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Employment Agreement with Louis M. Mucci dtd March 15, 2004

 Exhibit 10.27 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc., a California corporation (the
“Company”), and Louis M. Mucci (“Employee”) is hereby entered into effective as of March 15, 2004 (“the Effective Date”). 
  
 1. Employment and Duties. 
  

	 	(a)	The Company hereby employs Employee as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In such capacity, Employee shall have the responsibilities, duties and authority customarily
appertaining to such office and such other duties as may be reasonably assigned to Employee by the President and/or the Board of Directors of the Company from time to time and which are consistent with such position and not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement. Employee hereby accepts this employment upon the terms and conditions herein contained and, subject to paragraph 2(d), agrees to devote all of Employee’s attention and efforts to the performance of Employee’s
duties, and to promote and further the business and interests of the Company. 

  

	 	(b)	Employee shall faithfully adhere to, execute and fulfill all policies established by the Company. 

  

	 	(c)	Employee shall not, during the term of employment hereunder, engage in any other business activity pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage without giving written
notice thereof to the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer. However, the Company agrees that the Employee is a part-time business consultant and is assisting certain shareholders and others with business advice and locating funding for such
businesses including several small restaurant chains (e.g. Saddle Ranch, Wing Nuts and Mary’s Pizza Shack). Employee does agree to not accept other restaurant chains as clients unless he advises the Company and is given approval by the
Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer. The foregoing limitation shall not be construed as prohibiting Employee from making personal passive investments. 

  

	 	(d)	Employee will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors, but as an employee, will not receive any compensation for such duties. However, as a Board member, Mr. Mucci will
receive stock options in the same amount as awarded to other members of the Board. 

  

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	 	(e)	The Company and Employee have agreed that the Employee work week will normally only include a four (4) day work week. However, if the work requires additional time above the four
(4) day a week work schedule, the Employee and Company will reconsider the Employee’s compensation base. 

  
 2. Compensation. For all services rendered by Employee, the Company shall compensate Employee as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	Base Salary. The base salary payable to Employee during the term shall be $185,000 per year, payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll procedures for its
employees, but not less frequently than bi-weekly. All compensation shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll procedures for its employees and subject to federal, state and/or local withholding requirements. Employee’s
performance may be evaluated on an annual basis, at which time Employee’s salary may be adjusted to reflect his performance. 

  

	 	(b)	Merit Bonus. Employee will receive a merit bonus in recognition of his services during his first year of employment with the Company in the amount of $25,000, subject to
federal, state and/or local withholding requirements. Such amount shall be paid at the end of the Company’s final year end 2004. In all subsequent years, Employee will be eligible for a merit bonus solely in the discretion of the Company. The
amount of such bonus, if any, shall be determined based on a variety of factors, which may include Employee’s job performance, the Company’s financial performance, and such other factors as the Company shall determine in its sole
discretion. 

  

	 	(c)	Stock Options. On the date that Mr. Mucci shall first become an employee of the Company the Employee shall receive options to purchase 12,000 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the market closing price on the grant date. Such options will vest to Employee’s benefit in accordance with the option policies of the Company. The vesting period will continue as long as the Employee
is a Board member and/or employee of the Company. The employee will be considered for annual merit stock option awards as determined by the Co-CEO’s. 

  

	 	(d)	Executive Perquisites and Benefits. Employee shall be entitled to receive additional benefits and compensation from the Company in such form and to such extent as specified
below: 

  

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	 	(i)	Employee shall be entitled to participate in all fringe benefits and perquisites offered by the Company to its similarly situated executives, which include medical, dental and 401K
employee benefit plans provided to the employees of the Company in general, subject to the regular eligibility requirements for each such benefit plan or program. However, Employee presently has his own medical insurance provided as a retired
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Partner. As such, he will continue with such insurance. For this excluded benefit, the Company agrees to allow Employee reimbursable local hotel expenses on a weekly basis. 

  

	 	(ii)	Employee shall be entitled to a paid four week vacation annually and sick leave in accordance and in parity with the employee vacation policies of the Company for similarly situated
executives. 

  

	 	(iii)	Employee will receive an annual vehicle allowance of $8,000, paid in monthly installments of $666.67. 

  
 (e) Separation Upon Change of Control. In the event that Employee’s employment with the Company is
terminated as a result of a Change in Control, as that term is defined in Paragraph 20 of this Agreement, Employee will be entitled to receive severance in an amount the equivalent of eighteen months’ base salary. In addition, all unvested
stock options previously granted by the Company to Employee/Board member will become immediately exercisable upon the date of Employee’s termination as a result of a Change in Control. 
  
 3. Term of Employment. The employment by the Company of Mr.
Mucci pursuant hereto shall commence as of March 15, 2004 and shall terminate September 15, 2005. The Employee and the Company agree that Mr. Mucci’s employment with the Company subsequent to September 15, 2005 is at-will, and can be terminated
by either party at any time, with or without notice. 
  
 4.
Return of Company Records. All memoranda, files, client contracts, records, electronic media, business plans, financial statements, manuals, lists and other property delivered to or compiled by Employee by or on behalf of the Company,
its representatives, or agents which pertain to the business of the Company shall be and remain the property of the Company, as the case may be, and be subject at all times to the Company’s discretion and control. Likewise, all correspondence,
reports, records, charts, marketing data, advertising materials and other similar data pertaining to the business, activities or future plans of the Company which are collected by Employee shall be 

  

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delivered promptly to the Company upon request by the Company upon termination of Employee’s employment and Employee shall not retain any copies of the
same. 
  
