be discharged by the foregoing;

  

	 	(c)	will be regarded as making no representations and having no responsibilities as to the validity, sufficiency, value or genuineness of any of the certificates or the
Notes represented thereby deposited with you pursuant to the Offer, and will not be required to and will make no representation as to the validity, value or genuineness of the Offer; 

 

	 	(d)	shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder which might in your judgment involve any expense or liability, unless you shall have been furnished with
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to you; 

  

	 	(e)	may conclusively rely on and shall be protected in acting in reliance upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, telegram or other document or security
delivered to you and reasonably believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person or persons; 

  

	 	(f)	may act upon any tender, statement, request, document, certificate, agreement or other instrument whatsoever not only as to its due execution and validity and
effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which you shall in good faith reasonably believe to be genuine or to have been signed or presented by the proper person or persons;

  
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	 	(g)	may conclusively rely on and shall be protected in acting upon written or oral instructions from any authorized officer of the Company; 

 

	 	(h)	may consult with counsel of your selection with respect to any questions relating to your duties and responsibilities and the written opinion of such counsel shall be
full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by you hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel; and 

 

	 	(i)	shall not advise any person tendering Notes pursuant to the Offer as to the wisdom of making such tender or as to the market value or decline or appreciation in market
value of any security, including the Notes. 

  

	15.	You shall take such action as may from time to time be requested by the Company (and such other action as you may deem appropriate) to furnish copies of the Prospectus,
Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as described in the Prospectus), or such other forms as may be approved from time to time by the Company, to all persons requesting such documents and to accept and comply with telephone
requests for information relating to the Offer, provided that such information shall relate only to the procedures for accepting (or withdrawing from) the Offer. All other requests for information relating to the Offer shall be directed to the
Company, Attention: Terence R. Rogers, Chief Financial Officer, with a copy to Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Eric Ziff. 

 

	16.	You are authorized to cooperate with and to furnish information to any organization (and its representatives) designated from time to time by the Company in the manner
directed or authorized by the Company in connection with the Offer and any tenders thereunder. 

  

	17.	 You shall advise by e-mail or facsimile transmission Stephen E. Makarewicz and Terence R. Rogers, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, respectively, of the Company, and Eric Ziff of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (at the facsimile numbers (773) 762-2819, (773) 762-4205 and (212) 728-9616, respectively, or the e-mail addresses
steve.makarewicz@ryerson.com, terence.rogers@ryerson.com and eziff@willkie.com, respectively), and such other person or persons as Company may request, daily (and more frequently during the week immediately preceding the Expiration Date, if
requested) up to and including the Expiration Date, as to the aggregate principal amount of Notes which have been tendered pursuant to the Offer and the items received by you pursuant to this Agreement, separately reporting and giving cumulative
totals as items properly received and items improperly received. In addition, you also will inform, and cooperate in making available to, the Company or any such other person or persons upon oral request made from time to time prior to the
Expiration Date of such other information as they may reasonably request. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation, the granting by you to the Company and such person as the Company may request of access to those persons on your staff who
are responsible for receiving tenders, in order to ensure that immediately prior to the Expiration Date and each other Expiration Date, if any, the Company shall have received information in sufficient detail to enable it to decide whether to extend
the Offer. You shall then prepare a final list of all persons whose 

  
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tenders were accepted, the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered and the amount accepted and deliver such list to the Company. 

 

	18.	Letters of Transmittal and Notices of Guaranteed Delivery shall be stamped by you as to the date, and, after the expiration of the Offer, the time, of receipt thereof
and shall be preserved by you for a period of time at least equal to the period of time you preserve other records pertaining to the transfer of securities. You shall dispose of unused Letters of Transmittal and other surplus materials.

  

	19.	For services rendered as Exchange Agent hereunder, you shall be entitled to such compensation as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. The provisions of this section
shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

  

	20.	You hereby acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. Any inconsistency between this Agreement, on the one hand, and the Prospectus and the
Letter of Transmittal (as they may be amended from time to time), on the other hand, shall be resolved in favor of the latter two documents, except with respect to your duties, liabilities and indemnification as Exchange Agent.

  

	21.	 The Company covenants and agrees to fully indemnify and hold you harmless against any and all loss, liability, cost or expense, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and reasonable expenses, incurred without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on your part, arising out of or in connection with any act, omission, delay or refusal made by you in reliance upon any signature,
endorsement, assignment, certificate, order, request, notice, instruction or other instrument or document reasonably believed by you to be valid, genuine and sufficient and in accepting any tender or effecting any transfer of Notes reasonably
believed by you in good faith to be authorized, and in delaying or refusing in good faith to accept any tenders or effect any transfer of Notes, provided however, that the Company shall not be liable for indemnification for any loss,
liability, cost or expense, including attorneys’ fees and expenses to the extent arising out of or in connection with your gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. In each case, the Company shall be notified by you, in accordance with
Section 28 hereof, of the written assertion of a claim against you or of any other action commenced against you, promptly after you shall have received any such written assertion or shall have been served with a summons in connection therewith
or otherwise notified of the commencement of an action. The Company shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of any such claim or other action and, if the Company so elects, the Company shall assume the defense of any suit
brought to enforce any such claim. In the event that the Company shall assume the defense of any such suit, the Company shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of any additional counsel thereafter retained by you, so long as the Company shall
retain counsel satisfactory to you to defend such suit; provided, that the Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any such action if the named parties to such action include both you and the Company and representation of both parties
by the same legal counsel would, in the written opinion of your counsel, be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicting interests between you and the Company. You shall not enter into a settlement or other compromise with respect to any
indemnified loss, liability or expense without the prior written consent of the Company, 

  
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which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

	22.	You shall arrange to comply with all applicable withholding and tax reporting requirements under the tax laws of the United States, including those relating to missing
Tax Identification Numbers, and shall file any appropriate reports with the Internal Revenue Service (e.g., 1099, 1099B, etc.) as directed in writing by the Company. 

 

	23.	You shall deliver or cause to be delivered in a timely manner to each governmental authority to which any transfer taxes are payable in respect of the transfer of Notes
to the Company, the Company’s payment in the amount of all transfer taxes so payable; provided, however, that you shall reimburse the Company for amounts refunded to you in respect of your payment of any such transfer taxes, at
such time as such refund is received by you. 

  

	24.	This Agreement and your appointment as Exchange Agent hereunder shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
agreements made and to be performed entirely within such state, and without regard to conflicts of laws principles, and shall inure to the benefit of, and the obligations created hereby shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of each of
the parties hereto. 

  

	25.	This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. 

  

	26.	In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

  

	27.	This Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to be modified, amended, rescinded, cancelled or waived, in whole or in part, except by a written instrument signed by a
duly authorized representative of the party to be charged. This Agreement may not be modified orally. 

  

	28.	Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or similar writing) and
shall be given to such party, addressed to it, at its address or telecopy number set forth below: 

 If to the
Company: 
 Ryerson Holding Corporation 

2621 West 15th Place 
 Chicago, IL 60608 
 Attn: Terence R. Rogers, Chief Financial Officer 

Fax: (773) 762-4205 
 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

  
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 Cristopher Greer,
Esq. 
 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 
 787 Seventh Avenue 
 New York, NY 10019 

Fax: (212) 728-9000 
 If to the Exchange Agent: 
 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Corporate Trust Services 
 625 Marquette Avenue 
 MAC N9311-110 

Minneapolis, MN 55479 
 Attn: Ryerson Account Manager 
 Fax: 612-667-9825 

 

	29.	Unless terminated earlier by the parties hereto, this Agreement shall terminate 90 days following the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sections 19 and 21
shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this Agreement, you shall promptly deliver to the Company any certificates for Notes, funds or property then held by you as Exchange Agent under this Agreement.

  

	30.	This Agreement shall be binding and effective as of the date hereof. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, hereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	Ryerson Holding Corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Terence R. Rogers

	Name:	 	Terence R. Rogers
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Exchange
Agent and Depositary 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Lynn M. Steiner

	Name:	 	Lynn M. Steiner
	Title:	 	Vice President

 (Signature page to Exchange
Agent & Depositary Agreement) 

  
 Schedule I 

COMPENSATION OF EXCHANGE AGENT: 
  

					
	 EXCHANGE AGENT & DEPOSITARY SERVICES:
	  	$	3,500Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with US Bank NA dated October 21, 2010

  
 EXHIBIT 10.1

 AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 21 day of October, 2010 by and between (i) FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC., an
Ohio corporation (the “Borrower” ), and (ii) U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A. and Star Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns (the
“Bank”), and amends and restates (a) the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Golden Corral] made and entered into as of October 21, 2009 by and between the Borrower and the Bank, as amended and (b) the
Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Revolving and Bullet Loans] made and entered into as of October 21, 2009 by and between the Borrower and the Bank, as amended (collectively the “Prior Loan Agreements”).

 1. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Bank to enter into this Agreement and to agree to make and/or to
continue the Loans described in Section 4 hereof, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties: 
 (a)
Existence. The Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio, and each Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. The Borrower and each Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified by the Borrower or the
Subsidiary would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects or financial condition. “Subsidiary” for purposes hereof means any corporation or other entity, the majority of the voting stock of which is owned,
directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary. 

(b) Authority. The Borrower and each Subsidiary has full power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as
such business is now being conducted, and the Borrower has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Agreement, the Notes (as hereinafter described) and all other documents and instruments executed in connection with or
otherwise relating to this Agreement or the Loans (as hereinafter defined) (collectively, the “Loan Documents”). 
 (c) Borrowing Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents: (i) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
action; (ii) do not and will not violate (A) any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation, (B) any order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or other agency of government, (C) the Articles of Incorporation or
Code of Regulations or other organizational or governing documents of the Borrower, or (D) any provision of any agreement (including, without limitation, any agreement with stockholders) to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or
subject, or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound; (iii) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (iv) do not and will not require any consent, approval or other action by or any notice to or filing 

  
 Exhibit 10.1

  
 
with any court or administrative or governmental body. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower and constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms. 
 (d)
Financial Information and Reports. Exhibit A to this Agreement is a complete list of the financial statements and projected financial statements furnished by the Borrower to the Bank in connection with the borrowings to be made
hereunder. Each such historical financial statement fairly presents in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the results of their operations as of the date (or with
respect to the period) noted in such financial statements. Other than any liability incident to any actions described in Exhibit B to this Agreement, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any material contingent liabilities
required to be disclosed under generally accepted accounting principles which are not provided for or disclosed in such financial statements. Each such statement (including any related schedule and/or notes) is true, correct and complete in all
material respects (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from audits and year-end adjustments) and has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently followed throughout the periods involved.
No such statement omits to state a material fact necessary to make such statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made. There has been no material adverse change in the business, operations or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary since the date of such financial statements. 
 (e) Indebtedness. Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined) other than Permitted Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined), or has guaranteed the obligations of any other person (except by endorsement of negotiable instruments payable
on sight for deposit or collection or similar banking transactions in the usual course of business), and to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge after diligent investigation, there exists no default under the provisions of any instrument
evidencing any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or of any agreement relating thereto. “Indebtedness” as used herein means all indebtedness for borrowed money which in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles would be considered as a liability, all rental obligations under leases required to be capitalized under generally accepted accounting principles (“Capital Leases”), all guarantees and other contingent
obligations in respect of, or obligations to purchase or otherwise acquire, Indebtedness of others, and Indebtedness of others secured by any lien on property owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether or not the Borrower or such Subsidiary
has assumed such Indebtedness. 
 (f) Actions. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary before any court, arbitrator or administrative or governmental agency except for those described in Exhibit B to this Agreement, none of which
might result in any material adverse change in the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, nor, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge after diligent investigation, is there any basis for
any such action which might result in such a material adverse change. 

