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Exhibit 10.1

SENIOR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.

AND

JAMES R. DAIL JR.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

SENIOR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of July 1, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Huron Consulting Group Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Huron"), and James R. Dail Jr. ("Executive").

PRELIMINARY RECITALS

WHEREAS, Huron and its affiliates are engaged in the business of providing diversified business consulting services (the "Business"). For purposes of this Agreement (except where the context contemplates otherwise), the term the "Company" shall include Huron, its subsidiaries and assignees and any successors in interest of the Company and its subsidiaries;

WHEREAS, the Company currently employs Executive in the role of Managing Director and desires to continue to employ Executive from and after the Effective Date in the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Executive desires to continue to be so employed by the Company, as set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants of the parties hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.         Employment.

1.1       Title and Duties. The Company agrees to continue to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to accept such continuing employment with the Company, as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer for the Employment Period, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. During the Employment Period, Executive shall have such responsibilities, duties and authorities as are customarily assigned to such position and shall render such services or act in such capacity for the Company and its affiliates, as Huron's Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") shall from time to time direct. Executive shall perform the duties and carry out the responsibilities assigned to Executive, to the best of Executive's ability, in a trustworthy and businesslike manner for the purpose of advancing the business of the Company and its affiliates. Executive shall engage in travel as reasonably required in the performance of Executive's duties. Executive acknowledges that Executive's duties and responsibilities hereunder will require Executive's full business time and effort and agrees that, during the Employment Period, Executive will not engage in any other business activity or have any business pursuits or interests which materially interfere or conflict with the performance of Executive's duties hereunder; provided that Executive may, with the approval of the CEO or his designee, serve on the board of other corporations or charitable organizations and engage in charitable activities, community affairs, and teaching.

1.2      Employment Period. The employment of Executive under this Agreement shall continue, unless one of the parties shall deliver to the other sixty (60) days' advance written notice of the cessation of Executive’s employment (the "Employment Period"). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Employment Period is subject to termination pursuant to this Section 1.2 and Sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5.

1.3         Termination Upon Death. If Executive dies during the Employment Period, Executive's employment shall automatically terminate on the date of Executive's death.

1.4       Termination by the Company.

(a)        The Company may terminate Executive's employment hereunder upon written notice to Executive as described in Section 10.5. Such termination shall be effective upon the date notice of such termination is given pursuant to Section 10.5 unless such notice shall otherwise provide.

(b)       For purpose of this Agreement, "Cause" means the occurrence of any of the following events, as determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of the CEO:

(i)        the failure of Executive to perform Executive's material duties (unless such failure relates to any disability, sickness or injury of Executive) which failure continues for twenty (20) days after the Company has given written notice to Executive specifying in reasonable detail the manner in which Executive has failed to perform such duties and affording opportunity to cure;

(ii)       commission by Executive of an act or omission (A) constituting (x) a felony, (y) dishonesty with respect to the Company or (z) fraud, or (B) that (x) could reasonably be expected to adversely and materially affect the Company's business or reputation, or (y) involves moral turpitude;

(iii)      the breach, non-performance or non-observance of any of the material terms of this Agreement (other than a breach, non-performance or nonobservance described in clause (i) of this Section 1.4(b)), or any other agreement to which Executive and the Company are parties, by Executive, if such breach, non-performance or non-observance shall continue beyond a period of twenty (20) days immediately after written notice thereof given by the Company to Executive; or

(iv)      any breach, non-performance or non-observance of any of Sections 6.2, 6.3, or 6.4 of this Agreement; provided that if such conduct occurs while Executive is employed hereunder, the Company shall allow Executive an opportunity for a hearing before Huron's Board of Directors (the "Board") prior to any termination of Executive for Cause.

 (c)     Executive shall be deemed to have a "Permanent Disability" for purposes of this Agreement if Executive is eligible to receive benefits under the Company's long-term disability plan then covering Executive.

1.5       Termination by Executive. Except as otherwise provided herein, Executive shall give sixty (60) days' notice to the Company prior to the effectiveness of any resignation of Executive's employment with the Company. Executive's termination of employment shall be deemed to be on account of "Good Reason" if (a)(i) Executive gives notice to the Company that the Company has materially failed to comply with any material term of this Agreement, or (ii) the Company materially reduces Executive's base salary or benefits coverage, provided that such reduction is without Executive's consent, is not warranted by the Company's financial condition, and is not a change that applies uniformly to similarly-situated Company executives, (b) the Company does not rescind (or otherwise cure) such event or condition within the sixty (60) day period following the occurrence of such event or, if applicable, the date of the notice from Executive to the Company, and (c) Executive resigns his employment within thirty (30) days after the end of such sixty (60) day cure period.  Any notice from Executive to the Company under Section 1.5(a)(i) or (ii) shall be provided within thirty (30) days after Executive first has knowledge of the applicable event or condition. 

2.         Compensation.

2.1       Base Salary. As consideration for the services of Executive hereunder, the Company shall pay Executive an annual base salary (the "Base Salary"), payable in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices as in effect from time to time. The CEO shall perform an annual 

review of Executive's compensation based on Executive's performance of Executive's duties and the Company's other compensation policies, provided that Executive's Base Salary shall not be reduced without Executive's consent unless such reduction is part of a comparable overall reduction for members of senior management. The term Base Salary shall include any changes to the Base Salary from time to time.

2.2       Bonus Programs. For each calendar year, Executive shall be eligible for an annual bonus in an amount determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee") based on Executive's performance of Executive's duties and the Company's other compensation policies (the "Annual Bonus"). The actual Annual Bonus paid will be based on Company and Executive performance. Except as otherwise described in this Agreement, Executive's right to any bonus payable pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be contingent upon Executive being employed by the Company on the date the Annual Bonus is generally paid to executives of the Company.

3.         Equity Awards. Executive shall generally be eligible to participate in Huron's equity plans from time to time, with the amount of any equity awards, and the terms and conditions under which they are granted being in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee based on Executive's performance of Executive's duties and the Company's other compensation policies. Such equity awards shall be subject to the terms of the applicable equity incentive plan of the Company and granting agreement.

4.         Benefits and Expenses.

4.1       Benefits. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the various health and welfare benefit plans maintained by the Company for its similarly-situated key management employees from time to time, including but not limited to paid vacation, medical and dental insurance, and disability and life insurance at levels as are provided from time to time to similarly-situated executives of the Company.

4.2       Business Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Company shall reimburse Executive for all ordinary, necessary and reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive's duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company policy. Such reimbursement shall be made upon presentation of itemized expense statements and such other supporting documentation as the Company may reasonably require. To the extent that any such reimbursements are taxable to Executive ("Taxable Reimbursements"), such reimbursements shall be paid to Executive only if (a) the expenses are incurred and reimbursable pursuant to a reimbursement plan that provides an objectively determinable nondiscretionary definition of the expenses that are eligible for reimbursement and (b) the expenses are incurred during the Employment Period. With respect to any Taxable Reimbursements, the amount of the expenses that are eligible for reimbursement during one calendar year may not affect the amount of reimbursements to be provided in any subsequent calendar year, the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred, and the right to reimbursement of the expenses shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

5.         Compensation After Termination.

5.1       Termination For Cause; Resignation Without Good Reason. If, Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or if Executive resigns his employment other than for Good Reason during the Employment Period then, except as required by law, the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive (except payment of the Base Salary accrued through the date of said termination), and the Company shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder (including, without limitation, all rights under the Restrictive Covenants at law or in equity).

5.2       Termination Without Cause; Resignation For Good Reason.

(a)        If, Executive's employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or Executive resigns for Good Reason, then, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive the following amounts and benefits:

(i)        an amount in cash equal to one (1) times the sum of Executive's annual Base Salary and Target Bonus for the year of termination or resignation (“Severance Pay”) payable to Executive in one lump sum within sixty (60) days following Executive’s termination of employment;  

(ii)       Continuation of medical benefits for twelve (12) months upon the same terms as exist from time to time for active similarly-situated executives of the Company, which benefits shall be considered part of, and not in addition to, any coverage required under COBRA; and

(iii)       An amount in cash equal to the Annual Bonus that Executive would have earned for the year of termination or resignation had he remained employed for the year in which his termination or resignation occurs based on satisfaction of Company performance targets, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed days of employment by Executive (including the date of termination or resignation) during the year of termination or resignation and the denominator of which is 365, which amount will be paid to Executive at the same time that the annual bonus is otherwise payable to the Company’s executives in accordance with the annual bonus plan.

 (b)      The Company shall have no other obligations under this Agreement or otherwise for periods from and after Executive's employment termination date (except payment of the Base Salary accrued through the date of said termination), and the Company shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder (including, without limitation, all rights under the Restrictive Covenants at law or in equity).