 5. Ownership of Intellectual
Property/Assignment of Rights. Employee acknowledges that the company’s obligations to Employee are exclusively contractual in nature. Employee shall disclose promptly to the Company any and all conceptions, ideas, designs, plans,
know-how, process, improvements and other discoveries, whether capable of being patented or copy written, or not, which during the period of employment hereunder are (i) conceived or made by Employee, solely or jointly with another, (ii) directly
related to the Business or activities of the Company, and (iii) Employee conceives as a result of his employment by the company, including any predecessor (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property”). 
  
 The Company shall be the sole owner of all fruits and proceeds of
Employee’s services hereunder, including, but not limited to, all ideas, concepts, formats, suggestions, developments, arrangements, designs, packages, programs, promotions and other Intellectual Property which Employee may create in connection
with and during the term of this Agreement, free and clear of any claims by Employee (or any third party claims) of any kind or character whatsoever (other than Employee’s right to compensation hereunder). Employee shall, at the request of the
Company, execute such assignments, certificates or other instruments, consistent herewith and after review and comment, as the Company may deem necessary to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, protect, enforce or defend its right, title and
interest in or to any such properties. Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign all his interests therein to the Company or its nominee. Employee shall also render to the Company, at the Company’s expense, reasonable assistance in the
perfection, enforcement and defense of any Intellectual Property. 
  
 6. Trade Secrets. All memoranda, notes, records and others documents made or compiled by Employee, or made available to Employee during the term of this Agreement or subsequently during any at will employment period concerning
the business of the Company or its affiliates shall be the Company’s property and shall be delivered to the Company on the termination of this Agreement or at any other time on request. Employee understands and agrees that in the course of
employment with the Company, Employee may obtain access to and/or acquire Confidential Information ( as defined below), all of which information Employee understands and agrees would be extremely damaging to the Company if disclosed to a competitor
or made available to any other person or corporation. 
  
 As used
herein the term “Competitor” includes, but is not limited to, any corporation, firm or business engaged in a business similar to that of the Company, Employee understands and agrees that such information is divulged to Employee in
confidence and Employee understands and agrees that, at all times, Employee shall keep in confidence and will not disclose or communicate Confidential Information on Employee’s own behalf, or on behalf of any Competitor, if such information is
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the company or is required to obtain professional advice, e.g. financial or legal, or is required by law or legal process or as required to enforce the terms
of this Agreement which shall only be disclosed under Protective Order. In view of the nature of Employee’s employment and information which Employee may receive during the course of Employee’s employment, Employee likewise agrees that the
Company would be irreparably harmed by any violation of this Paragraph and that, therefore, the Company shall be entitled to seek provisional relief from an appropriate forum prohibiting Employee from any violation or threatened violation of this
Paragraph. 
  
 7. Confidentiality. 
  
 (a) Employee acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential Information (as
defined below) of the Company is confidential and a valuable, special and unique asset of the Company that gives the Company an advantage over its actual and potential, current and future competitors. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that
Employee owes the Company a fiduciary duty of confidentiality and a duty of loyalty and shall use good faith efforts to preserve and protect all Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure or unauthorized use; that certain Confidential
Information may constitute “trade secrets” under applicable state and federal laws; and that unauthorized disclosures or unauthorized use of the Confidential Information may irreparably injure the Company. 
  
 (b) As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information shall
mean any information or material known to or used by or for the Company (whether or not owned or developed by the Company and whether or not developed by Employee) that is known by Employee not to be generally known to persons in the restaurant,
pizzeria, or micro-brewery business. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following: all trade secrets of the Company; all information that the Company has marked as confidential or has otherwise described to Employee (
either in writing or orally) as confidential; all non-public information concerning the Company’s services, products, customers, research, prices, discounts, costs, marketing plans, marketing techniques, market studies, test data, vendor,
referral sources, and contracts; all of the Company’s business records and plans; all of the Company’s personnel files; details of employment relationships between the Company and its personnel; all financial information of or concerning
the Company; all information relating to the Company’s computer system software, application software, software and systems methodology, hardware platforms, technical information, inventions, computer programs and listings, source codes, object
codes, copyrights and other intellectual property; all technical specifications; any proprietary information belonging to the Company; all computer hardware or software manuals; all training or instruction manuals; and all data, computer system
passwords and user codes. 
  
 For purposes hereof, Confidential
Information shall not include such information which (i) becomes or is already known to the public through no fault of Employee; or (ii) the disclosure of which (A) is required by law ( including regulations and rulings) or the order of any
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(B) Employee reasonably believes is required in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against Employee, provided that in either case, prior to disclosing
any information, employee shall provide prior written notice thereof to the Company and provide the Company with the opportunity to contest such disclosure, or (C) if Company provides written authorization allowing Employee such disclosure.

