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Exhibit 4.2

DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
The following is a description of the material terms of Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.'s (the "Company", "we", "us" and "our") common stock, preferred stock, restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws, as amended. The following description is a summary and should be read together with our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws, as amended, which are included as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein.
Authorized Capitalization
Our authorized capital stock consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted for a vote by the common stockholders, except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of any preferred stock we may issue in the future. The holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of more than 50% of the shares of common stock can, if they choose to do so, elect all the directors to be elected by our common stockholders. In such event, the holders of the remaining shares of common stock will not be able to elect any directors.
Dividend Rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends if, as and when dividends are declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of dividends required to be paid on any outstanding preferred stock ranking prior to the common stock as to the payment of dividends. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Liquidation Rights. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably the assets available for the distribution to the common stockholders after payment of, or provision for, all of our liabilities and amounts due in respect of any outstanding preferred stock ranking prior to the common stock with respect to distributions under such circumstances.
Other Matters. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights and are not subject to further calls or assessment by us. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. All outstanding shares of our common stock are, and the shares of common stock to be distributed in connection with the spin-off will, upon issuance, be, fully paid and non-assessable.
Preferred Stock
Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, authorizes our board of directors to establish one or more series of preferred stock. Unless required by law or by any stock exchange on which our common stock is listed, the authorized shares of preferred stock will be available for issuance at the discretion of our board of directors without further action by our stockholders. Our board of directors is able to determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock, the terms and rights of that series including:
		
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	the designation of the series;

		
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	the number of shares of the series;

		
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	whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate, if any, of the series;

		
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	the dates at which dividends, if any, will be payable;

		
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	the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series;

		
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	the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series;

		
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	the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of our company;

		
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	whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our Company or any other entity, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates and provisions for any adjustments to such prices or rates, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made;

		
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	the ranking of such series with respect to dividends and amounts payable on our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, which may include provisions that such series will rank senior to our common stock with respect to dividends and those distributions;

		
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	restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or any other class or series; and

		
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	voting rights, if any, of the holders of the series.  

The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect, among other things, the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that stockholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up. The issuance of preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us. See “—Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock” below.
Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock
The Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. Additional shares of our common stock and preferred stock may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions.
One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved common stock or preferred stock may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our Company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive the stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares of common stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of the Delaware General Corporate Law and Certain Provisions of Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, As Amended, and Amended and Restated By-laws, As Amended
Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We are a Delaware corporation subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 provides that, subject to certain exceptions, we may not engage in certain “business combinations” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:
		
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	prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

		
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	upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine whether shares held under the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

		
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	at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and not by written consent, and by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of our outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. 

Generally, a “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or is an affiliate or associate of us and within the previous three years did own, 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock.
Section 203 generally makes it more difficult for a person who is or would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies interested in acquiring our Company to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that our stockholders may otherwise deem to be in our and their best interests.
Calling of Special Meeting of Stockholders. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws, as amended, provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by (1) our board of directors or chief executive officer for any purpose or (2) by the secretary if directed by our board of directors. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws, as amended, provide that business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders 

shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of such special meeting. Accordingly, our stockholders will not be entitled to take action by calling special meetings.
Adjournment of Stockholder Meetings. Our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, provide that only the Chairman of the Board or other person presiding over any stockholder meeting may adjourn the meeting whether or not a quorum is present at the meeting.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations. Our amended and restated by-laws, as amended, provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before or to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders must provide timely notice of their proposal in writing to the corporate secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered or mailed and received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 nor more than 120 days in advance of the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders, provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty days, or delayed by more than seventy days, from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered (a) not more than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and (b) not less than (i) the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or (ii) the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. Our amended and restated by-laws will also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. Stockholder nominations for the election of directors at a special meeting must be received by our corporate secretary by the later of ten days following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting or 90 days prior to the date that meeting is proposed to be held. These provisions may impede stockholders’ ability to bring matters before an annual meeting of stockholders or make nominations for directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders. 
 