5.3       Termination Due To Death, Permanent Disability. If Executive's employment is terminated due to Executive's Permanent Disability or if Executive dies during the Employment Period, then subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (a) Executive or Executive's estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to any amounts Executive may be entitled to receive under the Company's long-term disability plan or other benefit plans, payment of Base Salary through the date of termination, and (b) Executive and/or Executive's eligible dependents shall receive continuation of medical benefits upon the same terms as exist immediately prior to the termination of employment for similarly-situated active executives of the Company for the six (6)-month period immediately following the termination of employment (which benefits shall be considered part of, and not in addition to, any coverage required under COBRA). The Company shall have no other obligations under this Section 5.3 or otherwise with respect to Executive's employment from and after the termination date, and the Company shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder (including, without limitation, all rights under the Restrictive Covenants at law or in equity).  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Executive or Executive’s estate shall also be entitled to receive the following amounts and benefits:

(a)    An amount in cash equal to the then-prevailing target amount of Executive's Annual Bonus ("Target Bonus") for the year of death or disability multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed days of employment by Executive (including the date of termination or resignation) during the year of termination or resignation and the denominator of which is 365, which amount will be paid to Executive or Executive’s estate at the same time that the annual bonus is otherwise payable to the Company’s executives in accordance with the annual bonus plan.

(b)    Full vesting of any outstanding time-based equity awards granted to Executive, notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be delineated in any equity plan or equity award agreement.  Performance based equity will be treated in accordance with the applicable performance share equity agreement then in effect

5.4       This Section Intentionally Left Blank

5.5       Change of Control.

(a)    The provisions of Sections 5.2 and 5.3 hereof to the contrary notwithstanding but subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, if (i) Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause or Executive resigns his employment for CoC Good Reason (defined below) in either case during the period commencing on a Change of Control (defined below) and ending on the second anniversary of the Change of Control (such two year period being the "Protection Period" hereunder), or (ii) Executive reasonably demonstrates that the Company's termination of Executive's employment (or an event which, had it occurred following a Change of Control, would have constituted CoC Good Reason) prior to a Change of Control was attributable to or intended to facilitate a Change of Control or was at the request of or instigation of a third party who was taking steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control (or otherwise in contemplation of a Change of Control) and a Change of Control actually occurs within twelve (12) months of such termination or resignation of Executive (a "Qualifying Termination"), then, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits:

(i) an amount in cash equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the sum of Executive's annual Base Salary and Target Bonus for the year of termination or resignation;

(ii)      an amount in cash equal to the then-prevailing target amount of Executive's Annual Bonus ("Target Bonus") for the year of termination or resignation multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of completed days of employment by Executive (including the date of termination or resignation) during the year of termination or resignation and the denominator of which is 365, which amount will be paid to Executive at the same time that the annual bonus is otherwise payable to the Company’s executives in accordance with the annual bonus plan;

(iii)      anything set forth in any equity plan, equity award or any other provision of this Agreement between the Company and Executive to the contrary notwithstanding, all of Executive’s outstanding equity grants that were awarded at or prior to the time of the Change of Control shall fully vest upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Termination; and

(iv)     continuation of medical benefits eighteen (18) months from the date of such termination or resignation upon the same terms as exist for Executive immediately prior to the termination or resignation date (which benefits shall be considered part of, and not in addition to, any coverage required under COBRA).

Following any termination or resignation of Executive's employment pursuant to this Section 5.5, the Company shall continue to have all other rights available hereunder (including, without limitation, all rights under the Restrictive Covenants and any restrictive covenants set forth in any plan, award and agreement applicable to Executive, at law or in equity). Subject to Executive's execution of the Release described in Section 5.6, the payments described in clauses (i) and (ii) ("Change of Control Severance Pay") shall be paid in a lump sum within sixty (60) days following Executive's termination or resignation of employment  or at the time described in Section 5.5(ii) with respect to the Target Bonus (or, in the case of a Qualifying Termination that occurs prior to the Change of Control, within sixty (60) days following 

the Change of Control). If the Qualifying Termination occurs prior to a Change of Control, in addition to the benefits described in clause (iv) of this Section 5.5(a), Executive shall be paid a lump sum cash payment equal to the difference between (I) the applicable premium paid by Executive for continuation of medical benefits under COBRA from the date of the Qualifying Termination through the date of the Change of Control (the "Pre-CoC Coverage Period") and (II) the amount of the applicable premium that would have been paid by Executive for continuation of medical benefits during the Pre-CoC Coverage Period had the provisions of Section 5.5(a)(iv)  been given effect from the date of the Qualifying Termination, which payment shall be made in a lump sum within sixty (60) days following the Change of Control. If (and to the extent) that the benefits provided pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(iv) are taxable to Executive and are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the amount of the expenses that are eligible for reimbursement during one calendar year may not affect the amount of reimbursements to be provided in any subsequent calendar year, the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred, and the right to reimbursement of the expenses shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

(b)       Payments and benefits under Section 5.5(a) shall not be subject to mitigation or offset, except that medical benefits may be offset by comparable benefits obtained by Executive in connection with subsequent employment. Nothing in this Section 5.5 is intended to result in duplication of benefits provided by other provisions of this Agreement.

(c)       The Change of Control Severance Pay shall be in lieu of the Severance Pay otherwise for a termination under Section 5.2 of this Agreement and any other plan or agreement of the Company, whether adopted before or after the date hereof, which provides severance payments or benefits. For the avoidance of doubt, Executive shall not be entitled to payments and benefits under both this Section 5.5 and any other provision of this Section 5 as the result of his termination of employment.

(d)       If it is determined that any amount, right or benefit paid or payable (or otherwise provided or to be provided) to Executive by the Company or any of its affiliates under this Agreement or any other plan, program or arrangement under which Executive participates or is a party (collectively, the "Payments"), would constitute an "excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, as amended from time to time (the "Excise Tax"), then the amount of the Payments payable to Executive under this Agreement shall be reduced (a "Reduction") to the extent necessary so that no portion of such Payments payable to Executive is subject to the Excise Tax.

All determinations required to be made under this Section 5.5(d) and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm mutually acceptable to the Company and Executive (the "Auditor"); provided that in the event a Reduction is required, Executive may determine which Payments shall be reduced in order to comply with the provisions of Section 5.5(de); provided, however that Executive may not determine such order with respect to any payments that are subject to Section 409A of the Code. The Auditor shall promptly provide detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and Executive following any determination that a Reduction is necessary. All fees and expenses of the Auditor shall be paid by the Company. All determinations made by the Auditor shall be binding upon the Company and Executive.

(e)        For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the first to occur of the following events:

(i)        any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of common stock or voting securities of Huron (not including in the amounts beneficially owned by such Person any 

common stock or voting securities acquired directly from Huron or its Affiliates) representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of Huron's then outstanding securities; or

(ii)       there is consummated a merger or consolidation of Huron or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Huron with any Person, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of Huron outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of Huron or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of Huron (or similar transaction) after which no Person other than existing security holders is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Huron (not including in the amount Beneficially Owned by such Person any common stock or voting securities acquired directly from Huron or its Affiliates) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of Huron's then outstanding securities, or (C) a merger or consolidation of a subsidiary of Huron that does not represent a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Huron; or 

(iii)      the shareholders of Huron approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of Huron (except for a plan of liquidation or dissolution effected to implement a recapitalization of Huron addressed in (ii) above); or

(iv)      there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Huron to a Person, other than a sale or disposition by Huron of all or substantially all of the assets of Huron to an entity at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of Huron.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "Change of Control" shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock of Huron immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of Huron immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

For purposes of this Change of Control definition, (I) "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, (II) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, (III) "Person" shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (w) Huron or any of Huron's direct or indirect subsidiaries, (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of Huron or any of its Affiliates, (y) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (z) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of Huron in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of Huron and (IV) "Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

(f)        For purposes of this Section 5.5 (and distinguished from "Good Reason" provided under certain other circumstances under this Agreement), the term "CoC Good Reason" means the occurrence of any of the following within the two (2)-year period following a Change of Control (or prior to a Change of Control in connection with a Qualifying Termination) without the express written consent of Executive:

(i)        any material breach by the Company of this Agreement;

(ii)       any material adverse change in the status, responsibilities or position of Executive;

(iii)      any material reduction in Base Salary or Target Bonus, other than in connection with an across-the-board reduction in Base Salaries applicable in like proportions to all similarly-situated executives of the Company and any direct or indirect parent of the Company;

(iv)      assignment of duties to Executive that are materially inconsistent with Executive's position and responsibilities described in this Agreement; and

(v)         requiring Executive to be principally based at any office or location more than fifty (50) miles from Executive’s agreed upon primary place of employment prior to the Change of Control.

The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, if Huron is acquired as a subsidiary or division of a reporting company pursuant to Section 13 and Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the fact that Executive is not named as Chief Operating Officer of the reporting company following the Change of Control shall not constitute CoC Good Reason.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (f), Executive's termination of employment shall be considered to be on account of CoC Good Reason only if (A) an event or condition occurs which satisfies the foregoing provisions of this  Section 5.5(f), (B) Executive provides the Company with written notice pursuant to Section 10.5 that he intends to resign for CoC Good Reason and such written notice includes (I) a designation of at least one of Section 5.5(f)(i)-(v) (the "Designated Sections") which Executive believes is the basis for CoC Good Reason and (II) specifically describes the events or conditions Executive is relying upon to satisfy the requirements of the Designated Sections, (C) as of the thirtieth (30th) day following the Company's receipt of such notice from Executive, such events or conditions have not been corrected in all material respects, and (D) Executive resigns his employment within sixty (60) days after the date on which Executive first has actual knowledge of the occurrence of the events or conditions upon which Executive relies upon to satisfy any of the Designated Sections.