  
 (c) Unless the Company is in breach of its obligations (and
such breach continues unabated for any cure period), then both during the term of Employee’s employment and after the termination of Employee’s employment for any reason (including wrongful termination), Employee shall hold all
Confidential Information in confidence, and shall not use any Confidential Information except for the benefit of the Company, in accordance with the duties assigned to Employee. Employee shall not, at any time (either during or after the term of
Employee’s employment), disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity (except other employees of the Company who have a need to know the information in connection with the performance of their employment duties, and who have
been informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and have agreed to keep it confidential), or copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, including electronic transmission, decompile or reverse engineer any Confidential Information,
or remove any Confidential Information from the Company’s premises, without the prior written consent of the Board, or instruct any other person to do so. Employee shall take reasonable precautions to protect the physical security of all
documents and other material containing Confidential Information (regardless of the medium on which the Confidential Information is stored). This Agreement applies to all Confidential Information, whether now known or which later becomes known to
Employee during the term. 
  
 (d) Upon the termination of
Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason, and upon written request of the Company at any other time, Employee shall promptly surrender and deliver to the Company all documents and other written material of any nature containing or
pertaining to any Confidential Information and shall not retain any such document or other material. Within ten days of any such written request, Employee shall certify to the Company in writing that all such materials have been returned.

  
 (e) During Employee’s term of employment, Employee agrees
not to undertake planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the Company’s business or combine or join with other Employees, employees or representatives of the Company’s business for the purpose of organizing
any such competitive business activity. 
  
 8. Confidential
Agreement. Employee also acknowledges that (a) the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement are to be treated by the parties hereto as extremely confidential, and (b) that the disclosure of any of the terms could result in
substantial, irreparable economic harm to the Company. Therefore, Employee agrees that in the event of any disclosure of any of the terms of this Agreement to persons other than the Company’s officers, accountants, and key management or
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and/or personal financial advisor, the Company shall be entitled to seek provisional injunctive relief in an appropriate forum prohibiting Employee from any
violation or threatened violation of this Paragraph. 
  
 9.
Assignment: Binding Effect. Employee understands that Company’s decision to employ Employee was made based upon Employee’s personal qualifications, experience and skills. Employee agrees, therefore, that assignment of all or
any portion of Employee’s performance under this Agreement is prohibited. Subject to the preceding sentences and the express provisions of Paragraph 20 below, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the Company, its successors, heirs, legal representatives and assigns. 
  
 10. Release. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to- the contrary, Employee shall not be entitled to receive any severance payments pursuant to paragraph 2(d) of this Agreement unless Employee has executed (and not
revoked) a general release of all claims Employee may have against the Company and its affiliates in a form of such release reasonably acceptable to the Company, the terms of which shall be negotiated in good faith and consistent herewith.

  
 11. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement,
notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or when mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, exception that notice of a change of address shall be effective only upon
actual receipt: 
  
 Company: Chicago Pizza &
Brewery, Inc. 
 16162 Beach Boulevard 
 Suite 100 
 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 
 Attention: President 
  
 Employee: Louis M. Mucci 
 348 Oxford Dr. 
 Arcadia, CA 91007 
  
 12.
Arbitration. Except as provided herein, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or the breach thereof, or Employee’s employment and any statutory claims including all claims of employment
discrimination shall be subject to private and confidential arbitration in the City of Los Angeles in accordance with the laws of the State of California. This provision will not apply provisional remedies as in connection with claims under
Paragraphs 6 or 8, or as otherwise provided herein. 
  

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 (a) The arbitration shall be conducted in a procedurally fair manner by a mutually agreed upon neutral
arbitrator selected in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes (“Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association or if none can be mutually agreed upon, then by one arbitrator appointed pursuant to the
Rules; 
  
 (b) The arbitration shall be conducted confidentially
in accordance with the Rules; 
  
 (c) The arbitration fees shall
be paid by the Company; 
  
 (d) Each party shall have the right to
conduct discovery including (3) three depositions, requests for production of documents and such other discovery as permitted under the Rules or ordered by the arbitrator; 
  
 (e) The statute of limitations or any cause of action shall be that prescribed by law; 
  
 (f) The arbitrator shall have the authority to award any damages authorized
by law for the claims presented including punitive damages and shall have the authority to award reasonable attorneys fees to the prevailing party; 
  
 (g) The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on all parties and shall be the exclusive remedy of the parties; and the award shall be in
writing in accordance with the Rules, and shall be subject to judicial enforcement in accordance with California law. 
  
 13. Complete Integrated Agreement. All prior employment contracts and agreements between the parties are merged in this Agreement. The
Company also maintains an employee handbook which also describes the terms and conditions of employment. This Agreement shall govern to the extent any terms contained in the employee handbook are inconsistent. This Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement between the Company and Employee. Further, while Employee’s compensation, including salary and Executive perquisites and benefits may change from time to time without a written modification of this Agreement, neither the provisions of
this Agreement concerning at-will employment (Paragraph 3), nor any other provision of this Agreement, may-be modified, altered, amended or changed except by in writing signed by Employee and a duly authorized agent of the Company. 
  
 14. Governing Law. Both Employee and the Company acknowledge,
understand and agree that the Company is engaged in transactions involving interstate commerce and that this Agreement and any arbitration hereunder shall in all respects be construed according to federal law as well as the laws of the State of
California, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. 
  

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 15. Amendment. This Agreement can be modified or rescinded only in writing expressly
referring to this Agreement and signed by all of the parties to this Agreement. 
  
