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EX-10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 

SEVERANCE PLAN 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise 

Severance and 
 Long-Term
Incentive Change in Control Plan 
 for Executive Officers 

Effective November 1, 2015 
 1.
Eligibility. This Severance and Long-Term Incentive Change in Control Plan for Executive Officers (“Plan”) is applicable to individuals who are Executive Officers (as defined below), effective for terminations and Changes in Control
occurring on or after November 1, 2015. “Executive Officer” means a person who is employed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise or a subsidiary (“Enterprise”) and who (a) is an executive officer of Enterprise within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Section 16 Officer”) a Participating EC Member (as defined below), or was a Section 16 Officer or Participating EC Member within 90 days before
his or her termination of employment, or (b) is a Section 16 Officer upon the occurrence of, or was a Section 16 Officer within 90 days prior to, a Change in Control, as defined below. A “Participating EC Member” is an
individual who is (and remains) a member of the Executive Council but is not a Section 16 Officer, who is designated as eligible for the Plan by the Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise and whose eligibility is approved by the HR &
Compensation Committee of the Enterprise’s Board of Directors (such Board, the “Board” and such Committee the “Committee”). 

2. Severance Benefits outside a Change in Control. In the event of a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) prior to or more than 24 months
following a Change in Control, and subject to the Executive Officer’s execution of a full release of claims in a form satisfactory to Enterprise (“Release of Claims”) within 45 days following termination of employment, and
provided there has been no revocation or attempted revocation of the Release of Claims during the statutory revocation period (the date after the lapse of such revocation period without a revocation or attempted revocation, the “Release
Effective Date”) and subject to the terms of this Plan, an Executive Officer will be eligible for severance benefits consisting of (a) a cash severance payment, (b) a pro-rata annual bonus payment, (c) pro-rata vesting on any
outstanding awards under a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) (each, an “Award”), and (d) a health benefit stipend, all as more fully described below. 
  

	 	(a)	Cash Severance: The cash severance payment shall be calculated as a multiple of the sum of the Executive Officer’s (i) annual base salary as in effect immediately before termination of employment, and
(ii) the average of the actual annual cash bonuses paid under the applicable annual bonus plan for the three fiscal years most recently completed (or actual completed fiscal years, if less) prior to termination of employment. 

 

	 	(i)	For an Executive Officer whose highest title held within 90 days before termination was Chief Executive Officer, the multiple shall be two; and 

 

	 	(ii)	For an Executive Officer whose highest title held within 90 days before termination was Executive Vice President, the multiple shall be 1.5; For avoidance of doubt, the Executive 1 must also have been a Section 16
Officer or a Participating EC Member; and 

  

	 	(iii)	For an Executive Officer whose highest title held within 90 days before termination was Senior Vice President, the multiple shall be one. For avoidance of doubt the Senior Vice President must also have been a
Section 16 Officer or a Participating EC Member. 

	 	(b)	Pro-Rata Annual Bonus: The pro-rata annual bonus payment shall be calculated as a pro-rata portion of the annual (short-term) bonus for the fiscal year in which termination occurs, based on the number of days
worked in the fiscal year in which termination occurs through the date of termination, divided by 365, and subject to actual performance on the applicable metrics, and to discretionary adjustments permitted under the applicable plan, as certified by
the Committee following the end of the fiscal year. 

  

	 	(c)	Long-Term Incentive Awards: 

  

	 	(i)	Each separately-granted Award held by an Executive Officer at the time of his or her Qualifying Termination that vests solely based on service will receive pro-rata vesting based on the number of full months worked
during the vesting period applicable to such Award. Pro-rata vesting, where applicable, shall be applied separately to each separately-granted Award in its entirety and thus shall take into account amounts previously vested. 

 

	 	(ii)	Each separately-granted Award held by an Executive Officer at the time of his or her Qualifying Termination that vests solely based on performance will be deemed earned as of the end of the applicable performance period
based on actual results as certified by the Committee, and subject to discretionary adjustments permitted under the applicable plan, if any, and will receive pro-rata vesting as described in the preceding sentence and application of the pro-rata
vesting to the entire separately-granted Award, taking into account amounts, if any, previously vested. 

  

	 	(iii)	Vesting for Awards not specifically addressed above, including Awards subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting, may be illustrated in Appendix A, as amended from time to time. Awards not specifically
illustrated in Appendix A will be pro-rated by analogy to those illustrations. 

  

	 	(iv)	Vested stock options (including those becoming vested pursuant to Paragraph 2(c)(i), (ii), or (iii)) may be exercised until one year after the later of (A) termination of employment or (B) if under the terms
of the option, performance after termination of employment will be applied to determine the amount of pro ration, the first business day following the date the applicable performance is certified; but in any case no later than the applicable
expiration date. 

  

	 	(v)	Pro-rata vesting is based on the number of full calendar months worked during the vesting period applicable to such Award, counting the month of grant as one full month (i.e., January 15-March 31 is three
months). 

  

	 	(vi)	The provisions of this Paragraph 2(c) shall be deemed incorporated into the Award agreement for the applicable Award, except to the extent it would be deemed an amendment violating Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) by accelerating payment or settlement of an Award, in which case the Award shall become vested as described above, but settlement shall not be accelerated, and settlement shall occur as
initially provided in the Award agreement. If an Executive Officer ceases to be an Executive Officer (including, in the case of a Participating EC Member by ceasing to be a member of the EC) prior to termination of employment, the provisions of this
Paragraph 2(c) shall be deemed removed from the Award agreement for the applicable Award on the 91st day after the individual ceases to be an Executive Officer, without the need for consent of the grantee, except to the extent such removal would be
deemed an amendment violating Section 409A, in which case the provisions of this Paragraph 2(c) shall remain in effect with respect to such Award. 