5.6       General Release. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive's right to receive severance pay and other benefits (including post-termination equity vesting) pursuant to Section 5.2 and 5.5 of this Agreement (collectively, the "Severance Benefits") is contingent upon Executive's compliance with the covenants, representations, warranties and agreements set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement and, except for those payments and benefits required to be made or provided by law or pursuant to the express terms of a benefit plan (and other than those benefits to be provided upon death), such Severance Benefits shall be conditioned upon Executive's execution and acceptance of the terms and conditions of, and the effectiveness of, a general release in the standard form used by the Company at the time of Executive's termination of employment (the "Release"); provided, however, that such Release shall not require Executive to relinquish any rights or claims that (a) arise after his execution of the Release, (b) relate to indemnification or liability insurance pursuant to the Company's insurance plans, bylaws or applicable law, or (c) cannot be waived by law. If Executive fails to comply with the covenants set forth in Section 6 or if Executive fails to execute the Release or revokes the Release during the seven (7)-day period following his execution of the Release, then Executive shall not be entitled to any Severance Benefits. The Company shall provide Executive with the Release within five (5) days following his termination of employment (or, in the case of any benefits relating to a Qualifying Termination occurring prior to a Change of Control, within five (5) days following the Change of Control). Executive shall be entitled to any such Severance Benefits only if the Release has been executed, is effective and the applicable revocation period has expired no later than the date as of which such Severance Benefits are to 

be paid (or provided) pursuant to this Agreement and if such requirements are not satisfied, Executive shall not be entitled to any such Severance Benefits.

6.         Restrictive Covenants and Agreements.

6.1       Executive's Acknowledgment. Executive agrees and acknowledges that in order to assure the Company that it will retain its value and that of the Business as a going concern, it is necessary that Executive not utilize special knowledge of the Business and its relationships with customers to compete with the Company. Executive further acknowledges that:

(a)        the Company is and will be engaged in the Business during the Employment Period and thereafter;

(b)       Executive will occupy a position of trust and confidence with the Company, and during the Employment Period, Executive will become familiar with the Company's trade secrets and with other proprietary and Confidential Information concerning the Company and the Business;

(c)        the agreements and covenants contained in this Section 6 and Sections 7, 8 and 9 are essential to protect the Company and the confidentiality of its Confidential Information (defined below and inclusive of trade secrets) and near permanent client relationships as well as goodwill of the Business and compliance with such agreements and covenants will not impair Executive's ability to procure subsequent and comparable employment; and

(d)       Executive's employment with the Company has special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and the Company would be irreparably damaged if Executive were to provide services to any person or entity in violation of the provisions of this Agreement.

6.2       Confidential Information. As used in this Section 6, "Confidential Information" shall mean the Company's trade secrets and other non-public information relating to the Company or the Business, including, without limitation, information relating to financial statements, customer identities, potential customers, employees, suppliers, acquisition targets, servicing methods, equipment, programs, strategies and information, analyses, marketing plans and strategies, profit margins and other information developed or used by the Company in connection with the Business that is not known generally to the public or the industry and that gives the Company an advantage in the marketplace. Confidential Information shall not include any information that is in the public domain or becomes known in the public domain through no wrongful act on the part of Executive. Executive agrees to deliver to the Company at the termination of Executive's employment, or at any other time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports and other documents (and copies thereof) relating to the Business or the Company or other forms of Confidential Information which Executive may then possess or have under Executive's control.

6.3       Non-Disclosure. 

(a)    Executive agrees that during employment with the Company and thereafter, Executive shall not reveal to any competitor or other person or entity (other than current employees of the Company) any Confidential Information regarding Clients (as defined herein) that Executive obtains while performing services for the Company. Executive further agrees that Executive will not use or disclose any Confidential Information of the Company, other than in connection with Executive's work for the Company, until such information becomes generally known in the industry through no fault of Executive.  "Client" shall mean those persons or firms for whom the Company has either directly or indirectly provided services within the twenty-four (24)-month period immediately preceding termination of 

Executive's employment and therefore includes both the referral source or entity that consults with the Company and the entity to which the consultation related. "Client" also includes those persons or firms to whom Executive has submitted a proposal (or assisted in the submission of a proposal) to perform services during the six (6) month period immediately preceding termination of Executive's employment. 

(b)    Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting an event that Executive reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation of law to the relevant law-enforcement agency (such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or Department of Labor), from providing truthful testimony in a legal proceeding, or from cooperating in an investigation conducted by such a government agency.   In addition, nothing in the Agreement shall be construed to prohibit the Executive from disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct that the Executive has reason to believe is unlawful.  Executive is hereby provided notice that under the 2016 Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA): (1) no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that: (A) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public; and, (2) an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

6.4       Non-Interference with Relationships. Executive shall not at any time during employment with the Company directly or indirectly solicit, induce or encourage (a) any executive or employee or other personnel (including contractors) of the Company, or (b) any customer, Client, supplier, lender, professional advisor or other business relation of the Company to leave, alter or cease his/her/its relationship with the Company, except where this activity is authorized and undertaken as part of Executive’s duties for the benefit of the Company.  For a period of twelve (12) months following termination of Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, Executive will not interfere with the Company’s business relationship with a Company employee that Executive worked with and gained trade secret information about by soliciting such an employee of the Company to terminate employment with the Company for the benefit of any other business. post-employment restrictions in this Section 6.4 will not apply where Executive can prove by clear and convincing evidence that no Company trade secrets will be compromised as a result of the prohibited activity.  Subject to the limitations contained in Section 6.3(b), Executive shall not at any time directly or indirectly make disparaging remarks about the Company.

6.5       Modification. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall at any time deem that the term of any Restrictive Covenant is too lengthy, or the scope or subject matter of any Restrictive Covenant exceeds the limitations imposed by applicable law, the parties agree that provisions of Sections 6.3 and 6.4 shall be amended to the minimum extent necessary such that the provision is enforceable or permissible by such applicable law and be enforced as amended.

6.6       Representations and Warranties. Executive has made full disclosure to the Company concerning the existence of, and delivered copies of any documents relating to, any contractual arrangement (including, but not limited to, any non-compete or non-solicitation agreement) that Executive has with any current or former employer which agreement purports to be in effect as of the Effective Date or the dates of Executive's intended employment with the Company (other than Executive’s prior Senior Management Agreement dated Jul 8, 2008 the “Prior Agreement”). Executive represents, warrants and 

covenants to the Company that (a) Executive is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete, nonsolicitation (of customers or employees), nondisturbance (of customers, employees or vendors), or confidentiality agreement with any previous employer or any other person or entity that would be violated by Executive's acceptance of this position or which would interfere in any material respect with the performance of Executive's duties with the Company, (b) that Executive will not use any confidential information or trade secrets of any person or party other than the Company in connection with the performance of Executive's duties with the Company, (c) that Executive will not at any time breach (or threaten to breach) any such agreement with any such previous employer or any other person or entity during Executive's employment with the Company and (d) Executive shall not at any time enter into any modification of any forgoing such agreement or any new agreement with, waive any rights of Executive under any agreement with, or acknowledge any amounts due from Executive to, Executive's previous employer without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Company in its sole discretion. Executive shall hereafter immediately disclose to the Company any knowledge of Executive of a possible or potential violation of any forgoing such agreement occurring at any time.

7.         Ownership of Intellectual Property. All intellectual property, ideas, inventions, writings, software and Confidential Information created or conceived by Executive alone or with others while employed with the Company that relate to the Company's business or clients or work assigned to Executive by the Company (collectively, "Materials") constitute "work made for hire" and are the exclusive property of the Company. If for any reason any Materials cannot legally constitute a "work made for hire," then this Agreement shall operate as an irrevocable assignment and agreement to assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Materials: provided, however, that this assignment shall not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company was used and which was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless (a) the invention relates at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention, (i) to the business of the Company, or (ii) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by Executive for the Company.    Executive will promptly disclose to the Company in writing all Materials developed during his employment with the Company, and Executive will execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence his assignment(s) of all right, title and interest in Materials to the Company. If Executive claims ownership in any intellectual property, ideas or inventions that predate his employment with the Company, then Executive will disclose such claims in writing to the Company's Human Resources Department before commencing any work for the Company. 

8.         Effect on Termination. If, for any reason, this Agreement shall terminate or Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate, then, notwithstanding such termination, those provisions contained in this Section 8 and Sections 6, 7, 9 and 10 hereof shall survive and thereafter remain in full force and effect.

9.         Remedies.

9.1       Non-Exclusive Remedy for Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth in Sections 6.3 and 6.4  of this Agreement (collectively, the "Restrictive Covenants") are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company's trade secrets and other business interests, that irreparable injury will result to the Company if Executive breaches any of the terms of the Restrictive Covenants, and that in the event of Executive's actual or threatened breach of any such Restrictive Covenants, the Company will have no adequate remedy at law. Executive accordingly agrees that in the event of any actual or threatened breach by Executive of any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company shall be entitled to immediate temporary injunctive and other equitable relief, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages or the posting of bond. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages.

9.2       Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or related to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the breach thereof, (iii) Executive's employment with the Company or the termination of such employment, or (iv) Employment Discrimination, shall be settled by arbitration under (and governed by) the Federal Arbitration Act in Chicago, Illinois before a single arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes, amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2004 (the "Employment Rules"), and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Rule R-34 of the AAA's Commercial Arbitration Rules amended and restated effective as of September 1, 2007 (instead of Rule 27 of the Employment Rules) shall apply to interim measures. References herein to any arbitration rule(s) shall be construed as referring to such rule(s) as amended or renumbered from time to time and to any successor rules. References to the AAA include any successor organization. "Employment Discrimination" means any discrimination against or harassment of Executive in connection with Executive's employment with the Company or the termination of such employment, including any discrimination or harassment prohibited under federal, state or local statute or other applicable law, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disability Act, or any similar federal, state or local statute.

