Document:

Exhibit 10.3

EXHIBIT 10.3

LIMITED WAIVER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS LIMITED WAIVER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of the 27th day of July, 2011, by and among (a) RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP., a
Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), (b) THE BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES
PARTY THERETO FROM TIME TO TIME AS LENDERS (the “Lenders”) and (c) WILMINGTON TRUST,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS SUCCESSOR TO WILMINGTON TRUST FSB), as administrative agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity and together with its successors, the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Holdings, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent entered into a Credit Agreement,
dated as of July 7, 2009 (as previously amended and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, Holdings has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement and waive certain breaches or violations and certain Defaults
and Events of Default under the Credit Agreement, all as set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and Lenders agree to such amendments and waivers upon the
terms and subject to conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Senior Note
Indenture is being amended as provided in a supplemental indenture in a form provided to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders (the “Indenture Amendment”);

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties to
the Revolving Credit Agreement are entering into a limited waiver and amendment no. 6 to the
Revolving Credit Agreement in a form provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (the
“Revolving Credit Agreement Amendment”);

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties to
the Opco Credit Agreement are entering into a limited waiver and first amendment to the Opco Credit
Agreement in a form provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (the “Opco Credit
Agreement Amendment” and, collectively with the aforementioned amendments in the foregoing
Recitals, the “Amendments”);

 

 

 

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

1. Definitions in Credit Agreement; etc. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms
defined in or by reference to the Credit Agreement (as from time to time amended) are used herein
as therein defined.

2. Limited Waiver. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby:

(a) waive any breach or violation of the Credit Agreement described on Annex
A hereto (and any Default or Event of Default resulting directly therefrom) and
the Events of Defaults described on Annex A hereto, provided, that
the waivers set forth above shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be
deemed or otherwise construed to constitute a waiver of any other Default or other
Event of Default or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document or to prejudice any right, power or remedy which the Administrative Agent
or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any
such other Default, other Event of Default or other provision of the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which rights, power and remedies are
hereby expressly reserved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and

(b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement, consent to (A)
the execution and delivery of (i) the Last-Out Participation Agreement (as defined
in this Agreement), (ii) the Amendments and (B) the consummation of the transactions
and other matters contemplated by such documents including, without limitation, the
payment of the fees, costs and expenses due and payable to the lenders, agents and
trustees (and their respective counsel) expressly contemplated in the Amendments.

3. Amendments. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) §1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting therein in the proper alphabetical
order the following definitions:

“‘Last-Out Participation’ means a last-out participation interest under
the Revolving Credit Agreement available to be purchased by Sun Cantinas Finance,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sun Finance”) and/or one or more
Affiliates of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. pursuant to the Last-Out Participation
Agreement and any Supplemental Participation Agreement.

‘Last-Out Participation Agreement’ means that certain Last-Out Loan
Participation Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011, by and between Sun Finance and
GE Franchise Finance Commercial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
successor by assignment to General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE
Franchise”), in its individual capacity as a Lender, as amended, amended and
restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

‘Second Amendment Date’ means July 27, 2011.

 

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‘Supplemental Participation Agreement’ means a last-out participation
agreement by and between Sun Finance and GE Franchise (or one or more of their
respective permitted assigns) described in the Last-Out Participation Agreement.”

(b) §6.1(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows:

“(i) Indebtedness at any time incurred under the Revolving Credit Documents and
any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount under this clause (i) not to exceed $40,000,000,
including the Last-Out Participation, less the aggregate amount of all permanent
reductions (other than any reduction in the letter of credit commitment thereunder
that is accompanied with a corresponding increase in the revolving credit loan
commitment thereunder or any reduction in the revolving credit loan commitment
thereunder that is accompanied with a corresponding increase in the letter of credit
commitment thereunder, provided, that, notwithstanding any such reduction and
corresponding increase, the aggregate principal amount pursuant to this clause (i)
shall not exceed $40,000,000), of the commitments thereunder by Opco or any of the
Subsidiaries since the Closing Date;”

