Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 THIRD
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 Dated as of May 8, 2015 

among 
 FAMOUS
DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC., a Minnesota corporation, 
 D&D OF MINNESOTA, INC., a Minnesota corporation, 

LAKE & HENNEPIN BBQ AND BLUES, INC., a Minnesota corporation, 

FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS, INC., a Minnesota corporation, 

FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS-U, INC., a Minnesota corporation, and 

FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS OF MARYLAND, INC., a Minnesota corporation 

collectively, as the Borrowers 

and each individually, as a Borrower 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer and as a Lender 

and 
 The Other Lenders Party
Hereto 
 Obligor #: 1551268458. 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 Section
	 	 	  	Page	 
		
	 ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	  	 	1	  
	 1.01
	 	Defined Terms	  	 	1	  
	 1.02
	 	Other Interpretive Provisions	  	 	27	  
	 1.03
	 	Accounting Terms	  	 	28	  
	 1.04
	 	Rounding	  	 	29	  
	 1.05
	 	References to Agreements and Laws	  	 	29	  
	 1.06
	 	Times of Day	  	 	29	  
	 1.07
	 	Letter of Credit Amounts	  	 	29	  
		
	 ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	  	 	29	  
	 2.01
	 	Commitment to Make Loans	  	 	29	  
	 2.02
	 	Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans	  	 	30	  
	 2.03
	 	Prepayments	  	 	32	  
	 2.04
	 	Repayment of Loans	  	 	33	  
	 2.05
	 	Interest	  	 	33	  
	 2.06
	 	Fees	  	 	34	  
	 2.07
	 	Evidence of Debt	  	 	36	  
	 2.08
	 	Payments Generally	  	 	36	  
	 2.09
	 	Sharing of Payments	  	 	38	  
	 2.10
	 	Letters of Credit	  	 	38	  
	 2.11
	 	Termination of Revolving Credit Loan Commitments	  	 	47	  
	 2.12
	 	Termination of Development Loan Commitments	  	 	47	  
		
	 ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
	  	 	48	  
	 3.01
	 	Taxes	  	 	48	  
	 3.02
	 	Illegality	  	 	49	  
	 3.03
	 	Inability to Determine Rates	  	 	49	  
	 3.04
	 	Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy	  	 	50	  
	 3.05
	 	Funding Losses	  	 	50	  
	 3.06
	 	Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation	  	 	51	  
	 3.07
	 	Survival	  	 	51	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	  	 	51	  
	 4.01
	 	Conditions of Initial Credit Extension	  	 	51	  
	 4.02
	 	Conditions to all Credit Extensions	  	 	53	  
		
	 ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	  	 	53	  
	 5.01
	 	Existence, Qualification and Power	  	 	53	  
	 5.02
	 	Authorization; No Contravention	  	 	54	  
	 5.03
	 	No Consent or Other Action	  	 	54	  
	 5.04
	 	Binding Effect	  	 	54	  

							
	 5.05
		Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect		 	54	  
	 5.06
		Litigation		 	55	  
	 5.07
		No Default		 	55	  
	 5.08
		Ownership of Property; Liens		 	55	  
	 5.09
		Environmental Compliance		 	55	  
	 5.10
		Insurance		 	56	  
	 5.11
		Taxes		 	56	  
	 5.12
		ERISA Compliance		 	56	  
	 5.13
		Borrower Information; Subsidiaries, Etc		 	57	  
	 5.14
		Purpose of Credit Extensions; Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act		 	57	  
	 5.15
		Disclosure		 	58	  
	 5.16
		Compliance with Laws		 	58	  
	 5.17
		Business and Location		 	58	  
	 5.18
		Transactions with Affiliates		 	58	  
	 5.19
		Financing Statements; Perfected Security Interest		 	59	  
	 5.20
		Title; Sufficiency; No Liens		 	59	  
	 5.21
		No Further Disposition		 	59	  
	 5.22
		Principal Agreements		 	60	  
	 5.23
		Capitalization; Solvency		 	60	  
	 5.24
		Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc		 	60	  
	 5.25
		Brokers and Financial Advisors		 	60	  
	 5.26
		Anti-Terrorism; Anti-Money Laundering		 	61	  
	 5.27
		FDA Properties; Minwood		 	61	  
		
	 ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
		 	61	  
	 6.01
		Financial Statements		 	61	  
	 6.02
		Certificates; Other Information		 	63	  
	 6.03
		Notices		 	65	  
	 6.04
		Payment of Obligations		 	65	  
	 6.05
		Preservation of Existence, Etc		 	66	  
	 6.06
		Maintenance of Properties		 	66	  
	 6.07
		Maintenance of Insurance		 	66	  
	 6.08
		Compliance with Laws		 	66	  
	 6.09
		Books and Records		 	66	  
	 6.10
		Inspection Rights		 	67	  
	 6.11
		Conduct of Business		 	67	  
	 6.12
		Capitalization; Solvency		 	67	  
	 6.13
		Casualty and Condemnation		 	67	  
	 6.14
		Banks and Payments		 	69	  
	 6.15
		Equipment		 	70	  
	 6.16
		Escrows		 	70	  
	 6.17
		Taxes		 	70	  
	 6.18
		FDA Properties; Minwood		 	70	  
	 6.19
		Use of Proceeds		 	71	  
	 6.20
		Further Assurances		 	71	  

							
	 ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	71	  
	 7.01
	 	Liens	  	 	71	  
	 7.02
	 	Investments	  	 	72	  
	 7.03
	 	Indebtedness	  	 	73	  
	 7.04
	 	Fundamental Changes; Subsidiaries	  	 	73	  
	 7.05
	 	Dispositions	  	 	74	  
	 7.06
	 	Restricted Payments	  	 	75	  
	 7.07
	 	Change in Nature of Business	  	 	75	  
	 7.08
	 	Transactions with Affiliates	  	 	75	  
	 7.09
	 	Burdensome Agreements	  	 	75	  
	 7.10
	 	Use of Proceeds	  	 	76	  
	 7.11
	 	Anti-Terrorism; Anti-Corruption	  	 	76	  
		
	 ARTICLE VIII. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS
	  	 	76	  
	 8.01
	 	Grant of Security in the Collateral	  	 	76	  
	 8.02
	 	Obligations Secured by Loan Documents	  	 	77	  
		
	 ARTICLE IX. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING RIGHTS AND DUTIES WHILE IN POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL
	  	 	77	  
	 9.01
	 	Borrowers’ Possession	  	 	77	  
	 9.02
	 	Administrative Agent’s Possession	  	 	77	  
		
	 ARTICLE X. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	  	 	79	  
	 10.01
	 	Events of Default	  	 	79	  
	 10.02
	 	Remedies Upon Event of Default	  	 	81	  
	 10.03
	 	Application of Funds	  	 	83	  
	 10.04
	 	Required Notice of Sale	  	 	84	  
		
	 ARTICLE XI. RIGHT TO CURE; POST-DEFAULT POWER OF ATTORNEY
	  	 	85	  
	 11.01
	 	Right to Cure	  	 	85	  
	 11.02
	 	Power of Attorney	  	 	85	  
		
	 ARTICLE XII. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	  	 	86	  
	 12.01
	 	Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent	  	 	86	  
	 12.02
	 	Delegation of Duties	  	 	86	  
	 12.03
	 	Liability of Administrative Agent	  	 	86	  
	 12.04
	 	Reliance by Administrative Agent	  	 	87	  
	 12.05
	 	Notice of Default	  	 	87	  
	 12.06
	 	Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent	  	 	88	  
	 12.07
	 	Indemnification of Administrative Agent	  	 	88	  
	 12.08
	 	Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity	  	 	89	  
	 12.09
	 	Successor Administrative Agent	  	 	89	  
	 12.10
	 	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim	  	 	90	  
	 12.11
	 	Collateral Matters	  	 	90	  
	 12.12
	 	Duties in the Case of Enforcement	  	 	91	  
	 12.13
	 	Other Agents; Co-Lead Arrangers and Syndication Agent	  	 	91	  
	 12.14
	 	Advertising, Promotion and Marketing	  	 	91	  

							
	 ARTICLE XIII. CONTRIBUTION AMONG THE BORROWERS
		 	92	  
	 13.01
		Contribution		 	92	  
	 13.02
		Calculation of Contributions		 	92	  
	 13.03
		Rights to Contribution Subordinated		 	92	  
		
	 ARTICLE XIV. FINANCIAL COVENANTS
		 	92	  
	 14.01
		Adjusted Leverage Ratio		 	93	  
	 14.02
		Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio		 	93	  
	 14.03
		Capital Expenditures; Permitted Stock Repurchases		 	93	  
	 14.04
		Maximum Royalties Receivable Aged Past 30 Days		 	93	  
		
	 ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS
		 	94	  
	 15.01
		Amendments, Etc		 	94	  
	 15.02
		Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies		 	95	  
	 15.03
		No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies		 	96	  
	 15.04
		Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes		 	96	  
	 15.05
		Indemnification by the Borrowers		 	96	  
	 15.06
		Payments Set Aside		 	97	  
	 15.07
		Successors and Assigns		 	98	  
	 15.08
		Confidentiality		 	102	  
	 15.09
		Set-off		 	103	  
	 15.10
		Interest Rate Limitation		 	103	  
	 15.11
		Counterparts		 	103	  
	 15.12
		Integration		 	103	  
	 15.13
		Survival of Representations and Warranties		 	104	  
	 15.14
		Severability		 	104	  
	 15.15
		Tax Forms		 	104	  
	 15.16
		Estoppel Certificates		 	106	  
	 15.17
		Recourse		 	106	  
	 15.18
		Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction		 	107	  
	 15.19
		Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury and Other Rights		 	107	  
	 15.20
		Time of the Essence		 	108	  
	 15.21
		Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers		 	108	  
	 15.22
		Patriot Act Notice		 	108	  
	 15.23
		Ratification; Reaffirmation		 	108	  
			
	 SIGNATURES
						

 SCHEDULES 
  

	 	1.01	Existing Letters of Credit 

	 	2.01	Commitments and Pro Rata Shares 

	 	5.05	Indebtedness as of the Closing Date 

	 	5.06	Litigation 

	 	5.11	Tax Liens and Waivers 

	 	5.13	Mergers, etc., Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments 

	 	5.17	Other Businesses 

	 	5.18	Transactions with Affiliates 

	 	5.22	Principal Agreements 

	 	5.24	IP Rights 

	 	5.25	Brokers and Financial Advisors 

	 	6.14	Banks 

	 	7.01	Existing Liens 

	 	7.03	Permitted Indebtedness 

	 	15.02	Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices 

 EXHIBITS 

 

	 	A	Form of Borrowing Notice 

	 	B	List of Company-Owned Properties 

	 	C	List of Franchised Properties 

	 	D	Form of Note 

	 	E	Form of Compliance Certificate 

	 	F	Form of Assignment and Assumption 

	 	G	Intentionally Omitted 

	 	H	Opinion Matters 

	 	I	Filing Offices 

	 	J	Ownership Chart 

	 	K	Permitted Encumbrances 

 THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of May 8, 2015, among FAMOUS DAVE’S OF
AMERICA, INC., a Minnesota corporation D&D OF MINNESOTA, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“D&D”), LAKE & HENNEPIN BBQ AND BLUES, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Lake BBQ”), FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS,
INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Ribs”), FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS-U, INC. (“Ribs-U”), a Minnesota corporation and FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS OF MARYLAND, INC. (“Ribs of Maryland”), a Minnesota
corporation (individually and collectively, as the context requires, with such determination to be made by Administrative Agent (as hereinafter defined) in its sole discretion, “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto
(collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent. 

RECITALS 
 A. Borrowers,
as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and certain lenders are party to a certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 4, 2010 (as heretofore amended, the “Prior Credit
Agreement”). 
 B. The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Prior Credit Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.

 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as
follows: 
 ARTICLE I. 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 

1.01 Defined Terms. 
 As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 “Accessions” shall have the meaning
accorded to such term in the UCC. 
 “Account” or “Accounts” shall have the meaning accorded to such term
in the UCC. 
 “Accounting Changes” means: (a) changes in accounting principles required by GAAP consistently applied
and implemented by the Borrowers and (b) changes in accounting principles recommended by the Borrowers certified public accountants. 

“Actual/360 Basis” means on the basis of a 360-day year and charged on the basis of actual days elapsed for any whole or
partial month in which interest is being calculated. 
 “Adjusted Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination,
the ratio of (a) Consolidated Rental Expense for the Reference Period ending on such date (less the amount of any non-cash pre-opening rent included in such Consolidated Rental Expense) multiplied by eight (8), plus (without duplication)
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDAR for the Reference Period ending on such date. 

 “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means the rate of interest per annum, rounded upward
to the nearest whole multiple of one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%), obtained by dividing (a) the Eurodollar Rate, by (b) a percentage equal to 100% minus the Reserve Percentage. 

“Adjustment Date” means the first Business Day following the date on which a Compliance Certificate is delivered by the
Borrowers pursuant to Section 6.01. 
 “Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as
administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent. 
 “Administrative Agent
Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 15.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrowers and the
Lenders. 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified, (ii) any Person who is a manager, director or officer of, partner in, trustee of, or blood or legal relative, guardian or representative of
the specified Person, or any Person who acts or serves in a similar capacity with respect to the specified Person, (iii) any Person of which or whom the specified Person is a manager, director or officer, partner, trustee, or blood or legal
relative, guardian or representative, or with respect to which or whom, the specified Person acts or serves in a similar capacity; (iv) any Person, who, directly or indirectly, is the legal or beneficial owner of or Controls 10% or more of any
class of equity securities of the specified Person, and (v) any Person who is an Affiliate as defined in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of an Affiliate of the specified Person. 

“Agent-Related Persons” means the Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees,
agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates. 
 “Aggregate Commitments” means the sum of the Revolving
Credit Loan Commitments and Development Loan Commitments of all the Lenders. 
 “Agreement” means this Third Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. 

“Applicable Margin” means, for all Loans for each period commencing on an Adjustment Date through the date immediately
preceding the next Adjustment Date (each a “Rate Adjustment Period”), the applicable percentage set forth below corresponding to the Adjusted Leverage Ratio, as determined for the most recent Reference Period ending immediately
prior to the applicable Rate Adjustment Period: 

  
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	 Level
	  	Adjusted
Leverage Ratio	  	Applicable Margin
for Eurodollar
Rate Loans (bps)	 	 	Applicable Margin
for Base Rate
Loans	 	 	Applicable
Margin for
Commitment
Fees	 
	 I
	  	33.50:1.00	  	 	2.50	% 	 	 	1.00	% 	 	 	0.375	% 
	 II
	  	< 3.50:1.00 and
3 3.25:1.00	  	 	2.25	% 	 	 	0.75	% 	 	 	0.375	% 
	 III
	  	< 3.25:1.00 and
3 3.00:1.00	  	 	2.00	% 	 	 	0.50	% 	 	 	0.375	% 
	 IV
	  	< 3.00:1.00 and
3 2.75:1.00	  	 	1.75	% 	 	 	0.25	% 	 	 	0.25	% 
	 V
	  	< 2.75:1.00	  	 	1.50	% 	 	 	0.00	% 	 	 	0.25	% 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) for the period commencing on the Closing Date through the Adjustment
Date immediately following the date of delivery by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent of a Compliance Certificate for the fiscal period ending on or about June 30, 2015, the Applicable Margin shall be the percentage set forth in Level II
in the table above; and (b) if the Borrowers fail to deliver any Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, then for the period commencing on the date after the day on which such Compliance Certificate was due until the
Adjustment Date, the Applicable Margin shall be that percentage corresponding to Level I in the table above. 
 “Assignment and
Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit F. 
 “Attorney Costs”
means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost of internal legal services and all expenses and disbursements of internal counsel. 

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for the
fiscal year ended December 28, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto. 

“Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b)(iii). 

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.11, and (c) the date of termination of the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to
make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 10.02. 
 “Balance Sheet Date” means December 28, 2014.