10.       Miscellaneous.

10.1     Assignment. Executive may not assign any of Executive's rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Company. The Company may assign this Agreement without the consent of Executive. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not. In connection with a Change of Control, the Company shall cause a successor to the Company to explicitly assume and agree to be bound by this Agreement and any such successor shall explicitly assume and agree to be bound by this Agreement.

10.2     Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity and without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

10.3     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

10.4     Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The use of the word "including" in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.

10.5     Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered personally to the recipient, (b) sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or (c) transmitted by telecopy  or electronic mail. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the addresses indicated below:

To the Company:        Huron Consulting Group Inc.
550 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Attention: Michael Giannetti
Facsimile: (312) 583-8701

To Executive:              James R. Dail Jr.
12062 Rose Marie Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90049

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party. The date in which such notice shall be deemed given shall be (w) the date of receipt if personally delivered, (x) three (3) business days after the date of mailing if sent by certified or registered mail, (y) one business day after the date of delivery to the overnight courier if sent by overnight courier or (z) the next business day after the date of transmittal by telecopy.

10.6     Preamble; Preliminary Recitals. The Preliminary Recitals set forth in the Preamble hereto are hereby incorporated and made part of this Agreement.

10.7     Taxes. All compensation payable to Executive from the Company shall be subject to all applicable withholding taxes, normal payroll withholding and any other amounts required by law to be withheld.

10.8     Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties, and supersedes and preempts all prior oral or written understandings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Prior Agreement.

10.9     Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Illinois without giving effect to provisions thereof regarding conflict of laws; provided, however, that if Executive primarily resides and works for the Company in California, nothing herein shall prohibit Executive from electing to opt out of the application of Illinois law if it would deprive Executive of the protection of California law for claims arising in California if such election is exercised promptly when the claim arises.  For purposes of the forgoing, an election for the application of California law that is not communicated to the Company in writing within ten (10) days after the claim arising shall be presumed to be invalid and not promptly exercised for purposes of claims arising under this Agreement.

10.10   No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party hereto.

10.11   Amendment and Waivers. Any provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and Executive.

10.12   Additional Section 409A Provisions. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if (a) any payment hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code, (b) such payment is to be paid on account of Executive's termination of employment  and (c) Executive is a "specified employee" (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code), then such payment shall be paid on the later of the first day of the seventh month following Executive's termination of employment or, the date on which such payment is otherwise to be paid under this Agreement). With respect to any 

payments hereunder that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and that are payable on account of a termination of employment (or any similar term or phrase),  the determination of whether Executive’s employment has terminated shall be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations related to such Code Section that define when Executive shall be deemed to have incurred a “separation from service” (as the phrase is used for purposes of Code Section 409A). It is the intention of both the Company and Executive that the benefits and rights to which Executive could be entitled in connection with termination of employment either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and other guidance promulgated or issued thereunder, and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with that intention. If Executive or the Company believes, at any time, that any such benefit or right is neither exempt nor in compliance with Code Section 409A, it shall promptly advise the other and shall negotiate reasonably and in good faith to amend the terms of such benefits and rights such that they comply with Section 409A of the Code (with the most limited possible economic effect on Executive and on the Company). Neither the Company nor Executive, individually or in combination, may accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, except in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of this Agreement, and no amount that is subject to Section 409A shall be paid prior to the earliest date on which it may be paid without violating Section 409A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
dates written below.

COMPANY: 

                                                                        HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.  

                                                                        By:        /s/     C. Mark Hussey                             
                                                                        Its:        President & COO                                    
                                                                        Date:        6/1/2022                                               

                                                                        James R. Dail Jr.

                                                                             /s/ J. Ronald Dail                                           

                                                                             J. Ronald Dail                                                 
                                                                        (print name) 

                                                                             June 1, 2022                                                   
                                                                        DateEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on the      day of
                , 20     (the “Effective Date”), between Dave & Buster’s Management Corporation, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“D&B Management”), Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“D&B”), and
                     (the “Employee”). D&B Management and D&B are collectively referred to herein as the
“Company.” D&B Management, D&B and the Employee are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”. 

WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date, D&B Management shall employ Employee and D&B agrees that Employee shall serve as
                                        ;

 WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the services of the Employee are of a special and unique character, and in the
performance of duties for the Company, the Employee has been and will be provided additional Confidential Information, pursuant to and in reliance on the restrictive covenant obligations and the restrictions on disclosure of the Confidential
Information set forth in Paragraph 7; 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to be assured that the Confidential Information and
goodwill of the Company will be preserved for the exclusive benefit of the Company and that, as a material incentive for the Company to enter into this Agreement, as well as in exchange for the consideration specified herein (including, without
limitation substantial amounts of compensation, benefits and access to the Confidential Information, in each case, as set forth herein), and employment of the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the
restrictive covenant obligations and the restrictions on disclosure of the Confidential Information set forth in Paragraph 7; 

WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictive covenant obligations and the restrictions on disclosure of the
Confidential Information set forth in Paragraph 7 are essential to the continued growth and stability of the Company’s business, good will, customer base and to the continuing viability of its endeavors, and are a material inducement to
the Company entering into this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Company would be irreparably
harmed if their Confidential Information were disclosed by the Employee. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises
herein contained, the provision of Confidential Information and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, D&B, D&B Management, and Employee agree as follows: 

1.    Employment/Duties. D&B Management agrees to employ Employee and D&B agrees that Employee shall serve as
                                        .
Employee will be responsible for performing those duties that are customarily associated with the position of 

 
                                
         and other such reasonable duties that are assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (or Board of Directors if role is Chief Executive Officer) from time-to-time. The Company or its Affiliates (as defined below) will provide appropriate training to Employee to permit him to perform his duties competently. 

2.    Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be in effect for one (1) year from the Effective Date of this Agreement
unless it is terminated earlier under the terms of Paragraph 8; provided, however, that commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and on each annual anniversary of such date, the term of this Agreement shall be
automatically extended for a one year period unless it is terminated earlier under the terms of Paragraph 8. The Parties agree that unless specifically stated otherwise, the obligations created in Paragraphs 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and
18 will survive the termination of this Agreement and of Employee’s employment with D&B Management. 

3.    Employee’s Responsibilities. Employee agrees that unless specifically stated otherwise, during the term of
Employee’s employment by D&B Management, Employee will devote Employee’s full business time and best efforts and abilities to the performance of his duties for the Company. Employee agrees to act in the best interest of the Company at
all times. Employee will act in accordance with the highest professional standards of ethics and integrity. Employee agrees to use Employee’s best efforts and skills to preserve the business of the Company and the goodwill of its employees and
persons having business relations with the Company. Employee will comply with all applicable laws and all of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ then current policies and procedures. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
if (a) Employee complies with the terms and provisions of D&B’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as the same may be revised from time-to-time and
(b) Employee’s activities do not interfere with Employee’s obligations to the Company, then, during the term of Employee’s employment by D&B Management, Employee may: (x) engage in charitable, civic, fraternal and
professional activities, (y) give lectures on behalf of educational or for-profit institutions, and (z) manage personal investments; provided that Employee shall disclose any conflicts of interest
that cause Employee’s personal endeavors to be in material conflict with the business of the Company and/or its Affiliates. Employee shall only serve on the board of directors of (i) a national charitable, civic or fraternal organization,
(ii) a privately owned business, or (iii) a publicly-traded company with the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of D&B Management, in its sole discretion, and only to the extent that any such enterprise described in (i),
(ii), or (iii) is not a Competitive Business. The Board of Directors of D&B Management will consider Employee’s performance, time in role, time required to fulfill Employee’s obligations to the Company, as well as the potential
benefit to the Company in making its determination. 
 4.    No Limitations. Employee warrants and represents that there
is no contractual, judicial or other restraint that impairs Employee’s right or legal ability to enter into this Agreement and to carry out Employee’s duties and responsibilities to the Company, its affiliates, and its subsidiaries. 

  
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 5.    Compensation and Benefits. 

(a)    Base Salary. During the term of this Agreement, D&B Management will pay to Employee a base salary of
$_____________ per year. The base salary will be paid bi-weekly on regularly scheduled paydays determined by the Company. Employee shall be given an annual performance evaluation and, as determined by the
Board of Directors of D&B Management, may receive periodic salary increases. 
 (b)    Annual Bonus. During
the term of this Agreement, the Employee will be eligible to receive an annual bonus as approved on annual basis by the Board of Directors of D&B Management and, if so approved, as determined by the Company based upon the attainment of a
combination of individual and Company goals during a fiscal year set forth in a bonus plan approved by the Board of Directors of D&B Management, payable in accordance with such bonus plan. Employee’s individual participation percentage in
the bonus plan at target is equal to ___% of such Employee’s base salary for the fiscal year. 