(c) §6.2(a)(x) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows:

“(ii) liens upon any of the property or assets of Opco and/or the Subsidiaries
created under, or evidenced or governed by, the Revolving Credit Documents (or the
documents relating to any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof)
securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(a)(i) (including the Last-Out
Participation);”

(d) §6.10 of the Credit Agreement is amended to include the following words at the present
beginning thereof:

“Other than the Last-Out Participation,”

(e) Section 7 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting new §§7.12 and 7.13 therein
after removing the “.” at the present end of §7.11 thereof, which new §§7.12 and 7.13 shall read in
their entirety as follows:

“Section 7.12. Restructuring Plan. Failure by Holdings to cause Opco to
submit to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (which delivery may be made
through counsel to such parties) on or prior to September 15, 2011, a reasonably
detailed proposal to restructure Opco’s material debt arrangements (the
“Comprehensive Restructuring Plan”), accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate
certifying that such Comprehensive Restructuring Plan was prepared on a reasonable
basis and in good faith and is based on assumptions believed by Opco to be
reasonable at the time made and from the best information then reasonably available
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Section 7.13 Plan. (i) Failure by (a) Opco, (b) the beneficial holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Senior Secured Notes,
(c) the majority lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement, (d) the Requisite
Lenders under the Credit Agreement (notwithstanding any limitation in the defined
term “Requisite Lenders”, for so long as Cocina holds not less than 15% of the
aggregate Term Loan Exposure, the determination of Requisite Lenders under this
clause (d) shall include Cocina); (e) the Requisite Lenders (as defined in the Opco
Credit Agreement) under the Opco Credit Agreement and (f) a majority of the holders
of Holdings’ common equity interests to negotiate and execute a binding
restructuring term sheet, plan support agreement, lock-up agreement or similar
agreement containing the substance of the Comprehensive Restructuring Plan or
another plan with respect to Opco’s material debt arrangements on or prior to
October 31, 2011 (any such agreement, a “Plan Agreement”) (it being
understood and agreed that each beneficial holder whose signature is required in
order to satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of this Section 7.13 shall have the
right to determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not to execute any such
proposed Plan Agreement) or (ii) following the execution of a Plan Agreement,
failure by Opco to comply in all material respects with the terms of the Plan
Agreement, or to otherwise implement in all material respects the Plan Agreement in
accordance with the terms thereof, in each case, which failure continues and has not
been cured for a period of 10 days following Opco’s receipt of written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders.”

Section 7 is hereby further amended by adding the following new sentence
to the present end thereof:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Default or Event of
Default shall occur on or prior to November 15, 2011 solely by reason of any breach
or violation of Section 6.5 of this Credit Agreement for the measurement period
ending on or about September 25, 2011.”

4. Conditions. This Agreement shall be effective on the first day on which each of
the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart signature of Holdings and the
Lenders party hereto which constitute Requisite Lenders under the Credit Agreement (including,
without limitation Sun Cantinas, LLC and Cocina Funding Corp., L.L.C.);

(b) Holdings shall, or shall cause Opco to, deliver a certificate of an authorized officer
which shall (i) attach copies of all documents listed on, the Closing Checklist attached hereto as
Annex B, and (ii) certify that (A) such documents are true and complete copies and (B)
Holdings or Opco has taken all actions set forth on the Closing Checklist and satisfied all other
conditions precedent listed thereon, all in form and substance, or in a manner, reasonably
satisfactory to the Lenders party hereto which constitute Requisite Lenders under the Credit
Agreement (including, without limitation Sun Cantinas, LLC and Cocina Funding Corp., L.L.C.);

 

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(c) Holdings shall have paid to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, all fees that are due
and payable on or before the date hereof and shall have reimbursed the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders for, or paid directly, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent’s
and the Lenders’ counsel in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby;

(d) The Consent and Release Agreements referenced on Annex C hereto shall have been
duly executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto, shall be in full force and effect; and

(e) The Amendments shall have been duly executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto.