  
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 “Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest
of (a) the Federal Funds Rate as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Business Day plus one and one-half percent (1 1⁄2%),
(b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo as its “opening prime rate” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate determined for a one-month Interest Period plus one and
one-half percent (1 1⁄2%) commencing on such date or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day. The “opening
prime rate” is a rate set by Wells Fargo based upon various factors including Wells Fargo’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be
priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Wells Fargo shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. 

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at the Base Rate. 

“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. 

“Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing or a Development Loan Borrowing. 

“Borrowing Notice” means a notice of (i) a Borrowing, (ii) a conversion of Loans from one Type to another, or
(iii) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.02, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A. 

“Brand” means Famous Dave’s. 

“Business” means (a) the business of operating a Famous Dave’s restaurant business at each Company-Owned Property,
(b) the business of acting as franchisor under franchise agreements with certain Persons that are not Affiliates of any Borrower, as franchisees, pursuant to which such Persons operate Famous Dave’s restaurant businesses at the Franchised
Properties, (c) the business of owning and licensing the trademarks and service marks used in connection with the operation of the Famous Dave’s restaurant business, and (d) any other business activity incidental or related to any of
the foregoing. 
 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are
authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, Delaware, New York or California, and if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the
London interbank eurodollar market. 
 “Capital Assets” means fixed assets, both tangible (such as land, buildings,
fixtures, machinery and equipment) and intangible (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and good will); provided that Capital Assets shall not include any item customarily charged directly to expense or depreciated over a useful life of twelve
(12) months or less in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. 
 “Capital Expenditures” means amounts paid or
Indebtedness incurred by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries (net of any tenant improvement allowances related to a Restaurant) in connection with (i) the purchase or lease by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of Capital Assets that
would be required to be capitalized and shown on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, including without limitation or duplication, maintenance capital, build-out and new store expenditures, and (ii) the
lease of any assets by a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as lessee under any Synthetic Lease to the extent that such assets would have been Capital Assets had the Synthetic Lease been treated for accounting purposes as a Capitalized Lease. 

  
 4 

 “Capitalized Leases” mean leases under which a Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is the lessee or obligor, the discounted future rental payment obligations under which are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee or obligor in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. 

“Capital Stock” means any common stock, partnership interest, membership interest or other equity interest. 

“Cash Collateralize” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.10(g). 

“Cash Equivalents” means (a) securities issued, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured, by the
United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person;
(b) securities issued, or directly, unconditionally and fully guaranteed or insured, by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from
the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.; (c) time deposits and
certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptance of any Lender or any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District
of Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 and a rating of “A” (or such other similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule
436 under the Securities Act) with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person; (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause
(a) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) above, which repurchase obligations are secured by a valid perfected security interest in the underlying securities; (d) commercial
paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Rating Service or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and in
each case maturing not more than ninety (90) days after the date of acquisition by such Person; (e) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses
(a) through (d) above; and (f) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business. 

“Certificated and Uncertificated Securities” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Certificate of Title” shall mean any certificate or document evidencing title. 

  
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 “Change in Control” means, any act or event (including any assignment, sale,
disposition or issuance) which results in (or with the passage of time will result in) (i) any Person owning, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the Capital Stock of Famous Dave’s or (ii) Famous Dave’s owning, directly or
indirectly, less than (i) 100% of the Capital Stock of D&D, Lake BBQ, Ribs, Ribs-U, Minwood, or FDA Properties or (ii) 97% of Ribs of Maryland. 

“Change in Law” means (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement,
(ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof, by any appropriate Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) compliance by any Lender with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International
Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in
Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued. 
 “Chattel Paper” shall have the meaning accorded to such
term in the UCC. 
 “Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are
satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 4.01 (or, in the case of Section 4.01(b), waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment). 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

“Collateral” means all personal property, including Equipment, Inventory, Fixtures, Accessions, General Intangibles
(including Principal Agreements), Accounts, Certificates of Title, Money, Instruments, Investment Property, Documents, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Letters of Credit (as defined in the UCC), Commodity Accounts, Commodity Contracts, Health-Care
Insurance Receivables, Commercial Tort Claims, Promissory Notes, Certificated and Uncertificated Securities, Financial Assets, Securities Accounts, Securities Entitlements, Payment Intangibles and Software, credit balances, deposits, bankers’
acceptances, guaranties, supporting obligations, letter-of-credit-rights, credits, claims, choses in action, demands, liens, security interests, rights, insurance, awards, compensation, remedies, title and interest in, to and in respect of other
Collateral, and all Collateral Revenues and all other personal property of any kind, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including any of the same now or hereafter existing, arising, held, sold, used or consumed in connection
with the Business or any Property and any other property, rights, and interests which at any time relate to, arise out of or in connection with the foregoing or which come into the possession, custody or control of Administrative Agent, on behalf of
the Holders of the Obligations, or any of its agents, representatives, associates or correspondents, for any purpose, and all products and Proceeds of the foregoing. 

“Collateral Revenues” means with respect to any Collateral all interest, income, dividends, distributions, rents, revenues,
profits and earnings thereon or other monies or revenues derived therefrom, including any such property received in connection with any disposition of any Principal Agreement and all moneys which may become payable or received under any policy
insuring the Collateral or otherwise required to be maintained under the Loan Documents (including return of unearned premium.) 

  
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 “Commercial Tort Claims” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the
UCC. 
 “Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its (a) Revolving Credit Loan Commitment, if any, (b) L/C
Obligations Commitment, if any, and (c) Development Loan Commitment, if any, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the applicable amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or
in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. 

“Commodity Account” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Commodity Contract” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Company-Owned Property” means each real property in which any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns a fee simple or
leasehold interest and upon which any Borrower (or any tenant of any Borrower) operates all or any portion of the Business, each such Company-Owned Property being listed on Exhibit B (as said Exhibit B shall be amended from time to
time in accordance with this Agreement). 
 “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit E. 
 “Condemnation” means any taking of the property of any Borrower by any Governmental Authority or other
Person. 
 “Conflict” or “Conflicting” means, with respect to any Contractual Obligation, Organizational
Document, Requirement of Law, Consent or Other Action or any other item, any conflict with, breach of, default under, any triggering of rights, benefits, or obligations under or in connection with such item. 

“Consent(s) and/or Other Action” shall mean any consent, authorization, Judgment, directive, approval, license, certificate,
registration, permit, exception, exemption, filing, notice, declaration or other action by, with or to any Person. 

“Consolidated” or “consolidated” with reference to any term defined herein, shall mean that term as applied
to the accounts of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, consolidated in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. 
 “Consolidated
Cash Flow” means, for any Reference Period, (a) Consolidated EBITDAR for such period, minus (b) cash income taxes paid during such period by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, minus (c) Maintenance Capital Expenditures
during such period. 
 “Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio” means, as of the end of any Reference Period, the ratio of
(a) (i) Consolidated Cash Flow, less (ii) dividends paid by any Borrower (other than to another Borrower), in each case, for such Reference Period to (b) the sum of Consolidated Financial Obligations and Consolidated Rental
Expense, in each case, for such Reference Period. 

  
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 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Reference Period, an amount
equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Pre-Tax Income of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any gains or losses related to any Refranchising), plus (b) in each case to the extent deducted in the calculation of
such Person’s Consolidated Pre-Tax Income and without duplication, (i) depreciation and amortization for such period, plus (ii) non-cash charges pertaining to the Borrowers’ compensation programs and performance shares as
required by FASB Standards Codification for Compensation – Stock Compensation, plus (iii) Consolidated Total Interest Expense paid or accrued during such period, plus (iv) net losses from sales of assets, whether or not extraordinary
(excluding sales in the ordinary course of business), plus (v) amounts required to be deducted under GAAP for impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of (including pursuant to FASB Standards Codification for
Property, Plant, and Equipment) that are reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, plus (vi) pre-opening expenses for Restaurants owned or operated by the Borrowers for such period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000 per
Restaurant, minus (c) net gains on sales of assets, whether or not extraordinary (excluding sales in the ordinary course of business), and other extraordinary gains. 

“Consolidated EBITDAR” means, for any Reference Period, the sum of (a) the Consolidated EBITDA for such period, plus
(b) Consolidated Rental Expense for such period. 
 “Consolidated Financial Obligations” means, for any period, the
sum of (a) all scheduled payments of principal or mandatory redemption amounts and fees on Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, including Capitalized Leases and including Synthetic Leases, due and payable during such period or
within six Business Days following the last day of such period, plus (b) Consolidated Total Interest Expense for such period. Demand obligations shall be deemed to be due and payable during any period during which such obligations are
outstanding. 
 “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, with respect to the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to the extent relating to (i) the borrowing of money or the obtaining of
credit, including the issuance of notes or bonds or Indebtedness issued in connection with the conversion of any Capital Stock, (ii) the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business),
(iii) Synthetic Leases and Capitalized Leases and (iv) all reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities, plus (b) Indebtedness of the type referred to in
clause (a) of another Person guaranteed by the Borrowers and any of their Subsidiaries; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, subclause (i) shall not include any Derivative Contracts. 

“Consolidated Net Income (or Deficit)” means, for any Reference Period, the consolidated net income (or deficit) of the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, after deduction of all expenses, taxes, and other proper charges, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, after eliminating therefrom all extraordinary non-recurring items of income. 

“Consolidated Pre-Tax Income” means, for any Reference Period, Consolidated Net Income (or Deficit) for such period plus, to
the extent deducted from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income (or Deficit), income tax paid or payable for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. 

  
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 “Consolidated Rental Expense” means, for any Reference Period, the sum of all
rental expense of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, incurred under any Leases or other rental agreements or leases of real or personal property,
including space leases and ground leases, other than obligations in respect of any Capitalized Leases or any Synthetic Leases. 

“Consolidated Total Interest Expense” means, for any Reference Period, the aggregate amount of cash interest accrued by the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries during such period on all Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries outstanding during all or any part of such period, whether such interest was or is required to be reflected as an item of expense or
capitalized, including (a) payments consisting of interest in respect of any Capitalized Lease or any Synthetic Lease, (b) commitment fees and letter of credit fees incurred in connection with the borrowing of money (including amounts due
under Sections 2.06 and 2.10(i)) and (c) facility fees, balance deficiency fees and similar fees or expenses in connection with the borrowing of money other than the financing provided under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. 
 “Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of
any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound and shall include, without limitation, any obligation under or in connection with any Instrument, Document or General
Intangible. 
 “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling,” and “Controlled by” and “under common Control with” have meanings
correlative thereto. 
 “Conversion Date” collectively means: (i) each anniversary of the Closing Date and
(ii) the Converted Term Loan Maturity Date, on which dates, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Total Development Loan Outstandings as of the then applicable date is converted to a Converted Term Loan and the Maximum Development Loan
Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Total Development Loan Outstandings so converted. 
 “Converted Term
Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(d). 
 “Converted Term Loan Maturity Date” means
May 8, 2020. 
 “Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing,
(b) an L/C Credit Extension and (c) a Development Loan Borrowing. 
 “Current Filings” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 5.20. 
 “D&D” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

  
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 “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all
other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from
time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally. 
 “Default” means any event or condition that,
with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default. 
 “Default Rate” means
(a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 4% per
annum, provided, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 4% per annum, in
each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Margin applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans plus 4% per annum. 

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans or participations in L/C
Obligations required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be
paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding. 

“Deposit Account” or “Deposit Accounts” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Derivative Contracts” means, with respect to any Person, every obligation of such Person under any forward contract, futures
contract, swap, option or other financing agreement or arrangement (including caps, floors, collars and similar agreements), the value of which is dependent upon interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodities or other indices. 

“Development Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c). 

“Development Loan Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the
Converted Term Loan Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Development Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.12 and(c) the date of on which Development Loan Commitments have been reduced to zero pursuant to
Section 2.01(d). 
 “Development Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing of simultaneous Development Loans of the
same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the applicable Lenders, pursuant to Sections 2.01(c). 

“Development Loan Commitment” means, for each applicable Lender, its obligation to make Development Loans to the Borrowers
pursuant to Sections 2.01(c), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the product of (a) such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share, times (b) the Maximum Development Loan Commitment. 

  
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 “Disposition” or “Dispose” means, with respect to any property,
assets, obligations or other items, the sale, assignment, conveyance, pledge, Grant, encumbrance, transfer, license, lease, gift, abandonment or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of thereof by any Person, including any
sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. 

“Document” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Dollar” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States. 

“Environmental Laws” means all present and future Laws, Requirements of Law, or Consents or Other Action, relating to the
protection of human health and safety or the environment, including (a) all Laws, Requirements of Law, or Consents or Other Action, pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation, and remediation of emissions, discharges,
releases, or threatened releases of hazardous materials, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes whether solid, liquid, or gaseous in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater, or
land, or relating to the presence, generation, discharge, release, removal, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of chemical substances, pollutants, emissions, contaminants, or hazardous,
radioactive or toxic substances, materials, or wastes, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous in nature; and (b) all Laws, Requirements of Law, Consents or Other Action, pertaining to the protection of the health and safety of employees of the
public. 
 “Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages,
costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling,
transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement
or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. 

“Equipment” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with any Borrower within the
meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code). 

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal
under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in 

  
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reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension
Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate. 

“Eurodollar Rate” means: 

(i) for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the
basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior
to the first day of the applicable Interest Period. If, for any reason, such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page), then “LIBOR” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the
arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $5,000,000 would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London
time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period; and 

(ii) for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis
of the rate for deposits in Dollars for an Interest Period equal to one month (commencing on the date of determination of such interest rate) which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page) at approximately 11:00
a.m. (London time) on such date of determination, or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day. If, for any reason, such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page)
then “LIBOR” for such Base Rate Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars in minimum amounts of at least $5,000,000 would be offered by first class
banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination. 

Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary above, if the Eurodollar Rate shall be less than zero, then the Eurodollar Rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. 

“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. 

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01. 

“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit existing on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule
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 “Famous Dave’s” means Famous Dave’s of America, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation. 
 “Famous Dave’s of Canada” means Famous Dave’s of Canada, Co., a Canadian corporation (Nova
Scotia). 
 “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor
version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any applicable agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of Code and
any applicable intergovernmental agreements. 
 “FDA Properties” means FDA Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not
a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding
Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative
Agent. 
 “Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of May 8, 2015 by and between the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time. 
 “Filing
Collateral” means all Collateral and all other property with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the UCC. 

“Filing Offices” means the filing offices listed on Exhibit I. 

“Financial Assets” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Financing Statements” shall mean financing statements on form UCC-1 naming the Borrowers, as debtors and Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations, as secured party and describing the Collateral, as the collateral. 

“Fixtures” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Foreign Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 15.15(a)(i). 

“Franchised Properties” means those real properties listed on Exhibit C upon which Persons that are not Affiliates of
any Borrower (other than Dave Anderson) operate Famous Dave’s restaurant businesses pursuant to franchise agreements between a Borrower or its Affiliates, as franchisor, and such other Persons, as franchisees 

  
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 “FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States, or any Governmental Authority that succeeds to any of its principal functions. 
 “GAAP” or “generally
accepted accounting principles” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America from time to time and subject to Section 1.03. 

“General Intangible” or “General Intangibles” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank, public office, court, arbitration or mediation panel, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers
or functions of or pertaining to government. 
 “Grant” or “Grants” or “Granting” shall
include to grant, assign, pledge, transfer, convey, set over and dispose. 
 “Growth Capital Expenditures” means Capital
Expenditures related to the construction, acquisition or opening of new Restaurants during any fiscal year or the remodeling of any existing Restaurants during any fiscal year. 

“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having
the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such primary obligor,
direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the
obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or
level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of
any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion
thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb
has a corresponding meaning. 
 “Hazardous Material” means any material or substance that, whether by its nature or use, is
now or hereafter defined as a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Laws, or which is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise hazardous
and which is now and hereafter regulated under any Environmental Laws, or which is or contains petroleum, gasoline, diesel fuel or another petroleum hydrocarbon product. 

