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Exhibit 10.13

NOTE: Execution of this Adoption Agreement creates a legal liability of the Employer with significant tax consequences to the Employer and Participants.  Principal Life Insurance Company disclaims all liability for the legal and tax consequences which result from the elections made by the Employer in this Adoption Agreement.

 

Principal Life Insurance Company, Raleigh, NC 27612

A member of the Principal Financial Group®

 

 

 

 

 

THE EXECUTIVE NONQUALIFIED EXCESS PLAN 

 

ADOPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is the adoption by J. Alexander's, LLC (the "Company") of the Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan ("Plan").

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to adopt the Plan as an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the provisions of the Plan are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder and shall apply to amounts subject to section 409A; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has been advised by Principal Life Insurance Company to obtain legal and tax advice from its professional advisors before adopting the Plan,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby adopts the Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Adoption Agreement:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Terms used in this Adoption Agreement shall have the same meaning as in the Plan, unless some other meaning is expressly herein set forth. The Employer hereby represents and warrants that the Plan has been adopted by the Employer upon proper authorization and the Employer hereby elects to adopt the Plan for the benefit of its Participants as referred to in the Plan. By the execution of this Adoption Agreement, the Employer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Plan.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The Employer hereby makes the following designations or elections for the purpose of the Plan:

 

2.6Committee:The duties of the Committee set forth in the Plan shall be satisfied by:

 

XX(a)Company

 

__(b)The administrative committee appointed by the Board to serve at the pleasure

of the Board.

 

__(c) Board.

 

__(d)Other (specify): _____________________________.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

2.8Compensation:The "Compensation" of a Participant shall mean all of a Participant's:

 

XX(a)Base salary.

 

XX(b)Service Bonus.

 

__Service Bonus earned from 1/1 – 12/31, paid on or around first quarter of the following Plan Year.

 

XXRestaurant Management Bonus earned with a semi-annual earnings period, paid on or around the following calendar quarter.

 

__Service Bonus with no defined earnings period (e.g.: a “spot bonus”)

 

 

XX(c)Performance-Based Compensation earned in a period of 12 months or more.

 

XXPerformance Based Bonus earned from 1/1 – 12/31, paid on or around first quarter the following Plan Year and whose elections must be made no later than 6/30 of the Plan Year it is earned.  

 

__Performance Based Bonus earned from _______, paid on or around _________ the following Plan Year and whose elections must be made no later than _____ of the Plan Year it is earned. 

 

__(d)Commissions.

 

__ (e)Compensation received as an Independent Contractor reportable on Form 1099.

 

__(f)Other: ___________________________

 

 

2.9Crediting Date:The Deferred Compensation Account of a Participant shall be credited as follows:

 

Participant Deferral Credits at the time designated below:

 

XX(a)On any business day as specified by the Employer.

 

__(b)Each pay day as reported by the Employer.

 

__(c)The last business day of each payroll period during the Plan Year.

 

 

Employer Credits at the time designated below:

 

XX(a)On any business day as specified by the Employer.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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2.13Effective Date:

 

	
 
	
__
	
(a)This is a newly-established Plan, and the Effective Date of the Plan is

_____________.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(b)This is an amendment of a plan named J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan dated June 23, 2008 and governing all contributions to the plan through November 30, 2019.  The Effective Date of this amended Plan is December 1, 2019.

 

 

2.20 Normal Retirement Age: The Normal Retirement Age of a Participant shall be:

 

XX(a)Age 65.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)The later of age ___ or the _______ anniversary of the participation commencement date. The participation commencement date is the first day of the first Plan Year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan.

 

__(c)Other: _____________________________________.

 

 

	
2.23
	
Participating Employer(s): As of the Effective Date, the following Participating Employer(s) are parties to the Plan:

 

			
	
Name of Employer
	
 
	
EIN

	
J. Alexander's, LLC
	
 
	
62-0854056

 

 

	
2.26
	
Plan: The name of the Plan is

 

J. Alexander's, LLC Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

 

2.28Plan Year: The Plan Year shall end each year on the last day of the month of December.

 

 

2.30Seniority Date: The date on which a Participant has:

 

__(a)Attained age __. 

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)Completed __ Years of Service from First Date of Service.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(c)Attained age __ and completed __ Years of Service from First Date of Service.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(d)Not applicable – distribution elections for Separation from Service are not based on Seniority Date.