(c)    Retirement and Welfare Plans. Employee shall be eligible to participate in any profit sharing, qualified and
nonqualified retirement plans, and any health, life, accident, disability insurance, sick leave, or other benefit plans or programs made available to similarly situated employees of the Company in accordance with the terms of such plans, as may be
amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (collectively, the “Plans”), as long as they are kept in force by the Company and provided that Employee meets the eligibility requirements of the respective Plans. Nothing
contained herein shall limit the right of the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify, amend or discontinue any of the Plans. 

(d)    Vacation. Subject to the Company’s generally applicable policies relating to vacations, Employee shall
be entitled to paid vacation commensurate with the Company’s policy for senior management and Employee’s position and tenure with the Company, but in no event less than twenty-seven (27) days paid vacation during each calendar year.

 (e)    Office and Support Staff. To the extent reasonably practicable, the Company shall endeavor to supply
the Employee (i) with all equipment, supplies, and secretarial staff reasonably required in the performance of the Employee’s duties and (ii) a fully furnished and appointed office comparable in size, furnishings and decorations to
the offices of other officers of D&B of comparable responsibilities and the facilities of the Company shall be generally available to Employee in the performance of Employee’s duties. 

(f)    Other Benefits. The Company will provide Employee with other employment benefits, as in existence from time
to time, the Company provides to its full-time executive employees. 

  
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 (g)    Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Employee for all
reasonable business expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, reasonable travel, meals, and hotel accommodations of Employee, in each case
subject to the Company’s then current policies and procedures. Reimbursement shall be made upon submission by Employee of vouchers or an itemized list thereof in accordance with the Company’s then current policies and procedures. Employee
hereby authorizes the Company in advance to deduct any expenses from the Employee’s salary if Employee fails to submit an expense as provided by the Company’s then current policies and procedures. 

(h)    Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Parties acknowledge that the Company has offered certain long-term incentive
benefits pursuant to the Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as such plan may be amended, modified, supplement, restated or replaced from time to time), the terms of which shall be
governed in any separate award agreement for benefits granted under such plan. 
 (i)    Sign-On Bonus. The Employee shall be entitled to a one-time, cash bonus payment in the amount of
$                    , less applicable taxes, payable upon the Effective Date. [Alternative: The Company will give Employee a sign-on grant of $                     worth of restricted stock units within Employee’s first 30 days
of employment. The units will vest in equal installments over                  years and the number of shares will vary based on the closing price on the actual
grant date. The grant will be subject to the terms of the Company’s grant agreement.] 
 6.    Training. The
Company has provided and will continue to provide Employee with such specialized training as the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or beneficial to the performance of Employee’s job duties. 

7.    Confidential Information and Restrictive Covenants. In consideration of the premises and mutual promises contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration specified herein (including, without limitation substantial amounts of compensation, the Company Group (as defined below) shall provide the Employee with benefits and Confidential Information,
the use or disclosure of which would cause the Company Group substantial loss or injury including substantial diminishment of their goodwill, and would place the Company Group at a material competitive disadvantage. Accordingly, the Company and the
Employee hereby agree as follows: 
 (a)    Certain Definitions. 

(i)    As used in this Agreement, “Affiliate” of any person means any person, directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such person, and includes any person who is an officer, director or employee of such person and any person that would be deemed to be an “affiliate” or an “associate” of
such person, as 

  
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those terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As used in this
definition, “controlling” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities, partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise). With respect to any natural person, “Affiliates” shall also include, without limitation,
such person’s spouse, child and any trust the beneficiaries or grantor of which are limited solely to such person and/or his or her spouse or child. As used in this Agreement, “person” means any individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity. 

(ii)    As used in this Agreement, “Company Group” shall mean D&B, any subsidiary and any successor
to any of the foregoing. 
 (iii)    As used in this Agreement, “Competitive Business” shall mean the owners
or operators of venues in the Restricted Territory that combine a dining offering that is primarily full service with games, entertainment, sports attractions or sports viewing, but shall not include (x) dining establishments that derive less
than 20% of their aggregate revenues from games, entertainment and sports attractions and have not highlighted sports viewing as a core offering in their consumer marketing or (y) entertainment concepts that derive less than 20% of their
aggregate revenues from dining operations. For the avoidance of doubt, Competitive Business shall include, without limitation, the companies identified in Appendix A to the minutes of the Company’s compensation committee meeting whereby the
form of this Agreement was approved. 
 (iv)    As used in this Agreement, “Restricted Territory” shall
mean: (a) North America and (b) any other state, province or country in which the Company (1) operates during the Employee’s employment or at the time of the Employee’s resignation or termination or (2) has expressed
interest in operating or expects to operate within two (2) years following the Employee’s resignation or termination, and in each case in clause (2), of which the Employee was aware. 

(b)    Nondisclosure of Confidential Information. During the term of this Agreement, the Company Group agrees to
continue to provide, and the Employee will acquire, certain Confidential Information. As a material incentive for the Company Group to enter into this Agreement, as well as in exchange for the consideration specified herein (including, without
limitation substantial amounts of compensation, benefits and access to the Confidential Information, in each case, as set forth herein), and employment of the Employee under this Agreement, the Employee shall maintain in strict confidence and shall
not disclose to third parties or use in any task, work or business (except on behalf of the Company Group) any proprietary or confidential information regarding the Company Group and/or his work with the Company Group, including, without limitation,
trade secrets, current and future business plans, customers, customer lists, customer information, vendors, vendor lists, vendor information, employees, employee information, sales, 

  
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purchasing, pricing determinations, price points, internal and external cost structures, operations, marketing, financial and other business strategies, positioning of stores, information and
plans, products and services, games and amusement, development of games and amusement, food and beverage, financial performance and other financial data and compilations of data, new store development and locations, pipeline, information regarding
the Company Group’s processes, computer programs and/or records, software programs, intellectual property, business development opportunities, acquisitions, acquisition targets, confidential information developed by consultants and contractors,
manuals, memoranda, projections, and minutes (“Confidential Information”), without the express written permission of the Board of Directors of D&B. The Employee’s confidentiality obligation in this Paragraph 7 shall
include, but not be limited to, any Confidential Information to which the Employee has access to, had access to, will have access to, receives, or received in connection with his employment by Company Group, and any information designated as
confidential by the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Confidential Information shall not include information that (i) is publicly disclosed through no fault of the Employee, either before or after it becomes known to the
Employee, (ii) was known to the Employee prior to the date of this Agreement, which knowledge was acquired independently and not from the Company Group or its directors or employees or (iii) became available to the Employee on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company Group, provided such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the
Company Group or any other party with respect to such information. The Company Group and the Employee acknowledge and agree that the Confidential Information is continually evolving and changing and that some new Confidential Information will be
needed by the Employee and provided by the Company Group for the first time in the course of the term of this Agreement. The Employee expressly acknowledges the trade secret status of the Confidential Information and agrees that the Employee’s
access to such Confidential Information constitutes a protectable business interest of the Company Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, the Employee may disclose any Confidential Information (a) to the Employee’s legal
advisors subject to such advisor’s agreement to maintain the information as confidential, (b) to the extent required for the Employee’s enforcement of his rights hereunder (provided that such information be submitted under seal or
otherwise not publicly disclosed), (c) to the extent required by an order of any court or other governmental authority, but in each case only after the Company Group has been so notified in writing and has had five (5) business days to
obtain reasonable protection for such information in connection with such disclosure, and (d) if such disclosure is protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An
individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either
directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing
is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly,

  
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the parties to this Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or
investigating a suspected violation of law. The parties also have the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. 

(c)    Return of Property. Upon termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company Group (for any
reason), the Employee shall promptly return to the Company Group all Company property, Confidential Information and all copies thereof obtained by the Employee, or his employees or agents. The Parties acknowledge that the Company Group would not
retain the Employee’s services or provide him with access to its Confidential Information without the covenants and promises contained in this Paragraph 7. For avoidance of doubt, the Employee shall deliver promptly to the Company Group
on termination of his employment with the Company Group for any reason, or at any other time the Company Group may so request, all Confidential Information and all other documentation containing information relating to the business of the Company
Group or property of the Company Group which he obtained or developed while employed by, or otherwise serving or acting on behalf of, the Company Group and which he may then possess or have under his control or relating to the “Work” (as
defined below). 
 (d)    Non-Access. Employee agrees that following the
termination of his employment with D&B Management, he will not access the Company Group’s computer systems, download files or any information from the Company Group’s computer systems or in any way interfere, disrupt, modify or change
any computer program used by the Company Group or any data stored on the Company Group’s computer systems. Employee further agrees that all of the computers, handheld devices, and mobile telephones provided by the Company are the sole property
of the Company Group. 
 (e)    Acknowledgment of the Company Group’s Right In Work Product. During the term
of this Agreement, the Employee will create, develop and contribute for consideration certain ideas, plans, calculations, technical specifications, works of authorship, inventions, information, data, formulas, models, reports, processes,
photographs, marks, designs, computer code, concepts and/or other proprietary materials to the Company Group related to the operation or promotion of the business of the Company Group (collectively, the “Work”). All of the Work is,
was and shall hereafter be, a commissioned “work for hire” owned by the Company Group within the meaning of Title 17, Section 101 of the United States Code, as amended. If any portion of the Work is determined not to be a “work
for hire” or such doctrine is not effective, the Employee hereby irrevocably assigns, conveys and otherwise transfers to the Company Group, and its respective successors, licensees, and assigns, all right, title and interest worldwide in and to
such portion of the Work and all proprietary rights therein, including, without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks, design patents, trade secret rights, moral rights, and all contract and licensing rights, and all claims and causes of action
with respect to any of the foregoing, whether now known or hereafter to become known. In accordance with this assignment, the Company Group shall hold all ownership to all rights, without limitation,