	 	(d)	Health Benefit Stipend: The health benefit stipend shall consist of the payment in a lump sum of an amount equal to the excess of 18 times one months’ COBRA premiums for continued group medical coverage at
the rate in effect on the date of termination of employment (for the Executive Officer and his or her eligible dependents covered by the applicable Enterprise group medical plan immediately prior to termination of employment) over 18 times the
monthly amount payable by an active employee in the same plan as of the date of the Executive Officer’s termination of employment and with the same level of coverage. 

3. Severance Benefits in the event of a Change in Control. In the event of a Qualifying Termination, including a voluntary termination for Good Reason
(each as defined below) within 24 months after a Change in Control (as defined below), and subject to his or her execution of a Release of Claims within 45 days following such termination of employment, and provided there occurs a Release
Effective Date, and subject to the terms of this Plan, an Executive Officer will be eligible for severance benefits consisting of the following: 
  

	 	(a)	Severance Benefits. (i) a cash severance payment, (ii) a pro-rata annual bonus payment, (iii) a health benefit stipend (each in the amounts described in Paragraph 2 above, except that the amount of the
pro rata annual bonus payment will be calculated based on actual performance through the date of the Qualifying Termination; and (iv) vesting in accordance with sub-paragraph 3(b) of any then-outstanding Award granted after the Change in
Control and any Replacement Award as defined in Paragraph 4(b), and settlement thereof in accordance with Paragraph 8. 

  

	 	(b)	Vesting. 

  

	 	(i)	Any such Award or Replacement Award of Options or stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) not subject to Section 409A, to the extent subject to time-based vesting shall become 100% vested upon the Qualifying
Termination and to the extent subject, in whole or in part to performance-based vesting, shall become 100% vested at the target level of performance and in either event shall remain exercisable for 1 year after the Qualifying Termination, but in no
event after the stated expiration date of the Award or Replacement Award. 

  

	 	(ii)	Any such Award or Replacement Award (other than Options or SARs, and whether or not subject to Section 409A) (A) that vests and is settled solely based on the performance of service will become 100% vested
upon the Qualifying Termination; and (B) that vests in whole or in part based on performance, shall become 100% vested at the target level of performance. 

4. Effect of a Change in Control on Outstanding Long-Term Incentive Awards. This Paragraph 4 provides for the treatment of long-term incentive awards
that are outstanding on the date on which a Change in Control occurs. Treatment depends, in part, on whether the Award is a “Replaceable 409A Award” (which is an Award (A) that is subject to Section 409A and that was granted
either prior to November 1, 2015 or on or after November 1, 2015 but prior to the grantee’s becoming an Executive Officer, or (B) that is subject to 409A and the applicable Change in Control is not described in Section 6(e)
(i.e., does not qualify under Section 409A)); a “409A Award” (which is an Award granted on or after November 1, 2015 that is subject to Section 409A and the Change in Control is described in Paragraph 6(e)); or a
“Non-409A Award” (which is an Award that is not subject to Section 409A, regardless of when granted). In general, subject to the specific terms of this Paragraph 4, (x) Non-409A Awards will receive accelerated vesting and be
settled on the occurrence of a Change in Control unless a Replacement Award is granted, in which case the terms of the Replacement Award will apply; (y) Replaceable 409A Awards 

 
will receive accelerated vesting and will be settled at the time and in the form provided under the terms of such Awards in effect prior to the Change in Control unless a Replacement Award
is granted, in which case the terms of the Replacement Award will apply; and (z) 409A Awards will receive accelerated vesting and be settled on the occurrence of the Change in Control as described in Section 4(c), and
will not be eligible to be replaced by Replacement Awards. 
  

	 	(a)	Immediate Vesting of Long-Term Incentive Awards that Are Not Assumed or Replaced. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary under this Plan or any equity plan or LTIP maintained by Enterprise, upon a Change
in Control any then-outstanding Award held by an Executive Officer, other than a 409A Award, whether such Award is denominated and/or payable in equity securities of Enterprise or denominated and/or payable in cash, shall be treated in accordance
with sub-paragraph 4(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) below, except to the extent that another Award meeting the requirements of Paragraph 4(b) below (a “Replacement Award”) is provided to the Executive Officer to replace such Award (the
“Replaced Award”). For avoidance of doubt, Replacement Awards shall not be treated as provided in this paragraph 4(a). 

Where no Replacement Award is granted or is to be granted, the following shall apply to an Award other than a 409A Award outstanding upon a
Change in Control: 
  

	 	(i)	Outstanding Options and SARs. 

  

	 	A.	Not a Corporate Transaction or Corporate Transaction in which Enterprise is the Survivor. Upon a Change in Control that does not involve a Corporate Transaction or that does involve a Corporate Transaction in
which Enterprise is the surviving corporation, an Executive Officer’s then-outstanding Options and SARs that are not vested shall immediately become fully vested (and, to the extent applicable, all performance conditions shall be deemed
satisfied as if target performance were achieved) and, if the Executive Officer does not have a Qualifying Termination, shall remain exercisable for the exercise period described in Paragraph 2(c)(iv) above. 