  

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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 (g) Title to Property. The Borrower and
each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to its real properties (other than properties which it leases as lessee) and good title to all of its other properties and assets, including the properties and assets reflected in the most recent balance
sheet described in Exhibit A hereto (other than properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date thereof), free and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or charges
of any kind, including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof (each, a “Lien”), other than the following (each, a
“Permitted Lien”): (i) Liens described on Exhibit C hereto, (ii) leases required under generally accepted accounting principles to be capitalized on the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s books
(“Capitalized Leases”) so long as there is no violation of any of the Financial Covenants set forth on Exhibit D hereto, and (iii) Liens in favor of the Bank. The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in
undisturbed possession under all leases necessary in any material respect for the operation of its business, and no such leases contain any unusual or burdensome provisions which might materially affect or impair the Borrower’s or the
Subsidiary’s operations thereunder. All such leases are valid and in full force and effect. 
 (h) Employee Benefit
Plans. To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge after diligent investigation, no “reportable event” or “prohibited transaction,” as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”) has occurred or is continuing, as to any plan of the Borrower or any of its affiliates which poses a threat of taxes or penalties against or termination of such plans (or trusts related thereto). Neither the
Borrower nor any of its affiliates has violated in any material respect the requirements of any “qualified pension benefit plan,” as defined by ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or done anything to create any material liability
under the Multi-Employee Pension Plan Amendment Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its affiliates has incurred any material liability to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (the “PBGC”) in connection with such plans,
including, but not limited to, any “funding deficiency” (as defined by ERISA). 
 (i) Purpose of Loans.
Proceeds of the Revolving Loan shall be used to fund temporary working capital needs and general corporate purposes. The Construction Loans shall be used only for the purpose of financing the construction and opening and/or the refurbishing of
Golden Corral Restaurants and Big Boy Restaurants (collectively, the “Restaurants”). The Stock Repurchase Loans shall be used only for the purpose of financing the repurchase of Borrower’s shares of stock from its
shareholders. The 2009 Term Loan refinanced certain borrowings that were outstanding under the Revolving Loan in 2009. The Revolving Loan, Construction Loans, Stock Repurchase Loans and the 2009 Term Loan are collectively referred to herein as the
“Loans”. None of the Loans are nor shall be secured, directly or indirectly, by any stock for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or for any purpose which would violate either Regulation U, 12 C.F.R. Part
221, or Regulation X, 12 C.F.R. Part 224, promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
 (j)
Compliance. The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental entity (including, but not by way of limitation, any such laws,
statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders related to ecology, human health and the environment) applicable to it. 

  

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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 (k) Adverse Contracts and Conditions.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to any contract or agreement, or subject to any charge, restriction, judgment, decree or order, materially and adversely affecting its business, property, assets, operations or condition, financial
or otherwise, nor a party to any labor dispute. There are no restrictions applicable to any Subsidiary which might limit its ability to pay dividends or make loans to the Borrower. 

(l) Taxes. The Borrower and each Subsidiary has filed all federal, state and local tax returns and other reports which it is
required by law to file, has paid all taxes, assessments and other similar charges that are due and payable, other than taxes, if any, being contested by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and has withheld all employee and similar taxes which it is required by law to withhold. Federal income tax returns of the Borrower and each Subsidiary have been examined by
the taxing authorities or closed by applicable statutes and satisfied for all fiscal years prior to and including the Borrower’s 2006 fiscal year end. Federal income tax returns of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Borrower’s 2007
fiscal year end and all years thereafter may still be examined by the taxing authorities. 
 2. Borrower’s
Covenants. The Borrower agrees that, from the date of this Agreement and until the Loans are paid in full and all obligations under this Agreement are fully performed, and the commitment of the Bank to make Loans hereunder has terminated:

 (a) Financial Covenants. The Borrower shall comply with each of the financial covenants set forth in Exhibit
D to this Agreement (collectively, the “Financial Covenants”). 
 (b) Financial Statements;
Periodic Reports. The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank: (i) as soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days after the last day of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the annual audit report of the Borrower,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding fiscal year, and consisting of a consolidated balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and consolidated statements
of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative consolidated form corresponding consolidated figures from the preceding annual audit,
certified by a nationally-recognized firm of independent certified public accountants, whose certificate shall be in scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Bank and shall include, without limitation, a certification that in auditing the
Borrower, such accountant has obtained no knowledge of an Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) hereunder, or if any Event of Default exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, and accompanied by such accountant’s
management letter with respect thereto; (ii) as soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the last day of each of the Borrower’s first three fiscal quarters, a copy of the Borrower’s unaudited
financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding fiscal quarter, and consisting of a consolidated balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal quarter
and consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period from the beginning of the then-current fiscal year through the end of

  

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such fiscal quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, and certified by an authorized financial officer of the
Borrower, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments; (iii) promptly upon transmission thereof, copies of all such financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports as the Borrower shall send to its stockholders and copies
of all registration statements (without exhibits) and all regulatory and periodic reports which the Borrower files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any governmental body or agency succeeding to the
functions of the SEC; (iv) as soon as practicable and in any event within ten (10) days of last day of each of the Borrower’s fiscal months, a report providing the number of shares of common stock of the Borrower repurchased by the
Borrower during the immediately preceding month and the repurchase price(s) paid for the same; and (v) with reasonable promptness, such other financial data in such form as the Bank may reasonably request, provided that the Bank shall keep such
data confidential to the extent required by applicable securities laws. 
 Together with each delivery of financial statements
required under clauses (i) and (ii) above, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer (A) setting forth a comparison between actual calculated results and covenanted results for each of the Financial
Covenants set forth on Exhibit D hereto and (B) stating that, to the best of such Chief Financial Officer’s knowledge after diligent investigation, no Event of Default hereunder then exists, or if such an Event of Default
hereunder does then exist, specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof, and the action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. The Borrower further agrees that promptly upon the President or Chief Financial Officer of
the Borrower obtaining knowledge of an event that constitutes an Event of Default hereunder, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a certificate specifying the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof, and the action the Borrower proposes to
take with respect thereto. The Bank is authorized to deliver a copy of any financial statement or other communication or document delivered to it pursuant to this Section 2(b) to any regulatory body having jurisdiction over it if
such delivery is required by such regulatory body. The Borrower and each Subsidiary shall permit the Bank and its agents and representatives, at the expense of the Bank, to inspect its real and personal property, including without limitation any and
all of the Restaurants, and to verify accounts and inspect and make copies of or extracts from its books, records and files, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal officers, all at such reasonable times and as often as
the Bank may reasonably request. 
 In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower shall furnish to the Bank, as soon as practicable
and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the last day of each of the Borrower’s four (4) fiscal quarters, key operating statistics (in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Bank and including, without limitation,
key sales, earnings, and EBITDA information) for each of the Borrower’s Golden Corral Restaurants. 
 (c) Insurance.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain with responsible carriers All Risk coverage for the full replacement value of all of its real and personal property, except that the Borrower and each Subsidiary may self-insure risks
to its real and personal property in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), and maintain with responsible carriers general public liability insurance coverage including Excess liability coverage in an amount not less than
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($25,000,000), except that the Borrower and each Subsidiary may self-insure general public liability risks in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) per occurrence
during the term of this Agreement. The Borrower shall deliver to the Bank, together with delivery of the financial statements required under Section 2(b)(i) above, a certificate specifying the details of all such insurance in
effect. The Borrower shall cause the Bank to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured, as applicable, on its policies of insurance. 
 (d) Taxes. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, file all federal, state and local tax returns and other reports it is required by law to file, and shall pay when due all taxes,
assessments and other liabilities, except that the Borrower and any Subsidiary shall not be obligated to pay any taxes or assessments which it is contesting in good faith, provided that adequate reserves therefor are established in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, that such contests will not materially adversely affect the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s operations or financial condition, and that such taxes and assessments are promptly paid when the dispute
is finally determined. 
 (e) Existence and Status. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain its
existence in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction described in Section 1(a) of this Agreement, provided that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may change its jurisdiction of incorporation if it shall remain in good
standing under the laws thereof. 
 (f) Maintenance of Property. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to,
maintain to the extent consistent with good business practices all of its real and personal property in good condition and repair, not commit or permit any waste thereof, and not, except in the ordinary course of business, remove or permit the
removal of any improvement, accession or fixture therefrom that may in any way materially impair the value of said property. 

(g) Environmental Matters. The Borrower represents, warrants and covenants with the Bank that: (i) neither the Borrower nor
any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, after due investigation, any other person or entity, has used or permitted any Hazardous Substances (as hereinafter defined) to be placed, held, stored or disposed of on any
property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Designated Properties”), in violation of any Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined); (ii) none of the Designated Properties now contains
any Hazardous Substance in violation of any Environmental Laws; (iii) there have been no complaints, citations, claims, notices, information requests, orders (including but not limited to clean-up orders) or directives on environmental grounds
made or delivered to, pending or served on, or anticipated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or of which the Borrower, after due investigation, including consideration of the previous uses of the Designated Properties and meeting the
standard under 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(35)(B)(1986), is aware or should be aware (A) issued by a governmental department or agency having jurisdiction over any of the Designated Properties, or (B) issued or claimed by any persons,
agencies or organizations or affecting any of the Designated Properties; and (iv) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, so long as any of the Indebtedness under this Agreement remains unpaid, shall allow any Hazardous Substances to
be placed, held, stored or disposed on any of the Designated Properties or incorporated into any improvements on any of the Designated Properties in violation of any Environmental Laws. The term “Hazardous Substance” shall
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defined as such in or for the purpose of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, any so-called “Superfund” or “Super-Lien” law, or any other
federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any Hazardous Substance (the “Environmental Laws”, as now or at
any time hereafter in effect). 
 The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold the Bank harmless from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, damages, injuries, costs, expenses and claims of any and every kind whatsoever, paid, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against the Bank for, with respect to, or as a direct or indirect result of, any of the following:
(i) the presence on or under or the escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission, discharging or release from any of the Designated Properties of any Hazardous Substance (including, without limitation, any losses, liabilities,
damages, injuries, costs, expenses or claims asserted or arising under any of the Environmental Laws); or (ii) any liens against any of the Designated Properties or any interest or estate in any of the Designated Properties, created, permitted
or imposed by the Environmental Laws, or any actual or asserted liability of or obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under the Environmental Laws. 
 The Borrower shall immediately notify the Bank should the Borrower become aware of any Hazardous Substance on any of the Designated Properties in violation of any Environmental Laws or any claim that any
of the Designated Properties may be contaminated by any Hazardous Substance in violation of any Environmental Laws. The Borrower shall, at its own cost and expense, be responsible for the cleanup of any Hazardous Substance caused, or knowingly
permitted, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to be on any of the Designated Properties which is in violation of any Environmental Laws including any removal, containment and remedial actions in accordance with all applicable Environmental
Laws. The Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall not be subject to any limitation of liability provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents and the Borrower acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are not conditional and shall
continue in effect so long as a valid claim may lawfully be asserted against the Bank or for so long as this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any renewal, amendment, extension or modification thereto remain in effect, whichever extends
for a greater period of time. 
 (h) Notice. The Borrower shall notify the Bank in writing, promptly upon the
Borrower’s learning thereof, of: (i) any litigation, suit or administrative proceeding which may materially affect the operations, financial condition or business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether or not the claim is considered by
the Borrower to be covered by insurance, unless the applicable insurer has agreed to defend any such claim and cover the liability therefor; (ii) the occurrence of any material event described in Section 4043 of ERISA or any anticipated
termination, partial termination or merger of a “Plan” (as defined in ERISA) or a transfer of the assets of a Plan; (iii) any labor dispute to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary may become a party; (iv) any default by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary under any note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other similar agreement to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or its assets are bound; and (v) any
default by any obligor under any material note or other evidence of debt payable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary. 