  
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in and to all of the Work for its own use and for its legal representatives, assigns and successors, and this assignment shall be binding on and extended to the heirs, assigns, representatives
and successors of the Employee. In the event the Employee has any right or interest in the Work which cannot be assigned, the Employee agrees to waive enforcement worldwide of any and all such rights or interests against the Company Group and its
respective successors, licensees and assigns, and the Employee hereby exclusively and irrevocably licenses any and all such rights and interests, worldwide, to the Company Group in perpetuity and royalty-free, along with the unfettered right to
sublicense. All such rights are fully assignable by Company Group. The Employee hereby agrees that all Work is created or developed for the sole use of the Company Group, and that the Employee has no right to market in any manner whatsoever any such
Work. 
 (f)    Non-Compete Agreement. The Parties agree that, during the
course of the Employee’s employment by the Company Group and during the term of this Agreement, the Employee will have access to, and the benefit of, the Company Group’s Confidential Information, including but not limited to, the
Confidential Information described in Paragraph 7(b). The Parties agree that, during the Employee’s employment, the Employee will represent the Company Group and develop contacts and relationships with other persons and entities on
behalf of the Company Group, including but not limited to, with customers and potential customers. To protect the Company Group’s interest in its Confidential Information, contacts and relationships, to enforce the Employee’s obligations
under this Paragraph 7, and as a material inducement for the Company Group to enter into this Agreement, as well as in exchange for the consideration specified herein (including, without limitation, substantial amounts of compensation,
benefits and access to and provision of the Confidential Information, in each case, as set forth herein), and employment of the Employee under this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree and covenant that during the term of this Agreement and for a
period of one (1) year (or two (2) years if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) from the termination of this Agreement for any reason (including, without limitation, resignation by the Employee or upon notice from the Employee as
provided in Paragraph 8(b)) (the “Non-Compete Period”), the Employee shall not directly or indirectly, for himself or others, within the Restricted Territory: 

(i)    own, manage, operate, join, control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or
control of, or engage in any activity, work, business, or investment with any other Competitive Business (or for or on behalf of any other entity or person or any other Competitive Business), including, without limitation, any attempted or actual
activity as an employee, officer, director, advisor, agent, equityholder, consultant or independent contractor (whether or not compensated for any of the foregoing); provided, however, that the Employee may own an investment interest of less
than 2% in a publicly-traded company. 
 (g)    Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Agreement. Additionally, in exchange for the consideration specified herein and as stated in this Paragraph 7, and as a material incentive for the Company Group to enter into this Agreement,
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any reason (including, without limitation, resignation by the Employee) (the “Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire
Period”), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, induce or attempt to influence, induce, encourage, any employee of the Company
Group at or above the managerial level (including, without limitation, store managers and regional managers), supplier, vendor, licensee, distributor, contractor or other business relation of the Company Group to cease doing business with, adversely
alter or interfere with its business relationship with, the Company Group. Further, during the Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period, the Employee shall not, on his own
behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) solicit or seek to hire any employee of the Company Group at or above the store general manager level for operations employees and the officer level
for non-operations employees or in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any employee of the Company Group at or above the store general manager level for
operations employees and with a title of “Director” or more senior for non-operations employees to leave their employ (provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict the Employee from engaging
in any general solicitation that is not specifically targeted at such persons), nor shall he use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses or personal telephone
numbers of any employees of the Company Group, or (ii), without the Company’s prior written consent, hire, employ or engage as a consultant any employee of the Company Group with a title of “Director” or more senior. 

(h)    Reasonableness of Restrictions, Modification. It is the desire and intent of the Parties to this Agreement
that the provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Company Group
and the Employee consider the restrictions contained in this Paragraph 7 to be reasonable and necessary for the purposes of preserving and protecting the Confidential Information and other legitimate business interests of the Company Group.
Nevertheless, if any of the aforesaid restrictions is found to be unreasonable, over-broad as to geographic area, duration or scope of activity, or otherwise unenforceable, the Company Group and the Employee intend for the restrictions herein set
forth to be modified to be reasonable and enforceable and, as so modified, to be fully enforced. 
 (i)    Specific
Performance, Injunctive and Other Relief. The Parties acknowledge that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach or threatened breach of this Paragraph 7 by the Employee. Therefore, notwithstanding the arbitration
provisions in Paragraph 10, the Employee and the Company Group agree that the Company Group may resort to a court to enforce this Paragraph 7 by injunctive relief. The Parties agree that the Company Group may enforce this promise
without posting a bond and without giving notice to the maximum extent permitted by law. The remedies addressed in this Paragraph 7(i) shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach and/or threatened breach of this
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recovery of damages from the Employee. The Employee agrees that the Non-Compete Period and the Non-Solicitation
Period shall be tolled during any period of violation by Employee of this Paragraph 7. 
 (j)    Notice and
Opportunity to Cure. In the event that the Company asserts that Employee is not in compliance with any of its obligations under this Paragraph 7, unless such non-compliance or breach is willful and
intentional or not susceptible to cure, the Company shall provide the Employee with written notice of such assertion and a ten (10) business day opportunity to cure such noncompliance prior to its withholding payment of any consideration
specified in this Agreement or taking other legal action. 
 8.    Termination of Agreement. 

(a)    Death or Disability. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the death of Employee or upon
Employee’s becoming disabled to the extent that he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less
than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of D&B Management. The determination of Employee’s disability shall
be made in good faith by a physician reasonably acceptable to the Company. 
 (b)    Upon Notice. Either the
Company or the Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time during the term by giving the other Party no less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the date of termination. Promptly after the Employee or the Company gives
such notice, the Parties shall meet and in good faith confer regarding the Employee’s work responsibilities during the remainder of the notice period; provided that the Company may determine in its sole discretion to not have the
Employee continue his work responsibilities and the Employee shall promptly cease his work responsibility and vacate his office. During the remainder of the notice period (if so requested by the Company), Employee agrees to use best efforts to
continue performing the duties assigned by the Company, and the Company agrees to continue compensating Employee until the termination date with the same pay and benefits as before the notice was given. 

(c)    For Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement without any prior written notice to Employee if the
termination is “for cause.” For purposes of this Agreement “for cause” shall be defined as the willful and continued failure by Employee to perform the duties assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (or the Board of Directors if
the Employee is Chief Executive Officer), failure to follow reasonable business-related directions from the Chief Executive Officer (or the Board of Directors if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer), gross insubordination, theft from the Company
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willful misconduct that is contrary to the best interests of the Company or materially and adversely affects the reputation of the Company. If the Chief Executive Officer (or the Board of
Directors if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) believes that an event constituting “for cause” under this section has occurred and such event (i) is not a criminal offense and (ii) is readily curable by Employee, then the
Chief Executive Officer (or the Board of Directors if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) shall provide written notice to the Employee setting forth: (A) the Chief Executive Officer’s (or the Board of Directors’ if the Employee
is Chief Executive Officer) intent to terminate the Employee’s employment for cause, and (B) the reasons for the Chief Executive Officer’s (or the Board of Directors’ if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) intent to
terminate the Employee’s employment for cause. The Employee shall have ten (10) business days following the receipt of such notice to cure the alleged breach. The Chief Executive Officer (or the Board of Directors if the Employee is Chief
Executive Officer) may terminate this Agreement without any further notice to Employee if such cure has not occurred within such ten (10) business day period. In the event that the Company contends that the event is not readily curable by
Employee, the Chief Executive Officer (or the Board of Directors if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) shall provide written notice to Employee setting forth: (X) the reasons for the Chief Executive Officer’s (or the Board of
Directors’ if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) intent to terminate Employee’s employment “for cause” and (Y) the basis for the Chief Executive Officer’s (or the Board of Directors’ if the Employee is Chief
Executive Officer) determination that such event is not readily curable. 
 (d)    For Good Reason. The Employee
may terminate this Agreement without any prior written notice to the Company if the termination is “for good reason.” For purposes of this Agreement “for good reason” shall be defined as (i) the material breach by the
Company of this Agreement; (ii) the Company’s relocation of the office where Employee performs his duties by twenty-five (25) or more miles; (iii) assignment to the Employee of any duties, authority or responsibilities that are
materially inconsistent with the Employee’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities, or any other Company action that results in the material diminution in such position, authorities, duties or responsibilities; (iv) substantial
change in organizational reporting relationships as compared to the Effective Date that will materially impact Employee’s title, status, position, authority, duties or responsibilities reporting requirements; and (v) any other purported
termination of the Employee other than under the terms of this Agreement; provided, that the occurrence of any event described in this sentence may only constitute termination “for good reason” if (a) the Employee gives the
Company written notice of his intention to terminate his employment “for good reason” and, in reasonable detail, of the event constituting grounds for such termination within sixty (60) days of the occurrence of such event, and
(b) the relevant circumstances or conditions are not remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of such written notice from the Employee. 