5. Conditions Subsequent. Opco shall (a) publicly disclose or to cause the public
disclosure of, within four (4) business day of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, all
material information related to the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Amendments; and
(b) publicly disclose by August 15, 2011, Opco’s liquidity position (including cash on hand and
revolver availability), the outstanding balance of debt at Opco and Holdings, unaudited financial
information about the quarter ended June 26, 2011 consistent with its customary reporting
practices, and including without limitation comparable store sales information (including detail
about customer traffic and average guest check), comparative sales and profitability information
for the restaurants and manufacturing and distribution businesses, and comparative and trailing
twelve months EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Cash Flow calculations.

Opco shall further clarify, in the related party disclosure of its next public filing
containing such disclosure, that none of Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Farallon”)
or its Affiliates, including Cocina Funding Corp., L.LC., is an Affiliate of Opco and to provide
Farallon an opportunity to confirm the accuracy of the form and content of the disclosure regarding
Farallon before the disclosure is filed.

This Agreement shall terminate and the consents, waivers and amendments herein shall terminate
and cease to be of any force and effect if Opco fails to comply with this Section 5.

6. Representations and Warranties. Holdings represents and warrants to the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent as follows:

(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (i) is within the corporate
authority of such Person, (ii) has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings,
(iii) does not conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law,
statute, rule or regulation to which any of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or any
judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to any of Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries and (iv) does not conflict with any provision of the corporate charter or bylaws of,
or any agreement or other instrument binding upon, any of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement will result in valid and legally binding
obligations of such Person enforceable against it in accordance with the respective terms and
provisions hereof and thereof, except as enforceability is limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting
generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and except to the extent that availability of the
remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

 

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(c) The execution, delivery and performance by Holdings and its Subsidiaries of this
Agreement, does not require the approval or consent of, or filing with, any governmental agency or
authority other than those already obtained.

(d) Each of the representations and warranties of Holdings contained in the Credit Agreement,
the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection
with the Credit Agreement shall be true as of the date as of which they were made and shall also be
true at and as of the time and after giving effect to this Agreement (except to the extent that
such representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date) and, after giving effect
to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(e) Neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of or in default under any of
the following agreements (other than a breach or default which has been, or is, contemporaneously
herewith, being, cured or waived):

(i) any Senior Secured Note Document;

(ii) any Revolving Credit Document; or

(iii) any Opco Credit Document.

 

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7. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.

8. Continuing Effect of the Credit Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein,
this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or
otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or Holdings under
the Credit Agreement and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms,
conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which
are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to entitle Holdings to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or
other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in
the Credit Agreement in similar or different circumstances. This Agreement shall apply and be
effective only with respect to the provisions of the Credit Agreement specifically referred to
herein. After the effectiveness of this Agreement, any reference to the Credit Agreement shall
mean the Credit Agreement as amended and modified hereby.