  

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 (i) Liens. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of its assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens. Furthermore, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any
Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement with any other person or entity pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary agrees not to create, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of its assets, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired. 
 (j) Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or
permit to exist any Indebtedness, except the following (each, “Permitted Indebtedness”): (i) Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement and other Indebtedness to the Bank; (ii) outstanding Indebtedness reflected in
the historical financial statements listed in Exhibit A attached hereto (but not any refinancing or refunding of such Indebtedness); (iii) Indebtedness described in Exhibit E attached hereto; and
(iv) Indebtedness incurred in connection with Capitalized Leases so long as there is no violation of any of the Financial Covenants set forth on Exhibit D hereto. 

(k) Loans; Investments. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, make or permit to remain outstanding any
loan or advance to, or own or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any person or entity, except that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may: (i) make or permit to remain
outstanding loans or advances to any Subsidiary or the Borrower; (ii) own or acquire stock, obligations or securities of a Subsidiary or of a corporation which immediately after such acquisition will be a Subsidiary; (iii) own or acquire
prime commercial paper and certificates of deposit in United States commercial banks having capital resources in excess of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), in each case due within one (1) year from the date of purchase and payable in United
States Dollars, obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof, and obligations guaranteed by the United States Government, and repurchase agreements with such banks for terms of less than (1) one year in respect of the
foregoing certificates and obligations; (iv) make travel advances in the ordinary course of business to officers and employees or other advances in the ordinary course of business to officers and employees (excluding advances to employees for
relocation purposes) not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000) in the aggregate at any time outstanding for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries; (v) make advances to employees for relocation purposes not to exceed One
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) in the aggregate at any time outstanding for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries; (vi) own or acquire money-market preferred stock in an amount not to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($750,000); (vii) make or permit to remain outstanding loans or advances to, or own or acquire stock, obligations or securities of, any other person or entity, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such loans and advances (excluding
loans which are fully secured by real estate consisting of former restaurant locations), plus the aggregate amount of the investment (at original cost) in such stock, obligations and securities, shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) at any time outstanding for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries; and (viii) make investments in the Borrower’s non-qualified executive savings plan. 
 (l) Merger and Sale of Assets. Without the prior written consent of the Bank, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with any other corporation, or
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without limitation, the stock of any Subsidiary, or sell with recourse or discount or otherwise sell for less than the face value thereof any of its notes or accounts receivable, except that
without the prior written consent of the Bank: (i) any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or with any one or more other Subsidiaries; (ii) any
Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets to the Borrower or another Subsidiary; (iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may otherwise sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets having a
book value of less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) provided that the aggregate book value of all such assets so sold, leased, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during any fiscal year shall not
exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); and (iv) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of property (as hereinafter defined) and equipment in connection with remodelings and equipment replacements
in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this Section 2(l), “property” shall mean those components of the real estate (such as walls, electrical and plumbing) which are removed during a
remodeling. 
 (m) Maximum Annual Lease Expense. The Borrower’s operating lease expense shall not exceed Nine
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,500,000) for any immediately preceding 12 month period. 
 (n) Restrictions on
Transactions With Stockholders and Other Affiliates. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into or be a party to any transaction reportable under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC, except in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to the reasonable requirements of its business, and upon fair and reasonable terms which are fully disclosed to the Bank and are no less favorable to
the Borrower or such Subsidiary than the Borrower or such Subsidiary could obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party. 
 (o) Books and Records. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain complete books of accounts, records and files with respect to its business in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied in accordance with past practices and shall accurately and completely record all transactions therein. 
 (p) Business Activities. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, continue to engage in the types of business activities in which it is currently engaged or other activities
involving food service and wholesaling food and related products, and shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, be engaged in any business activities other than the types in which it is currently engaged or other activities involving food
service and wholesaling food and related products. 
 (q) Compliance with Law. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each
Subsidiary to, comply at all times with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of any governmental entity (including, but not by way of limitation, such laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders relating to
ecology, human health and the environment) having jurisdiction over it or any part of its assets, where such failure to comply would have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s operations or financial condition

  

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or the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder. The Borrower and each Subsidiary shall obtain and maintain all permits, licenses, approvals and other similar documents
required by any such laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders. 
 (r) Deposit Accounts. The Borrower will
maintain its primary deposit accounts at the Bank so long as any obligations to the Bank, whether under the Loans or otherwise, remain outstanding. 
 (s) Acquisitions. The Borrower shall not acquire equity (except for repurchases of Borrower’s stock from Borrower’s shareholders) or assets (except for the acquisition of land and
equipment in the ordinary course of business) of any one or more entities or persons during any fiscal year that exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate. 
 (t) Waiver. Any variance from the covenants of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2 shall be permitted only with the prior written consent and/or waiver of the Bank. Any such
variance by consent and/or waiver shall relate solely to the variance addressed in such consent and/or waiver, and shall not operate as the Bank’s consent and/or waiver to any other variance of the same covenant or other covenants, nor shall it
preclude the exercise by the Bank of any power or right under this Agreement, other than with respect to such variance. 
 3.
Closing Conditions. The obligation of the Bank to make the Loans, or any portion thereof, and the effectiveness of this Agreement are, at the Bank’s option, subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

 (a) Default. Before and after giving effect to the Loans, or any portion thereof, no Event of Default or any event
which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, might mature into an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing. 
 (b) Warranties. Before and after giving effect to the Loans or any portion thereof, the representations and warranties in Section 1 hereof shall be true and correct as though
made on the date of such Loans or portion thereof. 
 (c) Certification. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank a
certificate of the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower dated as of the date hereof: (i) as to the matters set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) above; (ii) to the effect that the resolutions described in
Section 3(d) below have not been amended or rescinded and remain in full force and effect; (iii) as to the incumbency of the individuals authorized to sign this Agreement, the Notes (as hereinafter defined) and the other Loan
Documents (with specimen signatures attached); and (iv) to the effect that the Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations of the Borrower are in full force and effect in the form delivered to the Bank. 

(d) Resolutions. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank copies of the resolutions of the Borrower’s Board of Directors
authorizing (i) the Borrower to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of the common stock of Borrower and (ii) the borrowings hereunder and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes and other Loan Documents. 

(e) Articles and Regulations. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank true and correct copies of its Articles of
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 (f) Notes. The Borrower shall have
delivered each of (a) the Construction Period Construction Note (as hereinafter defined), (b) the Revolving Note, and (c) the Short-Term Stock Repurchase Note (as hereinafter defined), to the Bank with all blanks appropriately
completed and each of the Notes duly executed on behalf of the Borrower. The Construction Notes, the Revolving Note, the Stock Repurchase Notes, the 2009 Term Note, and any other note currently or hereafter issued by the Borrower to the Bank, all as
may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or modified from time to time, are referred to herein as the “Notes”. 
 (g) Opinion. The Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank the opinion of outside counsel acceptable to the Bank, dated the date of this Agreement, to the effect that: (i) the Borrower is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio; (ii) the Borrower has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents and to perform
its obligations thereunder; (iii) the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, and are not in conflict with any provision of law or of the Articles of Incorporation or Code of Regulations of the Borrower, nor in conflict with any agreement, order or decree binding upon the Borrower of which such
counsel has knowledge; and (iv) this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as the same
may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect, or by legal or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, or other rules of law or equity limiting the availability
of specific performance or injunctive relief. 
 (h) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall have paid to the Bank in
immediately available funds a $10,000 commitment fee as well as all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Bank and its employees (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of legal counsel) incurred by the Bank in entering into this
Agreement and preparing the documentation in connection herewith. 
 (i) Continuing Reimbursement Agreement. The Borrower
shall have delivered to the Bank that certain Continuing Reimbursement Agreement for Letters of Credit dated as of even date herewith by and between the Borrower and the Bank, as may be amended, restated, supplemented, or modified from time to time
(the “Continuing Reimbursement Agreement”), and all related documents and instruments to the Bank with all blanks appropriately completed and duly executed on behalf of the Borrower. 

4. Loans. 
 (a) Loans. 
 (i) Construction Loans. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and subject to there being no Event of Default (or event which might, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, mature into an Event of Default) hereunder, the Bank agrees to make loans to the Borrower in an
aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) One Hundred Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($106,500,000) (the “Total Construction 

  

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Loan Commitment Amount”) or (B) the amount necessary to construct and open the Restaurants (collectively, the “Construction Loans”). 

The Borrower shall provide the Bank notice of the Borrower’s desire to obtain Construction Loan proceeds for the purpose of
constructing and opening any particular Restaurant, which notice shall state the amount of the Construction Loan requested and the location of the particular Restaurant. The term “Business Day” as used herein shall mean any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday on which banks in Cincinnati, Ohio are required or authorized by law to close. The Construction Loans shall be effectuated by the Bank crediting an account maintained by the Borrower at the Bank. No
repayment or prepayment of the Construction Loans shall be reason for any relending or additional lending of proceeds of the Construction Loans to the Borrower, and no Construction Loan proceeds shall be disbursed after April 15, 2012. The
outstanding principal balance of each Construction Loan which has not been converted into a Construction Term Loan (as hereinafter defined) in accordance with the next paragraph hereof (such Construction Loans which have not been so converted being
collectively referred to herein as “Construction Period Construction Loans”) shall mature and be payable in full on April 15, 2012 (the “Construction Loan Maturity Date”), unless the maturity
thereof is accelerated as described herein. As of October 21 2010, as a result of the prior draws by the Borrower under the Construction Loans and prior conversions of Construction Period Construction Loans to Construction Term Loans, of the
maximum One Hundred Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($106,500,000) Construction Loan facility, (i) Ninety One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($91,500,000) has been drawn by the Borrower under the Construction Loans and already
been converted to Construction Term Loans or currently remains outstanding as Construction Period Construction Loans and (ii) a maximum of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) still remains available to be drawn by the Borrower under the
Construction Period Construction Loans. The Construction Loans shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the
“Construction Period Construction Note”). The Construction Period Construction Note shall replace the Ninth Amended and Restated Promissory Note dated as of October 21, 2009 given by the Borrower to the Bank (the
“Prior Construction Note”), and amounts outstanding under the Prior Construction Note shall not be deemed cancelled or satisfied, but shall be evidenced by the Construction Period Construction Note instead of by the Prior
Construction Note. 
 Upon the substantial completion of construction of each Restaurant the construction or opening of which
has been financed with Construction Loan proceeds, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Bank in writing of the date thereof (each such date being referred to herein as a “Completion Date”). Within six (6) months after
the Completion Date of each such Restaurant, the Borrower shall elect to convert the outstanding principal balance of all Construction Loans obtained for the purpose of constructing or opening of such Restaurant to a term loan with a maturity date
that is not less than seven (7) years nor greater than twelve (12) years after the Construction Loan Conversion Date (each such Loan being referred to herein as a “Construction Term Loan”), by providing ten
(10) Business Days prior written notice to the Bank of (i) the date on which the Borrower desires such conversion to be effective (the “Construction Loan Conversion Date”), which date must be the first day of a
calendar month and not later than the date which is six (6) months after the Completion Date, (ii) the maturity date elected by the Borrower for such Construction Term Loan (each, a “Construction Term