  
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 “Health-Care Insurance Receivables” shall have the meaning accorded to such term
in the UCC. 
 “Holders of the Obligations” means the holders of the Obligations from time to time and shall refer to
(i) each Lender in respect of its Loans and L/C Obligations, (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of any Borrower of every type and description arising under
or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) each Lender Counterparty, in respect of all Related Rate Management Obligations of any Borrower or any Subsidiary to such Lender Counterparty as exchange party or
counterparty under any Related Rate Management Transaction, (iv) each Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender), in respect of all Related Treasury Management Obligations of any Borrower or any Subsidiary to such Lender (or such Affiliate) in
connection with Related Treasury Management Services, and (v) their respective successors, transferees and assigns. 
 “Honor
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(c)(i). 
 “Incurrence Ratio” means, as of any date of
determination, the maximum Adjusted Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 14.01 as of the end of the most recently ended Reference Period for which the Borrowers have delivered a Compliance Certificate, less 0.25. 

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person and whether recourse is secured by or is otherwise available against all or only a
portion of the assets of such Person and whether or not contingent, but without duplication: 
 (a) every obligation of such
Person for money borrowed, 
 (b) every obligation of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, 
 (c)
every reimbursement obligation of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person, 

(d) every obligation of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including
securities repurchase agreements but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue or which are being contested in good faith and for which the Borrowers maintain sufficient
reserves in accordance with GAAP consistently applied), 
 (e) every obligation of such Person under any Capitalized Lease,

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 (g) all sales by such Person of (i) accounts or general intangibles for
money due or to become due, (ii) chattel paper, instruments or documents creating or evidencing a right to payment of money or (iii) other receivables (collectively “receivables”), whether pursuant to a purchase facility or
otherwise, other than in connection with the disposition of the business operations of such Person relating thereto or a disposition of defaulted receivables for collection and not as a financing arrangement, and together with any obligation of such
Person to pay any discount, interest, fees, indemnities, penalties, recourse, expenses or other amounts in connection therewith, 

(h) every obligation of such Person (an “equity related purchase obligation”) to purchase, redeem, retire or
otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person or any rights measured by the value of such Capital Stock, 

(i) every obligation of such Person under any Derivative Contract, 

(j) every obligation in respect of Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a
general partner) to the extent that such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is
not liable therefor and such terms are enforceable under applicable law, 
 (k) every Guarantee. 

The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Indebtedness at any time of determination represented by (i) any
Indebtedness, issued at a price that is less than the principal amount at maturity thereof, shall be the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, (ii) any Capitalized Lease shall be the
principal component of the aggregate of the rentals obligation under such Capitalized Lease payable over the term thereof that is not subject to termination by the lessee, (iii) any sale of receivables shall be the amount of unrecovered capital
or principal investment of the purchaser (other than any of the Borrowers or any of their wholly-owned Subsidiaries) thereof, excluding amounts representative of yield or interest earned on such investment, (iv) any Synthetic Lease shall be the
stipulated loss value, termination value or other equivalent amount, (v) any Derivative Contract shall be the maximum amount of any termination or loss payment required to be paid by such Person if such Derivative Contract were, at the time of
determination, to be terminated by reason of any event of default or early termination event thereunder, whether or not such event of default or early termination event has in fact occurred, (vi) any equity related purchase obligation shall be
the maximum fixed redemption or purchase price thereof inclusive of any accrued and unpaid dividends to be comprised in such redemption or purchase price and (vii) any Guarantee shall be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of
the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such
Person in good faith. 
 “Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.05. 

“Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.05. 

  
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 “Instrument” or “Instruments” shall have the meaning accorded
to such term in the UCC. 
 “Insurance Proceeds” means, at any time, all insurance proceeds or payments to which any
Borrower may be or become entitled by reason of any casualty with respect to a Company-Owned Property under the insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents plus (i) the amounts of any deductibles under such
insurance policies; (ii) if any Borrower fails to maintain any of the insurance policies required under the Loan Documents, the amounts which would have been available with respect to such casualty had such Borrower maintained such insurance
policies; and (iii) all insurance proceeds and payments to which any Borrower may be or become entitled, including pursuant to title insurance or by reason of any casualty with respect to any Company-Owned Property under any other insurance
policies coverage maintained by any Borrower. 
 “Insurance Requirements” means the insurance requirements set forth in
Section 6.07. 
 “Interest Payment Date” means, as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest
Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of
such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the first Business Day of each month and the applicable Maturity Date. 

“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is
disbursed, or converted to, or continued as, a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Borrowing Notice; provided that: 

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; 

(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a
day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; 

(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date; and 

(iv) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Development Loans, there shall be no more than five (5) Interest Periods
in effect at any time. 
 “Inventory” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of
(a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity
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or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of
transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value
of such Investment. 
 “Investment Property” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“IP Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.24. 

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service. 

“Judgment” means any order, decision, decree, award or injunction of any Governmental Authority. 

“Lake BBQ” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. 

“Late Payment Charge” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in Section 2.05(b). 

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines,
regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and
all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law. 

“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each applicable Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C
Borrowing in accordance with its applicable Pro Rata Share. 
 “L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from
a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed by the Borrower on the date when made or refinanced as Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(c). 

“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date
thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof. 
 “L/C Issuer” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. 
 “L/C Obligations” means, as of any
date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. 

“L/C Obligations Commitment” means, for each applicable Lender, its obligation to purchase participations in L/C Obligations
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 “Lease” or “Leases” means any lease covering all or a portion
of any Company-Owned Property and any other leases to which any Borrower is a party or in which any Borrower owns an interest other than a Personal Property Lease. 

“Lease Obligations” means obligations under or in connection with any Lease. 

“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the L/C
Issuer. 
 “Lender Counterparty” means each exchange party or counterparty under any Related Rate Management Transaction
who was a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) at the time such Related Rate Management Transaction was entered into. 
 “Lending
Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender designated by such Lender in writing to Borrowers and Administrative Agent from time to time. 

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued under Section 2.10(a)(i) and the Existing Letters of Credit.

 “Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in
the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer. 
 “Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is ten
(10) days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day). 

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(i). 

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $3,000,000.00. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in
addition to, the Revolving Credit Commitments. 
 “License” or “Licenses” means any license, permit,
directive, authorization, approval or stipulation required to operate the Business at any location. 
 “Lien” means any
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) and including any right of set off or offset, rights of others, benefits, claims or other liens
(including federal or state tax liens). 
 “Litigation” means any action, proceeding, litigation, investigation,
arbitration, mediation, claim or Judgment. 
 “Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under
Article II in the form of a Development Loan, a Converted Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan. 

  
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 “Loan Documents” means the Prior Credit Agreement (as amended and restated by
this Agreement), this Agreement, each Note, each Letter of Credit Application, each Letter of Credit and any other note, security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, any guarantee of Borrowers’
Obligations, collateral assignments, and other contractual Obligations, filings (including financing statements) and recordings executed, delivered or filed, including any amendments, supplements, renewals, extensions or replacements thereof,
executed between any Borrowers or their Affiliates and Lenders or by any Borrowers or their Affiliates for the benefit of Lenders. 

“Loss” means any casualty or Condemnation. 

“Loss Proceeds” means all insurance proceeds or awards with respect to any Loss. 

“Maintenance Capital Expenditures” means Capital Expenditures that are not Growth Capital Expenditures. For the avoidance of
doubt, Maintenance Capital Expenditures shall include investments in new point of sale systems or accounting systems. 
 “Margin
Stock” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in Regulation U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended. 

“Material Adverse Effect” means, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business,
results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities (actual or contingent) of any Borrower, (b) the ability of the Borrowers to perform any of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) the
rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, or (d) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents. 

“Maturity Date” means (a) for Revolving Credit Loans, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (b) for the
Development Loans and the Converted Term Loans, the Converted Term Loan Maturity Date. 
 “Maximum Development Loan Commitment.
means THIRTY MILLION AND NO/100ths Dollars ($30,000,000.00) less the aggregate amount of all Development Loan Borrowings that are converted to Converted Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(d); provided, however, upon
the effective date of any termination of the Development Loan Credit Commitments in accordance with Section 2.12, the Maximum Development Loan Commitment shall be reduced to ZERO AND NO/100ths Dollars ($0.00). 

“Maximum Revolving Credit Loan Commitment” means FIVE MILLION AND NO/100ths Dollars ($5,000,000.00); provided,
however, upon the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with Section 2.11, the Maximum Revolving Credit Loan Commitment shall be reduced to ZERO AND NO/100ths Dollars ($0.00). 

“Minwood” means Minwood Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

“Money” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

  
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 “Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions. 

“Nonrenewal Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b)(iii). 

“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially
in the form of Exhibit D. 
 “Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and
duties of, any Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, L/C Borrowing, Related Rate Management Obligations or Related Treasury Management Obligations, whether direct or indirect (including
those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and any future advances thereon, renewals, extensions, modifications, amendments, substitutions and consolidations thereof, including
Borrowers’ obligations to pay (or reimburse Administrative Agent and Lenders for) all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by Administrative Agent or Lenders in obtaining, maintaining, protecting and preserving their interest
in the Collateral or its security interest therein, foreclosing, retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing or realizing on the Collateral or in exercising their rights hereunder or as secured party under the UCC,
any other applicable Law or Loan Document, and including interest and fees and that accrue after the commencement by or against any Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in
such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. 
 “OFAC” shall mean
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
 “One-Month LIBO Rate” means for any day a
fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for a one-month Interest Period commencing on such day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day. 

“One-Month LIBO Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest determined by reference to the One-Month LIBO Rate. 

“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and
the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and
(c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect
thereto filed, if necessary, in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or
organization of such entity. 

  
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 “Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a). 

“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, Development Loans, Converted Term Loans or all
Loans, as applicable, on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date,
the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements
of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date. 

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 15.07(e). 

“Payment Intangibles” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 

“Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA),
other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the
case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years. 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means those matters set forth in Section 7.01 and listed on Exhibit K and which
individually and in the aggregate will not materially and adversely affect the ability of any Borrower to pay in full the Obligations, the use of any Company-Owned Property for the use currently being made thereof, or the operation or value of any
Company-Owned Property. 
 “Permitted Stock Repurchase” means any repurchase by any Borrower of the common stock of such
Borrower pursuant to a stock repurchase authorization approved by the Board of Directors of the applicable Borrower, in each case to the extent the same are expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company,
partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. 
 “Personal Property Lease” shall mean any lease of Equipment or
other personal property deemed an operating lease under GAAP consistently applied. 
 “Personalty Charges” means, with
respect to any period, payments on any Personal Property Lease. 
 “Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as
such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by any Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate. 

  
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 “Principal Agreement” or “Principal Agreements” shall mean
(a) any written agreement calling for the annual expenditure or receipt by any Borrower or any Subsidiary individually (or any two or more of the Borrowers or Subsidiaries in the aggregate) of more than $1,000,000 and (b) any other
contract, agreement, permit or license, written or oral, of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation of failure to renew by any party thereto, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 “Prior Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Recital A.

 “Proceeds” shall include Insurance Proceeds, Loss Proceeds, “proceeds”, “products”, and
“comingled goods” within the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 
 “Promissory Notes” shall have the
meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 
 “Property” means each Company-Owned Property. 

“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Lender as to each applicable type of Commitment (i.e., Development Loan
Commitment (together with any Converted Term Loan) or Revolving Credit Loan Commitment) at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the applicable type of
Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate amount of the applicable type of Commitment of all Lenders at such time; provided that if the Revolving Credit Commitment of each applicable
Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 10.02, then the Pro Rata Share of each applicable Lender as to the Revolving Credit
Commitments shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof. The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is
set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable. The parties acknowledge that a Lender may have a different Pro Rata Share for
a Revolving Credit Loan Commitment and Development Loan Commitment and may, in fact, have a Pro Rata Share of zero percent (0%) as to one or the other type of Commitment. Whenever the term “Pro Rata Share” is used herein, it shall
mean the applicable Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share, as the context requires, such determination to be made by the Administrative Agent in its Sole Discretion. 

“Rate Adjustment Period” has the meaning specified in the definition of Applicable Margin above in this
Section 1.01. 
 “Reference Period” means, as of any date of determination, the period of four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries ending on such date, or if such date is not a fiscal quarter end date, the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended (in each case treated as
a single accounting period). 
 “Refranchising” means the sale by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Company-Owned
Property and related assets to a franchisee. 

  
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 “Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.07(c). 

“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from
time to time, and any successor regulations. 
 “Related Rate Management Obligations” of the Borrowers and any Subsidiary
means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under
(i) any and all Related Rate Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Related Rate Management Transactions. 

“Related Rate Management Transaction” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or
hereafter entered into by a Borrower or any Subsidiary which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option,
foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with
respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures. 

“Related Treasury Management Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to a Borrower or any
Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) commercial credit cards, (b) purchasing cards, (c) stored value cards and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated
clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services). 
 “Related Treasury Management
Obligations” of the Borrowers and any Subsidiary means any and all obligations of such Persons, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and
modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Related Treasury Management Services. 
 “Reportable
Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived. 

“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01, a Borrowing
Notice, and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application. 
 “Required Lenders” means,
as of any date of determination, (a) if there are less than three (3) Lenders on such date, all Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) and (b) if there are three (3) or more Lenders on such date, Lenders having in the
aggregate at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to
Section 10.02, Lenders holding in the aggregate at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the aggregate amount of the Total Development Loan 

  
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Outstandings, Total Converted Term Loan Outstandings and Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C
Obligations being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Development Loan Outstandings, Total Converted Term Loan Outstandings and Total
Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders. 

“Requirement of Law” or “Requirements of Law” means any requirement, direction, policy or procedure of any
Law or License, Judgment, or Consent or Other Action. 
 “Reserve Percentage” means at any time the percentage announced
within Administrative Agent as the reserve percentage under Regulation D for loans and obligations making reference to an Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. The Reserve Percentage shall be based on Regulation D or other regulations from time to time in
effect concerning reserves for Eurocurrency Liabilities as defined in Regulation D from related institutions as though Administrative Agent were in a net borrowing position, as promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or
its successor. 
 “Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer,
assistant treasurer or vice president of a Borrower. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other
action on the part of such Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Borrower. 

“Restaurant” means a particular restaurant at a particular location that is owned or operated by a Borrower or a Subsidiary
of a Borrower. 
 “Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other
property) with respect to any Capital Stock or other equity interest of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other equity interest or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such capital stock or other equity interest. 

“Revolving Credit Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6. 

“Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a). 

“Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing” means a borrowing of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case
of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the applicable Lenders, pursuant to Sections 2.01(a) and 2.10(c). 

“Revolving Credit Loan Commitment” means, for each applicable Lender, its obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the
Borrowers pursuant to Sections 2.01(a) and 2.10, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the product of (a) such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share, times (b) the Maximum Revolving
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 “Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means May 8, 2020. 

“Ribs” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. 

“Ribs-U” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. 

“Ribs of Maryland” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. 

“Royalties Receivable Percentage” means, at any date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the balance sheet
royalties receivable of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) that are aged more than thirty (30) days but not more than one hundred twenty (120) days (such
period being referred to as the “Aging Period”) to (b) the total billings of royalties due and payable to Borrowers and their Subsidiaries during such Aging Period. 

“Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26. 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
functions. 
 “Securities Accounts” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Securities Entitlements” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Software” shall have the meaning accorded to such term in the UCC. 

“Sole Discretion” means with respect to any decision or action (including granting of any consent or approval) the discretion
to make or take or fail to take or make any decision or action with or without any reason, taking into account such factors, if any, as the decision maker or action taker determines (including self interest), and any decision or action may be
subject to any such conditions or no conditions as the decision maker or action taker determines and shall be final and conclusive. 

“Subsidiary” of a Person (the “parent”) means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company
or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of
the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, by the parent. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall
refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of a Borrower. 
 “Synthetic Lease” means any lease of goods or other property,
whether real or personal, which is treated as an operating lease under GAAP consistently applied and as a loan or financing for U.S. income tax purposes. 

  
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 “Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a). 

“Taxes and Other Charges” means all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, ground rents, or other rents, rates
and charges, excises, levies, fees and other charges (public or private) which may be assessed, levied, confirmed or imposed on, or in respect of or be a lien upon the Collateral, a Company-Owned Property or the Business or any part thereof or any
interest therein. 
 “30/360 Basis” means on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 months of 30 days each. 

“Total Converted Term Loan Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Converted Term Loans. 