(e)    Severance Pay and Release. In the event that the Employee’s employment with the Company under this
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“for cause” as defined in Paragraph 8(c), the Company shall, conditioned upon the Employee’s compliance with this Agreement and upon the Employee’s execution of a fully
effective and non-revocable general release in favor of the Company, its Board of Directors, Affiliates, and employees, in such form as reasonably approved by the Company and the Employee (the
“Release”) within sixty (60) days of the Employee’s termination of employment, which Release shall be provided to the Employee within five (5) days of the Employee’s termination of employment, pay to the
Employee: (i) twelve (12) months (or twenty-four (24) months if the Employee is Chief Executive Officer) of severance pay at the Employee’s then current base salary from the date of termination of the Employee’s employment
(adjusted, if applicable, as described below to take into account the amount of disability insurance payments received by the Employee), in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll schedule and procedures and commencing on the first payroll
date of the Company following the sixtieth (60th) day of the Employee’s termination of employment (the “First Payroll Date”), and subject to all applicable withholding (it being agreed that the sum of the after-tax value of these monthly payments and any income replacement benefits received from Company-provided disability insurance as described in Paragraph 8(a) shall not exceed the after-tax value of the Employee’s then-current base salary). The portion of the severance pay that would have been paid to the Employee during the period between the Employee’s termination of employment
and the First Payroll Date had no sixty-day delay been required shall be paid to the Employee on the First Payroll Date and thereafter the remaining portion of the severance pay shall be paid without delay as
provided in clause (i) above of this Paragraph 8(e); (ii) an amount equal to the annual bonus, if any, earned based on actual performance by the Employee for the prior fiscal year, if it has not previously been paid by the Company
payable in a single lump sum payment at the time provided for under the bonus plan (but without regard to any requirement that the Employee be employed on the bonus payment date) or if later, on the First Payroll Date; (iii) the pro rata
portion of the annual bonus, if any, earned based on actual performance by the Employee for the then-current fiscal year, payable in the calendar year in which the then-current fiscal year ends, but in no event later than one hundred twenty
(120) days after the end of such fiscal year and no earlier than the First Payroll Date, in accordance with the Company’s standard procedures for paying any such bonus to other employees under the bonus plan, except for any requirement
that the Employee be employed on the bonus payment date, and subject to all applicable withholding; and (iv) monthly payments for a period of twelve (12) months following the Employee’s termination, payable in accordance with the
Company’s normal payroll schedule and procedures and commencing on the First Payroll Date, and subject to all applicable withholding, that are equal to the monthly premium required by the Employee to maintain his health insurance benefits
provided by the Company’s group health insurance plan, in accordance with the requirements of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) (it being understood that the portion of such payments described
in clause (iv) that would have been paid to the Employee during the period between the Employee’s termination of employment and the First Payroll Date had no sixty-day delay been required shall be
paid to the Employee on the First Payroll Date, and thereafter the remaining portion of such payments shall be paid without delay). In the event that this Agreement is terminated “for cause” pursuant to Paragraph 8(c), the

  
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Company shall pay to the Employee only (A) that base salary which has been earned by the Employee through the date of termination payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll
practices and (B) unless the “for cause” termination results from the Employee’s theft from the Company or its Affiliates, conviction or plea of a felony, or any other reckless or willful misconduct that materially and adversely
affects the reputation of the Company, the annual bonus, if any, described in clause (ii) above of this Paragraph 8(e) and payable in accordance with clause (ii) above of this Paragraph 8(e), if it has not previously been
paid by the Company. In the event that this Agreement is terminated upon notice from the Employee pursuant to Paragraph 8(b), the Company shall pay to the Employee only (1) that base salary which has been earned by the Employee through
the date of termination payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices and (2) the annual bonus, if any, described in Paragraph 8(e)(ii) above and payable in accordance with Paragraph 8(e)(ii).
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, no amount shall be paid pursuant to this Paragraph 8(e) unless the Employee’s termination of employment constitutes of “separation from service” (as such term is
defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409-1(h), including the default presumptions). The Employee agrees to return to the Company any payments received pursuant to this Paragraph 8 in the event that
Employee does not fully comply (after written notice and opportunity to cure as provided in Paragraph 7(j) above) with all post-employment obligations set out in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the restrictive covenants and the
restrictions on disclosure of the Confidential Information of the Company Group set forth in Paragraph 7. 

(f)    Severance Pay and Release Upon Termination by the Employee Upon Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, if the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated upon notice from the Employee as provided in Paragraph 8(b) (including, without limitation, resignation by the Employee), the Company may at its sole
option elect to: (i) provide any payments and other severance benefits set forth in Paragraph 8(e) to the Employee; provided that if the Employee is at any time not in full compliance with the Employee’s obligations set forth
in Paragraph 7, the Employee shall forfeit any and all payments and other severance benefits set forth in Paragraph 8(e); and provided further that, if the Employee is provided payments or other severance benefits described in
Paragraph 8(e), the Employee shall execute a Release, or (ii) not provide any payments and other severance benefits set forth in Paragraph 8(e) to the Employee (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Employee shall continue to be bound by
all of the terms of Paragraph 7). 
 9.    Section 409A. 

(a)    If any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to the Employee in connection with his employment
termination is determined, in whole or in part, to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(“Section 409A”) and the Employee is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then no portion of such “nonqualified deferred compensation” shall be paid before the earlier of
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six (6) months plus one (1) day after the date of termination or (ii) five (5) days following the Employee’s death (the “New Payment Date”). The aggregate of
any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Employee during the period between the date of termination and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Employee in a lump sum on such New Payment Date. Thereafter, any payments that remain
outstanding as of the day immediately following the New Payment Date shall be paid without delay over the time period originally scheduled, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the
foregoing applies to the provision of any ongoing welfare benefits to the Employee that would not be required to be delayed if the premiums therefor were paid by the Employee, the Employee shall pay the full cost of premiums for such welfare
benefits during the six-month period and the Company shall pay the Employee an amount equal to the amount of such premiums paid by the Employee during such six-month
period promptly after its conclusion. 
 (b)    The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the interpretation of
Section 409A and its application to the terms of this Agreement is uncertain and may be subject to change as additional guidance and interpretations become available. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, all benefits or payments
provided by the Company to the Employee that would be deemed to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A are intended to comply with Section 409A. If, however, any such benefit or payment
is deemed to not comply with Section 409A, the Company and the Employee agree to renegotiate in good faith any such benefit or payment (including, without limitation, as to the timing of any severance payments payable hereof) so that either
(i) Section 409A will not apply or (ii) compliance with Section 409A will be achieved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no guarantee of any federal, state or local tax consequences with respect to the
interpretation of Section 409A and its application to the terms of this Agreement, and the Company shall have no liability for any adverse tax consequences of the Employee, as a result of any violation of Section 409A. 

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, all reimbursements for costs and expenses
under this Agreement shall be paid in no event later than the end of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the Employee incurs such expense. With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit and (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursements or in-kind benefits provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year, provided, however, that the foregoing clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered
by Section 105(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect. 

  
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 (d)    If under this Agreement, an amount is paid in two or more
installments, for purposes of Section 409A, each installment shall be treated as a separate payment. 
 (e)    A
termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits subject to Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless
such termination is also a “separation from service” as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h), including the default presumptions, and for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement,
references to a “resignation,” “termination,” “terminate,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean separation from service. 

10.    Confidential Arbitration. The Employee and the Company hereby agree that any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, including the arbitrability of any controversy or claim, which cannot be settled by mutual agreement will be finally settled by confidential and binding arbitration in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act. Further,
notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event disputes arise that relate in any way to and concern this Agreement and also relate in any way to and concern one or more other Equity Agreements, the Parties agree that such disputes may be
joined in a single binding arbitration if doing so would not result in unreasonable delay. All arbitrations shall be administered by a panel of three neutral arbitrators (the “Panel”) admitted to practice law in Texas for at least
ten (10) years, in accordance with the American Arbitration Association Rules. Any such arbitration proceeding shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association and all hearings shall take place in Dallas County, Texas. The
arbitration proceeding and all related documents will be confidential, unless disclosure is required by law. The Panel will have the authority to award the same remedies, damages, and costs that a court could award, including but not limited to the
right to award injunctive relief in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement. Further, the Parties specifically agree that, in the interest of minimizing expenses and promoting early resolution of claims, the filing of dispositive
motions shall be permitted and that prompt resolution of such motions by the Panel shall be encouraged. The Panel shall issue a written reasoned award explaining the decision, the reasons for the decision, and any damages awarded. The Panel’s
decision will be final and binding. The judgment on the award rendered by the Panel may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. This provision can be enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act. The Panel shall be permitted to award only
those remedies in law or equity that are requested by the Parties, appropriate for the claims and supported by evidence, and each Party shall be required to bear its or his own arbitration costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses. 

(a)    The decision of the arbitrator on the points in dispute will be final, unappealable and binding, and judgment on
the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Parties agree that this provision has been adopted by the Parties to rapidly and inexpensively resolve any disputes between them and that this provision will be grounds for
dismissal of any court action commenced by any Party with respect to this Agreement, other than post-arbitration actions seeking to enforce an arbitration award. 