  

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Loan Maturity Date”; which Construction Term Loan Maturity Date shall be no later than the date which is twelve (12) years after the Construction Loan Conversion Date,
(iii) if the Borrower desires that such Construction Term Loan bear interest at the Cost of Funds-Based Rate (as hereinafter defined), the irrevocable commitment by the Borrower to accept and be bound by its election of such Cost of Funds-Based
Rate until the Construction Term Loan Maturity Date of such Construction Term Loan or as otherwise expressly provided herein, and (iv) if the Borrower desires that such Construction Term Loan be a LIBOR Rate Loan (as hereinafter defined), its
election of such LIBOR Rate Loan and election of one of the 1, 2 or 3 month LIBOR rate as described in Section 4(b)(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall have the option to extend the Construction Term Loan
Maturity Date of any Construction Term Loan having both a Construction Loan Conversion Date after December 3, 2007 and an original Construction Term Loan Maturity Date of less than twelve (12) years from the Construction Loan Conversion
Date once during the term thereof to a date not later than twelve (12) years after the Construction Conversion Date, by providing no less than thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Bank of its intent to exercise such option.

 Each Construction Term Loan which bears interest at the Cost of Funds-Based Rate shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in
substantially the form of Exhibit G-1 attached hereto with all blanks appropriately completed and each Construction Term Loan which does not bear interest at the Cost of Funds-Based Rate shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in
substantially the form of Exhibit G-2 attached hereto with all blanks appropriately completed (each, a “Construction Term Note”; the Construction Term Notes and the Construction Period Construction Note are
sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Construction Notes”). 
 (ii) Revolving Loan.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to there being no Event of Default (or event which might, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, mature into an Event of Default) hereunder, the Bank agrees to lend and
relend to the Borrower, upon request by the Borrower made to the Bank in the manner described in Sections 4(b) and (c) below, during the period from the date hereof to the earlier of (A) April 15, 2012, or the
termination date of any extension hereof agreed to by the Borrower and the Bank as described below, or (B) the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default, unless waived by the Bank (the earlier of such dates being referred to herein as the
“Revolver Commitment Termination Date”), a principal sum of up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) (the “Total Revolver Commitment Amount”), as the Borrower may from time to time request for the
Borrower’s working capital needs (the “Revolving Loan”); provided, however, that the Bank shall not be required to make, and the Borrower shall not be entitled to receive, any Revolving Loan if, after giving effect
thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan would exceed the Total Revolver Commitment Amount. 

Each Revolving Loan hereunder shall be in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or a multiple thereof. The Revolving
Loan shall be evidenced by a Nineteenth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note given by the Borrower to the Bank in substantially the form of Exhibit H attached hereto, as amended and/or restated from time to time (the
“Revolving Note”). The Revolving Note shall mature and be payable in full on April 15, 2012, unless accelerated or extended as described herein. The Revolving Note shall replace the Eighteenth Amended and Restated
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outstanding under the Prior Note shall not be deemed cancelled or satisfied, but shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note instead of by the Prior Note. If the outstanding principal balance of the
Revolving Loan at any time exceeds the Total Revolver Commitment Amount, the Borrower shall immediately, without notice or demand, reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan such that the Total Revolver Commitment Amount is not
exceeded. 
 Upon request by the Borrower, the Bank may consider extensions of the Revolver Commitment Termination Date, but is
not hereby committing in any way thereto. Upon any such extension, at the option of the Bank, the Borrower shall execute a new promissory note substantially identical to the Revolving Note, except reflecting the new Revolver Commitment Termination
Date, which thereupon shall be the Revolving Note hereunder. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower
covenants and agrees to pay down the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loan and the Revolving Note to Zero Dollars ($0) for not less than thirty (30) consecutive days during each of the Borrower’s fiscal years, having commenced with the
Borrower’s fiscal year beginning on June 3, 2002. 
 (iii) 2009 Term Loan. As of October 21, 2009, the
Bank agreed to make to the Borrower, and the Borrower borrowed from the Bank, a term loan in the aggregate amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) (the “2009 Term Loan”). As of the date hereof, the remaining unpaid
principal amount of the 2009 Term Loan is Three Million Fifty Two Thousand Twenty Dollars and 66/100 ($3,052,020.66). The maturity date of the 2009 Term Note is October 21, 2013, unless accelerated or extended as described herein (the
“2009 Term Loan Maturity Date”). The 2009 Term Loan is evidenced by that certain Promissory Note in the original principal amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) dated October 21, 2009 issued by the Borrower to the
Bank, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “2009 Term Note”). The 2009 Term Note is subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

(iv) Stock Repurchase Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to there being no Event of Default
(or event which might, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, mature into an Event of Default) hereunder, the Bank agrees to make loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000) (the “Stock Repurchase Loan Commitment Amount”) or (B) the aggregate repurchase price of the aggregate number of shares of the Borrower’s common stock to be to repurchased authorized by the board of
directors of the Borrower (collectively, the “Stock Repurchase Loans”). 
 For each request to the Bank
to make a Stock Repurchase Loan, the Borrower shall provide the Bank (A) written notice of the Borrower’s desire to obtain Stock Repurchase Loan proceeds for the purpose of repurchasing shares of the Borrower’s common stock, which
notice shall state the amount of the Stock Repurchase Loan requested, the number of shares of common stock of the Borrower to be repurchased, and the repurchase price(s) per share of the common stock of the Borrower and (B) if the Borrower
repurchases (in the aggregate) more than 500,000 shares of its common stock, copies of resolutions of the Borrower’s Board of Directors authorizing such repurchase of shares of the Borrower’s common stock. The Stock Repurchase Loans shall
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Bank. No repayment or prepayment of the Stock Repurchase Loans shall be reason for any relending or additional lending of proceeds of the Stock Repurchase Loans to the Borrower, and no Stock
Repurchase Loan proceeds shall be disbursed after April 15, 2012. The outstanding principal balance of each Stock Repurchase Loan which has not been converted into a Stock Repurchase Term Loan (as hereinafter defined) in accordance with the
next paragraph hereof (such Stock Repurchase Loans which have not been so converted being collectively referred to herein as “Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loans”) shall mature and be payable in full on April 15, 2012 (the
“Stock Repurchase Loan Maturity Date”), unless the maturity thereof is accelerated as described herein. The Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loans shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit
I attached hereto, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Short-Term Stock Repurchase Note”). 
 The outstanding principal balance of each Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan shall be converted to a term loan with a maturity date (each, a “Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity
Date” that is seven (7) years after the Stock Repurchase Loan Conversion Date (each such Stock Repurchase Loan being referred to herein as a “Stock Repurchase Term Loan”), by providing ten (10) Business
Days prior written notice to the Bank of (i) the date on which the Borrower desires such conversion to be effective (the “Stock Repurchase Loan Conversion Date”), which date must be the first day of a calendar month and
not later than the date which is six (6) months after the date of issuance of such Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan, (ii) if the Borrower desires that such Stock Repurchase Term Loan bear interest at the Cost of Funds-Based Rate (as
hereinafter defined), the irrevocable commitment by the Borrower to accept and be bound by its election of such Cost of Funds-Based Rate until the Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity Date of such Stock Repurchase Term Loan or as otherwise expressly
provided herein, and (iv) if the Borrower desires that such Stock Repurchase Term Loan be a LIBOR Rate Loan (as hereinafter defined), its election of such LIBOR Rate Loan and election of one of the 1, 2 or 3 month LIBOR rate as described in
Section 4(b)(i). 
 Each Stock Repurchase Term Loan which bears interest at the Cost of Funds-Based Rate
shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit G-1 attached hereto with all blanks appropriately completed and each Stock Repurchase Term Loan which does not bear interest at the Cost of Funds-Based Rate
shall be evidenced by a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit G-2 attached hereto with all blanks appropriately completed (each, a “Stock Repurchase Term Note”; the Stock Repurchase Term Notes and
the Short-Term Stock Repurchase Note are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Stock Repurchase Notes”). 
 (b) Interest. 
 (i) Construction Loan, Stock Repurchase Loan.
Interest on each advance of the Construction Loans and/or the Stock Repurchase Loans hereunder (prior to conversion to a Construction Term Loan or a Stock Repurchase Term Loan as applicable) shall accrue at an annual rate equal to the LIBOR Rate
Margin (as hereinafter defined) plus the 1, 2, or 3 month LIBOR rate quoted by the Bank from Telerate Page 3750 or any successor thereto (which shall be the LIBOR rate in effect two New York Banking Days prior to (A) commencement of the advance
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requirement and any subsequent costs arising from a change in government regulation (a “LIBOR Rate Loan”). 

The term “New York Banking Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are
open for business in New York, New York. 
 In the event the Borrower does not timely select an interest rate option at least
two New York Banking Days before the end of the Loan Period for a Construction Loan and/or a Stock Repurchase Loan that is a LIBOR Rate Loan, the funds advanced under such Construction Loan and/or Stock Repurchase Loan shall, beginning on the first
day of the new Loan Period, accrue interest at the 1 month LIBOR rate in effect two New York Banking Days prior to commencement such Loan Period. 
 The term “Loan Period” means the period commencing on the advance date (or the Conversion Date) of the applicable LIBOR Rate Loan and ending on the numerically corresponding day 1,
2, or 3 months thereafter matching the interest rate term selected by the Borrower; provided, however, (A) if any Loan Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a New York Banking Day, then the Loan Period shall end on the next
succeeding New York Banking Day unless the next succeeding New York Banking Day falls in another calendar month, in which case the Loan Period shall end on the immediately preceding New York Banking Day; or (B) if any Loan Period begins on the
last New York Banking Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of the Loan Period), then the Loan Period shall end on the last New York Banking Day of the calendar
month at the end of such Loan Period. 
 No Construction Period Construction Loan may extend beyond the Construction Loan
Maturity Date. No Stock Repurchase Loan may extend beyond the Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan Maturity Date. In any event, if the Loan Period for a Construction Period Construction Loan should happen to extend beyond the Construction Loan Maturity
Date, such Construction Period Construction Loans must be prepaid at the Construction Loan Maturity Date. Likewise, if the Loan Period for a Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan should happen to extend beyond the Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan
Maturity Date, such Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loans must be prepaid at the Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan Maturity Date. Each Construction Loan and each Stock Repurchase Loan shall be in a minimum principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) and in increments of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) thereafter. 
 If a LIBOR Rate Loan is prepaid
prior to the end of the Loan Period, as defined above, for such loan, whether voluntarily or because prepayment is required due to such loan’s maturing or accelerating upon default or otherwise, the Borrower agrees to pay all of the Bank’s
costs, expenses, and Interest Differential (as determined by the Bank) incurred as a result of such prepayment. The term “Interest Differential” shall mean that sum equal to the greater of zero or the financial loss incurred
by the Bank resulting from prepayment, calculated as the difference between the amount of interest the Bank would have earned (from like investments in the Money Markets as of the first day of the LIBOR Rate Loan) had prepayment not occurred and the
interest the Bank will actually earn (from like investments in the Money Markets as of the date of prepayment) as a result of the redeployment of funds from the prepayment. Because of the 