 16. Invalidity of Provisions. Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable. In the event that any term or provision hereof is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal
or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the balance of the terms and provisions hereof, which terms and provisions shall remain binding and enforceable, then to the extent possible all other provisions
shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect. 
  
 17.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instruments. 
  
 18. Waiver. No consent or waiver, expressed or implied, by
either party to or of any breach or default by the other in the performance by the other of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by such other party
of the same or any other obligations of such party hereunder. Failure- on the part of either party to complain of any act or failure to act of any of the other party, or to declare the other party in default, irrespective of how long such failure
continues, shall not constitute a waiver of such party of its rights hereunder. 
  
 19. Survival of Representations. The covenants of Employee set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 
  
 20. Company Right of Assignment. In the event of the-merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation or corporations, the sale by the Company of a major portion of its assets or of its business and good will, or any other corporate reorganization involving a change in voting control of the Company (“Change of Control”), this
Agreement may be assigned and transferred to such successor in interest as an asset of the Company upon such assignee assuming the Company’s obligations hereunder in writing, in which event Employee agrees to continue to perform Employee’s
duties and obligations according to the terms hereof, to or for such assignee or transferee of this Agreement. Employee shall not have any-right to assign, delegate or transfer any duty or obligation to be performed by Employee hereunder to any
third party, nor to assign or transfer the right, if any, to receive payments hereunder. 
  
 21. Captions. The captions or headings at the beginning of each paragraph hereof are for the convenience of the parties only and are not a part of this Agreement. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective
for all purposes as of the Effective Date. 
  

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	 CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY, INC.
	 	 	 	EMPLOYEE:
				
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 Jeremiah J. Hennessy, Co-CEO
	 	 	 	 Louis M. Mucci

  

 10Employment Aggreement with Gerald W. Deitchle dtd 01/12/2005

 Exhibit 10.28 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into this          day of January, 2005 between
BJ’S RESTAURANTS, INC., a California corporation (the “Company”) and GERALD W. DEITCHLE (the “Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has approved and authorized the entry into this Agreement with Executive; and

  
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement
setting forth the terms and conditions for the employment relationship of Executive with the Company. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
Company and Executive hereby agree as follows; 
  
 1.
Term. Subject to the termination provisions of Section 11 below, the term of this Agreement shall be five calendar years (“Term”), commencing January             ,
2005 (the “Commencement Date”) and ending December 31, 2009 (“Termination Date”). This agreement shall automatically be extended for additional one year terms beyond the Termination Date (the “Extended Termination
Date”) or the then current Extended Termination Date unless at least 30 calendar days prior to the Termination Date or the then current Extended Termination Date, Executive or the Company shall have given notice that he or it does not wish to
extend the Agreement. 
  
 2. Employment. Executive shall
be employed as and hold the title of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company from the Commencement Date until such employment is terminated in accordance with this Agreement. Executive, in his capacity as President and Chief Executive
Officer will have the full range of executive duties and responsibilities that are customary for public company CEO positions. All Company officers shall report to and take direction from Executive. Executive shall have supervision and control over,
and responsibility for, the affairs of the Company and shall have such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Executive shall report directly to the
Office of the Chairman. Department heads of the Company will report to Executive. Executive shall devote substantially all of his time, attention and energies to the business and affairs of the Company; provided, however, the Company acknowledges
that Executive is an investor and director in the entities listed on Schedule “A” attached hereto, as described therein and may continue in such capacities only so long as such activities do not unreasonably or materially interfere with
the performance of his duties under this Agreement. The Company and the Board shall take all reasonable action within their control to cause Executive to continue to be appointed or elected to the Board during the term of this Agreement. 

 
 3. Salary. The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary
at an initial annual rate of $300,000.00 less applicable deductions (the “Base Salary”). Such Base Salary will be reviewed by the Board annually. The Base Salary shall be payable by the Company to Executive in substantially equal
installments not less frequently than semi-monthly (two times 

 
per month). At the end of each full year of this Agreement, the Base Salary shall be increased by a percentage not less than the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index during the preceding year, provided, that the increase set forth in this sentence shall never be zero or less. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Consumer Price Index” as of any particular date means the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Los Angeles/Anaheim/ Riverside CMSA, all items, in respect of the month immediately preceding such particular date, published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or if
such index is no longer published, the U.S. Department of Labor’s most comprehensive official index then in use that most nearly corresponds to the index named above. Participation in deferred compensation, discretionary bonus, retirement,
stock option and other Executive benefit plans and in fringe benefits shall not reduce the Base Salary; provided, however, that voluntary deferrals or contributions to such plans shall reduce the current cash compensation paid to Executive but shall
not reduce the Base Salary hereunder. 
  