 

 

 

 

 
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4.1Participant Deferral Credits: Subject to the limitations in Section 4.1 of the Plan, a Participant may elect to have his Compensation (as selected in Section 2.8 of this Adoption Agreement) deferred within the annual limits below by the following percentage or amount as designated in writing to the Committee:

 

XX(a)Base salary:

			
	
minimum deferral: 
	
 
	
%

	
maximum deferral:
	
50
	
%

 

XX(b)Service Bonus:

 

XX       Restaurant Management Bonus

			
	
minimum deferral: 
	
 
	
%

	
maximum deferral:
	
 50 
	
%

 

 

XX(c)Performance-Based Compensation:

 

XXPerformance Based Bonus 

			
	
minimum deferral: 
	
 
	
%

	
maximum deferral:
	
    50
	
%

 

 

__(d)Commissions:

			
	
minimum deferral: 
	
 
	
%

	
maximum deferral:
	
 
	
%

 

__(e)Form 1099 Compensation:

			
	
minimum deferral: 
	
 
	
%

	
maximum deferral:
	
 
	
%

 

__(f)Other:

			
	
minimum deferral: 
	
 
	
%

	
maximum deferral:
	
 
	
%

 

__(g)Participant deferrals not allowed.

 

 

 

 

 
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4.1.2 Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits – Election Period:  Participant elections regarding Participant Deferral Credits and Employer Credits shall be subject to the following effective periods (one must be selected):

 

	
 
	
__
	
(a)Evergreen election.  An election made by the Participant shall continue in effect for subsequent years until modified by the Participant as permitted in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2. (This option is not permitted if source year accounts are elected in Section 4.3)

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(b)Non-Evergreen election.  Any election made by the Participant shall only remain in effect for the current election period and will then expire. An election for each subsequent year will be required as permitted in Sections 4.1 and 4.2.

 

 

4.2Employer Credits: Employer Credits will be made in the following manner:

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Employer Credits 1 (Employer Discretionary Credits): The Employer may make discretionary credits to the Deferred Compensation Account of each Active Participant in an amount determined as follows:

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(i)An amount determined each Plan Year by the Employer.

 

__(ii)Other: _______________________________________.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)Employer Credits 2 (Other Employer Credits): The Employer may make other credits to the Deferred Compensation Account of each Active Participant in an amount determined as follows:

 

	
 
	
__
	
(i)An amount determined each Plan Year by the Employer.

 

__(ii)Other: _______________________________________.

 

__(c)Employer Credits not allowed.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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4.3 Deferred Compensation Account:  The Participant is permitted to establish the following accounts:

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Non-source year account(s).  Deferred Compensation Account(s) will not be established on a source year basis:

 

	
 
	
__
	
(i)A Participant may establish only one account to be distributed upon Separation from Service.  One set of payment options for that account is allowed as permitted in Section 7.1.  Additional In-Service or Education accounts may be established as permitted in Section 5.4.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)A Participant may establish multiple accounts to be distributed upon Separation from Service.  Each account may have one set of payment options as permitted in Section 7.1 Additional In-Service or Education accounts may be established as permitted in Section 5.4. If this multiple account option is elected, the Participant will also be required to elect Separation from Service payment options for each In-Service or Education account established.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)Source year account(s):  Annual Deferred Compensation Account(s) will be established each year in which Participant Deferral Credits or Employer Credits are credited to the Participant. Only one account may be established each year for distribution upon Separation from Service. One set of payment options for that account is allowed as permitted in Section 7.1. Additional In-Service or Education accounts may be established for each source year as permitted in Section 5.4. If this option is selected, Evergreen elections as described in Section 4.1.2 are not permitted.

 

 

5.2 Disability of a Participant: 

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)A Participant's becoming Disabled shall be a Qualifying Distribution Event and the Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid by the Employer as provided in Section 7.1.

 

__(b)A Participant becoming Disabled shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event.

 

 

 

5.3Death of a Participant: If the Participant dies while in Service, the Employer shall pay a benefit to the Beneficiary in an amount equal to the vested balance in the Deferred Compensation Account of the Participant determined as of the date payments to the Beneficiary commence, plus:

 

__(a)An amount to be determined by the Committee.

 

XX(b)No additional benefits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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5.4In-Service or Education Distributions: In-Service and Education Accounts are permitted under the Plan:

 

XX(a)In-Service Accounts are allowed with respect to:

__Participant Deferral Credits only.

__Employer Credits only.

XXParticipant Deferral and Employer Credits.

 

In-service distributions may be made in the following manner:

XXSingle lump sum payment.

XXAnnual installments over a term certain not to exceed 5 years.