  

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short-term nature of the LIBOR Rate Loans, the Borrower agrees that the Interest Differential shall not be discounted to its present value. Any prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be in an
amount equal to the remaining entire principal balance of such loan. The term “Money Markets” refers to one or more wholesaling funding markets available to and selected by the Bank, including negotiable certificates of
deposit, commercial paper, Eurodollar deposits, bank notes, federal funds, interest rate swaps, or others. 
 The
“LIBOR Rate Margin” is currently one hundred fifty-five (155) basis points and shall be subject to adjustment on each March 1 for application to the period commencing on such date in accordance with the
Borrower’s ratio of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted EBITDA for the period commencing on the first day of the Borrower’s then-current fiscal year and ending on the last day of the second quarter of such fiscal year and on each September 1
for application to the period commencing on such date in accordance with the Borrower’s ratio of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted EBITDA for the period commencing on the first day of the Borrower’s immediately preceding fiscal year and ending
on the last day of such fiscal year, as follows: if the Borrower’s ratio of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is 1.50 to 1.0 or greater, the LIBOR Rate Margin shall be one hundred eighty (180) basis points; if the Borrower’s ratio
of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is less than 1.50 to 1.0 but equal to or greater than 1.00 to 1.0, the LIBOR Rate Margin shall be one hundred fifty-five (155) basis points; and if the Borrower’s ratio of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted
EBITDA is less than 1.00 to 1.0, the LIBOR Rate Margin shall be one hundred thirty-five (135) basis points. Such adjustments shall be based upon the Borrower’s ratio of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted EBITDA as determined from the financial
statements delivered to the Bank pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or (ii) hereof, as applicable. The foregoing provisions are not intended to, and shall not be construed to, authorize any violation by the Borrower of any Financial
Covenant or constitute a waiver thereof or any commitment by the Bank to waive any violation by the Borrower of any Financial Covenant. 
 Upon conversion of a Construction Period Construction Loan to a Construction Term Loan and/or the conversion of a Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan to a Stock Repurchase Term Loan (the Construction Term
Loan and the Stock Repurchase Term Loan each hereinafter referred to as a “Term Loan” and collectively referred to as the “Term Loans” and the Construction Loan Conversion Date and the Stock Repurchase
Loan Conversion Date shall be each referred to as a “Conversion Date”), the Borrower shall choose that interest on such Term Loan shall accrue after such Term Loan’s Conversion Date as provided under either Option A or
Option B that follows (with Option B only being available as a choice to the Borrower so long as no Event of Default or event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, might mature into an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be
continuing): (A) under Option A (which shall be known as a “Variable Rate Term Loan”), for which Borrower shall execute a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit G-2 attached hereto, interest
on such Variable Rate Term Loan shall accrue after such Variable Rate Term Loan’s Conversion Date as a LIBOR Rate Loan at the then applicable LIBOR Rate Margin plus the 1, 2, or 3 month LIBOR rate quoted by the Bank from Telerate Page 3750 or
any successor thereto (which shall be the LIBOR rate in effect two New York Banking Days prior to (i) commencement of the Variable Rate Term Loan or (ii) the end of each Loan Period, adjusted for any reserve requirement and any subsequent
costs arising from a change in government regulation; or (B) under Option B (which shall be known as a “Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan”), for which Borrower shall execute a Promissory Note in substantially the form of
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such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan shall accrue after such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan’s Conversion Date at a fixed rate per annum equal to one hundred fifty (150) basis points plus the
Bank’s Cost of Funds as of the Conversion Date (the “Cost of Funds-Based Rate”). 
 With respect to
any Variable Rate Term Loan, in the event the Borrower does not timely select another interest rate option at least two New York Banking Days before the end of the Loan Period for a LIBOR Rate Loan, the funds advanced under the LIBOR Rate Loan
shall, beginning on the first day of the new Loan Period, accrue interest at the 1 month LIBOR rate in effect two New York Banking Days prior to commencement of such Loan Period. No Variable Rate Term Loan may extend beyond the Construction Term
Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, for such Variable Rate Term Loan. In any event, if the Loan Period (as defined below) for a Variable Rate Term Loan should happen to extend beyond the applicable maturity
date for such Variable Rate Term Loan, such Variable Rate Term Loan must be prepaid at its Construction Term Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable. Each Variable Rate Term Loan shall be in a minimum principal
amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and in increments of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) thereafter. 

With respect to any Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan, the term “Cost of Funds” means the rate at which the Bank would
be able to borrow funds of comparable amounts in the Money Markets for a period equal to the remaining term of such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan, adjusted for any reserve requirement and any subsequent costs arising from a change in government
regulation, with such rate rounded upward to the nearest one-eighth percent, and the term. 
 (ii) Revolving Loan.
Interest on each advance of the Revolving Note hereunder shall accrue at an annual rate equal to the LIBOR Rate Margin plus at the 1 month LIBOR rate quoted by the Bank from Telerate Page 3750 or any successor their, which shall be that one-month
LIBOR rate in effect to New York Banking Days prior to the beginning of each calendar month, adjusted for any reserve requirement and any subsequent costs arising from a change in government regulation, such rate to be reset at the beginning of each
succeeding month. If the initial advance under this Note occurs other than on the first day of the month, the initial 1 month LIBOR rate shall be that 1 month LIBOR rate in effect two New York Banking Days prior to the date of the initial advance;
such 1-month LIBOR rate to be reset at the beginning of each succeeding month (the “Revolving Note LIBOR Rate;” provided, however, the Borrower may elect at any time to the convert a portion of the outstanding
advances of the Revolving Note to a LIBOR Rate Loan as set forth in Section 4(b)(i). In the event the Borrower does not timely select an interest rate option at least two New York Banking Days before the end of the Loan Period for
outstanding advances of the Revolving Note that are a LIBOR Rate Loan, such outstanding advances, shall, beginning on the first day of the new Loan Period, accrue interest at the Revolving Note LIBOR Rate. 

No Revolving Loan may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. In any event, if the Loan Period for a Revolving Loan
should happen to extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, such loan must be prepaid at the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Each Revolving Loan shall be in a minimum principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
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Dollars ($500,000) thereafter. The Borrower may, at its option, from time to time repay or prepay part or all of the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan bearing interest based on
the Revolving Note LIBOR Rate without premium 
 (iii) 2009 Term Loan. The unpaid balance of the 2009 Term Loan shall
bear interest at a rate of 3.47% per annum. The 2009 Term Loan is a Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan. 
 Interest on the Loans
shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days but applied to the actual number of days elapsed. The Bank’s internal records of applicable interest rates shall be determinative in the absence of
manifest error. 
 At the option of the Bank, (a) prior to acceleration of the Loans, in the event that any interest on or
principal of any Loan remains unpaid past thirty (30) days of the date due, and/or (b) upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default hereunder or upon the acceleration of the Loans, interest (computed and adjusted in the same manner,
and with the same effect, as interest on the Loans prior to maturity) on the outstanding balance of the Loans shall be payable on demand at the rate that would otherwise be in effect for such Loans from time to time as set forth in this
Section 4(b) plus an additional three percent (3%) per annum up to any maximum rate permitted by law, in all cases until paid and whether before or after the entry of any judgment thereon. In addition, in the event that the
Borrower should fail to make any payment hereunder within ten (10) days of the date due, the Borrower shall pay the Bank a fee in an amount of up to five percent (5%) of the amount of such payment, but in no event less than Fifty Dollars
($50.00), which fee shall be immediately due and payable without notice or demand. 
 (c) Payments. 

(i) Payments on Construction Loans and Stock Repayment Loans. Interest on any Variable Rate Term Loan shall be payable, in
arrears, on the last day of the Loan Period applicable thereto, and when such Loan is due (whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise). Interest on any Prime Rate (as defined below) priced Loan shall be payable, in arrears, on the last day of
each month, and when such Loan is due (whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise). In addition, the Borrower shall pay all accrued but unpaid interest on each Construction Period Construction Loan and/or Short-Term Stock Repayment Loan on the
Conversion Date of such Construction Period Construction Loan or Short-Term Stock Repayment Loan to a Construction Term Loan or a Stock Repurchase Term Loan, as applicable. 
 The principal of each Construction Loan and/or Stock Repayment Loan which has not been converted into a Construction Term Loan or a Stock Repurchase Term Loan, as applicable, shall be due and payable in
full on the Construction Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repayment Loan Maturity Date, as applicable. 
 The principal of each
Variable Rate Term Loan shall be payable in equal monthly installments in amounts sufficient to amortize the principal amount of such Variable Rate Term Loan over the period commencing on the Conversion Date for such Variable Rate Term Loan and
ending on its Term Loan Maturity Date, with such payments commencing on the first day of the calendar month after the calendar month which includes the Conversion Date and continuing 

  

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on the first day of each calendar month thereafter through and including the Construction Term Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, at which time the
outstanding principal balance of such Variable Rate Term Loan shall be due and payable in full. 
 With respect to each Cost of
Funds Rate Term Loan, on the first day of the calendar month after the calendar month which includes the Conversion Date for such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter through and including the
applicable Construction Term Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity Date thereof, the Borrower shall make equal payments of principal and interest in amounts sufficient to amortize the principal balance of such Cost of Funds Rate
Term Loan as of the Conversion Date over the period commencing on the Conversion Date and extending until the Construction Term Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, with each such payment being applied first
to accrued interest and then to principal. The outstanding principal balance of and all interest on each Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan shall be due and payable in full on its Construction Term Loan Maturity Date or Stock Repurchase Term Loan Maturity
Date, as applicable. 
 (ii) Revolving Loan Payments. Interest on the Revolving Loan shall be payable, in arrears, on
the first day of each month for advances bearing interest at the Revolving Note LIBOR Rate, on the last day of the Loan Period applicable thereto for such portions of the advances that are a LIBOR Rate Loan, and when such Revolving Loan is due
(whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise). 
 The principal of the Revolving Loan shall be due and payable in full on the
Revolver Commitment Termination Date. 
 (iii) Payment on 2009 Term Loan. The principal balance of the Term Loan and
interest accrued thereon shall be repaid by the Borrower to the Bank by consecutive monthly payments in the amount of $89,459.47 each on the twenty first day of each calendar month, commencing on November 21, 2009, and by a final payment on the
2009 Term Loan Maturity Date in the amount of the unpaid principal and interest balance of the 2009 Term Loan. No repayment or prepayment of the 2009 Term Loan by the Borrower shall be reason for any relending or additional lending of the 2009 Term
Loan to the Borrower. 
 All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds to the
Bank at such place as may be designated by the Bank to the Borrower in writing. The Bank is authorized by the Borrower to enter from time to time the balance of the Loans and all payments and prepayments thereon on the reverse of the Notes or in the
Bank’s regularly maintained data processing records, and the aggregate unpaid amount of the Loans set forth thereon or therein shall be presumptive evidence of the amount owing to the Bank and unpaid thereon. Upon request and payment by the
Borrower of a reasonable fee which compensates the Bank for the cost of issuing the same, the Bank shall provide the Borrower with a statement showing all payments and prepayments on the Loans. 