 

	 	B.	Corporate Transaction, Enterprise Not the Survivor. Upon a Change in Control that involves a Corporate Transaction in which Enterprise is not the surviving corporation, one of the following shall apply, as the
Committee shall determine in its discretion, provided, however, that all Executive Officers shall be treated the same with respect to similar Awards: 

  

	 	(I)	an Executive Officer’s then-outstanding Options and SARs shall become fully vested and shall be exercisable for such limited period of time prior to the Corporate Transaction as is deemed fair and equitable by the
Committee and shall terminate at the effective time of the Corporate Transaction. For performance-based Awards, all performance conditions shall be deemed satisfied as if target performance were achieved. The Committee shall provide written notice
of the limited period of accelerated exercisability of Options and SARs to all affected Executive Officers. The exercise of any Option or SAR whose exercisability is accelerated as provided in this Paragraph 4(a)(i)(B)(I) shall be conditioned upon
the consummation of the Corporate Transaction and shall be effective only immediately before such consummation; or 

	 	(II)	an Executive Officer’s Options and SARs shall become fully vested (and in the case of Options and SARs subject in whole or in part to performance-based vesting all performance conditions shall be deemed satisfied
as if target performance were achieved) and such Options and SARs shall be cancelled in exchange for the payment of an amount of cash (less normal withholding taxes) equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee, of the
consideration (including cash) received by the holder of a share of common stock of Enterprise (“Share”) as a result of the Change in Control (or if Enterprise shareholders do not receive any consideration as a result of the Change in
Control, the fair market value, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, of a Share on the day immediately prior to the Change in Control) over (B) the exercise price of such Option or the grant price of the SAR, multiplied by the
number of Shares subject to such Award. No payment shall be made to an Executive Officer for any Option or SAR if the exercise price or grant price for such Option or SAR exceeds the value, as determined by the Committee, of the consideration
(including cash) received by the holder of a Share as a result of Change in Control that involves a Corporate Transaction (or if Enterprise shareholders do not receive any consideration as a result of the Change in Control, the fair market value, as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, of a Share on the day immediately prior to the Change in Control). 

  

	 	(III)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Options or SARs that are Replaceable 409A Awards, if the foregoing treatment would violate Section 409A, such Options and SARs shall become fully vested (with any applicable
performance measure deemed to be satisfied at the target level) and shall be converted, as of the date of the Change in Control, to a right to receive a cash payment on the required date of exercise, which payment shall be made on the required date
of exercise under the terms of such Award as in effect prior to the Change in Control, equal to the amount described in Paragraph 4(a)(i)(B)(II) above. 

  

	 	(ii)	Outstanding Awards (other than Options and SARs) Subject Solely to Service-Based Vesting. Upon a Change in Control, an Executive Officer’s then-outstanding Awards (other than Options and SARs) that
are not vested and as to which vesting depends solely on the satisfaction of a service obligation by the Executive Officer (“Service-based Awards”) shall become fully vested and shall be settled in
cash, Shares or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, within thirty (30) days following such Change in Control; provided that in the case of a Replaceable 409A Award, settlement shall be made at the time and in the form
provided under the terms of such Award in effect prior to the Change in Control. 

  

	 	(iii)	 Outstanding Awards (other than Options and SARs) Subject to Performance-Based Vesting. Upon a Change in Control, an Executive Officer’s
then-outstanding Awards (other than Options and SARs) that are not vested and as to which vesting depends upon the satisfaction of one or more performance conditions (“Performance-based Awards”) shall immediately vest and all performance
conditions shall be deemed satisfied with respect to the greater of (X) 100% of the Shares earned based on actual performance or (Y) the number of the Shares earned based on assumed target performance pro-rated based on the number of full
calendar months the Executive Officer was employed by Enterprise during the performance period applicable to such Award, counting the month of grant as one full month (i.e., January 15-March 31 is three months)

	 	
and shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, within thirty (30) days following such Change in Control; provided that in the case of a
Replaceable 409A Award, settlement shall be made at the time and in the form provided under the terms of such Award in effect prior to the Change in Control. 

  

	 	(b)	Definition of Replacement Award. An Award shall meet the conditions of this Paragraph 4(b) (and hence qualify as a Replacement Award) if: (i) it is of the same type of instrument as the Replaced Award;
(ii) it has an intrinsic value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award; (iii) it relates to publicly traded equity securities of Enterprise or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with
Enterprise or its successor following the Change in Control; (iv) its terms and conditions comply with applicable regulations under Section 409A regarding substitutions and assumptions by reason of a corporate transaction; and (v) its
other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the holder of the Award than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation or assumption of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this Paragraph
4(b) are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may determine the value of Awards and Replacement Awards that are stock
options by reference to either their intrinsic value or their fair value. 

  

	 	(c)	Treatment of 409A Awards. This Paragraph 4(c) shall apply to 409A Awards (i.e., Awards subject to Section 409A when the applicable Change in Control is defined in Section 6(e)). 409A Awards shall be
treated, in the case of Options or SARs, as described in Paragraph 4(a)(i)(B)(I) or (II)(regardless of whether Enterprise is the survivor). In the case of 409A Awards other than Options or SARs, such 409A Awards shall become vested (with any
applicable performance conditions being deemed satisfied with respect to the greater of (X) 100% of the Shares earned based on actual performance or (Y) the number of the Shares earned based on assumed target performance pro-rated based on
the number of full calendar months the Executive Officer was employed by Enterprise during the performance period applicable to such Award, counting the month of grant as one full month (i.e., January 15-March 31 is three months) and shall
be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, within thirty (30) days following the Change in Control. Awards subject to this Paragraph 4(c) shall not be eligible to be replaced by Replacement Awards or to
be continued or assumed in connection with the Change in Control. 

 5. Qualifying Termination and Good Reason. 

 

	 	(a)	An Executive Officer will be deemed to have incurred a Qualifying Termination for purposes of this plan if he or she is involuntarily terminated, as determined by the Committee, other than for Cause while holding
Executive Officer status or within 90 days after having held Executive Officer status. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Cause” shall mean an Executive Officer’s: 

 

	 	(i)	Material neglect (other than as a result of illness or disability) of his or her duties or responsibilities to Enterprise; or 

  

	 	(ii)	Conduct (including action or failure to act) that is not in the best interest of, or is injurious to, Enterprise. 