 

Education Accounts are allowed with respect to:

__Participant Deferral Credits only.

__Employer Credits only.

__Participant Deferral and Employer Credits.

 

Education Accounts distributions may be made in the following manner:

__Single lump sum payment.

__Annual installments over a term certain not to exceed __ years.

 

If applicable, amounts not vested at the time payments due under this Section cease will be:

__ Forfeited

XXDistributed at Separation from Service if vested at that time

 

__(b)No In-Service or Education Distributions permitted.

 

 

5.5 Change in Control Event: 

 

__(a)Participants may elect upon initial enrollment to have accounts distributedupon a Change in Control Event.

 

XX(b)A Change in Control shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event.

 

 

	
5.6
	
Unforeseeable Emergency Event: 

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Participants may apply to have accounts distributed upon an Unforeseeable Emergency event.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)An Unforeseeable Emergency shall not be a Qualifying Distribution Event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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6.Vesting:  An Active Participant shall be fully vested in the Employer Credits made to the

Deferred Compensation Account upon the first to occur of the following events:

 

XX(a)Normal Retirement Age.

 

XX(b)Death.

 

XX(c)Disability.

 

__(d)Change in Control Event

 

XX(e)Satisfaction of the vesting requirement as specified below:

 

XXEmployer Credits 1 (Employer Discretionary Credits):

 

__(i)Immediate 100% vesting.

 

__(ii)100% vesting after __ Years of Service.

 

__(iii)100% vesting at age __.

 

XX(iv)Number of YearsVested

of ServicePercentage

 

				
	
Less than
	
1
	
0
	
%

	
 
	
1
	
25
	
%

	
 
	
2
	
50
	
%

	
 
	
3
	
75
	
%

	
 
	
4
	
100
	
%

	
 
	
5
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
6
	
 
	
%

 

For this purpose, Years of Service of a Participant shall be calculated from the date designated below:

 

XX(1)First day of Service.

 

__(2)Effective date of Plan participation.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(3)Each Crediting Date. Under this option (3), each Employer 

	
 
	

	
Credit shall vest based on the Years of Service of a Participant 

	
 
	

	
from the Crediting Date on which each Employer 

	
 
	

	
Discretionary Credit is made to his or her Deferred 

	
 
	

	
Compensation Account.

 

 

 

 

 
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__Employer Credits 2 (Other Employer Credits):

 

__(i)Immediate 100% vesting.

 

__(ii)100% vesting after __ Years of Service.

 

__(iii)100% vesting at age __.

 

__(iv)Number of YearsVested

of ServicePercentage

 

				
	
Less than
	
1
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
1
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
2
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
3
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
4
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
5
	
 
	
%

	
 
	
6
	
 
	
%

 

 

For this purpose, Years of Service of a Participant shall be calculated from the date designated below:

 

__(1)First day of Service.

 

__(2)Effective date of Plan participation.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(3)Each Crediting Date. Under this option (3), each Employer Credit shall vest based on the Years of Service of a Participant from the Crediting Date on which each Employer Discretionary Credit is made to his or her Deferred Compensation Account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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7.1Payment Options: Any benefit payable under the Plan upon a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event may be made to the Participant or his Beneficiary (as applicable) in any of the following payment forms, as selected by the Participant in the Participation Agreement: 

 

(a)Separation from Service (Seniority Date is Not Applicable)

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed 10 years.

 

 (b)Separation from Service prior to Seniority Date (If Applicable)

 

	
 
	
__
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)Not Applicable

 

 (c)Separation from Service on or After Seniority Date (If Applicable)

 

	
 
	
__
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed __ years.

 

XX(iii)Not Applicable

 

(d)Separation from Service Upon a Change in Control Event

 

	
 
	
__
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)Not Applicable

 

(e)Death

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed __ years.

 

(f)Disability

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(ii)Annual installments over a term certain as elected by the Participant not to exceed 10 years.

 

__(iii)Not applicable.

 

If applicable, amounts not vested at the time payments due under this Section cease will be:

__Forfeited

__Distributed at Separation from Service if vested at that time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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(g)Change in Control Event

 

	
 
	
__
	
(i)A lump sum.

 

XX(ii)Not applicable.

 

If applicable, amounts not vested at the time payments due under this Section cease will be:

__Forfeited

__Distributed at Separation from Service if vested at that time

 

 

	
7.4
	
De Minimis Amounts. 