(d) Changes in Laws and Circumstances; Illegality. In the event of (A) any change in the reserve requirements and/or the
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to the Bank in making any or all of the Loans or (B) any change in circumstances affecting the interbank market, or (C) any adoption of any law or any governmental or quasi-governmental
rules, regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) or any change in the interpretation, promulgation, implementation or administration thereof by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, central bank
or comparable agency charged with interpretation or administration thereof, including, without limitation, all requests, rules, guidelines or directives in connection with Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regardless of the
date enacted, adopted or issued, and the result of any such event described in clause (A), (B), or (C) above is to increase the costs to the Bank of making the Loans, the Borrower shall promptly pay the Bank any additional amounts, upon demand
accompanied by a reasonably detailed statement as to such additional amounts (which statement shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), which will reasonably compensate the Bank for such costs. 

(i) If by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank market adequate and reasonable means do not exist in the reasonable judgment
of the Bank for ascertaining the rate of interest for a LIBOR Rate Loan or Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan at any time, the Bank shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower. Unless and until such notice has been withdrawn by the Bank, the
Borrower may not thereafter elect to have any portion of the Loans bear interest at a LIBOR based rate or Cost of Funds-Based Rate, as applicable. 
 (ii) If any law, rule, regulation, treaty, guideline, order or directive or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for the Loans to bear interest at a
LIBOR based rate or Cost of Funds-Based Rate, the Bank shall notify the Borrower thereof and no portion of the Loans may thereafter bear interest at a LIBOR based rate or Cost of Funds-Based Rate, as applicable. If required by law, any portion of
the Loans then bearing interest at a LIBOR based rate or Cost of Funds-Based Rate, as applicable, shall cease to bear interest at the LIBOR based rate or Cost of Funds-Based Rate, as applicable, and shall bear interest based on the Prime Rate. The
“Prime Rate” is the rate announced from time to time by the Bank as its prime rate. The Prime Rate is determined solely by the Bank pursuant to market factors and its own operating needs and is not necessarily the Bank’s
best or most favorable rate for corporate, commercial, or other loans. 
 (e) Prepayments. The Borrower may, at its
option, from time to time repay or prepay part or all of the outstanding principal balance of the Loans bearing interest based on the Prime Rate or the Revolving Note LIBOR Rate without premium. The Borrower may, at its option, from time to time
repay or prepay part or all of the outstanding principal balance of any of the Revolving Loans bearing interest based on the LIBOR Rate, Construction Loans and/or the Stock Repurchase Loans at the end of a Loan Period without premium. 

If any LIBOR Rate Loan (including, without limitation, any advances of Revolving Loans that Borrower has elected to be a LIBOR Rate Loan)
is prepaid prior to the end of the Loan Period for such loan, whether voluntarily or because prepayment is required due to such loan’s maturing or accelerating upon default or otherwise, the Borrower agrees to pay all of the Bank’s costs,
expenses, and Interest Differential (as determined by the Bank) incurred as a result of such prepayment. Because of the short-term nature of this facility, the Borrower agrees that the Interest Differential shall not be discounted to its present
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LIBOR Rate Loan shall be in an amount equal to the remaining entire principal balance of such loan. 
 There shall be no prepayments of any Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan, provided that the Bank may consider requests for its consent with respect to prepayment of any Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan, without
incurring an obligation to do so, and the Borrower acknowledges that in the event that such consent is granted, the Borrower shall be required to pay the Bank, upon prepayment of all or part of the principal amount of a Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan
before final maturity, a prepayment indemnity (“Prepayment Fee”) equal to the greater of zero, or that amount, calculated on any date of prepayment (“Prepayment Date”), which is derived by subtracting:
(a) the principal amount of such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan or portion of such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan to be prepaid from (b) the Net Present Value of such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan or portion of such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan
to be prepaid on such Prepayment Date; provided, however, that the Prepayment Fee shall not in any event exceed the maximum prepayment fee permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if prior to the conversion of a Construction
Period Construction Loan or a Short-Term Stock Repurchase Loan to a Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan, the Bank and the Borrower mutually agree that the Cost of Funds-Based Rate will include a premium as payment to the Bank for waiver by the Bank of any
Prepayment Fee (determined by the Bank in its sole discretion) over the then applicable Cost of Funds-Based Rate and such premium is expressly described in the applicable Promissory Note, then the Borrower may prepay such Cost of Funds Rate Term
Loan without incurring a Prepayment Fee. If the Borrower initially elects less than a 12 year maturity for a Construction Term Loan that is also a Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan and later the Borrower exercises its option to extend the maturity up to
12 years from the Construction Conversion Date, if the Borrower did not pay a premium to the Bank for waiver by the Bank of any Prepayment Fee at the Construction Conversion Date, then the Borrower will be subject to a Prepayment Fee at the time the
Borrower elects to extend the maturity date of such Construction Term Loan; provided, however, the Bank shall waive any Prepayment Fee that would otherwise apply to any Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan issued on or after September 1,
2007 and prior to October 21, 2010. 
 “Net Present Value” shall mean the amount which is derived
by summing the present values of each prospective payment of principal and interest which, without such full or partial prepayment, could otherwise have been received by the Bank over the remaining contractual life of such Cost of Funds Rate Term
Loan. The individual discount rate used to present value each prospective payment of interest and/or principal shall be the Money Market Rate at Prepayment for the maturity matching that of each specific payment of principal and/or interest.

 “Money Market Rate At Prepayment” shall mean that zero-coupon rate, calculated on the Prepayment
Date, and determined solely by the Bank, as the rate at which the Bank would be able to borrow funds in Money Markets for the prepayment amount matching the maturity of a specific prospective Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan payment date, adjusted for
any reserve requirement and any subsequent costs arising from a change in government regulation. A separate Money Market Rate at Prepayment will be calculated for each prospective interest and/or principal payment date. 

  

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 In calculating the amount of such Prepayment Fee,
the Bank is hereby authorized by the Borrower to make such assumptions regarding the source of funding, redeployment of funds, and other related matters, as the Bank may deem appropriate. If the Borrower fails to pay any Prepayment Fee when due, the
amount of such Prepayment Fee shall thereafter bear interest as a LIBOR Rate Loan until paid at the default rate specified in this Agreement (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed). Any prepayment of principal shall be
accompanied by a payment of interest accrued to date thereon; and said prepayment shall be applied to the principal installments in the inverse order of their maturities. All prepayments shall be in an amount of at least $100,000 or, if less, the
remaining entire principal balance of the applicable Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan. 
 No partial prepayment of any of the Loans
shall change any due date or the amount of any regularly-scheduled installment of principal thereof. 
 (f) Unused Credit
Fee. The Borrower shall pay the Bank an unused credit fee in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (.25%) per annum times the daily average of (a) the unused Total Revolver Commitment Amount plus (b) the unused Construction
Loan Commitment Amount (the “Unused Credit Fee”), which fee shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, having commenced on the first day of December, 1998, and on the first day of each March, June, September and December
thereafter, and when the Loans are due (whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise). The Unused Credit Fee shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days but applied to the actual number of days
elapsed. The unused portion of the Stock Repurchase Loan Commitment Amount shall not be subject to any unused credit fee. 
 5.
Events of Default. If any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur, then the Bank may, without further notice or demand, accelerate the Loans and declare them to be, and thereupon the Loans
shall become, immediately due and payable (except that the Loans shall become automatically due and payable upon the occurrence of an event described in Sections 5(j), (k) and (l) below), and, to the extent that (a) the
Total Revolver Commitment Amount, (b) the Construction Loan Commitment Amount, (c) the Stock Repurchase Loan Commitment Amount and/or (d) any other Loan proceeds have not yet been used or fully drawn on by the Borrower, terminate any
obligation of the Bank to disburse the balance of same; and the Bank shall have all rights provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or otherwise provided by law to realize on any collateral or security for the Loans: 

(a) The Borrower does not pay the Bank any interest on the Loans within ten (10) days after the date due, whether by reason of
acceleration or otherwise, or does not pay or repay to the Bank any principal of the Loans or any other obligation hereunder when due, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise; or 

(b) The Borrower defaults in the performance or observance of any agreement contained in Section 2(b), 2(c), 2(d), 2(e), 2(f),
2(g), 2(h) or 2(o) hereof and such default has not been cured by the Borrower within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, or the Borrower defaults in the performance or observance of any other agreement contained in
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 (c) There shall have occurred any other violation
or breach of any covenant, agreement or condition contained herein or in any other Loan Document which has not been cured by the Borrower within thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of the date the Borrower has knowledge thereof and the
date the Bank gives the Borrower notice thereof; or 
 (d) The Borrower does not pay when due or prior to the expiration of the
applicable cure period, if any, any principal or interest on any other Indebtedness in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), or the Borrower defaults in the performance or observance of any other term or condition contained in any
agreement or instrument under which such Indebtedness is created, and the holder of such other Indebtedness declares, or may declare, such Indebtedness due prior to its stated maturity because of the Borrower’s default thereunder; or

 (e) There shall have occurred any violation or breach of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in any other
agreement between the Borrower and the Bank which has not been cured by the Borrower prior to the expiration of the applicable cure period, if any; including, without limitation, the Continuing Reimbursement Agreement; or 

(f) The Borrower does not perform its obligations under any agreement material to its business, and the other party to such agreement
declares, or may declare, such agreement in default; or 
 (g) Any representation or warranty made herein or in any other Loan
Document or writing furnished in connection with this Agreement shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made; or 
 (h) The Borrower is generally not paying its debts as they become due; or 
 (i)
With respect to the plans referred to in Section 1(h) above, or any other similar plan, a “reportable event” or “prohibited transaction” pursuant to ERISA has occurred which results in the imposition of
material taxes or penalties against the Borrower or the termination of such plans (or trusts related thereto), or the Borrower incurs any material liability to the PBGC in connection with such plans; or 

(j) The Borrower makes an assignment of a material part of its assets for the benefit of creditors; or 

(k) The Borrower applies for the appointment of a trustee or receiver for a material part of its assets or commences any proceedings
relating to the Borrower under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or other liquidation law of any jurisdiction; or any such application is filed, or any such proceedings are commenced, against
the Borrower, and the Borrower indicates its approval, consent or acquiescence thereto; or an order is entered appointing such trustee or receiver, or adjudicating the Borrower bankrupt or insolvent, or approving the petition in any such
proceedings, and such order remains in effect for sixty (60) days; or 
 (l) Any order is entered in any proceedings
against the Borrower decreeing the dissolution of the Borrower; or 

  