“Total Development Loan Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Development Loans. 

“Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and all L/C
Obligations. 
 “Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a
One-Month LIBO Rate Loan. 
 “UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as
in effect from time to time as adopted in the State of New York. 
 “Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a
Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412
of the Code for the applicable plan year. 
 “United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 “Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(c)(i). 

“Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors. 

1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. 

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: 

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. 

(b) (1) The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof. 

  
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 (i) Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in
which such reference appears. 
 (ii) The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation and shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” 
 (iii) The term “documents”
includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form. 

(c) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from”
means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.” 

(d) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect
the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 
 1.03 Accounting Terms. 

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial
data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner
consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of
any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial
liabilities shall be disregarded. 
 (b) In the event any Accounting Changes shall occur and such changes affect financing
covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then the Borrowers and the Lenders agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that
the criteria for evaluating the financial condition of the Borrowers shall be the same as if such Accounting Changes had not been made, and until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrowers and the Required
Lenders, (a) all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall be calculated and/or construed as if such Accounting Changes had not been made, and (b) the Borrowers shall prepare footnotes to the financial statements
required to be delivered hereunder that shows the differences between the financial statements delivered (which reflect such Accounting Changes) and the basis for calculating financial covenant compliance (without reflecting such Accounting
Changes). 

  
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 1.04 Rounding. 

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate
component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 1.05 References to Agreements and Laws. 

Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other
contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other
modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law. 

1.06 Times of Day. 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 1.07 Letter of Credit Amounts. 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face
amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Application therefor, whether or not such maximum face amount is in effect at such time. 

ARTICLE II. 
 THE
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 
 2.01 Commitment to Make Loans. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender having a Revolving Credit Loan Commitment severally
agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Loans, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit
Loan Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving
Credit Loan Commitment. Within the limits of each applicable Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01(a), prepay under
Section 2.03, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 

  
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 (b) [Reserved] 

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender having a Development Loan Commitment severally agrees to
make loans (each such loan, a “Development Loan”) to the Borrowers from time to time, on any Business Day during the Development Loan Availability Period (but in no event more frequently than five (5) times in any calendar
month), in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Development Loan Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Development Loans, the Total Development Loan
Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Development Loan Commitments. Within the limits of each applicable Lender’s Development Loan Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow
under this Section 2.01(c), prepay under Section 2.03 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(c). Development Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans, as further provided
herein. 
 (d) On any Conversion Date, the Total Development Loan Outstandings as of such date shall be converted to a term
loan (each, a “Converted Term Loan” and collectively, the “Converted Term Loans”). As of such Conversion Date, the Maximum Development Loan Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Total Development
Loan Outstandings covered to a Converted Term Loan. No amount of the Converted Term Loan repaid or prepaid by the Borrower may be reborrowed hereunder. The Converted Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate
Loans. 
 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans. 

(a) Each Loan, each conversion of Loans from one Type to another and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made
upon the Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date
of any Borrowing or conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or
One-Month LIBO Rate Loans, any conversion of Base Rate Loans to One-Month LIBO Rate Loans or any conversion of One-Month LIBO Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be
confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Famous Dave’s (it being hereby acknowledged by each Borrower that execution of the same by
such Responsible Officer of Famous Dave’s shall be deemed to constitute execution of the same by a Responsible Officer of each Borrower). Except as provided in Section 2.10(c), each Borrowing shall be in a principal amount of
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multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof. Each Borrowing Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrowers are requesting a conversion of Loans from one Type to
another or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be, date of the Loans (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of the Loans to be borrowed,
converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted and (iv) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrowers fail to specify a Type of Loan
in a Borrowing Notice, then the applicable Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans. If the Borrowers fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, then the applicable Loans shall be converted to
Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one month shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the
applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrowers request a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Borrowing Notice, but fail to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest
Period of one month. 
 (b) Following receipt of a Borrowing Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
applicable Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic
conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. Each applicable Lender shall make the amount of its applicable Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office
not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Borrowing Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, in the case of the Borrowings on the Closing Date,
Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrowers in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of any Borrower on the books of Wells
Fargo with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by any Borrower. 

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an
Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default or Event of Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders. 

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Famous Dave’s and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any
Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. At any time that Base Rate Loans
are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify Famous Dave’s and the Lenders of any change in Wells Fargo’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change. 

  
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 2.03 Prepayments. 

(a) The Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, from time to time, voluntarily prepay any Loans in whole or in
part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on
the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $50,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of
Base Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $50,000 or a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each of the limitations in the
foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) will apply separately for Revolving Credit Loans, Development Loans and Converted Term Loans (and not on an aggregate basis for all Loans). Each such notice shall specify the Revolving Credit
Loans, Development Loans or Converted Term Loans to be prepaid, the date of prepayment and amount of such prepayment and the Types of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each
such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and
payable on the prepayment date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be
applied to the Loans of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable Pro Rata Shares. Prepayments of Converted Term Loans shall be applied to the remaining payments required under Section 2.04(b) in the inverse
order of maturity. 
 (b) (i) If for any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess, any such prepayment to be applied to
the applicable Commitments which have been exceeded (in accordance with each applicable Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof) in such order as Administrative Agent may determine in its Sole Discretion and (ii) if for any reason the Total
Development Loan Outstandings at any time exceed the aggregate amount of the Development Loan Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Development Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such excess, any such prepayment to be
applied to the applicable Commitments which have been exceeded (in accordance with each applicable Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof) in such order as Administrative Agent may determine in its Sole Discretion 

(c) If for any reason the Adjusted Leverage Ratio for any Reference Period exceeds the applicable ratio set forth in
Section 14.01, the Borrowers shall prepay, on or before the date which is thirty (30) days after the date such excess is determined, first, Converted Term Loans and, second, to the extent necessary, Revolving Credit Loans and the
Development Loans (on a pro rata basis), in an aggregate amount equal to an amount which would bring the Adjusted Leverage Ratio in compliance with Section 14.01. (i)

  
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Any such prepayment of Converted Term Loans shall be applied to the Converted Term Loans (in accordance with each applicable Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share thereof) in such order as
Administrative Agent may determine in its Sole Discretion, (ii) any such prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Loans (in accordance with each applicable Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share thereof) in
such order as Administrative Agent may determine in its Sole Discretion and (iii) any such prepayment of Development Loans shall be applied to the Development Loans (in accordance with each applicable Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share
thereof) in such order as Administrative Agent may determine in its Sole Discretion. 
 (d) The Borrowers shall make
mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate net cash proceeds from any Disposition (other than any Disposition permitted pursuant to, and in accordance with, clauses
(a) through (d) of Section 7.05). Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the net cash proceeds of any such Disposition by such Borrower. All mandatory prepayments
pursuant to Section 2.03(d) shall be applied to the Total Development Loan Outstandings in such order and such manner as Administrative Agent shall determine in its Sole Discretion. Any prepayment of principal of any Loans shall include
all interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment. 
 2.04 Repayment of Loans. 

(a) On Maturity Date. In addition to any other payments due under this Agreement, (i) the Borrowers shall repay to
the applicable Lenders on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans on such date and (ii) the Borrowers shall repay to the applicable Lenders on the Converted Term Loan Maturity Date the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Converted Term Loans on such date. 
 (b) Converted Term Loan Amortization. In
addition to any other payments due under this Agreement, on the first Business Day of each month commencing after any Conversion Date, Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, as a principal
reduction of the Converted Term Loans, in consecutive monthly installments based on a ten (10) year mortgage-style amortization with amounts calculated on each such payment date based on such amortization, except as the amount of individual
installments may be adjusted pursuant to Sections 2.03. Notwithstanding the principal amortization payments provided for herein, the Outstanding Amount of the Converted Term Loans shall be fully due and payable on the Converted Term Loan
Maturity Date. No principal balance reduction of the Converted Term Loans may be reborrowed. 
 2.05 Interest. 

(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the
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plus the Applicable Margin; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to
the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and (iii) each One-Month LIBO Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the One-Month LIBO Rate
plus the Applicable Margin, provided, however, that in no event shall the interest rate as determined under either of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) be less than zero percent (0%). 

(b) If Administrative Agent has not received on any date on which any payment is due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) the
full amount due on such date, in addition to any other amounts payable hereunder, Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent, promptly on demand, a late payment charge (“Late Payment Charge”) in an amount equal to the product
of (x) the difference between (1) the amount due on any such due date and (2) the amount actually received on such due date, multiplied by (y) .05. In addition, if any amount payable by the Borrowers under any Loan
Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the
Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Furthermore, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per
annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand. 

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such
other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law. 

(d) Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion
thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.08(a), bear interest for one day. 

(e) All computations of interest with respect to Base Rate Loans shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as
the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of interest shall be made on an Actual/360 Basis (which results in more interest being paid than if computed on a 30/360 Basis). 

2.06 Fees. 

(a) Revolving Credit Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
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Rata Share, a revolving credit commitment fee (“Revolving Credit Commitment Fee”) computed on a daily basis equal to the product of (A) the Applicable Margin for Revolving
Credit Commitment Fees per annum times (B) the positive difference, if any, of (i) the Maximum Revolving Credit Loan Commitment on each day, minus (ii) the average daily Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans
on each day, in each case, during the period from the then most recent prior Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the amount being determined on the first Interest Payment Date, from the Closing Date) until the day immediately preceding the
applicable Interest Payment Date, minus (iii) the average daily Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations on each day during the period from the then most-recent prior Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the amount being determined
on the first Interest Payment Date, from the Closing Date) until the day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. The Revolving Credit Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time
during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date. 
 (b) Development Loan Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender that holds a Development Loan Commitment (other than any Defaulting Lender) in accordance with its applicable Pro Rata Share, a development loan commitment fee (“Development Loan Commitment Fee”)
computed on a daily basis equal to the product of (A) the Applicable Margin for Development Loan Commitment Fees per annum times (B) the positive difference, if any, of (i) the Maximum Development Loan Commitment on each day,
minus (ii) the average daily Outstanding Amount of all Development Loans on each day, in each case, during the period from the then most recent prior Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the amount being determined on the first
Interest Payment Date, from the Closing Date) until the day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. The Development Loan Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Development Loan Availability Period, including at any
time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the
Converted Term Loan Date. 
 (c) Other Fees. (i) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own
account fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever. 

(ii) The Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and
at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever. 

(d) Actual/360. All computations of fees shall be made on an Actual/360 Basis (which results in more fees being paid
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 2.07 Evidence of Debt. 

(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender
and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders
to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the
Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall
control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s
Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of Loans and payments with respect thereto. 

(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall
maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the
Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. 

2.08 Payments Generally. 

(a) All payments to be made by any Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense,
recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by any Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, via bank account debit in
Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each applicable Lender its applicable Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided
herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any
applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. 
 (b) If any payment to be made by any Borrower shall come due on a day
other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected, without duplication, in computing interest or fees, as the case may be. 

  
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 (c) Unless the Borrowers or any applicable Lender have notified the
Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrowers or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the
Borrowers or such Lender, as the case may be, have timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment
was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then: 
 (i) if the Borrowers failed to make
such payment, each applicable Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of
each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal Funds Rate from time to time
in effect; and 
 (ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the
Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers to the date such amount is recovered by
the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute
such Lender’s applicable Loan, included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrowers,
and the Borrowers shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed
to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. 

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or any Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (c) shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error. 
 (d) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be
made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Borrowing set forth in Article
IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest. 

  
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 (e) The obligations of the applicable Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund
participations in Letters of Credit are several and not joint. The failure of any applicable Lender to make any Loan or to fund participations in Letters of Credit on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its
corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Revolving Credit Loan or purchase its participation. 

(f) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or
to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner. 

2.09 Sharing of Payments. 

If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C
Obligations held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately
(a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations held by them, as the case may
be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such applicable Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any
portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 15.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion),
such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of
(i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so
recovered, without further interest thereon. Each Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but
subject to Section 15.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive
and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section
shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing
Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. 
 2.10 Letters of Credit. 

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 (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer
agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.10, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue
Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrowers, and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders
holding L/C Obligation Commitments severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrowers; provided that the L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of
Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension and after giving effect thereto, (w) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitments, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations would exceed such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan Commitment, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, would
exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, or (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Borrowers’ ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrowers may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and
reimbursed. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. 

(ii) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: 

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain
the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or
request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement
(for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in
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 (B) subject to Section 2.10(b)(iii), the expiry date of such
requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal; 
 (C) the expiry
date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the applicable Lenders have approved such expiry date; 

(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer; and 

(E) such Letter of Credit (1) is in an initial amount less than $500,000, or (2) is to be used for a purpose other
than general corporate purposes related to the Business, or (3) is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars. 

(iii) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no
obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit. 

(iv) Borrowers, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders acknowledge and agree that the rights and obligations of the
Lenders under this Section 2.10 shall be limited to Lenders that have, and shall apply solely to, the L/C Obligations Commitments. 

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit. 

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrowers delivered to the
L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Famous Dave’s (it being hereby acknowledged by each Borrower that execution of
the same by such Responsible Officer of Famous Dave’s shall be deemed to constitute execution of the same by a Responsible Officer of each Borrower). Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative
Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. at least five Business Days (or such later date and time as the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its Sole Discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the
case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be
a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full
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be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding
Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day);
(C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. 
 (ii)
Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from Borrowers
and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms
hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrowers or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance
with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk
participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit. 

(iii) If any Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its Sole Discretion,
agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal
at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Nonrenewal Notice Date”) in each such
twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an
Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under
the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.10(a)(ii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five Business Days before the Nonrenewal Notice
Date from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied. 

  
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 (iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a
Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. 

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. 

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C
Issuer shall notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 8:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrowers shall reimburse
the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrowers fail to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the Honor
Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such applicable Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving
Credit Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.01 for the principal amount of Revolving Credit
Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Request for Credit Extension). Any notice
given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.10(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the
conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. 
 (ii) Each applicable Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer)
shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.10(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its applicable Pro Rata Share of the
Unreimbursed Amount not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(c)(iii), each applicable Lender that so makes funds available
shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan to the Borrowers in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer. 

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Loan for any reason, the
Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear
interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.10(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C
Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such applicable Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.10. 

  
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 (iv) Until each applicable Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance
pursuant to this Section 2.10(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C
Issuer. 
 (v) Each applicable Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.10(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other right which such applicable Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (C) any other
occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of any Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the
L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein. 
 (vi) If any applicable Lender fails to
make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10(c) by the time specified in
Section 2.10(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such applicable Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to
the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to (x) the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect, for the period from the date such payment is required until the earlier of the date
that such payment is immediately available and the date that is two Business Days after the date such payment is required, and (y) the Base Rate thereafter until the date on which such payment is immediately available. A certificate of the L/C
Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 

(d) Repayment of Participations. 

(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any applicable Lender
such applicable Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.10(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or
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will distribute to such applicable Lender its applicable Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such
applicable Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent. 

(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to
Section 2.10(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 15.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each applicable Lender shall pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its applicable Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such applicable
Lender, at a rate per annum equal to: (x) the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect, for the period from the date of such demand until the earlier of the date that such amount is returned by such Lender and the date that is two
Business Days after the date of such demand, and (y) the Base Rate thereafter until the date on which such amount is returned by such applicable Lender. 

(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter
of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following: 

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument
relating thereto; 
 (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that any Borrower may
have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement,
the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction; 

(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent,
invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit; 

(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not
strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or 

  
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 (v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any
of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Borrower. 

Each Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of
any claim of noncompliance with any Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrowers will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. Each Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its
correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid. 
 (f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each applicable Lender and each
Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to
ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents,
participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the applicable Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable;
(ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of
Credit Application. The Borrowers hereby assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall
not, preclude the Borrowers’ pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective
correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.10(e); provided, however, that anything in such
clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary,
damages suffered by the Borrowers which the Borrowers prove were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the
beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in
order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting
to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. 

  
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 (g) Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent,
(i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any
reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn, the Borrowers shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such L/C
Borrowing or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be). For purposes hereof, “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the
applicable Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. Derivatives of such term have corresponding
meanings. The Borrowers hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the applicable Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash
collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Wells Fargo. 
 (h) Applicability of
ISP98. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrowers when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) such Letter of Credit shall be a standby Letter of Credit, (ii) the rules of the “International Standby Practices
1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each such standby Letter of Credit. 