  
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 (b)    The Parties will keep confidential, and will not disclose to any
person, except as may be required by law, the existence of any controversy under this Paragraph 10, the referral of any such controversy to arbitration or the status or resolution thereof. In addition, the confidentiality restrictions set
forth in this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. 
 (c)    As the sole exception to the exclusive and
binding nature of the arbitration commitment set forth above, the Parties agree that the Company Group may resort to Texas state courts having equity jurisdiction in and for Dallas County, Texas and the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Dallas Division, at its sole option, to request temporary, preliminary, and/or permanent injunctive or other equitable relief, including, without limitation, specific performance, to enforce the post-employment restrictions and
other non-solicitation and confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement, without the necessity of proving inadequacy of legal remedies or irreparable harm or posting bond or giving notice, to the
maximum extent permitted by law. However, nothing in this Paragraph 10 should be construed to constitute a waiver of the Parties’ rights and obligations to arbitrate as set forth in this Paragraph 10. 

(d)    IN THE EVENT THAT ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OR ARBITRATOR DETERMINES THAT THE SCOPE OF THE ARBITRATION OR
RELATED PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE TOO BROAD TO BE ENFORCED AS WRITTEN, THE PARTIES INTEND THAT THE COURT REFORM THE PROVISION IN QUESTION TO SUCH NARROWER SCOPE AS IT DETERMINES TO BE REASONABLE AND ENFORCEABLE. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTY HERETO THAT THIS PARAGRAPH 10(d) CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH IT OR HE IS RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. 

BEFORE ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TERMS, PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND YOUR CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS TO THE COMPANY
AND ITS AFFILIATES. 
 11.    Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify Employee to the fullest extent permitted by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law against all costs, expenses, liabilities and losses, including but not limited to, attorneys fees, judgments, fines, penalties, taxes and amounts paid in settlement, reasonably incurred by
Employee in conjunction with any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative in nature, which the Employee is made or threatened to be made a party or witness by reason of his position as officer, employee
or agent of the Company or otherwise due to his association with the Company or due to his position or association with any other entity, at the request of the Company. The Company shall advance to Employee all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
in connection with such action within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Company of Employee’s written request. The Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Employee and Employee agrees to reimburse the Company if

  
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it is determined that Employee is not entitled to be indemnified with respect to an action, suit, or proceeding under applicable law. The Company shall not settle any such claim in any manner
which would impose liability, including monetary penalties or censure, on the Employee without his prior written consent, unless the Employee would be harmed by such action. 

12.    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Jury Waiver. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW DOCTRINE. THE VENUE FOR ANY ENFORCEMENT OF THE ARBITRATION AWARD SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, DALLAS DIVISION. THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. 
 13.    Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, in whole or in part, then the Parties will be relieved of all obligations arising under such provision, but only to the extent it is illegal, unenforceable, or
void. The Parties intend that this Agreement will be deemed amended by modifying any such illegal, unenforceable, or void provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable while preserving its intent, or if such is not possible, by
substituting therefor another provision that is legal and enforceable and achieves the same objectives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected by such declaration or finding and is capable of
substantial performance, then each provision not so affected will be enforced to the extent permitted by law. 

14.    Waiver. No delay or omission by any Party to this Agreement to exercise any right or power under this Agreement will
impair such right or power or be construed as a waiver thereof. A waiver by any of the Parties to this Agreement of any of the covenants to be performed by the other or any breach thereof will not be construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach
thereof or of any other covenant contained in this Agreement. All remedies provided for in this Agreement will be cumulative and in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to any Party at law, in equity or otherwise. 

15.    Notices. Any notices, consents, demands, requests, approvals and other communications to be given under this
Agreement by any Party to the other shall be deemed to have been duly given if given in writing and personally delivered or sent by mail (registered or certified) or by a recognized “next-day delivery
service” to the address set forth below a Party’s signature, with a courtesy copy provided to the Company’s General Counsel. 

16.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement relating to employment between the Company and
Employee and supersedes all previous oral and written and all contemporaneous oral negotiations or commitments, writings and other understandings which, at the Effective Date, shall be deemed to be terminated and of no

  
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further force or effect. No prior or subsequent promises, representation, or understandings relative to any terms or conditions of employment are to be considered as part of this Agreement or as
binding. 
 17.    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only in a writing signed by the Parties hereto.

 18.    Guarantee of Payment and Performance. D&B agrees to guarantee in all respects the payment and performance
obligations of D&B Management set forth in this Agreement. 
 19.    Recoupment Policy. The Company may recover
amounts paid to Employee hereunder or under any other plan or program of, or agreement or arrangement with, the Company, and any gain in respect of any equity awards granted to Employee, in accordance with any applicable Company clawback or
recoupment policy that is generally applicable to the Company’s other senior executives, as such policy may be amended and in effect from time to time, or as otherwise required by applicable law or applicable stock exchange listing standards,
including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 20.    Section
280G. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Employee is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), and the
payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement, together with any other payments and benefits which Employee has the right to receive from the Company or any of its affiliates, would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement shall be either (a) reduced (but not below zero) so that the present value of such total amounts and benefits received by Employee from the
Company and its affiliates will be one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Employee’s “base amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) and so that no portion of such amounts and benefits received by Employee shall be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or (b) paid in full, whichever produces the better net after-tax position to Employee (taking into account any applicable excise tax
under Section 4999 of the Code and any other applicable taxes). The reduction of payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing, first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash hereunder in the order in which such
payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment or benefit that would be made last in time and continuing, to the extent necessary, through to such payment or benefit that would be made first in time) and, then, reducing
any benefit to be provided in-kind hereunder in a similar order. The determination as to whether any such reduction in the amount of the payments and benefits provided hereunder is necessary shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code selected by the Company
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the Company. Nothing in this Paragraph 20 shall require the Company to be responsible for, or have any liability or obligation with respect to, Employee’s excise tax liabilities under
Section 4999 of the Code, if any. 
 21.    Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts
to be paid or benefits provided to the Employee hereunder any federal, state, local, or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which it is from time to time required to withhold. The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel
or tax preparer if any question as to the amount or requirement of any such withholding shall arise. 

22.    Acknowledgment. By signing below, as a material inducement to the Company entering into this Agreement, Employee
unconditionally represents and warrants that: (a) Employee has been advised to consult with an attorney regarding the terms of this Agreement; (b) Employee has consulted with, or has had sufficient opportunity to consult with
Employee’s own counsel or other advisors regarding the terms of this Agreement; (c) Employee has relied solely on Employee’s own judgment and that of Employee’s attorneys, advisors, and representatives regarding the consideration
for, and the terms of, this Agreement; (d) any and all questions regarding the terms of this Agreement have been asked and answered to Employee’s complete satisfaction; (e) Employee has read this Agreement and fully understand its
terms and their import; and (f) Employee is entering into this Agreement voluntarily, of Employee’s own free will, and without any duress, coercion, fraudulent inducement, or undue influence exerted by or on behalf of any other Party or
any other person or entity. 
 23.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts with the
same effect as if the signatures to each counterpart were upon a single instrument, and all such counterparts together shall be deemed an original of this Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the Effective Date. 
  

			
	 COMPANY:
  

DAVE & BUSTER’S MANAGEMENT
 CORPORATION,
INC.

		
	By:	 	  

		 	
Name:                         
                                         

Title:                         
                                         
  

	  
 Address:     1221 S. Belt Line Rd,
#500
                     Coppell, TX
75019

  

			
	DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	
Name:                         
                                         

Title:                         
                                         
  

	  
 Address:     1221 S. Belt Line Rd,
#500
                     Coppell, TX
75019

 [COMPANY SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT] 

 
			
	 EMPLOYEE:

		
		 	  

		 	
Name:                         
                                 

Address:                        
                                         
 

 [EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT] 

 Appendix A 

Competitive Businesses 
 The
following non-exhaustive list of businesses or brands shall each be considered a “Competitive Business” as defined in the Employment Agreement, by and among Dave & Buster’s Management
Corporation, Inc., Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. and
                                        
(the “Employment Agreement”), along with (a) the entities that operate or own such businesses or brands, (b) the successors of such businesses or brands and (c) the respective parent or ultimate parent companies or
affiliates of such businesses or brands, if the employee works for or provides consulting services to such businesses or brands. 
  

	 	•	 	 Andretti Karting & Games 

 

	 	•	 	 Barcade 

  

	 	•	 	 Big Al’s 

  

	 	•	 	 Big Shots Golf 

  

	 	•	 	 Boomers Parks 

  

	 	•	 	 Bowlmor / Bowlero / AMF 

 

	 	•	 	 Buffalo Wild Wings 

  

	 	•	 	 Chuck E. Cheese/Peter Piper Pizza 

 

	 	•	 	 Cinergy Entertainment Group 

 

	 	•	 	 Drive Shack 

  

	 	•	 	 EVO Entertainment 

  

	 	•	 	 Fox & Hound Sports Tavern 

 

	 	•	 	 Gameworks 

  

	 	•	 	 John’s Incredible Pizza 

 

	 	•	 	 K1 Speed 

  

	 	•	 	 Kings Bowling 

  

	 	•	 	 Live! Brand by the Cordish Companies 

 

	 	•	 	 Lucky Strike Entertainment 

 

	 	•	 	 Main Event Enterainment 

 

	 	•	 	 Pinstack 

  

	 	•	 	 Pinstripes 

  

	 	•	 	 Punch Bowl Social 

  

	 	•	 	 Puttshack 

  

	 	•	 	 Puttery 

  

	 	•	 	 The Rec Room 

  

	 	•	 	 Round One Entertainment 

 

	 	•	 	 Scene 75 Entertainment Centers 

 

	 	•	 	 Top Golf/Top Golf International 

  
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