9. Release. (a) In consideration of, among other things, Administrative Agent’s and
the Lenders’ execution and delivery of this Agreement (and without prejudice to the continuing
effectiveness of the Loan Documents in accordance with their terms, as amended hereby), Holdings
hereby fully, finally and forever releases, waives, voids, extinguishes, and discharges each
Released Parties (as hereinafter defined) from any and all claims (including, without limitation,
crossclaims, counterclaims, and rights of setoff and/or recoupment), actions, causes of action,
suits, liens, damages and consequential damages, demands, bonds, bills, specialties, controversies,
variances, trespasses, judgments, executions, costs, expenses or other claims of whatever nature or
kind, in each case whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured,
known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, now existing, in law, equity, or otherwise, that Holdings
has had or now has against any or all of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent are collectively referred to as the “Lender Parties”) and any
Affiliate of any of the Lender Parties acting in any capacity under the Credit Agreement and other
Loan Documents, together with each of their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and the
respective predecessors, successors, assigns and present and former Affiliates (whether by
operation of law or otherwise), and each of their respective members, partners, equityholders,
officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors, attorneys, agents and professionals, and
any Person claiming by or through any of them in whatever capacity, including other Persons through
which such Person may act (collectively, the “Released Parties”), based in whole or in part
on facts, whether or not now known, in each case that relate to, arise out of or otherwise are in
connection with: (i) any or all of the Loan Documents or transactions contemplated thereby or any
actions or omissions in connection therewith, (ii) any aspect of the dealings or relationships
between or among Holdings, on the one hand, and any or all of the Released Parties, on the other
hand, relating to any or all of the documents, transactions, actions or omissions referenced in
clause (i) hereof, or (iii) any aspect of the dealings or relationships between or among any or all
of the equity holders of Holdings, on the one hand, and the Released Parties, on the other hand,
but only to the extent such dealings or relationships relate to any or all of the documents,
transactions, actions or omissions referenced in clause (i) hereof (collectively, the “Released
Claims”).

 

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(b) Holdings hereby further agrees and covenants not to at any time sue, instigate,
institute, cause to institute, assist in instituting or permit to be instituted by,
through or on its behalf, in whatever capacity including, but not limited to,
through other Persons or entities through which Holdings may act, any legal,
equitable or administrative proceedings or to otherwise allege or assert any
Released Claims against any of the Released Parties.

(c) Holdings further agrees and acknowledges that this release shall bar and
extinguish any and all Released Claims against the Released Parties whether asserted
by, through, on behalf of or under Holdings, in whatever capacity, in each case
without further act or action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule or
the vote, consent, authorization or approval of any Person. In addition, Holdings
further agrees and covenants not to aid, abet, assist, instruct, consent to or
counsel any third party in asserting any Released Claim against any Released
Parties.

(d) To the extent that, notwithstanding the New York choice of law provisions in
Section 10 of this Agreement, California law is deemed to apply to the release
provisions set forth herein, Holdings represents and warrants that it is fully aware
of California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows:

SECTION 1542. GENERAL RELEASE. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH
THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED
HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

Holdings hereby knowingly and voluntarily waives and relinquishes the provisions,
rights and benefits of California Civil Code Section 1542 and all similar federal or
state laws, rights, rules, or legal principles of any other jurisdiction that may be
applicable herein, and any rights it may have to invoke the provisions of any such
law now or in the future with respect to the Released Claims being released pursuant
to this Agreement, and Holdings hereby agrees and acknowledges that this is an
essential term of the releases set forth herein. In connection with such releases,
Holdings acknowledges that it is aware that it or its attorneys or others may
hereafter discover Released Claims or facts presently unknown or unsuspected in
addition to or different from those which they now know or believe to be true with
respect to the subject matter of the Released Claims being released pursuant to this
Agreement. Nevertheless, it is the intention of Holdings in executing this
Agreement to fully, finally, and forever settle and release the Released Claims.

(e) The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement,
the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and payment in full of the
Obligations.

 

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(f) None of the foregoing provisions of this Section 9 shall apply in any way to the
right of Holdings to enforce its rights and the obligations of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, based upon facts occurring after
the Second Amendment Date.

10. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT IS A CONTRACT UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SAID
STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCLUDING THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW).

11. Headings. Headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only
and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

12. Loan Document. This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

13. Reaffirmation. Holdings hereby confirms its pledges, grants of security interests
and mortgages and other obligations, as applicable, under and subject to the terms of each of the
other Loan Documents to which it is party, and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of
this Agreement, such pledges, grants of security interests and mortgages and other obligations, and
the terms of each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, are not impaired or affected
in any manner whatsoever and shall continue to be in full force and effect after giving effect to
this Agreement.