 An Executive Officer shall not be deemed to have engaged in conduct constituting Cause under
this plan except by a majority vote of the members of the Board or an independent committee thereof. 
  

	 	(b)	For purposes of this plan, “Qualifying Termination” shall also include an Executive Officer’s voluntary termination of employment for “Good Reason” provided such termination occurs within 24
months after a Change in Control, where “Good Reason” means: 

  

	 	(i)	a material reduction in the Executive Officer’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities relative to such position, authority, duties or responsibilities immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

  

	 	(ii)	a material reduction in the Executive Officer’s base salary or target bonus opportunity as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or 

 

	 	(iii)	receipt of notice by the Executive Officer with regard to the mandatory relocation (other than by mutual agreement) of the office at which the Executive Officer is to perform the majority of his or her duties following
the Change in Control to a location more than 50 miles from the location at which the Executive Officer performed such duties prior to the Change in Control; or 

  

	 	(iv)	the failure at any time of a successor to Enterprise explicitly to assume and agree to be bound by this Plan. 

  

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, no act, omission or event shall constitute grounds for a voluntary termination due to “Good Reason” unless: 

 

	 	(i)	the Executive Officer provides Enterprise thirty (30) day advance written notice of his or her intent to termination employment for Good Reason which notice must describe the claimed act, omission or event giving
rise to Good Reason (“Notice of Termination”); 

  

	 	(ii)	the Notice of Termination is given within ninety (90) days of Executive Officer’s first actual knowledge of such act, omission or event; 

 

	 	(iii)	Enterprise fails to cure such act, omission or event within the thirty (30) day period after receiving the Notice of Termination; and 

 

	 	(iv)	the Executive Officer’s termination of employment for Good Reason actually occurs at the end of such 30-day cure period if the Good Reason is not cured. 

6. Change in Control. A Change in Control means the first to occur of any of the following: 

 

	 	(a)	 A direct or indirect acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of shares which, together with other direct or indirect acquisitions or beneficial ownership by such Person, results in aggregate beneficial ownership by such Person of thirty percent (30%) or
more of either (1) the then outstanding shares of common stock (the “Outstanding Enterprise Common Stock”) of Enterprise, or (2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Enterprise (the
“Outstanding Enterprise Voting Securities”); excluding, however, the following: (i) any acquisition directly from Enterprise, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so
converted was itself acquired directly from 

	 	
Enterprise, (ii) any acquisition by Enterprise or a wholly owned Subsidiary, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Enterprise
or any entity controlled by Enterprise, or (iv) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with Paragraphs 6 (c)(i), (ii) or (iii); or 

 

	 	(b)	A change in the composition of the Board over a 12-month period such that the individuals who, as of the date of the beginning of the period (the “Effective Incumbency Date”), constitute the Board (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the Effective Incumbency Date, whose election, or nomination for election
by HPs stockholders, was approved by a vote of a majority of those individuals then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided further, that any such individual
whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or 

  

	 	(c)	The consummation of a Corporate Transaction; excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Enterprise Common Stock and Outstanding Enterprise Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than sixty percent (60%) of, respectively,
the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction or a direct or indirect parent entity of the surviving or
acquiring entity (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns Enterprise or all or substantially all of Enterprise’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions (as compared to each other) as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Enterprise Common Stock and Outstanding Enterprise Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (other than
Enterprise, any wholly owned subsidiary, any employee benefit plan (or related trust)) sponsored or maintained by Enterprise, any entity controlled by Enterprise, such surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction or any
entity controlled by such surviving or acquiring entity or a direct or indirect parent entity of the surviving or acquiring entity that, after giving effect to the Corporate Transaction, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the
outstanding voting securities of the surviving or acquiring entity) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, twenty percent (30%) or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock (or comparable equity interests) of the
entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction or (iii) individuals who were
members of the Incumbent Board will constitute a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the surviving or acquiring entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction or a direct or indirect parent entity of
the surviving or acquiring entity. “Corporate Transaction” means (w) a dissolution or liquidation of Enterprise, (x) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Enterprise, (y) a merger or consolidation of Enterprise
with or into any other corporation, regardless of whether Enterprise is the surviving corporation, or (z) a statutory share exchange involving capital stock of Enterprise. 

 

	 	(d)	For avoidance of doubt, the separation of Hewlett-Packard Company into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise shall not be a Change in Control under the Plan. 

	 	(e)	A Change in Control is described in this Paragraph 6(e) only if it would also constitute a “change in ownership” of Enterprise, a “change in effective control” of Enterprise, or a “change in
ownership of a substantial portion of assets” of Enterprise under Section 409A. 

 7. Form and Time of Payment for Severance
Benefits Outside a Change in Control. Subject to the timely execution of the required Release of Claims, and the occurrence of the Release Effective Date, severance benefits provided under Paragraph 2 shall be paid in accordance with the
following provisions: 
  

	 	(a)	Cash severance benefits under Paragraph 2(a) shall be paid to an Executive Officer in installments as follows: 25% of such cash severance benefits shall be paid no later than the 75th day following the date of an Executive Officer’s Qualifying Termination, and then 25% of such cash severance benefit on the 6th, 12th and 18th month anniversary of the date of such Qualifying Termination. 

 

	 	(b)	The pro-rata annual bonus under Paragraph 2(b) shall be paid at the time such bonuses are otherwise paid to participants in the applicable bonus plan; provided that if the Release Effective Date is after the date that
the bonus would otherwise have been paid, such payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after the Release Effective Date, but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the bonus performance
period ended. 

  

	 	(c)	The health benefit stipend under Paragraph 2(d) shall be paid to an Executive Officer on the same date the Executive Officer is paid the first installment of his or her cash severance under Paragraph (a) above.