 4. Bonus.
Executive shall be eligible for a cash bonus (“Bonus”) if the Company realizes certain earnings before interest, amortization, depreciation and income taxes (“EBITDA”) in fiscal year 2005. This additional compensation shall be
computed on an annual basis and earned at the close of the Company’s fiscal year 2005 and shall be paid to Executive within ten days of completion of the Company’s annual audit of its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2005.
The amount and award of such bonus shall be based upon the following schedule: 
  

			
	 EBITDA Attainment

	 	 Cash Bonus

	 From $ 16,000,000 to $17,999,999
	 	$125,000
	 $ 18,000,000 or more
	 	$150,000

  
 “EBITDA” for any year shall
mean the consolidated net income (or net loss) of the Company and its subsidiaries for such year, plus any interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and extraordinary expenses or losses deducted in determining the same and minus
any interest income or extraordinary income included in determining the same, all computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistent with those applied in the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements
of the Company and its subsidiaries. If the Company makes a significant acquisition or disposition of assets or business operations during 2005, or if the Company adopts any new accounting principles or pronouncements, or restates its financial
results in any manner during fiscal year 2005 that impacts the EBITDA attainment levels initially set forth in this Agreement, the EBITDA attainment levels herein shall be appropriately adjusted in a manner the Board determines in good faith to be
fair and equitable to Executive. Additional bonuses for fiscal year 2005 and all bonuses thereafter shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, but the parties intend that Executive’s annual cash bonus opportunity shall be
commensurate with that offered to CEOs of similarly situated public restaurant companies. 
  

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 5. Participation in Stock Options, Health Insurance, Retirement and Executive Benefit Plans; Moving
Expenses. 
  
 5.1 Executive shall participate
in stock options as follows: 
  
 (a) Executive
shall receive from the Company on the Commencement Date options to purchase 275,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Initial Options”) in accordance with the Company’s 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The
exercise price of the Initial Options shall be equal to the per share price of the Company’s Common Stock at the close of trading on the NASDAQ on the last trading day prior to any public announcement of Executive’s execution of this
Agreement (assumed to be on the Commencement Date of Executive’s employment or the date of execution of this Agreement, if the Company deems it advisable). Except as provided herein, the terms of the Initial Options shall be as provided in the
Plan and in the Company’s standard form Incentive Option Agreement; provided, further, that the Initial Options shall be incentive stock options to the maximum extent permitted under the Company’s Plan and applicable provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code. Any portion of the Initial Options that do not qualify as incentive stock options shall be treated as non-qualified stock options. Unless vesting is otherwise accelerated under this Agreement following a Change of Control,
100,000 of the Initial Options shall vest immediately, 87,500 shall vest on the second yearly anniversary of the Commencement Date, and the remainder shall vest on the third yearly anniversary of the Commencement Date. 
  
 (b) Executive shall also be eligible for subsequent options
during the term of this Agreement as determined by the Board under the Plan. The parties intend that the award of such option, when considered with the other compensation provided to Executive and the financial performance of the Company under
Executive’s management, shall be commensurate with that offered to CEOs of similarly situated public restaurant companies. 
  
 (c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: 
  
 (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any
“person” or “group” (as those terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d), and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules thereunder) of “beneficial ownership” (as
determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“voting securities”) of the Company that represent 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding voting securities, other than: 
  
 a. an acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company or by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company, or 
  
 b. an acquisition of voting securities by the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company, or 
  

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 c. an acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a transaction described in clause
(iii) below that would not be a Change in Control under clause (iii); 
  
 (ii) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming
a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though
such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of 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; or 
  
 (iii) the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more
intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each
case, other than a transaction: 
  
 a. which
results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of
the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the
“Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, at more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and 
  
 b. after which no person or group beneficially owns voting
securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause b. as beneficially owning 50% or more of combined voting power of the
Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction. 
  
 5.2 Executive and his spouse shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s health insurance program effective as of the
Commencement Date and the Company shall pay all premiums for said insurance for Executive and his spouse under the applicable plans. If Executive is not immediately eligible for participation due to the eligibility restrictions under such program,
the Company will reimburse Executive for any COBRA premiums for him and his spouse until such time as they become eligible. 
  
 5.3 In addition to the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to participate with other similarly situated executive officers of the
Company based on position, tenure and salary in any plan of the Company relating to stock purchases, pension, thrift, profit sharing, life insurance, disability insurance, education, or other retirement or Executive benefits that the Company has
adopted or may hereafter adopt for the benefit of its executive officers. 
  

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 5.4 Executive shall receive a net lump sum of $20,000 (net of any required withholding)
upon the Commencement Date of his employment with the Company as a nonaccountable moving allowance. 
  
 5.5 The Company shall pay all unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs associated with an annual physical examination of Executive, such amount
not to exceed $3,000 per year. 
  
 5.6 Executive
shall be reimbursed for his reasonable legal fees incurred in connection with negotiating and drafting this agreement up to a maximum of $10,000. 
  
 5.7 Executive agrees that the Company may apply for and take out in its own name and at its own expense such “key person” life
insurance upon the life of Executive as the Company may deem necessary or advisable to protect its interests; provided, however, that (i) such insurance coverage does not otherwise diminish or restrict Executive’s eligibility for and/or
participation level in any benefit plan or arrangement described in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 above, (ii) such coverage does not otherwise diminish any other economic benefit to which Executive is entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and
(iii) no taxable income is attributed to Executive as a result of such coverage. Executive agrees to reasonably assist and reasonably cooperate with the Company in procuring such insurance, including (without limitation) submitting to medical
examinations for purposes of obtaining and/or maintaining such insurance. Employee agrees that he shall have no right, title or interest in and to such insurance. 
  