14. Direction. By execution and delivery hereof, the Lenders executing this Agreement
hereby authorize and direct the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement and
approve the form and substance hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver and Second Amendment to
Credit Agreement to be executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the
date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	RM RESTAURANT HOLDING CORP.,

as Holdings	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

Signature Page to

Limited Waiver and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver and Second Amendment to
Credit Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (AS SUCCESSOR 

TO WILMINGTON TRUST FSB),

as Administrative Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

Signature Page to

Limited Waiver and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SUN CANTINAS, LLC,

as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Anthony Polazzi	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Vice President	 	 

Signature Page to

Limited Waiver and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COCINA FUNDING CORP., L.L.C.

as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

Signature Page to

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ANNEX A

Specified Defaults

	1.	 	Section 7.2: Cross-default as a result of defaults under the Senior Secured Note
Indenture which are specifically waived pursuant to the Indenture Amendment.

	2.	 	Section 7.2: Cross-default as a result of defaults under the Opco Credit Documents
which are specifically waived pursuant to the Opco Credit Agreement Amendment.

	3.	 	Section 7.2: Cross-default as a result of defaults under the Revolving Credit
Documents which are specifically waived pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement
Amendment.

	4.	 	Section 7.3: Breach of Section 6.5(A) as a result of the Leverage Ratio being greater
than 6.70 to 1.00 for the period ending June 26, 2011.

	5.	 	Section 7.3: Breach of Section 6.5(B) as a result of the Adjusted Leverage Ratio being
greater than 7.50 to 1.00 for the period ending June 26, 2011.

	6.	 	Section 7.3: Breach of Section 6.5(C) as a result of the Interest Coverage Ratio being
less than 1.00 to 1.00 for the period ending June 26, 2011.

	7.	 	Section 7.3: Breach of Section 6.5(D) as a result of the Consolidated Cash Flow being
less than $32,000,000 for the period ending June 26, 2011.

	8.	 	Section 7.5: Breach of Section 5.1(B) as a result of the failure to promptly notify
the Administrative Agent in writing of the occurrence of Defaults and Events of Default
listed on this Annex A.

	9.	 	Section 7.5: Breach of Section 5.6(c) as a result of defaults under each of the Senior
Secured Note Documents, the Revolving Credit Documents and the Opco Credit Documents which
defaults are being waived pursuant to the Amendments.

 

 

 

ANNEX B

Closing Checklist

(to be attached)

 

 

 

ANNEX C

Consent and Release Agreements

	(i)	 	that certain Consent and Release Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011, made by each of Special
Value Continuation Partners, LP; Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP; J.P Morgan Investment
Management Inc.; and the Credit Suisse entities listed on Schedule I attached thereto, in favor of
Sun Cantinas Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sun Finance”)

	(ii)	 	that certain Consent and Release Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011, made by Cocina Funding
Corp., L.L.C. in favor of Sun Finance

	(iii)	 	that certain Consent and Release Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011, made by Z Capital
Special Situations Fund Holdings I, L.L.C. in favor of Sun Finance

	(iv)	 	that certain Consent and Release Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011, made by Wilmington
Trust, National Association (as successor to Wilmington Trust FSB) in favor of Sun FinanceExhibit 10.4

EXHIBIT 10.4

Dear Mike:

Congratulations on your job offer to become President of Real Mex Foods. This letter summarizes the
job offer that we recently discussed.

	•	 	Job Title: President of Real Mex Foods, reporting to David Goronkin, President and CEO of
Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.

	•	 	Start Date: Monday, August 29, 2011. Please come to the Restaurant Support Center, located
at 5660 Katella Ave., #100, Cypress, CA, 90630. You will meet with Andie Sanchez, Sr.
Recruiting Manager, and complete your orientation at 9 AM. Andie will also provide you with a
tour of our offices and introduce you to department heads. Please bring proof of identity and
work eligibility so that we can complete your I-9 Form.