  

	 	(d)	Any Award entitled to pro rata vesting that would have otherwise become vested and been settled solely based on the performance of service will be settled, or in the case of an Award that is an option or SAR,
accelerated vesting will occur, no later than the 75th day following the date of an Executive Officer’s Qualifying Termination. 

 

	 	(e)	Any Award entitled to pro rata vesting that would otherwise have become vested and been settled, in whole or in part, based on performance for which the applicable performance period has not ended on or prior to the
Executive Officer’s Qualifying Termination will be settled (or in the case of an Award of options or SAR, accelerated vesting will occur) at the time such Award is otherwise settled for (or vests) for other holders of such Awards; provided that
if the Release Effective Date is after the date that the Award would otherwise have been settled, such settlement or vesting shall occur no later than the 75th day following the date of the
Release Effective Date. 

 All payments and benefits under this plan shall be subject to, and made net of, applicable deductions and
withholdings. Any payments and benefits under this plan shall be reduced by any severance benefit payable to the Executive Officer under any other Enterprise plan, program or agreement. 

All payments and benefits are subject to the Executive Officer’s continuing compliance with Enterprise Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and
Proprietary Developments (as reflected in the Release of Claims), and to Enterprise’s policies on recoupment, as in effect from time to time. 
 8.
Form and Time of Payment for Severance Benefits in the event of a Change in Control. Subject to the timely execution of the required Release of Claims, and the occurrence of the Release Effective

 
Date, severance benefits provided under Paragraph shall be paid in accordance with the following provisions: 
  

	 	(a)	Cash severance benefits the pro-rata annual bonus, and the health benefit stipend under Paragraph 3(a) shall be paid to the Executive Officer in a lump sum no later than the 75th day following the Qualifying Termination. 

  

	 	(b)	Any Award, including a Replacement Award (to the extent vested under Paragraph 3) shall be settled, or in the case of an option or SAR, accelerated vesting will occur, no later than the 75th day following the date of an Executive Officer’s Qualifying Termination. 

 All
payments and benefits under this plan shall be subject to, and made net of, applicable deductions and withholdings. Any payments and benefits under this plan shall be reduced by any severance benefit payable to the Executive Officer under any other
Enterprise plan, program or agreement. 
 All payments and benefits are subject to the Executive Officer’s continuing compliance with Enterprise
Agreement Regarding Confidential Information and Proprietary Developments (as reflected in the Release of Claims), and to Enterprise’s policies on recoupment, as in effect from time to time. 

9. Section 409A Provisions. The term “termination of employment,” “termination,” “separation from service” and
similar terms shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. 
 Any amounts payable solely on account of an
“involuntary” separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A shall be, to the maximum extent possible, excludible from the requirements of Section 409A, either as involuntary separation pay or as short-term deferral
amounts. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment of compensation under the plan shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation. 
 Any
reimbursements or in-kind benefits provided under the plan shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that (a) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred
during the period of time specified in the Agreement, (b) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be
provided, in any other calendar year, (c) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (d) the right to reimbursement or
in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 
 If payment of any amount of nonqualified deferred compensation is
triggered by a separation from service that occurs while the Executive Officer is a specified employee (as such term is defined in Section 409A), and if such amount is scheduled to be paid within six months after such separation from service,
the amount shall accrue without interest and shall be paid the first business day after the end of such six-month period, or, if earlier, within 15 days after the appointment of the personal representative or executor of the Executive Officer’s
estate following the Executive Officer’s death. 
 If the maximum period within which the Executive Officer must sign and not revoke the Release of
Claims would begin in one calendar year and expire in the following calendar year, then any payments contingent on the occurrence of the Release Effective Date shall be made in such following calendar year (regardless of the year of execution of
such release) if payment in such following calendar year is required in order to comply with Section 409A. If the Release Effective Date has not occurred by the 53rd day following termination of employment, the Executive Officer will not be
entitled to any amounts or accelerated vesting that are subject to the timely execution of the Release of Claims and the occurrence of the Release Effective Date. 

 For avoidance of doubt, if an Executive Officer’s Award or Replacement Award is subject to
Section 409A, and the vesting or settlement acceleration provisions of the Plan would cause the Award to be subject to additional tax and interest penalties under Section 409A (including but not limited to the Award’s being deemed
amended by the terms of the Plan after it was granted), then the Committee shall not settle such Award (or Replacement Award) on an accelerated basis. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Enterprise does not make any guarantees or other assurances of any kind with respect to the tax consequences or treatment of
any amounts paid or payable to him under this plan. 
 10. Effect on Other Benefits; At-Will Status. Payments under this plan shall not be considered
compensation for purposes of any other compensation or benefit plan, program, or agreement of Enterprise or its affiliates. All other compensation and benefit plans and programs shall be governed by the applicable Enterprise plan or agreement. This
plan does not create an employment relationship for any fixed term. 
 11. Effective Date; Administration of Plan. The Plan was originally
November 1, 2015. The Plan may be amended or terminated at any time by the Committee or the Board, in their discretion; provided that (a) no right to payments or benefits in pay status may be cut back without the consent of the affected
Executive Officer, and (b) no amendment that would have the effect of reducing payments or benefits under Paragraph 3 Severance Benefits in the event of a Change in Control may take effect prior to the second anniversary of a Change in Control.

 The Committee shall have full authority, in its discretion to interpret and apply the provisions of the plan, to establish rules and procedures
applicable to the Plan, to resolve any ambiguity, correct any defect or supply any omission; to make such adjustments or modifications as the Committee deems appropriate for Executive Officers who are working outside the United States as are
advisable to fulfill the purposes of the plan or to comply with applicable local law’ and to take any other action it deems necessary or advisable for administration of the Plan. 