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 (m) Any material part of the Borrower’s
operations shall cease, other than temporary or seasonal cessations which are experienced by other companies in the same line of business and which would not have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s operations or financial condition or
its ability to perform its obligations hereunder; or 
 (n) Any final non-appealable judgment which, together with other
outstanding judgments against the Borrower, causes the aggregate of such judgments in excess of confirmed insurance coverage satisfactory to the Bank to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000), shall be rendered against the Borrower;
or 
 (o) Any event of default occurs under any other agreement to which the Borrower and the Bank are parties or under any
document or instrument running to the benefit of the Bank from the Borrower. 
 The above recitation of Events of Default shall
be interpreted in all respects in favor of the Bank. To the extent any cure-of-default period is provided above, the Bank may nevertheless, at its option pending completion of such cure, suspend its obligation to consider further disbursement of the
Loans hereunder. 
 6. General. 
 (a) Reasonable Actions. The Bank agrees that in taking any action which it is permitted or empowered to take under this Agreement, it will act reasonably under what it believes are the facts and
circumstances existing at such time. 
 (b) Delay. No delay, omission or forbearance on the part of the Bank in the
exercise of any power or right shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial delay, omission or forbearance in the exercise of any other power or right. The rights and/or remedies of the Bank herein provided are cumulative,
shall be interpreted in all respects in favor of the Bank and are not exclusive of any other rights and/or remedies provided by law. 
 (c) Notice. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given when personally delivered or when sent by certified
mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the parties at their addresses set forth below: 
  

					
	Bank:	  	U.S. Bank National Association
		  	425 Walnut Street
		  	Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
		  	Attention:	  	Shawn Masterson
		  		  	Vice President
		
	With a copy to:	  	Jeffrey S. Schloemer, Esq.
		  	Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
		  	425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800
		  	Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

  

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	Borrower:	  	Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
		  	2800 Gilbert Avenue
		  	Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
		  	Attention:	  	Mr. Donald H. Walker
		  		  	Vice President-Finance
		
	With copies to:	  	Craig F. Maier, President
		  	Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
		  	2800 Gilbert Avenue
		  	Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
		
		  	and
		
		  	Donald A. Bodner
		  	Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
		  	2800 Gilbert Avenue
		  	Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

 The Borrower or the Bank
may, by written notice to the other as provided herein, designate another address for purposes hereunder. 
 (d) Expenses;
Indemnity. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Bank, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside-counsel for the Bank (determined on the basis of such counsel’s generally
applicable rates, which may be higher than the rates such counsel charges the Bank in certain matters) and/ or the allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to time by the Bank in entering into and closing this Agreement and preparing
the documentation in connection herewith, administering the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and enforcing the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and the
Borrower agrees to pay the Bank upon demand for the same. The Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Bank harmless from any liability, obligation, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) for
taxes (other than income taxes), fees or third party claims which may arise or be related to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in the case of negligence or willful misconduct on the
part of the Bank. The Borrower further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Bank from any loss or expense which the Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence of default by the Borrower in payment of any principal of or interest on the Loans,
including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by the Bank to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain interest rates on the Cost of Funds Loans. 

(e) Survival. All covenants and agreements of the Borrower made herein or otherwise in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall remain in effect so long as any obligations of the Borrower are outstanding hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.

  

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 (f) Severability. Any provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition of enforceability without invalidating the remaining portions
hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
 (g) Law. IMPORTANT:
The Loans shall be deemed made in Ohio and this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and all of the rights and obligations of the Borrower and the Bank hereunder and thereunder, shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan
repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to the Loans and/or this Agreement and/or any of the other Loan Documents shall be commenced and maintained
exclusively in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an
action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (i) served personally or by certified mail to the other
party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (ii) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio. The interest rates and all other terms of the Loans negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on
jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement. 
 (h) Successors. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns. The Borrower shall not assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Bank. 

(i) Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement amends and restates the Prior Loan Agreements and amounts outstanding under the
Prior Loan Agreements shall not be deemed cancelled or satisfied, but shall be evidenced by this Agreement instead of by the Prior Loan Agreements. 
 (j) Amendment. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement may not be modified or amended except in writing signed by authorized officers of the Bank and the Borrower. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly effective as of the date first set forth above. 
  

									
	BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 		 	FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
					
	By:	 	    /s/ Shawn Masterson	 		 	By:	 	    /s/ Donald H. Walker
		 	      Shawn Masterson	 		 		 	      Donald H. Walker
		 	      Vice President	 		 		 	      Vice President-Finance

  

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 LIST OF EXHIBITS 

 

			
	 A-
	  	Financial Information and Reports
	 B-
	  	Actions
	 C-
	  	Permitted Liens
	 D-
	  	Financial Covenants
	 E-
	  	Permitted Indebtedness
	 F-
	  	Construction Period Construction Note
	 G-1-
	  	Form of Term Note (Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan)
	 G-2-
	  	Form of Term Note (Variable Rate Term Loan)
	 H-
	  	Revolving Note
	 I-
	  	Short-Term Stock Repurchase Note

  

 
  
  

 
  
  

 

  

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND REPORTS 
  

	1.	Annual Report for the year ended June 1, 2010. 

  

	2.	Projections for the Borrower for the year ending June, 2011. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

ACTIONS 

Intentionally Deleted 

  
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 EXHIBIT C 

PERMITTED LIENS 

All obligations of the Borrower incurred in connection with any existing or future lease transactions capitalized or required to be capitalized on the
Borrower’s books. 

  
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 EXHIBIT D 

FINANCIAL COVENANTS 
 The Borrower agrees that it shall: 
 (a) Ratio of Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted
EBITDA. Not permit the ratio of the Borrower’s Senior Bank Debt to Adjusted EBITDA to exceed 2.00 to 1.0 at any time. 

“Senior Bank Debt” for purposes hereof shall mean the sum of all of the Borrower’s indebtedness for borrowed money that in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles would be considered as a liability, and all obligations of the Borrower incurred in connection with any existing or future lease transactions capitalized or required to be capitalized on the
Borrower’s books. 
 “Adjusted EBITDA” for purposes hereof shall mean the Borrower’s consolidated gross (before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) earnings; plus losses on disposition of assets (net of abandonment losses); less gains on disposition of assets, net of abandonment losses; plus net cash proceeds from the
disposition of property; less cash and non-cash unusual gains; plus cash and non-cash unusual losses, all calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals and consistently applied in accordance with past practices
on a rolling four (4) quarter basis. 
 (b) Cash Flow Coverage Ratio. Not permit the ratio of (i) the
Borrower’s Adjusted EBITDA plus operating lease payments less maintenance capital expenditures equal to (50%) of depreciation less cash dividends to the Borrower’s shareholders less cash income taxes paid,
to (ii) the sum of the Borrower’s scheduled principal payments on long term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding Revolving Loan principal payments) plus interest expense plus operating lease payments (in each case
for the same period that the Borrower’s Adjusted EBITDA is measured), calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied in accordance with past practices on a rolling four (4) quarter basis, to be
less than 1.10 to 1.0, measured quarterly on a rolling twelve month basis. 

  
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 EXHIBIT E 

PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS 
  

									
	 	  	 	 	  	Balance
October 21,
2010	 
	 Indebtedness to US Bank NA
	  				  			
	 2009 Term Loan
	  				  	$	3,052,021	  
	 Revolving Loan (up to $5,000,000 may be borrowed)
	  				  	$	0	  
		  	 	0	  	  			
	 Stock Repurchase Loan Credit Facility:
	  				  			
	 Interest Only Period
	  	$	0	  	  			
	 Term Loans
	  	$	0	  	  			
		  	 	 	 	  			
	 (up to $10,000,000 more may be borrowed)
	  				  	$	0	  
			
	 Construction Loan Credit Facility
	  				  			
	 Construction Phase
	  	$	3,000,000	  	  			
	 Term Loans
	  	$	23,559,270	  	  			
		  	 	 	 	  			
	 (up to $15,000,000 more may be borrowed)
	  				  	$	26,559,270	  
		  				  	 	 	 
		  				  	$	29,611,291	  
		  				  	 	 	 

																	
					
	Capitalized Leases	  				  				  				  			
	All obligations of the Borrower incurred in connection with any existing or future lease transactions capitalized or required to be capitalized on the Borrower’s
books	   
			
	 Contingent liability as assignor/guarantor of the following leases:
	   
	  				  			
	 Location
	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	Assignee	 	  	Remaining
Lease Term	 
	 Covington, KY (Riverview Hotel)

(renewal options aggregating 50 years)
	   

  
	  	 
 	$48,072
per year	  
  	  	 
 	Remington Hotel
Corporation	  
  	  	 	04/30/2020	  
	
	 Lease liability for closed restaurants & other non-operating property (lease not presently
assigned)
	   

					
	 	  	Location	 	  	 	 	  	Remaining Lease
Term	 	  	Rent Per
Month	 
		  	 	None	  	  				  				  			

  
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 EXHIBIT F 

TENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

			
	$106,500,000	 	 Cincinnati, Ohio
 October 21, 2010

 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC., an Ohio
corporation (the “Borrower”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A. and Star Bank, National Association
(the “Bank”), or it successors or assigns, on or before April 15, 2012, the principal sum of One Hundred Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($106,500,000), or such portion thereof as may be outstanding from time
to time, together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided. 
 This is the Construction Note referred to in, was executed
and delivered pursuant to, and evidences indebtedness of the Borrower incurred under, that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of October 21, 2010 between the Borrower and the Bank, as the same has been and/or may be amended,
restated, supplemented, renewed, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”), to which reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Construction Loans
evidenced hereby were made and are to be repaid and for a statement of the Bank’s remedies upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise specifically defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Loan Agreement. 
 As of October 21, 2010, as a result of the prior draws by the Borrower under the Loans
and prior conversions of Construction Loans to Term Loans, of the maximum One Hundred Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar ($106,500,000) Construction Loan facility, (i) Ninety One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($91,500,000) has
been drawn by the Borrower under the Construction Loans and already been converted to Term Loans or currently remains outstanding as Construction Loans and (ii) a maximum of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) still remains available to be
drawn by the Borrower under the Construction Loans. 
 The Borrower further promises to pay interest on the outstanding unpaid
principal amount hereof from the date hereof until payment in full at the rate or rates from time to time applicable to the Construction Loans as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note at the rate of interest applicable following the occurrence of an Event of Default as determined in
accordance with the Loan Agreement. 
 Interest on this Note shall be payable, at the times and from the dates specified in the
Loan Agreement, on the date of any prepayment hereof, at maturity, whether due by acceleration or otherwise, and as otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement. From and after the date when the principal balance hereof becomes due and payable, whether
by acceleration or otherwise, interest hereon shall be payable on demand. In no contingency or event whatsoever 

  
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shall interest charged hereunder, however such interest may be characterized or computed, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a
final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Bank has received interest hereunder in excess of the highest rate applicable hereto, such excess shall be applied in accordance with the terms of the
Loan Agreement. 
 The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is secured pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents. 

The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, and protest and notice of demand, presentment, protest, and nonpayment. 

The Borrower further agrees, subject only to any limitation imposed by applicable law, to pay all expenses, including attorneys’
fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Bank in endeavoring to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise. 
 IMPORTANT: This Note shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity
and performance. Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or
on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in
Cincinnati, Ohio. The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party
to which said party consents, if (a) served personally or by certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (b) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio. The interest rates and all other terms
of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement. 
 This Note amends and restates the Ninth Amended and Restated Promissory Note dated as of October 21, 2009 given by the Borrower to the Bank, and evidences all amounts outstanding as of the date
hereof under said Ninth Amended and Restated Promissory Note. 
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 Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor,
protest and notice of protest are hereby waived. 
  