(i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Lender
in accordance with its applicable Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans per annum on the date of issuance or renewal of
the applicable Letter of Credit times the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit times a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the actual number of days for which such Letter of Credit is issued or renewed (i.e. 365 if
issued or renewed for a period of one year) (determined upon issuance or renewal, as applicable, and without regard to whether or not such Letter of Credit in fact remains outstanding for the entire such period), and (b) the denominator of
which is 360. Such letter of credit fees shall be computed initially at the time of issuance of each such Letter of Credit and thereafter on each date of renewal thereof, if any. Such letter of credit fees shall be due and payable on the Business
Day immediately preceding the date on which the each applicable Letter of Credit is issued or renewed, as applicable. The Letter of Credit Fees are nonrefundable. 

(j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay
directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary fronting, issuance, presentation, amendment, transfer, negotiation and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from
time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable. 

  
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 (k) Conflict with Letter of Credit Application. In the event of any
conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control. 
 2.11 Termination
of Revolving Credit Loan Commitments.  
 The Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate all of the
Revolving Credit Loan Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination, and (ii) the Borrowers shall
not terminate the Revolving Credit Loan Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Maximum Revolving Credit Loan Commitment (as of the effective
date of such termination). The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the applicable Lenders of any such notice of termination of the Revolving Credit Loan Commitments. In addition to any other amounts then due and owing under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, upon the effective date of any such termination, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the respective accounts of the applicable Lenders the full amount of any Revolving Credit Commitment Fee then accrued
until the effective date of the termination pursuant to Section 2.06(a). No termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments may be reinstated. In addition, upon the effective date of any such termination, the Maximum Revolving Credit
Loan Commitment shall be reduced to ZERO AND NO/100ths Dollars ($0.00) and the Revolving Credit Loan Commitment of each applicable Lender shall be reduced to ZERO AND NO/100ths Dollars ($0.00). 

2.12 Termination of Development Loan Commitments. 

The Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate all of the Development Loan Commitments; provided that
(i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination, and (ii) the Borrowers shall not terminate the Development Loan Commitments if, after
giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Development Loan Outstandings would exceed the Maximum Development Loan Commitment (as of the effective date of such termination). The Administrative Agent will promptly
notify the applicable Lenders of any such notice of termination of the Development Loan Commitments. In addition to any other amounts then due and owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, upon the effective date of any such
termination, the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the respective accounts of the applicable Lenders the full amount of any Development Loan Commitment Fee then accrued until the effective date of the termination pursuant to
Section 2.06(b). No termination of the Development Loan Commitments may be reinstated. In addition, upon the effective date of any such termination, the Maximum Development Loan Commitment shall be reduced to ZERO AND NO/100ths Dollars
($0.00) and the Development Loan Commitment of each applicable Lender shall be reduced to ZERO AND NO/100ths Dollars ($0.00). 

  
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 ARTICLE III. 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 

3.01 Taxes. 

(a) Any and all payments by any Borrower to or for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan
Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding, in the case of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes) by the jurisdiction (or any subdivision thereof) under
the Laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is organized or maintains a lending office (all such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and
liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If any Laws require the deduction of any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (i) the sum payable
by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), each of the Administrative Agent and such Lender receives an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Administrative Agent or the applicable Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Administrative Agent or the applicable Borrower shall pay the
full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Laws, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such payment, the applicable Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall forward the
same to such Lender) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof. 
 (b) In addition, the
Borrowers agree to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery,
performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”). 

(c) If the Borrowers shall be required to deduct or pay any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under
any Loan Document to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrowers shall also pay to the Administrative Agent or to such Lender, as the case may be, at the time interest is paid, such additional amount that the Administrative Agent or such
Lender specifies is necessary to preserve the after-tax yield (after factoring in all taxes, including taxes imposed on or measured by net income) that the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not
been imposed. 
 (d) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount
of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent and such Lender, (ii) amounts payable under Section 

  
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3.01(c) and (iii) any liability (including additions to tax, penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Taxes or
Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. Payment under this subsection (d) shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender or the Administrative Agent makes a demand therefor. 

3.02 Illegality. 

If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund
Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrowers through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue
Eurodollar Rate Loans or convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon
receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender into Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the
Interest Period therefore, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such date, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion,
the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender,
otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender. 
 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. 

If the Administrative Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the interest rate based
upon the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loans or for determining the interest rate based upon the One-Month LIBO Rate, or that the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate with respect to any requested Interest Period for
any Eurodollar Rate Loans does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Lenders of funding such Eurodollar Rate Loans or that the One-Month LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Lenders of funding such One-Month LIBO Rate
Loans, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrowers and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans (as applicable) shall be suspended until the
Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar
Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans (as applicable) or, failing that, such request will be deemed to be a request for a Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount so specified. 

  
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 3.04 Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy. 

(a) If any Lender determines that as a result of any Change in Law, or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be
any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or One-Month LIBO Rate Loans (as applicable) or (as the case may be) issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in
the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this subsection (a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which
Section 3.01 shall govern), (ii) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the United States or any foreign jurisdiction or any political subdivision of either thereof under the Laws of which
such Lender is organized or has its Lending Office, and (iii) reserve requirements utilized in the determination of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the
Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction. 

(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy or any change therein or in the interpretation
thereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its Lending Office) therewith, has the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations
hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the
Borrowers shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction. 
 3.05 Funding
Losses. 
 Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly
compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of: 
 (a)
any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
or 
 (b) any failure by the Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to continue,
convert, prepay or borrow any Eurodollar Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrowers; 
 including any loss of anticipated profits and
any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall also pay any customary
administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. 
 For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lenders
under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for
a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded. 

  
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 3.06 Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation. 

A certificate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth the additional
amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. 

3.07 Survival. 

All of the Borrowers obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all
other Obligations hereunder. 
 ARTICLE IV. 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS 

4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. 

The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 (a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed
promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Borrower, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing
Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel: 
 (i) executed
counterparts of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrowers; 

(ii) a Note executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Lender that requests a Note; 

(iii) amendments to, and/or amendments and restatements of, such other Loan Documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably
require to effect the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, if the Borrower has adopted or has any trademarks that are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and are not covered by
a prior filing of Administrative Agent’s security interest therein with the USPTO, a supplemental grant with respect to such trademarks; 

(iv) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible
Officers of each Borrower as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
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 (v) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require to evidence that each Borrower is duly organized or formed, and that each Borrower is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification; 
 (vi) a favorable opinion or opinions of counsel to the Borrowers,
addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to the matters set forth in Exhibit H and such other matters concerning the Borrowers and the Loan Documents as the Required Lenders may reasonably request; 

(vii) a certificate of each Borrower signed by a Responsible Officer either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses
and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by, and the validity against, such Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, which consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or
(B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required; 
 (viii) a certificate of each Borrower
signed by a Responsible Officer certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial
Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; 

(ix) evidence that all Insurance Requirements have been met and that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant thereto
is in effect; and 
 (x) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent,
the L/C Issuer or the Required Lenders reasonably may require. 
 (b) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing
Date shall have been paid. 
 (c) The Borrowers shall have paid all Attorney Costs of the Administrative Agent to the extent
invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate
shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent). 
 (d)
Patriot Act Certificate. The Borrowers shall have provided to the Administrative Agent, at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, the documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent in order to comply
with requirements of the PATRIOT Act, applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations. 

  
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 4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. 

The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension or to make any Credit Extension (other than a Borrowing Notice
requesting only a conversion of Loans to another Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10(c)) is subject to the following conditions precedent: 

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are
contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer
to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01. 

(b) No Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension. 

(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in
accordance with the requirements hereof. 
 Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Borrowing Notice requesting only a conversion of
Loans to another Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or a Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10(c)) submitted by the Borrowers (and each other request, or deemed request, for any Loans pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement) shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension. 

ARTICLE V. 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that: 

5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. 

Each Borrower (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on
its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of
properties or the conduct of its Business requires such qualification, and (d) has all licenses reasonably necessary for the operation of each individual Restaurant at each Company-Owned Property and for the conduct of the Business as a whole,
except for licenses which the failure to have would not materially and adversely affect any Company-Owned Property. 

  
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 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. 

The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (with the passage of time, giving of notice or otherwise) (a) contravene or Conflict with the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents;
(b) Conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (except Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent created by the Loan Documents) under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a
party or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law. 

5.03 No Consent or Other Action. 

No Consent or Other Action by, from, with or to any other Person is required prior to or otherwise in connection with (a) any
Borrower’s ownership of the Collateral and conduct of its Business, (b) any Borrower’s execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, the Loan Documents, (c) the Grant of any Lien granted hereby or by any
other Loan Document, or (d) the validity, perfection and maintenance of any Lien created hereby or by any other Loan Document, except (in the case of the foregoing clauses (d) and (e)) for the filing of the Financing Statements with the
Filing Offices. 
 5.04 Binding Effect. 

This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Borrower
that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower that is party thereto in accordance
with its terms. 
 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect. 

(a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period
covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct
or contingent, of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness. 

  
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 (b) The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and their
Subsidiaries dated March 29, 2015, including the consolidated balance sheet, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods then ended on that date (i) were
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the date
thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. Schedule 5.05 sets forth all Indebtedness of the
Borrowers and their consolidated Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. 
 (c) Since the date of the Audited Financial
Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.06 Litigation. 

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06, there is no Litigation pending or, to the knowledge of any Borrower after due and diligent
investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties, assets (including any Collateral
or Principal Agreement), Business or any Property, or revenues, or affecting or pertaining to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby which, if adversely determined, would, individually, result in
liability to any Borrower in excess of $25,000 or, in the aggregate, result in liability to any Borrower in excess of $150,000. None of the Litigation identified on Schedule 5.06 would, either individually, or in the aggregate, if determined
adversely, have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 5.07 No Default. 

No Borrower or any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. 

Each Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, the all real property
necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of the Business. The property of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01. 

5.09 Environmental Compliance. 

The Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have conducted a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential
liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrowers have reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

  
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 5.10 Insurance. 

The Borrowers and their Subsidiaries are in compliance with the Insurance Requirements. 

5.11 Taxes. 
 Each
Borrower, each Subsidiary and each Person which might have tax liabilities for which Borrower, any Subsidiary of any Borrower is or may be liable (each, a “Tax Party”) have filed, or caused to be filed, in a timely manner all
Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or
assets otherwise due and payable. All information in any such tax returns, reports and declarations is complete and accurate in all material respects. Each Tax Party has paid or caused to be paid all taxes due and payable or claimed due and payable
in any assessment received by it, and has collected, deposited and remitted in accordance with all Requirements of Law, all sales and/or use taxes applicable to the conduct of its business, except taxes the validity of which are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to the Tax Party and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books. There are no Liens on any properties or assets of any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries imposed or arising as a result of the delinquent payment or the nonpayment of any tax, assessment, fee or other governmental charge. The income tax returns of each Tax Party have been examined and reported upon by the relevant tax
authorities, or closed by applicable statutes of limitations, for all fiscal years and no Tax Party has given or consented to any waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to its tax liabilities for any such year. Except as reflected in the
financial statements provided to Administrative Agent, no Borrower knows of any transaction or matter which might or could result in additional tax assessments to any Tax Party. There are no applicable Taxes and Other Charges payable by any Tax
Party, Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the execution and delivery of any Loan Documents by the Borrowers which have not been paid by the Tax Party. 

5.12 ERISA Compliance. 

(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or
state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and,
to the best knowledge of each Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. Each Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the
Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan. 

  
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 (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Borrower, threatened
claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension
Liability; (iii) neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under
Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would
result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 5.13 Borrower Information; Subsidiaries, Etc. 

(a) The legal names, federal taxpayer identification numbers, states of formation and mailing addresses, as applicable, for
each of the Borrowers are accurately set forth in the Loan Documents. 
 (b) Except as disclosed in part (a) of
Schedule 5.13, no Borrower has merged, consolidated, acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or used any other name (whether in connection with the Business or the Collateral or for other business, obtaining credit or
financing or otherwise) in the last six years. No Borrower has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13 and no Borrower has any equity investments in any other Person other than those
specifically disclosed in part(c) of Schedule 5.13. 
 5.14 Purpose of Credit Extensions; Margin Regulations; Investment Company
Act. 
 (a) The Borrowers do not intend to use all or any portion of any Credit Extension to purchase or carry any
securities, including Margin Stock. None of the proceeds of any Credit Extension will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purposes of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or
other security or for any other purpose which might cause any Credit Extension to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations U, T or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended. Each
Borrower intends to and agrees to use the proceeds of each Credit Extension solely for the lawful, proper business or commercial purposes set forth in its application for the Credit Extensions and any disbursement direction letter furnished by
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 (b) The Borrowers are not engaged, principally or as one of their important
activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. 

(c) No Borrower, no Person Controlling any Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 
 5.15 Disclosure. 

Each Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to
which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other
information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as
modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. 

5.16 Compliance with Laws. 

Each Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs,
injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted. 

5.17 Business and Location. 

Each Borrower, under its legal name, is engaged in the Business under the Brand at the Company-Owned Properties with the addresses set forth on
Exhibit B (in the case of the Business described in clause (a) of the definition thereof) or at such Borrower’s address set forth in Schedule 15.02 (in the case of the Business described in clauses (b) through
(e) of the definition thereof). Schedule 5.17 contains a complete and accurate list of businesses, if any, conducted by any Borrower other than its Business. All Collateral, including all writings relating thereto and records thereof,
books of record or account, employees, business, offices and operations are located at, and all operation with respect there to are conducted out of, the related Company-Owned Properties or Borrowers chief executive office. Each Borrower’s
chief executive office address is 12701 Whitewater Drive, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343. 
 5.18 Transactions with Affiliates.

 Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18, no Borrower is currently a party to any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of any
Borrower. Each of the transactions listed on Schedule 5.18 was entered into in the ordinary course of each applicable Borrower’s business, pursuant to written agreements and on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such
Borrower as were obtainable by such Borrower at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate. 

  
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 5.19 Financing Statements; Perfected Security Interest. 

The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Grant hereunder creates a valid Lien in the Collateral and the Proceeds thereof which has
attached and is enforceable. The Filing Offices are the only offices where financing statements are required to be filed in order to perfect such security interest in all Filing Collateral, except to the extent that Filing Collateral includes
Fixtures which require the recording of the deed of trust or mortgage (whether one or more) or separate financing statement(s) in the county in which such Fixtures are located in order to perfect a security interest therein. The Lien of the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, in all Filing Collateral is a first priority perfected security interest. Upon delivery into Administrative Agent’s (or any Lender’s) possession of Collateral other than
Filing Collateral, the Lien therein of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, will be a first priority perfected security interest. 

5.20 Title; Sufficiency; No Liens. 

Borrowers have good and marketable title to the Collateral free of all Liens (other than the Lien granted to Administrative Agent, on behalf of
the Holders of the Obligations, hereunder and Liens permitted under Section 7.01) and such Collateral is sufficient to enable Borrowers to operate the Business at each Company-Owned Property (in the case of the Business described in
clause (a) of the definition thereof) and at Borrower’s address set forth in Schedule 15.02 (in the case of the Business described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition thereof), in each case in accordance with the
applicable Principal Agreements. There is no financing statement (or similar statement, agreement, pledge, deed of trust, mortgage, notice or registration), Lien, or Judgment filed with, registered, indexed or recorded in any Governmental Authority
(or intended so to be), directly or indirectly, identifying or encumbering or covering or involving the Collateral or any Principal Agreement or which could have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.21 No Further Disposition. 

Other than with respect to the Lien granted herein to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations and, to the extent of
the Permitted Encumbrances and Liens permitted under Section 7.01, no Borrower has entered into any agreement or understanding or taken, permitted or suffered to exist any action (including the filing of a financing statement, agreement,
pledge, deed of trust or mortgage, notice or registration) or event (whether by operation of law or otherwise) for the purpose of, or that may have the effect of, directly or indirectly, Granting or permitting any Lien on or Disposing of any
Collateral (including the Principal Agreements), any interest therein or rights pertaining thereto. 