This plan is intended to be consistent with the Board’s policy regarding severance agreements for senior executives, and the benefits provided for
hereunder, exclusive of “permitted benefits” (as defined in the Resolutions), do not exceed 2.99 times the sum of any eligible executive’s base salary plus bonus as in effect immediately prior to separation from employment. The
Committee may take such action as is necessary to implement and administer this plan consistent with such intent of the Board. 
 12. Clawback. Any
amounts payable under the Plan are subject to any policy providing for clawback, recoupment or recovery of amounts that were paid to an Executive Officer as established from time to time by the Committee and adopted prior to a Change in Control or
required by applicable law. The Enterprise shall make any determination for clawback, recoupment or recovery in its sole discretion and in accordance with any such policy and applicable law or regulation. 

13. Best Net. It is the object of this paragraph to provide for the maximum after-tax income to each Executive Officer with respect to any payment or
distribution to or for the benefit of the Executive Officer, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the Plan or any other plan, arrangement or agreement, that would be subject to the excise tax imposed by
Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) or any similar federal, state or local tax that may hereafter be imposed (a “Payment”) (Section 4999 of the Code or any similar federal, state or local tax are collectively
referred to as the “Excise Tax”). Accordingly, before any Payments are made under this Plan, a determination will be made as to which of two alternatives will maximize such Executive Officer’s after-tax proceeds, and Enterprise must
notify the Executive Office in writing of such determination. The first alternative is the payment in full of all Payments potentially subject to the Excise Tax. The second alternative is the 

 
payment of only a part of the Executive Officer’s Payments so that the Executive Officer receives the largest payment and benefits possible without causing the Excise Tax to be payable by
the Executive Officer. This second alternative is referred to in this paragraph as “Limited Payment”. The Executive Officer’s Payments shall be paid only to the extent permitted under the alternative determined to maximize the
Executive Officer’s after-tax proceeds, and the Executive Officer shall have no rights to any greater payments on his or her Payments. If Limited Payment applies, Payments shall be reduced in a manner that would not result in the Executive
Officer incurring an additional tax under Section 409A. 
  

	 	(a)	Accordingly, Payments not constituting nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be reduced first, in this order but only to the extent that doing so avoids the Excise Tax (e.g., accelerated
vesting or payment provisions in an Award will be ignored to the extent that such provisions would trigger the Excise Tax): 

  

	 	(i)	Payment of the severance amounts under Paragraph 3 hereof to the extent such payments do not constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A. 

 

	 	(ii)	Performance-based Awards, but excluding Performance-based Awards subject to Section 409A. 

  

	 	(iii)	Service-based Awards, but excluding Service-based Awards subject to Section 409A. 

  

	 	(iv)	Awards of Options and SARs under an Enterprise LTIP. 

  

	 	(b)	Then, if the foregoing reductions are insufficient, Payments constituting deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be reduced, in this order: 

 

	 	(i)	Payment of the severance amounts under Paragraph 3 hereof to the extent such payments constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A. 

 

	 	(ii)	Performance-based Awards subject to Section 409A. 

  

	 	(iii)	Service-based Awards subject to Section 409A. 

 In the event of conflict between the order of reduction
under this Plan and the order provided by any other Enterprise document governing a Payment, then the order under this Plan shall control. 
 All
determinations required to be made under this Paragraph 13 shall be made by Enterprise’s external auditor (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to Enterprise and the Executive Officer within
ten (10) business days of the termination of employment giving rise to benefits under the Plan, or such earlier time as is requested by Enterprise. All fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of retaining experts) of
the Accounting Firm shall be borne by Enterprise. In the event the Accounting Firm determines that the Payments shall be reduced, it shall furnish the Executive Officer with a written opinion to such effect. The determination by the Accounting Firm
shall be binding upon Enterprise and the Executive Officer.Exhibit 10.1

 

STANDBY
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This
STANDBY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 27, 2015, by and between
Richard H. Kreger (the “Standby Purchaser”), and Chanticleer Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

 

WHEREAS,
pursuant to a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), the Company offered up to $10.0 million by distributing,
at no charge, to holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
on September 4, 2015, the record date set by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), non-transferable
rights (the “Rights”) to subscribe for and purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock;

 

WHEREAS,
the Rights Offering was made pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-203679), as filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”) on April 27, 2015, amended May 27, 2015 and declared effective by the Commission
on June 9, 2015 (the registration statement, as amended, is herein referred to as the “Registration Statement”), together
with the exhibits to the Registration Statement and the documents incorporated by reference therein and the related base prospectus
which forms a part of and is included in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus supplement dated September 8, 2015
in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (together, the “Prospectus”);

 

WHEREAS,
each Right entitled the holder to subscribe for and purchase (the “Basic Subscription Right”) one share of
Common Stock at a price of $1.35 per share (the “Subscription Price”), and each holder of Rights who exercises
in full his, her or its Basic Subscription Right will be entitled to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock, to the extent
they are available, at the Subscription Price (the “Over-Subscription Right”), during the subscription period
from Tuesday, September 8, 2015, through 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Friday, September 18, 2015, which Subscription Period was
subsequently extended to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 (the “Subscription Period”);

 

WHEREAS,
the Rights Offering was not fully subscribed;

 

WHEREAS,
Source Capital Group, Inc. is the dealer-manager (“Dealer-Manager”) of the Rights Offering and shall receive a fee
of 6% of the gross proceeds to the Company pursuant to the Rights Offering and any standby agreement consummated thereafter and
a non-accountable expense allowance of 2% of the gross proceeds of the Rights Offering and any standby agreement consummated thereafter
(collectively referred to hereain as “Dealer-Manager Fees”); and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company is offering to the Standby Purchaser the opportunity to purchase (the “Standby Offering”), at the
Subscription Price and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shares of Common Stock that were not issued in the
Rights Offering pursuant to the stockholders’ exercise of their Basic Subscription Rights and Over-Subscription Rights (the
“Unsubscribed Shares”).