 

	
 
	
XX
	
(a)Notwithstanding any payment election made by the Participant, the vested balance in all Deferred Compensation Account(s) of the Participant will be distributed in a single lump sum payment at the time designated under the Plan if at the time of a permitted Qualifying Distribution Event that is either a Separation from Service, death, Disability (if applicable) or Change in Control Event (if applicable) the vested balance does not exceed $ 50,000.  In addition, the Employer may distribute a Participant's vested balance in all Deferred Compensation Account(s) of the Participant at any time if the balance does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participant's entire interest in the Plan and any other Employer plan subject to aggregation under Section 409A of the Code.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)There shall be no pre-determined de minimis amount under the Plan; however, the Employer may distribute a Participant's vested balance at any time if the balance does not exceed the limit in Section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code and results in the termination of the Participant's entire interest in the Plan and any other Employer plan subject to aggregation under Section 409A of the Code.

 

 

10.1Contractual Liability: Liability for payments under the Plan shall be the responsibility of the:

 

XX(a)Company.

 

	
 
	
__
	
(b)Employer or Participating Employer who employed the Participant when amounts were deferred.

 

 

14.Amendment and Termination of Plan: Notwithstanding any provision in this Adoption Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, Section ______ of the Plan shall be amended to read as provided in attached Exhibit _____________.

 

XXThere are no amendments to the Plan.

 

 

17.8Construction: The provisions of the Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Tennessee, except to the extent that such laws are superseded by ERISA and the applicable provisions of the Code.

 

 

 

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the day and year stated below.

 

 

J. Alexander's, LLC

Name of Employer

 

By: /s/ Jessica L. Hagler_________

Authorized Person

Date: 12/12/2019_____________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Exhibit 10.38

J. ALEXANDER’S HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “COMPANY”)

 

SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

 

I. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. Directors who are employees of the Company do not receive additional compensation for serving as directors of the Company. The following table sets forth current rates of cash compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors.

 

	
RETAINERS
	
2020
	
 

	
Board Retainers
	
$
	
45,000
	
 

 

In addition, there are annual retainer fees for non-employee directors serving as a chair of any standing committee of the Board.  The additional retainer fee for committee chairs for 2020 are $15,000 for the Audit Committee, $10,000 for the Compensation Committee, and $7,500 for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each director who is not also an employee of the Company is eligible for grants of non-qualified stock options and restricted shares under the J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). Each non-employee director was granted 20,000 stock options in each of the 2015, 2016 and 2018 fiscal years.  Further, each non-employee director was granted 10,500 restricted shares in the 2019 fiscal year. The restricted period for each grant is four years with the restriction expiring in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of their respective grant dates. No non-employee director is eligible for a grant of incentive stock options under the Equity Incentive Plan.

 

II. EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION. The following table sets forth the current fiscal 2020 annual base salaries and the fiscal 2019 incentive compensation cash bonus awards for the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer (the “Named Officers”).

	
  
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
FISCAL 2019
	
 

	
 
	
2020
	
 
	
CASH
	
 

	
 
	
BASE
	
 
	
BONUS
	
 

	
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
	
SALARY
	
 
	
AMOUNT
	
 

	
Lonnie J. Stout II
	
$
	
400,000
	
 
	
$
	
259,000
	
 

	
Mark A. Parkey
	
 
	
400,000
	
 
	
 
	
196,000
	
 

	
J. Michael Moore
	
 
	
285,000
	
 
	
 
	
77,000
	
 

 

The following table sets forth the fiscal 2020 cash bonus targets as a percentage of base salary set for the Company’s Named Officers pursuant to a 2020 cash incentive bonus plan under the Equity Incentive Plan.

 

	
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
	
THRESHOLD
	
 
	
TARGET
	
 
	
MAXIMUM
	
 

	
Lonnie J. Stout II
	
50%
	
 
	
100%
	
 
	
200%
	
 

	
Mark A. Parkey
	
50%
	
 
	
100%
	
 
	
200%
	
 

	
J. Michael Moore
	
25%
	
 
	
50%
	
 
	
100%
	
 

 

The bonuses will generally be determined based upon the Company’s achieving designated levels of earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, pre-opening expense, certain impairment charges, if applicable, any restaurant closing costs, any transaction, contested proxy and other related expenses, if applicable, any non-cash compensation, any loss from discontinued operations, any change in deferred compensation accruals that result from interest rate changes, and any other items that do not reflect our performance for a given fiscal year, or “adjusted EBITDA.”

 

The Named Officers are also eligible to receive incentive equity awards pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan.

 

III. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The foregoing information is summary in nature. Additional information regarding director and Named Officer compensation will be provided in the Company’s proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.

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