  
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 5.22 Principal Agreements. 

Every Principal Agreement currently in effect is listed on Schedule 5.22 and Borrowers have provided Administrative Agent with a true,
correct and complete copy of each of the same. Each Borrower is in good standing under, and in compliance with, the Principal Agreements. No Borrower has been, and no Borrower is, in Conflict with or under, any of the Principal Agreements. No
Borrower has any knowledge of any claim of (or basis for any claim of) any such Conflict or of any termination or nonrenewal of any Principal Agreement. Each of the Principal Agreements listed on Schedule 5.22 was entered into in the ordinary
course of each applicable Borrower’s business, pursuant to written agreements and on fair and reasonable terms and, to the extent the same is with an Affiliate, on terms substantially as favorable to such Borrower as were obtainable by such
Borrower at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate. 
 5.23 Capitalization;
Solvency. 
 All of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of Borrowers (and the other Persons listed on Exhibit J),
except as noted thereon, is directly and beneficially owned and held by the entity listed for each such Borrower or other Person listed on Exhibit J, and all of such Capital Stock has been duly authorized and are fully paid and
non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances and Liens permitted under Section 7.01. Each Borrower (a) is solvent after giving effect to the Obligations, the security interests of Administrative
Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, and the other transactions contemplated hereunder, and (b) is able to pay its debts as they mature and has (and has reason to believe it will continue to have) sufficient capital (and not
unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to engage. The assets and properties of each Borrower at a fair valuation and at their present fair salable value are greater than the Indebtedness of each
such Borrower, and including any subordinated and contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, to the best of each Borrower’s knowledge, represents an amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 5.24 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. 

The Borrowers and their Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents,
patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of the Business (including those trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights listed on Schedule 5.24), without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge of the Borrowers, no trademark, service
mark, slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Borrower or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or
litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.25 Brokers and Financial Advisors. 

Except as set forth on Schedule 5.25, no brokers or finders were used in connection with the financing contemplated hereby and each
Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Administrative Agent and the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and court costs) suffered or incurred by Administrative Agent or
any such Lenders as a result of or arising out of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations. 

  
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 5.26 Anti-Terrorism; Anti-Money Laundering. 

(a) None of the Borrowers, any Subsidiary of any Borrower or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, any Affiliate of any Borrower
is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S.
Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or residence in a country or territory that is, or whose
government is, the subject of Sanctions. 
 (b) The Borrowers and the Subsidiaries of Borrowers are in compliance with the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. (the “FCPA”), and any foreign counterpart thereto. Neither any Borrower, nor any Subsidiaries of the Borrowers has made a payment, offering, or
promise to pay, or authorized the payment of, money or anything of value (i) in order to assist in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any foreign official, foreign political party, party official or candidate
for foreign political office, (ii) to a foreign official, foreign political party or party official or any candidate for foreign political office, and (iii) with the intent to induce the recipient to misuse his or her official position to
direct business wrongfully to such Borrower or its Subsidiary or to any other Person, in violation of the FCPA. 
 5.27 FDA
Properties; Minwood. 
 None of FDA Properties, Minwood or Famous Dave’s of Canada has engaged in any business other than the
owning (and initial acquisition) of the assets which it owns on the Closing Date. 
 ARTICLE VI. 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 
 So
long as any Loans, L/C Obligations or other Obligations are outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loan or the L/C Issuer has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit, the Borrowers shall, and shall (except in
the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each Subsidiary to: 
 6.01 Financial
Statements. 
 Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and Required Lenders: 
 (a) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrowers, the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and the related consolidated 

  
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statement of income and consolidated statement of cash flow for such year, each setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and all such consolidated statements to
be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and certified, without qualification and without an expression of uncertainty as to the ability of any of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries to continue as going
concerns, by Grant Thornton LLP or by other independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, together with a written statement from such accountants to the effect that they have read a copy of this Agreement,
and that, in making the examination necessary to said certification, they have obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, or, if such accountants shall have obtained knowledge of any then existing Default or Event of Default they
shall disclose in such statement any such Default or Event of Default, provided that such accountants shall not be liable to the Lenders for failure to obtain knowledge of any Default or Event of Default; 

(b) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of
each fiscal year of the Borrowers, (i) copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter, and the related consolidated statement of income and consolidated statement of cash
flow for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the Borrowers fiscal year then elapsed, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of the previous fiscal year and the comparisons to projections
for such period, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject to year-end adjustments and footnote information required by GAAP consistently applied), together with a certification by the principal
financial or accounting officer of the Borrowers that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to
year-end adjustments and footnote information required by GAAP consistently applied); and (ii) a list (such list to specify whether any addition is an addition of a Company-Owned Property or a Franchised Property) of any new Restaurants
acquired or opened (or any Restaurants closed or sold) within such fiscal quarter by Borrowers and any of their Subsidiaries and any new Restaurants scheduled to be acquired or opened (or any Restaurants scheduled to be closed or sold) within the
next year after such fiscal quarter and, if applicable, amended Exhibits B and/or Exhibit C reflecting the addition of any new Company-Owned Properties or Franchised Properties (or the deletion of any Company-Owned Properties or
Franchised Properties), as applicable, which amended Exhibit B and/or Exhibit C shall be substituted as a replacement Exhibit B and/or Exhibit C to this Agreement, as applicable; 

(c) as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal month in each fiscal
year of the Borrowers, unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such fiscal period and the portion of the Borrowers’ fiscal year then ending, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the corresponding period or periods of the previous fiscal year and the comparisons to projections for such period, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject to year-end adjustments and footnote

  
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information required by GAAP consistently applied) (except that the projections used for such comparison purposes must only have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by
Borrowers to have been reasonable at the time), together with a certification by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Borrowers that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents in all material respects the
financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments and footnote information required by GAAP consistently applied); 

(d) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a
Compliance Certificate certified by the principal financial or accounting officer of the Borrowers and setting forth in reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance with the covenants contained in Article XIV (it being further
acknowledged and agreed that each such Compliance Certificate shall, in any event, include computations with respect to whether Borrower is, or would be, in compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 14.04 if such covenant did
then apply, whether or not Section 14.04 provides that such covenant does if fact apply for such period) and (if applicable) reconciliations to reflect changes in GAAP since the Balance Sheet Date; 

(e) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof, copies of all material of a financial nature furnished to the holders
of direct or indirect equity interests in Borrowers or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; 
 (f) within
forty-five (45) days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Borrowers and, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, projections and budgets
of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries organized for the next fiscal year on a period-by-period and quarter-by-quarter basis updating those projections delivered to the Lenders prior to the date hereof and or, if applicable, updating any later such
projections delivered in response to a request pursuant to this Section 6.01(f); and 
 (g) from time to time
such other financial data and information (including accountants, management letters) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request. 

6.02 Certificates; Other Information. 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders: 

(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its
independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default or, if any such Default or Event of Default
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 (b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate of Famous Dave’s signed by a Responsible Officer of Famous Dave’s (it being hereby acknowledged by each Borrower that execution of the same by Famous
Dave’s in such manner shall be deemed to constitute execution of the same by each Borrower); 
 (c) promptly after any
request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Borrower by independent
accountants in connection with the accounts or books of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them; 
 (d)
promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the members or other direct or indirect equityholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular,
periodic and special reports and registration statements which any Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; 
 (e) promptly after any Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent of any
intention by any Borrower to treat the Loans and/or Letters of Credit and related transactions as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4), a duly completed copy of IRS Form 8886 or
any successor form; and 
 (f) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs
of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request. 

In addition, Borrowers shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Administrative Agent and Lenders such budgets, forecasts, projections and
other information respecting the Collateral and the business of Borrowers, as Administrative Agent or Lenders may, from time to time, reasonably request. Administrative Agent and each Lender is hereby authorized to deliver, from time to time, a copy
of any financial statement or any other information relating to the business of Borrowers to any Person. Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs all accountants or auditors to deliver to Administrative Agent and Lenders, at
Borrowers’ expense, copies of the financial statements of Borrowers and any reports or management letters prepared by such accountants or auditors on behalf of the Borrowers and to disclose to Administrative Agent and Lenders such information
as they may have regarding the business of Borrowers. Any documents, schedules, invoices or other papers delivered to Administrative Agent or any Lender may (but shall not be required to) be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by Administrative Agent
or Lenders at any time after the same are delivered to Administrative Agent or Lenders, except as otherwise designated by Borrowers to Administrative Agent in writing. 

  
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 Except for Compliance Certificates required under Section 6.02, the Administrative
Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrowers with any such request for delivery, and each Lender
shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents. 
 6.03 Notices. 

Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender: 

(a) of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; 

(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including
(i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Borrower or any Subsidiary and any
Governmental Authority; (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws; or (iv) any material loss,
damage, or Litigation relating to the Business, the Collateral or any other property which is security for the Obligations; 

(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and 

(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Borrower or any Subsidiary. 

Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of each Borrower setting forth details of
the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrowers have taken and propose to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this
Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached. 
 6.04 Payment of Obligations. 

Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities,
assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
are being maintained by any Borrower or any Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon any Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable,
but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness. 

  
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 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. 

(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (b) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its good standing status under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except as otherwise
permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (c) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or deemed desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent
that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) preserve or renew all of its registered IP Rights, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. 

(a) Maintain, preserve and protect the Company-Owned Properties, the Collateral and all of its other material properties and
equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities. 

6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. 

At Borrowers’ sole cost and expense, maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against at least such
risks and in at least such amounts as are customarily maintained by similar businesses and as may be required by applicable Law (including, without limitation, hazard and business interruption insurance). All such insurance shall, (a) provide
that no cancellation or material modification thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof, (b) name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured party thereunder and
(c) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, name the Administrative Agent as lender’s loss payee. On the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter deliver to the Administrative Agent upon its request information in reasonable
detail as to the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby. 

6.08 Compliance with Laws. 

Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its
business or property, except in such instances in which such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted. 

6.09 Books and Records. 

(a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently
applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of such Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all
applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over such Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be. 

  
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 6.10 Inspection Rights. 

Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to
examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the
Borrowers and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrowers; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative
Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrowers at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice. 

6.11 Conduct of Business. 

Continue to engage only in the Business engaged in by the Borrower on the Closing Date, and in businesses and activities reasonably related
thereto. 
 6.12 Capitalization; Solvency. 

(a) Continue to be solvent after giving effect to the Obligations, the security interests of Administrative Agent, on behalf of
the Holders of the Obligations, and the other transactions contemplated hereunder. 
 (b) Continue to pay its debts as they
mature and continue to have sufficient capital (and not unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to engage. 

6.13 Casualty and Condemnation. 

Comply with the following requirements: 

(a) The Loss Proceeds in respect of any Loss of any of the Collateral shall, subject to the rights, if any, of other parties
with a prior interest in the property covered thereby, (i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and to the extent that the amount of such Loss Proceeds is less than $250,000, be disbursed to the applicable Borrower for
reinvestment in such Borrower’s Business and (ii) in all other circumstances, be held by the Administrative Agent as cash collateral for the Obligations. The Administrative Agent may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Borrowers are not required to apply such Loss Proceeds to prepay the Obligations pursuant to Section 6.13(c) below or have not elected to reinvest such Loss Proceeds pursuant to Section 6.13(b) below,
disburse from time to time all or any part of such proceeds so held as cash collateral, upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably prescribe, for direct application by such Borrower solely to the repair or replacement
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Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers shall at all times and in any event have the rights set forth in the last sentence of Section 6.13(d) below. In the
event that such proceeds have not been reinvested in the Borrowers’ business within two hundred seventy (270) days after the earlier to occur of receipt thereof by the Borrowers or receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent shall apply all or any part of such proceeds to the Obligations as provided in Sections 6.13(c) and (d); provided that, if (A) within such 270-day period after the earlier to occur of receipt of such proceeds
by the Borrowers or receipt of such proceeds by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers enter into an agreement (which may be a purchase order) pursuant to which such reinvestment shall be made, a copy of which shall be provided to the
Administrative Agent, and (B) within four hundred five (405) days following receipt of such proceeds by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall have completed, or shall have made significant progress toward
completion of, such reinvestment with such Loss Proceeds, then the Borrowers shall not be required to prepay the Loans pursuant to Sections 6.13(b) and (c) but shall in any event comply with Section 6.13(d). 

(b) Concurrently with the receipt by any of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of Loss Proceeds relating to any Loss
with respect to any Collateral or Company-Owned Property, less reasonable expenses relating to such Loss, which have not been reinvested in the Borrowers’ Business within two hundred and seventy (270) days of receipt of such proceeds
subject to Section 6.13(a) above, provided that, if (A) within such 270-day period after the earlier to occur of receipt of such Loss Proceeds by the Borrowers or receipt of such Loss Proceeds by the Administrative Agent, the
Borrowers enter into an agreement (which may be a purchase order) pursuant to which such reinvestment shall be made, a copy of which shall be provided to the Administrative Agent, and (B) within four hundred five (405) days following
receipt of such proceeds by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall have completed, or shall have made significant progress toward completion of, such reinvestment of such Loss Proceeds, then the Borrowers shall not be
required to prepay the Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Sections 6.13(b) and (c) but shall in any event comply with Section 6.13(d) (provided, however, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, such proceeds shall be immediately paid to the Administrative Agent); then the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the respective accounts of the Lenders an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Loss
Proceeds, to be applied in the manner set forth in Sections 6.13(b) and (c) or, if applicable, Section 6.13(d). 

(c) All mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 6.13(b) above shall be applied first, as a principal reduction of
any Converted Term Loans in such order and such manner as Administrative Agent shall determine in its Sole Discretion, second, as a principal reduction of any Revolving Credit Loans and the Development Loans in such order and such manner as
Administrative Agent shall determine in its Sole Discretion, and, third, to any other Obligations in such order and such manner as Administrative Agent shall determine in its Sole Discretion. Any prepayment of principal of any Loans shall include
all interest accrued thereon to the date of such prepayment. 

  
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 (d) The Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, promptly upon
receipt thereof, all Loss Proceeds that may have to be applied to prepay any Loans or other Obligations pursuant to Section 6.13(c) above if not reinvested as permitted in Section 6.13(a), to be held as Collateral pending
reinvestment in accordance with such Section 6.13(a). Upon the Borrowers’ request, any cash amounts delivered to the Administrative Agent to be held as Collateral under this Section 6.13(d) may be applied to repay the
Loans or other Obligations in the order provided above. 
 6.14 Banks and Payments. 

(a) Cause all Collateral Revenues and Proceeds to be deposited in the account(s) with the bank(s) listed on Schedule
6.14 and Borrowers shall pay, and hereby authorize Administrative Agent to cause to be paid, all Obligations as and when due from all amounts in any bank required to be listed on Schedule 6.14. Borrowers shall enter into such control
agreements or other similar agreements between each such bank, Borrowers and Administrative Agent, as Administrative Agent shall deem necessary in its Sole Discretion, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
providing for such bank’s agreement to disburse any such amounts in accordance with the instruction of Administrative Agent without the further consent of, or notice to, Borrowers. Borrowers hereby appoint Administrative Agent as their
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing such agreement(s) on behalf of the Borrowers as set forth in Section 6.14 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall maintain their primary treasury management and related
services with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. 
 (b) Direct (and each Borrower does hereby direct) any and all
transferors, distributors or payors (including insurance companies with whom any Borrower maintains insurance), upon receipt of notice from Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, to make payment of all Collateral Revenues
and Proceeds directly to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, and authorizes Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, in its Sole Discretion, to hold the same in its possession as Collateral,
to apply the same to repayment of the Obligations, to deposit the same into any of the accounts with the banks listed on Schedule 6.14, or, to apply the same toward replacement of the Collateral. Administrative Agent shall deliver such a
notice only upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default (whether or not the same shall be continuing). All Collateral Revenues and Proceeds whether received by Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, or by any
Borrower, or by any other Person will be included in the Collateral subject to the security interest granted to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, hereunder. Each Borrower shall (i) identify, earmark, segregate
and keep separate all Collateral Revenues and Proceeds received by it, (ii) upon Administrative Agent’s request, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, promptly account to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the
Obligations, for all Collateral Revenues and Proceeds, (iii) hold all Collateral Revenues and Proceeds received by any Borrower in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, and shall promptly
(and in any event not later than the fifth day after receipt) deliver (or cause to be delivered) the same to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, and into its possession in the form received by such Borrower and at a
time and in a manner satisfactory to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations. 