 6. Automobile. The Company shall provide Executive a car allowance of $1,000.00 per month, payable on the
Commencement Date and on the 1st day of each calendar month thereafter. In addition, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable actual expenses incurred (including, without limitation, gas, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and
repairs, insurance, registration fees and taxes) in operating the vehicle used for business purposes subject to the provisions of paragraph 8. The Company, with Executive’s consent, may substitute a company-provided leased vehicle in lieu of
the car allowance, provided such leased vehicle is reasonable and appropriate for Executive’s use in his capacity as President and CEO of the Company. 
  
 7. Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks annual paid vacation in accordance with the Company’s policy, in addition
to holidays and other paid time off (excluding vacation) provided to similarly situated executive officers of the Company. The maximum amount of accrued vacation to which Executive may be entitled at any time is six (6) weeks. 
  
 8. Business Expenses. During such time as Executive is
rendering services hereunder, Executive shall be entitled to incur and be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable business expenses, including but not limited to mobile telephone and text messaging charges. The Company agrees that it will
reimburse Executive for all such expenses upon the presentation by Executive, on a monthly basis, of an itemized account of such expenditures setting forth the date, the purposes for which incurred, and the amounts thereof, together with such
receipts showing payments in conformity with the Company’s established policies. Reimbursement for approved expenses shall be made within a reasonable period not to exceed 30 days after the approval of Executive’s an itemized account.

  

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 9. Representations and Warranties. Executive hereby represents and warrants as follows to
the Company as a material inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement: 
  
 9.1 Neither Executive nor any prior employer of Executive or entity with respect to of Executive has served as a director, officer,
manager or greater than 5% beneficial owner was permanently denied a liquor license solely and directly as a result of Executive’s record. Executive has never applied for or been listed on any brewing or gambling license by any person or entity
with respect to which Executive has served as a director, officer, manager or greater than 5% beneficial owner (other than licenses, if any, applied for by the Company prior to the Commencement that listed Executive as a director of the Company).

  
 9.2 To the knowledge of Executive, other than
confidentiality agreements with former employers relating to the disclosure or use of proprietary information of such former employers and non-solicitation covenants with former employers having a scope substantially similar to those contained in
Section 13.4 of this Agreement, Executive is not subject to any agreements with prior employers that would have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations or materially interfere with Executive’s performance of his obligations
hereunder. 
  
 10. Indemnity. The Company shall to
the extent permitted and required by law, indemnify and hold Executive harmless from costs, expense or liability arising out of or relating to any acts or decisions made by Executive in the course of his employment to the same extent the Company
indemnifies and holds harmless other officers and directors of the Company in accordance with the Company’s established policies. This indemnity shall include, without limitation, advancing Executive attorneys fees to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law. The Company agrees to continuously maintain Directors and Officers Liability Insurance with reasonable limits of coverage and to include Executive within said coverage while Executive is employed by the Company and for
at least thirty-six (36) months after the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company. 
  
 11. Termination. Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated for the reasons set forth below. At the request of the
Board, Executive agrees to resign from his position as a director of the Company within 24 hours after his termination. 
  
 11.1 Death. This Agreement shall terminate upon Executive’s death. The Company shall pay Executive’s estate (i) on the
date it would have been payable to Executive any unpaid Base Salary and accrued vacation earned prior to the date of Executive’s death, (ii) within 30 days of the conclusion of the quarter following Executive’s death, any unpaid Bonus
prorated to the date of Executive’s death, and (iii) any unpaid reimbursements due Executive for expenses incurred by Executive prior to Executive’s death, upon receipt from Executive’s personal representative of receipts therefore.
Any Initial Options and subsequent options that have not vested as of the date of Executive’s death shall terminate on the date of Executive’s death, but all vested but unexercised Initial Options and subsequent options will be exercisable
by Executive’s heirs in accordance with the Plan. 
  
 11.2 Disability. If, as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from the full time performance of substantially all of his material duties with the Company for 90
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period, his employment may be terminated by the Company or by Executive for “Disability.” Termination shall occur 30 days after a notice of a
written termination is delivered to Executive by the Company or by Executive to the Company (the “Effective Date of Termination”). The Company shall pay Executive (i) any unpaid Base Salary and accrued vacation earned prior to the date of
Executive’s Effective Date of Termination, (ii) within 30 days of the end of the quarter following Executive’s Effective Date of Termination, any unpaid Bonus prorated to Executive’s last day of actual employment, (iii) any unpaid
reimbursements due Executive for expenses incurred by Executive prior to Executive’s Effective Date of Termination, pursuant to paragraph 8, and (iv) if Executive is not covered by any other comprehensive insurance that provides a comparable
level of benefits, the Company will pay Executive an amount equivalent to Executive’s COBRA payments up to 18 months following the Effective Date of Termination or the maximum term allowable by then applicable law for coverage of Executive and
his eligible dependents. Any Initial Options and subsequent options that have not vested as of Executive’s Effective Date of Termination shall terminate on the date of Executive’s Effective Date of Termination for Disability, but all
vested but unexercised Initial Options and subsequent options will be exercisable by Executive’s in accordance with the Plan. 
  
 11.3 Cause. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Cause” means 
  
 (i) an act or acts of
dishonesty undertaken by Executive and intended to result in material personal gain or enrichment of Executive or others at the expense of the Company; 
  
 (ii) gross misconduct that is willful or deliberate on Executive’s part and that, in either event, is materially injurious to the
Company; 
  
 (iii) the conviction of Executive of
a felony; or 
  
 (iv) the material breach of any
terms and conditions of this Agreement by Executive, which breach has not been cured by Executive within 30 days after written notice thereof to Executive from the Company. 
  