	•	 	Salary: Your base salary will be based on an annualized rate of $300,000.00 and you will be
paid $11,538.46 bi-weekly.

	•	 	Bonus Eligibility: You will be eligible for up to 50% of your base salary in bonus, based
on the terms of the company’s bonus program, which is updated annually. In addition, you will
be provided with a guaranteed bonus for the remainder of 2011, which will be prorated, based
on your start date.

	•	 	Equity: You will be provided with stock options commensurate with your position, which will
provide you with an opportunity to earn an equity stake in the company, subject to the
provisions of the option agreement. As we discussed, we are unable to provide you with any
specifics regarding this portion of your compensation package until the Company has reworked
its debt. Others on the executive team are in the same position, so the company is motivated
to resolve this issue with you and others as soon as possible.

	•	 	Automobile Allowance: You will be provided with a comprehensive car benefit, which includes
the following components: $700/month, which you will receive in increments of $323.08 each pay
period (note: the car allowance will be prorated for your first month, based on your start
date). In addition, you will be reimbursed for car expenses up to $8,500 per year for the
following items: gasoline, repairs and maintenance, commuting toll road charges, auto
insurance for your primary vehicle, car registration fees, and car washes. In accordance with
IRS regulations, you will be taxed on all non-business automobile expenses.

	•	 	Medical Benefits Insurance: You will be eligible for enrollment into the Company’s
comprehensive medical insurance programs beginning on the first of the month following your
hire date. As part of the senior management team, your insurance premiums for major medical
will be discounted by more than half of what employees normally pay. In addition, you will be
eligible for dental coverage at no cost to you. Enclosed is a thorough summary of insurance
benefits available to you.

	•	 	Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD & D) and Long Term Disability— If
you enroll in either of the Anthem Blue Cross medical programs, you will be provided with
$500,000 in Life & AD&D coverage. In addition, you will be provided with long term disability
insurance, which pays 60% of your base salary up to a total of $15,000 per month ($10,000 max
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	•	 	Executive Medical: You will be eligible for reimbursement of up to $3,500 per year for
medical expenses not covered under the Company’s major medical programs (i.e., co-pays,
deductions, and out-of-pocket costs).

	•	 	401(k)/Deferred Compensation Plans: You will have the option of participating in one of
the company’s retirement programs. You are eligible to enroll in the 401(k) plan after three
months of service immediately participate in the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, which
is provided to the company’s highly compensated employees in lieu of a qualified plan (due to
IRS restrictions). Participants may contribute up to 90% of regular salary and bonus on a
pre-tax basis. Currently there is no match provided by the company on either the 401K or
Deferred Comp Plans.

	•	 	Meal Review Card: You will be issued a Meal Review Card, which will entitle you to dine at
most Company restaurants. The card is used for business purposes. In addition, you will have
personal use of the card. You will be provided with instructions (including restrictions)
during your orientation.

	•	 	Vacation: You will earn vacation time equivalent to four weeks per year, beginning on your
first day of employment.

	•	 	Severance Period: If your employment is terminated involuntarily by the company for any
reason other than cause, you will be eligible for severance pay equal to 6 months of your base
salary. In addition, you will be provided with continuation of major medical insurance
benefits for 6 months, subject to the terms of the company’s severance plan, which you will be
required to sign at the time of your separation.

Mike, the bullet points above summarize the substantive points of the job offer that have been
discussed with you. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. On behalf of
David Goronkin and the executive team, I want to convey that we are excited at the prospect that
you will be joining Real Mex Restaurants.

Sincerely,

	 	 	 
	/s/ Steven K. Wallace
 

Steven K. Wallace

	 	 
	Senior Vice President, Human Resources
	 	 

Please sign below to indicate your acceptance of this job offer and return my to attention.

	 	 	 
	/s/ Mike Keeland
 

Mike Keeland Signature

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