  
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 6.15 Equipment. 

(a) Keep the Equipment in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted); 

(b) Use the Equipment with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in
conformity with all Contractual Obligations, Requirements of Law and Consents and Other Action; 
 (c) Use the Equipment only
in the Business and not for personal, family, household or farming use; and 
 (d) Assume (and Borrowers do hereby assume)
all responsibility and liability arising from the Borrowers’ use of the Equipment. 
 6.16 Escrows. 

Upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (whether or not the same shall be continuing),
Borrowers shall upon written notice from Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, escrow with Administrative Agent from time to time, amounts sufficient, in Administrative Agent’s Sole Discretion, to pay as the same
come due, all taxes, insurance, rentals, and any capital expenditures required to be expended in connection with the Company-Owned Properties by any Borrower during the term of any Loan. 

6.17 Taxes. 

Continue (and cause each Tax Party to continue) to file in a timely manner all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports
required to be filed, and to continue (and cause each Tax Party to continue) to pay, all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets
otherwise due and payable. All information in such tax returns, reports and declarations will be complete and accurate in all material respects. 

6.18 FDA Properties; Minwood. 

Not allow FDA Properties, Minwood or Famous Dave’s of Canada to engage in any business other than the owning of the assets which it owns
as of the Closing Date or to acquire any new property or assets. 

  
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 6.19 Use of Proceeds. 

The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of (i) the Revolving Credit Loans for general corporate purposes and (ii) the Development Loans
to finance Capital Expenditures and acquisitions and make Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06. 
 6.20 Further
Assurances. 
 Deliver or cause to be delivered to Administrative Agent from time to time such other documentation, consents,
authorizations, approvals and orders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent as Administrative Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or desirable to perfect, maintain or protect the Liens on the Collateral. 

ARTICLE VII. 
 NEGATIVE
COVENANTS 
 So long as any Loans, L/C Obligations or other Obligations are outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any
Loan or the L/C Issuer has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit, no Borrower shall, nor shall any Borrower permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: 

7.01 Liens. 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other
than the following: 
 (a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document; 

(b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01, provided that the property covered thereby is
not increased; 
 (c) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; 

(d) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlords’ or other like
Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are for sums not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect
thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; 
 (e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business
in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA; 

(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations,
surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; 

  
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 (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances
affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the
applicable Person; 
 (h) purchase money Liens upon or in equipment acquired by any Borrower to secure the purchase price of
such equipment or to secure debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of any such equipment, or Liens existing on any such equipment at the time of acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such
acquisition that do not secure the purchase price); provided that the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition; and 

(i) Liens in connection with Capitalized Leases permitted pursuant to Section 7.03; provided that
(i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition, repair, improvement or lease, as applicable, of the related property, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property
financed by such Indebtedness and (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased. 
 7.02 Investments.

 Make any Investments, except: 

(a) Investments held by such Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents; 

(b) Investments of any Borrower in any wholly-owned Subsidiary as of the date hereof; 

(c) Investments of a Borrower consisting of the formation of a wholly-owned Subsidiary (each, a “Proposed
Subsidiary”), provided, however, that no Borrower shall make such an Investment without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld in the event that Borrowers satisfy the following
conditions: (i) Administrative Agent receives at least ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of the proposed formation; (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such notice or at the time of
the proposed formation of such Proposed Subsidiary; (iii) the Proposed Subsidiary, at the time of formation and at the time such Proposed Subsidiary is added as a Borrower hereunder (as provided below), satisfies Administrative Agent’s
then applicable credit review and underwriting standards, as determined by Administrative Agent in its Sole Discretion after review of such financial statements, reports and other documentation, if any, as Administrative Agent may require in order
to make such determination, all of which shall, at Administrative Agent’s request, be delivered by Borrowers at their sole cost and expense; (iv) the Proposed Subsidiary, at the time of formation and at the time such Proposed

  
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Subsidiary is added as a Borrower hereunder (as provided below), satisfies Administrative Agent’s underwriting standards regarding its organizational structure, as determined by
Administrative Agent in its Sole Discretion; (v) Borrowers and such Proposed Subsidiary execute and deliver to Administrative Agent and Lenders such documents and instruments as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require, in form and content
reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, to cause such Proposed Subsidiary to be added as an additional Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, jointly and severally liable with all other Borrowers for all
obligations and liabilities of Borrowers hereunder and thereunder, including, without limitation, a joinder agreement and legal opinions; (vi) Borrowers pay to Administrative Agent an amendment fee determined by the Administrative Agent and all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with such transaction, including, without limitation, Attorney Costs; and (vii) satisfaction of such other terms and conditions as Administrative Agent shall
reasonably require; and 
 (d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes
receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to
prevent or limit loss; 
 provided, however, that the foregoing Investments shall not be permitted if and to the extent that they are
otherwise prohibited pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 
 7.03 Indebtedness. 

Create, incur, assume, increase, become liable on or suffer to exist any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.03;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 7.03 shall permit any Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume, increase, become liable on or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness (whether or not listed on Schedule 7.03) to the extent that such Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s ability to do so is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

7.04 Fundamental Changes; Subsidiaries. 

(a) Change its name, federal taxpayer identification number or state of formation, nor assume a different name, nor conduct its
business or affairs under any other name without providing Administrative Agent with 60 days prior written notice thereof. 

(b) Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, change its structure (whether by equity sale,
issuance, purchase or otherwise), change its use of any item of Collateral during the term hereof, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter
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Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Subsidiary of any Borrower provided that, in the case of any such merger or consolidation, the Person formed by such merger or consolidation
shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Borrower, and (ii) any of a Borrower’s Subsidiaries may merge into a Borrower. Borrowers shall provide prior written notice to Administrative Agent of any merger or consolidation permitted under this
Section 7.04(b), together with an amended Exhibit J to this Agreement including any changes necessary to accurately reflect such merger or consolidation, which amended Exhibit J shall, upon approval by Administrative Agent
and consummation of the applicable merger or consolidation, be substituted as a replacement Exhibit J to this Agreement. 

(c) Have any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13 or have any equity
investments in any other Person other than those specifically disclosed in part(c) of Schedule 5.13, except, in each case, as expressly permitted otherwise under Section 7.02(b). 

7.05 Dispositions. 

Make any Disposition of any Collateral, any Company-Owned Property, or any other property or assets of any Borrower or any Subsidiary or enter
into any agreement to make any Disposition of any of the same, except: 
 (a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business; 
 (b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary
course of business; 
 (c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged
for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property; 

(d) Disposition of assets from one Borrower to another Borrower; and 

(e) Dispositions not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 7.05; provided that (i) at the time
of such Disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the Borrowers will be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article XIV hereof as of the most
recently ended Reference Period for which financial statements were delivered hereunder on a pro forma basis both before and after giving effect to such Disposition, and (iii) there is no material change to the Business of the Borrowers such
that the Borrowers operate less than ten percent (10%) of the Famous Dave’s restaurants in the aggregate after giving effect to such Disposition; 

provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a) through (e) shall be for fair market value. 

  
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 7.06 Restricted Payments. 

Directly or indirectly, declare, or pay or make any Restricted Payment, or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose,
or agree to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (a) Restricted Payments from one Borrower to another Borrower (only to the extent that the same may lawfully be made by such Borrower in accordance with applicable
Laws), and (b) Restricted Payments consisting of Permitted Stock Repurchases, shall be permitted so long as, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, (2) Borrowers will be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Article XIV hereof as of the most recently ended Reference Period for
which financial statements were delivered hereunder on a pro forma basis both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment; (3) both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Adjusted Leverage Ratio is, or
would be, greater than the Incurrence Ratio, and (4) the aggregate consideration for any such Permitted Stock Repurchase shall be paid in cash and the aggregate amount paid in connection with all of such Permitted Stock Repurchases made
hereunder shall not exceed (A) in the aggregate in any fiscal year, an amount which, when added to the aggregate amount of all Growth Capital Expenditures made or incurred by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in the aggregate during such fiscal
year exceeds the dollar amount for such fiscal year set forth in the table in Section 14.03 in any fiscal year (i.e., $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 or 2016 or $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter) or
(B) $60,000,000 in the aggregate from and after the Closing Date (it being understood and agreed that the Borrowers may request increases to such maximum amounts which shall be subject to the approval of the Lenders as set forth in
Section 15.01) and provided, further, that, cash dividends may be paid by any Borrower at any time after the Closing Date to the extent that the same may lawfully be made by such Borrower in accordance with applicable Laws.

 7.07 Change in Nature of Business. 

Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries
on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. 
 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. 

Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of any Borrower, except in the ordinary course of business, pursuant to written
agreements and on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than
an Affiliate. 
 7.09 Burdensome Agreements. 

Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability (a) of any Subsidiary
to make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or to otherwise transfer property to any Borrower, (b) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of any Borrower or (c) of any Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer
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 7.10 Use of Proceeds. 

(a) Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or
ultimately, to purchase or carry any securities, including Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose. 

(b) Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, directly or indirectly, for the purposes of reducing or retiring any indebtedness
which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or other security or for any other purpose which might cause any Credit Extension to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulations U, T or X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended. 
 (c) Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose
other than for the lawful, proper business or commercial purposes related to the Business. 
 (d) Engage, principally or as
one of their important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. 

7.11 Anti-Terrorism; Anti-Corruption. 

(a) The Borrowers will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans or lend, contribute or otherwise make
available to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, (i) to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of
Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that would result in violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender or otherwise) of Sanctions. 

(b) The Borrowers will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans for any purpose in violation of FCPA or any
other applicable anti-corruption law. 
 ARTICLE VIII. 

SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS 

8.01 Grant of Security in the Collateral. 

To secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, each Borrower has previously Granted (pursuant to the Prior Credit
Agreement) and does hereby Grant to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations a continuing security interest and Lien on and with respect to any and all right, title and interest of each such Borrower in and to the
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and accessions thereto, substitutions therefor and replacements and improvements of or to any or all of the foregoing; and all products and Proceeds of the foregoing. In the event and to the
extent that any Borrower now or hereafter may Grant a security interest in or other Lien on its rights under any Principal Agreement without Conflicting with such Principal Agreement, either because the terms of such Principal Agreement do not
restrict such Grant, or each of the other parties thereto has consented to such Grant or applicable Law permits such Grant, or for any other reason, then such Borrower hereby Grants to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the
Obligations such Lien in such Principal Agreements, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and all Proceeds thereof. Each Borrower hereby authorizes Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, to file the Financing
Statements (or any amendments, supplements or replacements thereto or thereof as Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, may now or hereafter deem appropriate in its Sole Discretion) in the Filing Offices or in such other
locations as Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, may now or hereafter deem appropriate in its Sole Discretion. 

8.02 Obligations Secured by Loan Documents. 

From and after the date hereof, (a) each Loan Document executed by any Borrower pursuant to the Prior Credit Agreement that secures the
“Obligations” described therein shall secure all of the Obligations (as defined herein), and (b) Administrative Agent, as pledge, assignee, mortgagee, grantee or secured party with respect to the liens and security interests provided
for in such Loan Documents, shall be the pledgee, assignee, mortgagee, grantee or secured party as agent for all of the Holders of the Obligations. 

ARTICLE IX. 
 SPECIAL
PROVISIONS CONCERNING RIGHTS AND DUTIES WHILE IN 
 POSSESSION OF COLLATERAL 

9.01 Borrowers’ Possession. 

Upon and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to the extent the same shall, from time to time, be in any Borrower’s possession,
such Borrower will hold the Collateral and all writings evidencing or relating to the Collateral in trust for Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, and, upon request or as otherwise provided herein, promptly deliver the
same to Administrative Agent, in the form received and at a time and in a manner satisfactory to Administrative Agent. With respect to the Collateral in any Borrower’s possession Borrowers shall at Administrative Agent’s request take such
action as Administrative Agent in its Sole Discretion deems necessary or desirable to create, perfect and protect the security interest of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, in any of the Collateral and to preserve or
enhance the value thereof. 
 9.02 Administrative Agent’s Possession. 

With respect to all of the Collateral (and all other security for the Obligations) delivered or transferred to, or otherwise in the custody or
control of (including any items in transit to or set apart for) Administrative Agent or any of its agents, associates or correspondents, in accordance with this Agreement, the Borrowers agree that (a) such Collateral (and other security) will
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be deemed to be in the sole possession of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations; (b) Borrowers have no right to withdraw or substitute any such
Collateral (or other security); (c) Borrowers shall not take or permit any action, or exercise any voting and other rights, powers and privileges in respect of the Collateral (or other security) inconsistent with Administrative Agent’s and
Lenders’ interest therein and sole possession thereof; and (d) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations, may in it its Sole Discretion and without notice, without obligation or liability except to account for
property actually received by it, and without affecting or discharging the Obligations, (1) further transfer and segregate the Collateral (or other security) in its possession; (2) receive Collateral Revenues or Proceeds and hold the same
as a part of the Collateral (or other security) and/or apply the same as hereinafter provided; and (3) exchange any of the Collateral (or other security) for other property upon reorganization, recapitalization or other readjustment. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations, is authorized (i) to exercise or cause its nominee to exercise all or any rights, powers and privileges
(including to vote) on or with respect to the Collateral (or other security) with the same force and effect as an absolute owner thereof; (ii) whether any of the Obligations be due, in its (or Lenders’) name(s) or in Borrowers’ names
or otherwise, to demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for, or make any compromise or settlement Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations,
deems desirable with respect to, any of the Collateral (or other security); and (iii) to extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms of, or release, any of the Collateral (or other security).
Notwithstanding the rights accorded Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to the Collateral (or other security) and except to the extent provided below or required by the UCC or other applicable Law (which requirement cannot be modified,
waived or excused), Administrative Agent’s (and any Lender’s) sole duty with respect to any Collateral (or other security) in its possession (with respect to custody, preservation, safekeeping or otherwise and whether under
Section 9-207 of the UCC or otherwise) will be to deal with it in the same manner that such party deals with similar property owned and possessed by it. Without limiting the foregoing, Administrative Agent (and Holders of the Obligations), and
any of its (and their) officers, directors, members, partners, trustees, owners, debt holders, employees, representatives, agents and designees, except as otherwise required by applicable Law (I) will have no duty with respect to the Collateral
(or other security) or the rights granted hereunder; (II) will not be required to sell, invest, substitute, replace or otherwise dispose of the Collateral (or other security); (III) will not be required to take any steps necessary to preserve any
rights against prior parties to any of the Collateral (or other security); (IV) will not be liable for (or deemed to have made an election of or exercised any right or remedy on account of) any delay or failure to demand, collect or realize upon any
of the Collateral (or other security); and (V) will have no obligation or liability in connection with the Collateral (or other security) or arising under this Agreement. Borrowers agree that such standard of care is reasonable and appropriate
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 ARTICLE X. 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 

10.01 Events of Default. 

Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: 

(a) Non-Payment. Any Borrower fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal or
interest of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three Business Days after the same becomes due, any fee or other amount due hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or 

(b) Disclaimer. Any Borrower disclaims liability under, or enforceability of, any Loan Document; or 

(c) Specific Covenants. Any Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of
Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05(a), 6.05(c), 6.10, 6.14, or Article VII, or Section 14.02 or 14.03; or 

(d) Other Defaults. Any Borrower fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in
subsection (a), (b) or (c) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days; or 

(e) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made
by or on behalf of any Borrower herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or 

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower institutes or consents to the
institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar
officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment
continues undischarged or unstayed for 90 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues
undismissed or unstayed for 90 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or 
 (g)
Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of
attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or 

  
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 (h) Judgments. There is entered against any Borrower or any Subsidiary
(i) a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding $750,000.00 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more
non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or
order, or (B) there is a period of ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or 

(i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or
could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000.00, or (ii) any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails
to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000.00; or

 (j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any
reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Borrower or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document;
or any Borrower denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; 

(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; 

(l) Dissolution, Etc. of Borrowers. Any Borrower or any partnership or limited liability company in which any Borrower
or any Subsidiary is a partner or member (each hereinafter called an “other liable party”) shall dissolve, merge or consolidate, suspend the transaction of business, attempt to terminate, revoke or disclaim any obligation to
Administrative Agent or any Lender (except strictly in accordance with its terms), or incur any material adverse change in its financial condition or prospects; or if any Borrower or any other liable party shall be expelled from or suspended by any
stock or securities exchange or other exchange; or if any Borrower or any other liable party shall take any action to effect, or which indicates its acquiescence in, any of the foregoing, except as expressly permitted in or required by this
Agreement; or 
 (m) The Capital Stock of Famous Dave’s shall cease to be traded on a nationally recognized stock or
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 10.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. 