 The cessation of employment by Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to Executive a
copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the Board (not including Executive) at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive
and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, one or more causes for termination exist under this Section 11.3, and specifying the particulars thereof in
detail. Any dispute as to whether Cause to dismiss Executive exists, shall be resolved by arbitration conducted in Orange County, California in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and by a single arbitrator reasonably
acceptable to Executive and the Company. In the event of termination for Cause, Executive will be entitled to such Base Salary, accrued vacation pay, pro rated bonus and benefits as have accrued under this Agreement through the date of termination
which accrued amounts shall be payable on the Effective Date of Termination, to exercise vested stock options in accordance with the terms of the Plan and to extend his insurance coverage at 

  

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his own expense for up to 18 months following the Effective Date of Termination or the maximum term allowable by then applicable law for coverage of
Executive and his eligible dependents, but will not be entitled to any other salary, benefits, bonuses or other compensation after such date. 
  
 11.4 Without Cause. This Agreement may also be terminated by the Company at any time by the delivery to Executive of a
written notice of termination. Upon such termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the following (collectively, the “Severance Benefits”), (1) on the Effective Date of Termination, Executive will be paid such Base Salary,
vacation, prorated bonus and other benefits as have been earned under this Agreement through the date of termination and, if Executive is not covered by any other comprehensive insurance, the Company will pay Executive an amount equivalent to
Executive’s COBRA payments up to 18 months following the Effective Date of Termination or the maximum term allowable by then applicable law for coverage of Executive and his eligible dependents, (2) Executive will also be paid a lump sum
severance equal to the greater of (i) one year’s then current Base Salary, or (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the Base Salary that would be due to Executive (including annual increases) between the date of termination of employment and the later of
the Termination Date or any Extended Termination Date, (3) in the event of a termination without Cause during the eighteen month (18) month period following a Change of Control, any Initial Options and subsequent options and any replacement options
in any successor entity that were obtained by Executive in exchange for the Initial Options or subsequent options that have not vested as of Executive’s Effective Date of Termination (“Unvested Options”) shall vest on the date of
Executive’s Effective Date of Termination, (4) in the event Executive is living and a Change of Control occurs within twelve (12) months following any termination by the Company without Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive,
simultaneously with completion of any Change in Control transaction, a cash payment equal to the amount, if any, by which the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the Effective Date of Termination in accordance with the Plan) of the shares
subject to any Unvested Options exceeds the aggregate exercise price of Unvested Options measured as of the Effective Date of Termination, (5) as a condition to receipt of the consideration described in clauses (2) and, if applicable, (3) and (4)
above, the Company and Executive shall execute the General Release attached hereto as Schedule B. 
  
 11.5 By Executive. Executive may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days written notice to the Company. 
  
 (a) In the event Executive terminates this Agreement for
“Good Reason,” Executive shall be entitled to receive the Severance Benefits. As used herein, “Good Reason” shall mean: 
  
 (i) any removal of Executive from, or any failure to nominate or re-elect Executive to, his current office and/or the Board, except in
connection with termination of Executive’s employment for death, disability or Cause; provided, however, that any removal of Executive from, or any failure to re-elect Executive to his current office and/or the Board (except in connection with
termination of Executive’s employment for disability) shall not diminish or reduce the obligations of the Company to Executive under this Agreement; 
  

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 (ii) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any
successor to the Company, as provided in this Agreement; 
  
 (iii) in the event of a Change in Control: 
  
 a. (1) any reduction in Executive’s then-current Base Salary or any material reduction in Executive’s comprehensive benefit package (other than changes, if any, required by group insurance carriers
applicable to all persons covered under such plans or changes required under applicable law), (2) the assignment to Executive of duties that represent or constitute a material adverse change in Executive’s position, duties, responsibilities and
status with the Company immediately prior to a Change in Control, or (3) a material adverse change in Executive’s reporting responsibilities, titles, offices, or any removal of Executive from, or any failure to re-elect Executive to, any of
such positions; except in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause, upon the disability or death of Executive, or upon the voluntary termination by Executive; 
  
 b. the relocation of Executive’s place of employment
from the location at which Executive was principally employed immediately prior to the date of the Change in Control to a location more than 50 miles from such location; or 
  
 c. the failure of any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform the Company’s
obligations under this Agreement; or 
  
 (iv) the
material breach of any terms and conditions of this Agreement by the Company, which breach has not been cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof to the Company from Executive. 
  
 Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights
with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder. 
  
 If it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of Executive hereunder (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”) or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Excise
Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes),
including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon
the Payments. Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable
after Executive is informed in writing of such claim. 
  
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have been payable to Executive, any unpaid Base Salary and accrued vacation pay earned prior to the date of Executive’s termination, and (ii) any unpaid
reimbursements due Executive for expenses incurred by Executive prior to the date of Executive’s termination, pursuant to Section 8 and Executive shall have the right to exercise any vested stock options in accordance with the terms of the Plan
and to extend his insurance coverage at his own expense for up to 18 months following the Effective Date of Termination or the maximum term allowable by then applicable law for coverage of Executive and his eligible dependents. 
  