			
	FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
	
	By:                           
                                         
                          
		 	Donald H. Walker, Vice President Finance
	Address:	 	2800 Gilbert Avenue
		 	Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

  
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 EXHIBIT G-1 

COST OF FUNDS RATE TERM LOAN 
 PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

					
	 $
	 		 	Cincinnati, Ohio
		 		 	                         1,
            

 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC., an
Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A. and Star Bank, National
Association (the “Bank”), or it successors or assigns, on or before                          1,
            (the “Maturity Date”), the principal sum of             Dollars
($            ), together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided. 
 This Note is a “Term Note” as described in and evidences a “Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan” made under that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated
as of October 21, 2010 between the Borrower and the Bank, as the same has been and/or may be amended, restated, supplemented, renewed, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”), and is
subject to the terms and conditions thereof, including, without limitation, the terms thereof providing for acceleration of maturity of such Cost of Funds Rate Term Loan. If any term or condition of this Note conflicts with the express terms or
conditions of the Loan Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall control. Terms used herein shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement. 
 The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to              percent
(            %). Interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a year consisting of three hundred sixty (360) days but applied to the actual number of days elapsed.

 The Borrower shall make monthly payments of principal and interest on this Note in the amount of
             Dollars ($            ), with each such payment being applied first to accrued interest and then to principal,
commencing on the first day of                         ,
            and on the first day of each month thereafter through and including the Maturity Date, at which time the outstanding principal balance of and all interest on this Note shall be
due and payable in full. 
 At the option of the Bank, (a) prior to acceleration of this Note, in the event that any
interest on or principal of this Note remains unpaid past thirty (30) days of the date due, and/or (b) upon the occurrence of any other Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or upon the acceleration of this Note, interest (computed and
adjusted in the same manner, and with the same effect, as interest on this Note prior to maturity) on the outstanding balance of this Note shall be payable on demand at the rate that would otherwise be in effect for such Loans from time to time as
set forth in the Loan Agreement plus an additional three percent (3%) per annum up to any maximum rate permitted by law, in all cases until paid and whether before or after the 

  
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entry of any judgment thereon. In addition, in the event that the Borrower should fail to make any payment hereunder within ten (10) days of the date due, the Borrower shall pay the Bank a
fee in an amount of up to five percent (5%) of the amount of such payment, but in no event less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), which fee shall be immediately due and payable without notice or demand. 

All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be made in immediately available funds to the Bank at 425 Walnut Street, Location
9150, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, or at such other place as may be designated by the Bank to the Borrower in writing. The Bank is authorized by the Borrower to enter from time to time the balance of this Note and all payments and prepayments thereon on
the reverse of this Note or in the Bank’s regularly maintained data processing records, and the aggregate unpaid amount set forth thereon or therein shall be presumptive evidence of the amount owing to the Bank and unpaid on this Note.

 [This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except upon (i) written notice to the Bank not less than thirty
(30) days prior to the date of prepayment (which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment), (ii) the Bank granting its consent to such prepayment, which consent the Bank may grant or withhold in its sole discretion,
(iii) payment to the Bank of a “Prepayment Fee” and other amounts as specified in and calculated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, and (iv) compliance with the other terms and conditions of the Loan
Agreement. 
 The per annum rate of this Note includes a premium of
            % over the otherwise applicable Cost of Funds-Based Rate so that the Borrower may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time without incurring a “Prepayment Fee”
as specified in and calculated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.] 
 IMPORTANT: This Note shall be
deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate
and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note shall be
commenced and maintained exclusively in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and
complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (a) served personally or by
certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (b) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio. The interest rates and all other terms of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to
the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement. 

  
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 Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor,
protest and notice of protest are hereby waived. 
  
  

			
	FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		
	Title:	 	 
		
	 Address:
	 	         2800 Gilbert Avenue
         Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

  
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 EXHIBIT G-2 

VARIABLE RATE TERM LOAN 
 PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

					
	 $
	 		 	Cincinnati, Ohio
		 		 	                         1,
            

 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC., an
Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A. and Star Bank, National
Association (the “Bank”), or it successors or assigns, on or before                          1,
             (the “Maturity Date”), the principal sum of              Dollars
($            ), together with interest thereon as hereinafter provided. 
 This is a Term Note referred to in, was executed and delivered pursuant to, and evidences a Variable Rate Term Loan made under, that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of
October 21, 2010 between the Borrower and the Bank, as the same has been and/or may be amended, restated, supplemented, renewed, or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”), to which
reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Variable Rate Term Loan evidenced hereby was made and is to be repaid and for a statement of the Bank’s remedies upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise specifically defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement. 
 The Borrower further promises to pay interest on the outstanding unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until payment in full at the rate or rates from time to time applicable to a Variable
Rate Term Loan as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal balance of
this Note at the rate of interest applicable following the occurrence of an Event of Default as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement. 
 Interest on this Note shall be payable, at the times and from the dates specified in the Loan Agreement, on the date of any prepayment hereof, at maturity, whether due by acceleration or otherwise, and as
otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement for a Variable Rate Term Loan. From and after the date when the principal balance hereof becomes due and payable, whether by acceleration or otherwise, interest hereon shall be payable on demand. In no
contingency or event whatsoever shall interest charged hereunder, however such interest may be characterized or computed, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem
applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Bank has received interest hereunder in excess of the highest rate applicable hereto, such excess shall be applied in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 The principal of this Note shall be payable in
                         (            ) installments of
             Dollars ($            ) each, commencing on the first day of
                        ,              and on the first day of each
month thereafter through and including the Maturity Date, at which time the outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full. 
 The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is secured pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents. 
 The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, and protest and notice of demand, presentment, protest, and nonpayment. 
 The Borrower further agrees, subject only to any limitation imposed by applicable law, to pay all expenses, including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Bank in endeavoring to
collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise. 
 IMPORTANT: This Note
shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to
initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note
shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a
summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (a) served personally
or by certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or (b) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio. The interest rates and all other terms of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part,
related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement. 
 Presentment
for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest are hereby waived. 
  

 

			
	FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		
	Title:	 	 
		
	 Address:
	 	         2800 Gilbert Avenue
         Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

  
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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 EXHIBIT H 

NINETEENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 REVOLVING CREDIT PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

	 $5,000,000.00 
	 Cincinnati, Ohio 

 October 21, 2010 
 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the
“Borrower”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A. and Star Bank, National Association (the
“Bank”), or it successors or assigns, on or before April 15, 2012, the principal sum of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($5,000,000), or such portion thereof as may be outstanding from time to time, together with interest thereon
as hereinafter provided. 
 This is the Revolving Note referred to in, was executed and delivered pursuant to, and evidences
indebtedness of the Borrower incurred under, that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of October 21, 2010 between the Borrower and the Bank, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, renewed, or otherwise modified and
in effect from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”), to which reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Revolving Loan evidenced hereby was made and is to be repaid and for a
statement of the Bank’s remedies upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise specifically defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement. 

The Borrower further promises to pay interest on the outstanding unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until payment in
full at the rate or rates from time to time applicable to the Revolving Loan as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Revolving Note at the rate of interest applicable following the occurrence of an Event of Default as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement. 

Interest on this Revolving Note shall be payable, at the times and from the dates specified in the Loan Agreement, on the date of any
prepayment hereof, at maturity, whether due by acceleration or otherwise, and as otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement. From and after the date when the principal balance hereof becomes due and payable, whether by acceleration or otherwise,
interest hereon shall be payable on demand. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall interest charged hereunder, however such interest may be characterized or computed, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law which a court of competent
jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Bank has received interest hereunder in excess of the highest rate applicable hereto, such excess shall be applied in accordance
with the terms of the Loan Agreement. 
 The indebtedness evidenced by this Revolving Note is secured pursuant to the terms of
the Loan Documents. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment,
and protest and notice of demand, presentment, protest, and nonpayment. 
 The Borrower further agrees, subject only to any
limitation imposed by applicable law, to pay all expenses, including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Bank in endeavoring to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when due, whether by acceleration or
otherwise. 
 IMPORTANT: This Revolving Note shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction
related to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Revolving Note shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the District Court
of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio
courts by or on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (a) served personally or by certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted
herein, or (b) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio. The interest rates and all other terms of this Revolving Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the
Bank deems a vital part of this loan arrangement. 
 This Note amends and restates the Eighteenth Amended and Restated Revolving
Credit Promissory Note dated as of October 21, 2009 given by the Borrower to the Bank, and evidences all amounts outstanding as of the date hereof under said Eighteenth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Promissory Note. 

Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest are hereby waived. 

 

			
	FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Donald H. Walker, Vice President Finance  

	 Address:  2800 Gilbert Avenue
 Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

  
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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 EXHIBIT I 

PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

	 $10,000,000 
	 Cincinnati, Ohio 

 October 21, 2010 
 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC., an Ohio corporation (the
“Borrower”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the order of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A. and Star Bank, National Association (the
“Bank”), or it successors or assigns, on or before April 15, 2012, the principal sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), or such portion thereof as may be outstanding from time to time, together with interest thereon
as hereinafter provided. 
 This is the Stock Repurchase Note referred to in, was executed and delivered pursuant to, and
evidences indebtedness of the Borrower incurred under, that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of October 21, 2010 between the Borrower and the Bank, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, renewed, or otherwise
modified and in effect from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”), to which reference is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Stock Repurchase Loans evidenced hereby were made and are to be
repaid and for a statement of the Bank’s remedies upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise specifically defined, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

 The Borrower further promises to pay interest on the outstanding unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until
payment in full at the rate or rates from time to time applicable to the Stock Repurchase Loans as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement; provided, however, that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal balance of this Note at the rate of interest applicable following the occurrence of an Event of Default as determined in accordance with the Loan Agreement. 

Interest on this Note shall be payable, at the times and from the dates specified in the Loan Agreement, on the date of any prepayment
hereof, at maturity, whether due by acceleration or otherwise, and as otherwise provided in the Loan Agreement. From and after the date when the principal balance hereof becomes due and payable, whether by acceleration or otherwise, interest hereon
shall be payable on demand. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall interest charged hereunder, however such interest may be characterized or computed, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law which a court of competent jurisdiction
shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Bank has received interest hereunder in excess of the highest rate applicable hereto, such excess shall be applied in accordance with the
terms of the Loan Agreement. 
 The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is secured pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.

  
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 Exhibit 10.1

  
 The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment,
and protest and notice of demand, presentment, protest, and nonpayment. 
 The Borrower further agrees, subject only to any
limitation imposed by applicable law, to pay all expenses, including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Bank in endeavoring to collect any amounts payable hereunder which are not paid when due, whether by acceleration or
otherwise. 
 IMPORTANT: This Note shall be deemed made in Ohio and shall in all respects be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, including all matters of construction, validity and performance. Without limitation on the ability of the Bank to initiate and prosecute any action or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction related
to loan repayment, the Borrower and the Bank agree that any action or proceeding commenced by or on behalf of the parties arising out of or relating to this Note shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in the District Court of the United
States for the Southern District of Ohio, or any other court of applicable jurisdiction located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Borrower and the Bank also agree that a summons and complaint commencing an action or proceeding in any such Ohio courts by or
on behalf of such parties shall be properly served and shall confer personal jurisdiction on a party to which said party consents, if (a) served personally or by certified mail to the other party at any of its addresses noted herein, or
(b) as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Ohio. The interest rates and all other terms of this Note negotiated with the Borrower are, in part, related to the aforesaid provisions on jurisdiction, which the Bank deems a vital part
of this loan arrangement. 
 Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest are hereby waived.

  

			
	FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Donald H. Walker, Vice President Finance  

	 Address:  2800 Gilbert Avenue
 Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

  
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