Amendment or Alteration of Bylaws. Stockholders may amend, alter, change or repeal provisions of our amended and restated by-laws, as amended, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors. This may make it more difficult for stockholders to alter our amended and restated by-laws.
No Cumulative Voting. Holders of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of more than 50% of the shares of our common stock can, if they choose to do so, elect all of our directors to be elected by our common stockholders. In such event, holders of the remaining shares of our common stock will not be able to elect any directors.
Removal of Directors. Stockholders may only remove a director from our board of directors with or without cause, and then only by the affirmative vote of the holders of no less than a majority of all of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Amendment or Alteration of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. Stockholders may amend, alter, change or repeal certain provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors. This may make it more difficult for stockholders to alter those provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended.
No Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, requires that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors. Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
		
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	for breach of duty of loyalty;

		
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	for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law;

		
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	under Section 174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful dividends or stock repurchases or redemption); or

		
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	for transactions from which the director derived improper personal benefit. 

 
Our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws, as amended, provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL. We will also be expressly authorized to, and do, carry directors’ and officers’ insurance for our directors, officers and certain employees for some 

liabilities. We believe that these indemnification provisions and insurance are useful to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Listing
Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FRGI.”Exhibit

Exhibit 10.16

November 2, 2018 (revised November 8, 2018)
 

Dear Mr. Louis DiPietro:

I am pleased to extend this conditional offer of employment as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary with Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Fiesta”), reporting to Rich Stockinger, President and Chief Executive Officer.  Your new office will be located at 7255 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126.   I propose a start date of December 17 , 2018 and am excited to work with you.
 
The following is a brief outline of the major components of this conditional offer of employment:
 
Base Compensation
Your annualized base salary will be $340,000. You will be paid biweekly.
 
Discretionary Annual Increase
You are eligible for a discretionary annual increase, based on merit. Your first increase may occur in January 2020.

Corporate Short Term Incentive Plan
Commencing in 2019, your bonus target is equal to 60% of your annual base salary, subject to the terms of the Fiesta bonus plan applicable to you and subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Long Term Incentive Plan
Commencing in 2019, you will be eligible for annual equity grants of approximately $225,000, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  The equity grants are currently expected to be comprised of 50% restricted stock awards that vest 25% on each anniversary date and 50% based on performance-based criteria to be determined prior to the date of grant.

Severance Agreement
Fiesta will enter into a separate agreement with you to provide certain severance payments upon termination of your employment by Fiesta without Cause and for reasons other than death or "permanent and total disability" (within the meaning Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or by you voluntarily for Good Reason (to be defined in the agreement).  The severance payments will include an amount equal to one times your annual base salary in effect prior to the date employment is terminated and an amount equal to a pro rata portion of the aggregate bonus you would have been entitled to receive with respect to the fiscal year of termination had employment not been terminated. Such bonus shall be paid at the same time it would have been paid had your employment not been terminated.

Temporary Living Allowance
The Company will provide you with $1,500 per month to be used to cover part of your living costs in Miami, Florida and home visits to Boston, Massachusetts (Housing/Travel Allowance), subject to change or cancellation at any time in the Company’s sole discretion.  When you relocate to Florida or if your employment with the Company terminates for any reason, (“Eligibility Change”) the Company will cease the payment of this allowance effective immediately.

Insurance Benefits
Details regarding our comprehensive benefits package will be provided to you.
 
Vacation
You are eligible for three weeks of vacation from date of hire through your ninth year.  On your tenth year of employment, you will then be eligible for four weeks of vacation.

Personal Days
Commencing your start date you are eligible for one (1) personal/sick days and each calendar year thereafter, you will receive five (5) personal/sick days. 
  
This offer of employment is contingent upon the following:
		
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	Acceptable results from all Fiesta employment screening evaluations including references.

		
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	Execution of the attached Agreement to Respect Confidential Information.

		
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	Execution of the attached Binding Arbitration Program acknowledgment.

		
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	Execution of the attached Background Information Release Form.

		
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	Satisfactory proof of identification and work authorization as required by federal law.

		
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	Satisfactory assurance that you are not subject to any non-compete or other restrictive covenant that could impair your ability to perform the job responsibilities of the position you are offered. If you are subject to any such restrictions, please provide us with a copy of relevant documents at your earliest convenience.

While we are confident that we will have a mutually beneficial employment relationship, employment with Fiesta is at-will and this is not a contract for employment. Under this relationship, Fiesta may, at any time, decide to end an individual’s employment with or without cause, prior notice or discipline at Fiesta’s sole discretion. Likewise, any employee is free to end his or her employment at any time for any reason with or without notice.
  
Please let me know if you have any questions.  I can be reached at 786 - 714 - 5496.

Warm welcome,

/s/ Anthony D. Dinkins

Anthony D. Dinkins
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.

/s/ Louis DiPietro              
Accepted -  Louis DiPietro

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