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration,
the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section
1. Standby Purchase Commitment.

 

(a)
Standby Purchase Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Standby Purchaser hereby agrees,
following the expiration of the Subscription Period, to purchase from the Company in the Standby Offering, 414,800 Unsubscribed
Shares, at the Subscription Price (the “Commitment Shares”). Prior to the Closing date, the Standby Purchaser
shall deliver the aggregate Subscription Price for the Commitment Shares to the Subscription Agent for delivery to the Company
on the Closing Date (defined below), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the Company shall provide the
Subscription Agent with irrevocable instructions to issue the Commitment Shares to the Standby Purchaser on the Closing Date,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b)
Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Commitment Shares (the “Closing”) shall take place
on or before 5 P.M. Eastern time on September 30, 2015 or such date as may be determined by the parties hereto (the “Closing
Date”). At the Closing, the Subscription Agent shall cause to be issued the Commitment Shares via DTC Fast or DWAC to
the Standby Purchaser’s brokerage account at Source Capital Group, Inc. in the name of the Standby Purchaser or its nominee,
shall deliver to the Dealer-Manaer the Dealer-Manager Fee via wire transfer and shall deliver to the Company, the aggregate Subscription
Price for the Commitment Shares less the Dealer-Manager Fee via wire transfer.

 

(c)
Cancellation and Termination. At any time before the Closing Date, the Company may in its sole discretion cancel or terminate
the Rights Offering and/or the Standby Offering, in which case it will give notice in writing to the Standby Purchaser, who shall
have no further obligations hereunder.

 

Section
2. Representations and Warranties of the Standby Purchaser. The Standby Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company
as follows:

 

(a)
Authorization of Agreement; Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Standby Purchaser. This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against the Standby Purchaser in accordance with its
terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

(b)
Information; Knowledge of Business; Financial Capacity. The Standby Purchaser is familiar with the business in which the
Company is engaged. The Standby Purchaser has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, is familiar with the
investments such as the Common Stock, is fully aware of the risks involved in making an investment of this type, and is capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment. The Standby Purchaser acknowledges that, before executing this Agreement,
he had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers or obtain additional information from a representative of the Company
concerning the financial and other affairs of the Company. The Standby Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within
the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has adequate capital and means of providing
for current needs to sustain a complete loss of his investment in the Company.

 

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(c)
Availability of Funds. The Standby Purchaser has and will have available sufficient funds to purchase the Commitment Shares
as and when required hereunder.

 

(d)
Investment Intent. The Standby Purchaser is acquiring the Commitment Shares for his own account, with the intention of
holding such shares for investment and with no present intention of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of
the shares.

 

(e)
No Manipulation or Stabilization of Price; Regulation M Compliance. The Standby Purchaser has not taken and will not take,
directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise, stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company in order to facilitate the sale or resale of any securities of the
Company, and the Standby Purchaser is not aware of any such action taken or to be taken by any person. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Standby Purchaser has not and will not bid for, purchase, or, pay any compensation for soliciting purchases
of, any securities of the Company, or pay or agree to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any
securities of the Company, in each case in violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

Section
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Standby Purchaser as follows:

 

(a)
Existence and Good Standing; Authority. The Company is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.

 

(b)
Authorization of Agreement; Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Company. This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject, as
to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles.

 

(c)
Due Authorization and Issuance of Shares. All of the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement will
have been duly authorized for issuance before the Closing, and, when issued and paid for pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
and, as applicable, as set forth in the prospectus supplement to be filed by the Company with the Commission in connection with
the Rights Offering (together with the base prospectus, the “Prospectus”), will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, and none of such shares of Common Stock will have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any
security holders of the Company arising as a matter of law or under or pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
(the “Charter”), the Company’s By-laws (the “By-laws”), or any material agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

 

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(d)
No Conflicts. The Company is not in violation of its Charter or By-laws or in default under any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Company is a party, the effect of which violation or default would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict with, or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement,
indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, which lien, charge or encumbrance would reasonably be expected to have
a material adverse effect on the Company, or (ii) result in a violation of the Charter or By-laws of the Company or any order,
rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its property, except as
would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Except as may be required by the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act and applicable state securities laws, no consent, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with,
any court or governmental agency is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

 

Section
4. Conditions to Closing.

 

(a)
Conditions to the Parties’ Obligations. The obligations of the Company and the Standby Purchaser to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereunder in connection with the Standby Offering are subject to the fulfillment or waiver, on or before
the Closing Date, of the following conditions:

 

(i)
the Rights Offering shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the Prospectus; and

 

(ii)
no judgment, injunction, decree, regulatory proceeding or other legal restraint shall prohibit, or have the effect of rendering
unachievable, the consummation of the Standby Offering or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)
Conditions to Company’s Obligations. The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder
in connection with the Standby Offering are subject to the fulfillment or waiver, on or before the Closing Date, of the following
conditions:

 

(i)
the representations and warranties of the Standby Purchaser in Section 2 shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made as of such date; and

 

(ii)
the Standby Purchaser shall have performed all of his obligations hereunder.

 

(c)
Conditions to the Standby Purchaser’s Obligations. The obligations of the Standby Purchaser to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereunder in connection with the Rights Offering and the Standby Offering are subject to the fulfillment or waiver,
before or on the Closing Date, of the following conditions:

 

(i)
the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made as of such date;

 

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(ii)
the Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iii)
all of the officers and directors of the Company shall have executed and delivered a Lock-Up Agreement restricting the sale or
other disposition of their shares of Common Stock for six months following the end of the Subscription Period; and

 

(iv)
there shall have been no material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of the Company after the date
of this Agreement.