 12. Assignment. 
  
 12.1 This Agreement may not be assigned by Executive.

  
 12.2 This Agreement may be assigned by the
Company provided that the Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to
perform under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform as if no such succession had taken place. 
  

13. Covenants. 
  
 13.1 Confidential Information. During the term of this Agreement and thereafter, Executive shall not, except as may be required to perform
his duties hereunder or as required by applicable law or court order, disclose to others for use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company. “Confidential Information” shall mean information about
the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective clients and customers that is not available to the general public or that does not otherwise become available to the general public, and that was learned by Executive in the course
of his employment by the Company, including, without limitation, any data, formulae, recipes, methods, information, proprietary knowledge, trade secrets and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, records and other documents containing
such Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive advantage. Upon the termination of
his employment, Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all documents, maintained in any format, including electronic or print, (and all copies thereof) in his possession containing any Confidential Information. 
  
 13.2 Noncompetition. Except as otherwise
provided herein, Executive agrees that during the term of this Agreement he will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, provide consulting services with or without pay, or own, manage, operate, join, control,
participate in, or be connected as a stockholder, partner, or otherwise with any business, individual, partner, firm, corporation, or other entity which is then in competition with the Company or any present affiliate of the Company in the industry
of owning or operating full-menu table service casual dining restaurants; provided, however, that the “beneficial ownership” by Executive, either individually or as a member of a “group,” as such terms are used in Rule 13d of the
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a violation of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be permitted to maintain the ownership interests and directorship described on
Exhibit “A” attached hereto so long as they do not interfere with the performance of his duties and do not constitute competitive activities. 
  
 13.3 Right to Company Materials. Executive agrees that all styles, designs, recipes, lists, materials, books, files,
reports, correspondence, records, and other documents (“Company Material”) used, prepared, or made available to Executive, shall be and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon the termination of his employment and/or the expiration
of this Agreement, all Company Materials shall be returned immediately to the Company, and Executive shall not make or retain any copies thereof. 
  
 13.4 Non-solicitation. Executive understands and agrees that in the course of employment with the Company, Executive will
obtain access to and/or acquire Company trade secrets, including Confidential Information, which are solely the property of the Company. Therefore, to protect such trade secrets, Executive promises and agrees that during the term of this Agreement,
and for a period of two years thereafter, he will not solicit or assist or instruct others in soliciting any employees, customers, franchisees, landlords, or suppliers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, to
divert their employment or business to or with any individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity then in competition with the business of the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. The Company acknowledges in this
regard that its customers, landlords and suppliers do have existing relationships and likely will have future relationships with the Company’s direct and indirect competitors in the restaurant industry in the ordinary course of their
activities. 
  
 13.5 Non-disparagement.
Except for statements of fact, internal Company communications relating to the performance of the Company, disclosures required under applicable law or in connection with any legal proceedings with respect to which Executive is a party or witness,
Executive will not make any disparaging remarks regarding the Company at any time during or after the termination of his employment with the Company. Except for statements of fact, internal communications relating to the performance of Executive,
and disclosures required under applicable law or in connection with any legal proceedings with respect to which the Company is a party or witness, the Company will not make any disparaging remarks regarding Executive at any time during or after the
termination of his employment with the Company. 
  
 14.
Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or when mailed by United States certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other addresses as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, exception that notice of
a change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt: 
  

			
	 Company:
	  	BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
	 	  	16162 Beach Boulevard
	 	  	Suite 100
	 	  	Huntington Beach, CA 92647

  
  
  

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 Attention: Paul Motenko and Jerry Hennessy 
  

			
	 Executive:
	  	Gerald W. Deitchle
	 	  	 

  
 15. Amendments or
Additions. No amendment or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 
  
 16. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in
connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement. 
  
 17.
Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 
  
 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but both of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 19. Arbitration. Except as provided herein, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or the breach
thereof, or Executive’s employment and any statutory claims including all claims of employment discrimination shall be subject to private and confidential arbitration in Orange County, California in accordance with the laws of the State of
California. The arbitration shall be conducted in a procedurally fair manner by a mutually agreed upon neutral arbitrator selected in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes (“Rules”) of the American
Arbitration Association or if none can be mutually agreed upon, then by one arbitrator appointed pursuant to the Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted confidentially in accordance with the Rules. The arbitration fees shall be paid by the
Company. Each party shall have the right to conduct discovery including depositions, requests for production of documents and such other discovery as permitted under the Rules or ordered by the arbitrator. The statute of limitations or any cause of
action shall be that prescribed by law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award any damages authorized by law for the claims presented including punitive damages and shall have the authority to award reasonable attorneys fees to the
prevailing party in accordance with applicable law. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on all parties and shall be the exclusive remedy of the parties. The award shall be in writing in accordance with the Rules, and shall be
subject to judicial enforcement in accordance with California law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 19, nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Company or Executive from seeking provisional injunctive relief
from any forum having competent jurisdiction over the parties. 
  
  

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 20. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged
unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of,
or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or
representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections.

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed
this Agreement on the date first indicated above. 
  

			
	 BJ’S RESTAURANTS, INC.

		
	By:	 	 
	 	 	 PAUL A. MOTENKO
 Co-Chief Executive Officer

	
	 EXECUTIVE:

		
	 	 	 
	 	 	GERALD W. DEITCHLE

  
  
  
  

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