 

Section
5. Survival. The representations and warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered
hereunder shall survive the Closing hereunder.

 

Section
6. Covenants.

 

(a)
SEC Filings. The Company agrees to advise the Standby Purchaser, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company is
advised or obtains knowledge thereof, with a confirmation in writing, of (i) the time when any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus has been filed, (ii) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement relating to the Rights Offering (the “Registration Statement”)
or any amendment thereto or any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, (iii) the issuance by any state securities commission of any notice of any proceedings for the
suspension of the qualification of the shares of Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or
the threatening, of any proceeding for such purpose, (iv) the receipt of any comments from the Commission directed toward the
Registration Statement or any document incorporated therein by reference, and (v) any request by the Commission for any amendment
to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information. The Company shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order or the imposition of any such suspension and,
if any such order is issued or suspension is imposed, to obtain the withdrawal thereof as promptly as possible.

 

(b)
Information about the Standby Purchaser. The Standby Purchaser agrees to furnish to the Company all information with respect
to the Standby Purchaser that may be necessary or appropriate and will ensure that any information furnished to the Company for
the Prospectus by the Standby Purchaser does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated in the Prospectus or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(c)
Confidentiality. The Standby Purchaser acknowledges that the information received by it pursuant to this Agreement is confidential
and for its use only. The Standby Purchaser will not use such information in violation of applicable law or disclose or disseminate
any such information, including any information with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, without
the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure
is required by applicable law or applicable stock market regulations, in which case the Standby Purchaser shall consult in advance
with respect to such disclosure with the Company to the extent reasonably practicable.

 

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Section
7. Termination.

 

(a)
By the Standby Purchaser. The Standby Purchaser may terminate this Agreement, (i) if consummation of the Rights Offering
and/or the Standby Offering is prohibited by applicable law, rules or regulations, or (ii) if the Company materially breaches
its obligations under this Agreement and such breach is not cured within ten (10) business days following written notice thereof
to the Company.

 

(b)
By the Company. The Company may terminate this Agreement (i) in the event the Company, in its reasonable judgment, determines
that it is not in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to proceed with the Rights Offering and/or the Standby
Offering, (ii) if consummation of the Rights Offering and/or the Standby Offering is prohibited by applicable law, rules or regulations,
or (iii) if the Standby Purchaser breaches his obligations under this Agreement and such breach is not cured within ten (10) business
days following written notice thereof to the Standby Purchaser.

 

(c)
Effect of Termination. The Company and the Standby Purchaser hereby agree that any termination of this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 7 (other than termination by one party in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the other party or a misrepresentation
of any of the statements made hereby by the other party), shall be without liability to the Company or the Standby Purchaser.

 

Section
8. Notices. All notices, communications and deliveries required or permitted by this Agreement shall be made in writing
signed by the party making the same, shall specify the section of this Agreement pursuant to which it is given or being made and
shall be deemed given or made (a) on the date delivered if delivered in person, (b) on the third business day after it is mailed
if mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) (with postage and other fees prepaid), or (c) on the first
business day after it is delivered, prepaid, to an overnight express delivery service that confirms to the sender delivery on
such day, as follows:

 

If
to the Company:

 

Chanticleer
Holdings, Inc.

7621
Little Avenue, Suite 414

Charlotte,
North Carolina 28226

Attn:
Mr. Michael D. Pruitt, Chairman/CEO

 

With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Company) to:

 

Libertas
Law Group, Inc.

280
S. Beverly Drive, Suite 204

Beverly
Hills, California 90212

Attn:
Ruba Qashu, Esq.

 

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If
to the Standby Purchaser:

 

Mr.
Richard H. Kreger

c/o
Source Capital Group, Inc.

276
Post Road West

Westport,
Connecticut 06880

 

With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Standby Purchaser) to:

 

Olshan
Frome Wolosky LLP

Park
Avenue Tower

65
East 55th Street

New
York, New York 10022

Attn:
Spencer G. Feldman, Esq.

 

;
or to such other representative or at such other address of a party as such party hereto may furnish to the other parties in writing
in accordance with this Section 8.

 

Section
9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Standby Purchaser
and the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section
10. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Standby Purchaser from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs
of investigation) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon any such
untrue statement or omission or allegation thereof arising out of or based upon information relating to the Standby Purchaser
furnished in writing to the Company by the Standby Purchaser expressly for use therein.

 

Section
11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of New York.

 

Section
12. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only with the written consent of the Company and the Standby
Purchaser.

 

Section
13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the validity,
legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected.

 

Section
14. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)
Notwithstanding any term to the contrary herein, no person other than the Company or the Standby Purchaser shall be entitled to
rely on and/or have the benefit of, as a third party beneficiary or under any other theory, any of the representations, warranties,
agreements, covenants or other provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(b)
The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of this
Agreement.

 

(c)
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which,
when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(d)
Neither party shall assign this Agreement or any of its rights hereunder without the other party’s prior written consent.

 

(e)
Each party to this Agreement shall pay its own costs and expenses (including attorney fees) incurred in connection with the Rights
Offering, the Standby Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Standby Purchaser has executed this Agreement on and as of the date first set forth above.

 

	 	STANDBY PURCHASER:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Richard H. Kreger
	 	Richard H. Kreger

 

	ACCEPTED AND AGREED:	 
	 	 
	CHANTICLEER HOLDINGS, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Michael
    D. Pruitt	 
	Name:	 Michael D. Pruitt	 
	Title:	Chairman/CEO	 

 

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