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to Section 12.12, at the request of, or
may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions: 
 (a) declare the commitment of
each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated; 

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other
amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower; 

(c) require that the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount
thereof); 
 (d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Holders of the Obligations all rights and remedies available to it and
the Holders of the Obligations under the Loan Documents or applicable law, which shall include, without limitation, the rights, powers and remedies (i) granted to secured parties under the UCC or other applicable Uniform Commercial Code;
(ii) granted to Administrative Agent or Lenders under any other applicable Law; and (iii) granted to Administrative Agent or Lenders under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document or any other agreement between Borrowers and
Administrative Agent or any of the Holders of the Obligations; 
 (e) without Borrowers’ assent, without advertisements
or notices of any kind (except for the notice specified in Section 10.04 below regarding notice required in connection with a public or private sale), or demand of performance or other demand, or obligation or liability (except to
account for amounts actually received) to or upon Borrowers or any other person (all such advertisements, notices and demands, obligation and liabilities, if any, hereby being expressly waived and discharged to the extent permitted by law),
forthwith, directly or through its agents or representatives, (i) disclose such default and other matters (including the names of Borrowers) in connection therewith to any Person in Administrative Agent’s and Lenders’ reasonable
discretion; (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable Law enter any Company-Owned Property, with or without the assistance of other persons or legal process; (iii) require Borrowers to account for (including accounting for any products
and proceeds of any Collateral), segregate, assemble, make available and deliver to Administrative Agent, its agents or representatives, for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations, the Collateral, at any place and time designated by
Administrative Agent or Lenders; (iv) take possession of, operate, render unusable, remove from any location, collect, transfer and receive, recover, appropriate, foreclose, extend payment of, adjust, compromise, settle, release any claims
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realize upon, the Collateral and any products and proceeds thereof, in whole or in part; (v) exercise all rights, powers and interests with respect to any and all Collateral, and sell,
assign, lease, license, pledge, transfer, negotiate (including endorse checks, drafts, orders, or instruments), deliver or otherwise dispose (by contract, option(s) or otherwise) of the Collateral or any part thereof; and (vi) without regard to
the sufficiency of the security for repayment of the Obligations and without notice to Borrowers, or any showing of insolvency, fraud or mismanagement on the part of Borrowers and without the necessity of filing any judicial or other proceeding
other than the proceeding for appointment of a receiver, and without regard to the then value of the Collateral, Administrative Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to the ex parte appointment of a receiver or receivers for the protection, control
and management of the Collateral. Any such disposition may be in one or more public or private sales, at or upon an exchange, board or system or in the State where any Collateral or any Company-Owned Property is located or elsewhere, at such price,
for cash or credit (or for future delivery without credit risk) and upon such other terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, with the right of Lenders to the extent permitted by Law upon any such sale or sales, public or private, to purchase
the whole or any part of said Collateral, free of any right, claim or equity of redemption of or in any Borrower (such rights, claims and equity of redemption, if any, hereby being expressly waived). If any of the Collateral is sold or leased by
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, upon credit terms or for future delivery, the Obligations shall not be reduced as a result thereof until payment therefore is finally collected by Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Holders of the Obligations. In the event Administrative Agent institutes an action to recover any Collateral or seeks recovery of any Collateral by way of prejudgment remedy, each Borrower waives the posting of any bond which might
otherwise be required. Notwithstanding that Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether in its own behalf and/or on behalf of another or others, may continue to hold the Collateral and regardless of the value thereof, or any delay or failure to
dispose thereof, unless and then only to the extent that Administrative Agent or any such Lender proposes to retain the Collateral in satisfaction of the Obligations by written notice in accordance with the UCC, Borrowers shall be and remain liable
for the payment in full of any balance of the Obligations and expenses at any time unpaid. Without limiting the foregoing, upon Borrowers’ failure to abide by and comply with its obligations under Article VI hereof, in addition to its
other rights and remedies, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, may (but is not required to), in its Sole Discretion and to the extent it deems necessary, advisable or appropriate, take or cause to be taken such actions
or things to be done (including the payment or advancement of funds, or requiring advancement of funds to be held by Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Obligations, to fund such obligations, including taxes or insurance) as
may be required hereby (or necessary or desirable in connection herewith) to correct such failure (including causing the Collateral to be maintained or insurance protection required hereby to be procured and maintained) and any and all costs and
expenses incurred (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) in connection therewith shall be included in Borrowers’ Obligations and shall be immediately due and payable and bear interest at the Default Rate; 

  
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 provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief
with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of
all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable and the obligation of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each
case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. 
 All such rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and not alternative and
enforceable, in Required Lenders’ Sole Discretion, alternatively, successively, or concurrently on any one or more occasions, and shall include, without limitation, the right to apply to a court of equity for an injunction to restrain a breach
or threatened breach by any Borrower of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any single or partial exercise of, or forbearance, failure or delay in exercising any right, power or remedy shall not be, nor shall any such single or
partial exercise of, or forbearance, failure or delay be deemed to be a limitation, modification or waiver of any right, power or remedy and shall not preclude the further exercise thereof; and every right, power and remedy of Administrative Agent
or Lenders shall continue in full force and effect until such right, power and remedy is specifically waived by an instrument in writing executed and delivered with respect to each such waiver by such parties. 

10.03 Application of Funds. 

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and
payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 10.02) any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in
the following order: 
 First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other
amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such and including all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs, trustee fees and court costs) incurred in
connection with any collection, receipt, recovery, appropriation, foreclosure or realization, or from any use, operation, sale, assignment, lease, pledge, transfer, delivery or disposition of all or any of the Collateral, or with respect to the
care, safekeeping, custody, maintenance, protection, administration or otherwise of any and all of said Collateral or in any way relating to the rights of Administrative Agent and Lenders under this Agreement; 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest
and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them; 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans,
L/C Borrowings, Related Treasury Management Obligations and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders (or their Affiliates) in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them; 

  
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 Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the
Loans, L/C Borrowings and Related Treasury Management Obligations or constituting payment obligations then owing to any Lender Counterparty under Related Rate Management Transactions, ratably among the Lenders (or their Affiliates) in proportion to
the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; 
 Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; 

Sixth, to the payment, satisfaction or discharge of any other Indebtedness or Obligations (including any reimbursement, subrogation,
contribution or other obligation to any Person), or otherwise as may be permitted or as required by any law, rule or regulation (including Section 9-615(a)(3) of the UCC); and 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required
by Law. 
 Subject to Section 2.10(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause
Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall
be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, Administrative Agent shall have no obligation
to apply any amounts received on account of the Obligations to (a) the payment of any Related Rate Management Obligations unless Administrative Agent shall have received written notice of the existence and amount of such Related Rate Management
Obligations from the applicable Lender Counterparty prior to the date such amounts are otherwise applied by Administrative Agent, or (b) the payment of any Related Treasury Management Obligations unless Administrative Agent shall have received
written notice of the existence and amount of such Related Treasury Management Obligations from the applicable Lender who is (or whose Affiliate is) the Holder of the Obligations in respect of such Related Treasury Management Obligations prior to
the date such amounts are otherwise applied by Administrative Agent 
 10.04 Required Notice of Sale. 

In exercising its rights, powers and remedies as secured party, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, agrees to
give Borrowers 10 days’ notice of the time and place of any public sale of Collateral or of the time after which any private sale of Collateral may take place, unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is
of a type customarily sold on a recognized market. Borrowers agree that such period and notice is commercially reasonable under the circumstances. 

  
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 ARTICLE XI. 

RIGHT TO CURE; POST-DEFAULT POWER OF ATTORNEY 

11.01 Right to Cure. 

Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Holders of the Obligations, may, at its option but without any obligation, after an Event of Default
that is continuing cure any default by Borrowers under any Contractual Obligation including the Principal Agreements and Leases or pay or bond on appeal any judgment entered against Borrowers; discharge taxes or other Liens at any time levied on or
existing with respect to the Collateral; and pay any amount, incur any expense or perform any act which, in Administrative Agent’s judgment, is necessary or appropriate to preserve, protect, insure or maintain the Collateral and the rights of
Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect thereto. Administrative Agent may add any amounts so expended to the Obligations, such amounts to be repayable by Borrowers on demand. Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to effect such
cure, payment or bonding and shall not, by doing so, be deemed to have assumed any obligation or liability of Borrowers. Any payment made or other action taken by Administrative Agent under this Section shall be without prejudice to any right to
assert an Event of Default hereunder and to proceed accordingly. 
 11.02 Power of Attorney. 

Each Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints, effective on and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Administrative Agent
acting through any officer or Agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as such Borrower’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in such Borrower’s place and stead and in such Borrower’s name
or in its own name, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s Discretion, to receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to such Borrower, to take any and all action, to do all things, to execute, endorse, deliver and file any and all
writings, documents, instruments, notices, statements (including financing statements, and writings to correct any error or ambiguity in any Loan Document), applications and registrations (including registrations and licenses for securities,
copyrights, patents, and trademarks), checks, drafts, acceptances, money orders, or other evidence of payment or proceeds, which may be or become necessary or desirable in the Sole Discretion of Administrative Agent to accomplish the terms, purposes
and intent of, or to fulfill Borrowers’ obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the right to enter into any control agreements on behalf of each such Borrower as described in Section 6.14, to appear
in and defend any action or proceeding brought with respect to the Collateral or any Company-Owned Property, and to bring any action or proceeding, in the name and on behalf of any Borrower, which Administrative Agent, in its Sole Discretion, deems
necessary or desirable to protect its interest in the Collateral or any Property. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. THIS POWER DOES NOT AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE ANY CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT. Each Borrower hereby
releases Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective officers, directors, members, partners, trustees, debt holders, employees, representatives, agents and designees from any liabilities arising from any act or acts under this power of
attorney and in furtherance thereof, whether of omission or commission, except and only to the extent the same results from the applicable released party’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined pursuant to a final
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 ARTICLE XII. 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 

12.01 Appointment and Authorization of Administrative Agent. 

(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its
behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth
herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to the
Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or
reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. 
 (b) The L/C Issuer shall act on
behalf of the applicable Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this
Article XII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such
Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article XII and in the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as
additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer. 
 12.02 Delegation of Duties. 

The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or
attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. 
 12.03 Liability of Administrative
Agent. 
 No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in
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connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any
Borrower or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of any Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its
obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Borrower or any Affiliate thereof. 
 12.04
Reliance by Administrative Agent. 
 (a) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Borrower), independent accountants and other
experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it
deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as
may be expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders. 

(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has
signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. 

12.05 Notice of Default. 

The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with
respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or any Borrower
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stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action
with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X; provided, however, that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders. 

12.06 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Administrative Agent. 

Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative
Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any
Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related
Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers and
their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrowers and the other Borrowers
hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis,
appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and
other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers and the other Borrowers. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not
have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Borrowers or any of their respective
Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person. 
 12.07 Indemnification of Administrative Agent.

 Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person
(to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Borrower and without limiting the obligation of any Borrower to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it;
provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent-Related Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders shall be deemed to
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limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by
the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrowers. The undertaking
in this Section shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent. 

12.08 Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity. 

Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in
and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Borrowers and their respective Affiliates as though Wells Fargo were not the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer hereunder and
without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding any Borrower or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to
confidentiality obligations in favor of such Borrower or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, Wells Fargo shall have the same
rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include Wells Fargo in its
individual capacity. 
 12.09 Successor Administrative Agent. 

The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders and Famous Dave’s. If the
Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders, which successor administrative agent shall be consented to by the Borrowers at all times
other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Borrowers shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor administrative agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrowers, a successor administrative agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor administrative agent
hereunder, the Person acting as such successor administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor administrative agent
and the retiring Administrative Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article
XII and Sections 15.04 and 15.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor administrative agent has accepted appointment
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resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent
hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. 
 12.10 Administrative Agent
May File Proofs of Claim. 
 In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by
declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise 

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C
Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.06, 2.10(i),
2.10(j) and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and 
 (b) to collect and receive any monies or other
property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; 
 and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator
or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to
the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under
Sections 2.06 and 15.04. 
 Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or
consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim
of any Lender in any such proceeding. 
 12.11 Collateral Matters. 

The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its Sole Discretion, to release any Collateral or other
security for the Obligations from the Liens imposed by the Loan Documents: (i) upon termination of all Commitments and payment in full of all Loans and all other Obligations payable under this Agreement and under any other Loan Document (other
than contingent indemnification obligations) and provided no L/C Obligations are outstanding, no Lender has any obligation to make any Loan and the L/C Issuer has no obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit, (ii) in connection
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Collateral or other security pursuant to any Disposition permitted under the terms of this Agreement, (iii) in accordance with any provision for the release thereof provided for in this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (iv) subject to Section 15.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders. 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority
to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property pursuant to this Section 12.11. 
 12.12
Duties in the Case of Enforcement. 
 In case one of more Events of Default have occurred and shall be continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall, if (a) so requested (or consented to) by the Required Lenders and (b) the Lenders have provided to the Administrative Agent such additional indemnities and assurances against expenses and liabilities as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, proceed to enforce the provisions of any Loan Documents authorizing the sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral (or any other property which is security for the Obligations) and
exercise all or any such other legal and equitable and other rights or remedies as it may have in respect of such Collateral (or such other property). The Required Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent in writing as to the method and the
extent of any such sale or other disposition, the Lenders hereby agreeing to indemnify and hold the Administrative Agent, harmless from all liabilities incurred in respect of all actions taken or omitted in accordance with such directions, provided
that the Administrative Agent need not comply with any such direction to the extent that the Administrative Agent reasonably believes the Administrative Agent’s compliance with such direction to be unlawful or commercially unreasonable in any
applicable jurisdiction. 
 12.13 Other Agents; Co-Lead Arrangers and Syndication Agent. 

None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “syndication agent,” or
“co-lead arranger” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than, in the case of such Lenders, those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of
the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in
deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder. 
 12.14 Advertising, Promotion and Marketing 

The Administrative Agent and each Lender may, and each Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender to, include
references to such Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and utilize any logo or other distinctive symbol associated with such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in connection with any advertising, promotion or marketing undertaken by the Administrative
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 ARTICLE XIII. 

CONTRIBUTION AMONG THE BORROWERS 

13.01 Contribution. 

To provide for just and equitable contribution among the Borrowers, if any payment is made by one Borrower (a “Funding
Borrower”) hereunder or under any other Loan Document in respect of the Obligations, such Funding Borrower shall be entitled to a contribution from the other Borrower for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by such Funding Borrower
under or in connection with such Obligations, such contributions to be made in the manner and to the extent set forth below. Any amount payable as a contribution under this Agreement shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment is
made by a Funding Borrower. 
 13.02 Calculation of Contributions. 

Each Borrower shall be liable for contribution to each Funding Borrower in respect of all payments, damages and expenses incurred by such
Funding Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document in an aggregate amount, subject to Section 13.03, equal to (i) the ratio of (x) the Property Worth of all Collateral and other security for the Obligations owned by
such Borrower, to (y) the Property Worth of the entire Collateral and other security for the Obligations owned by all of the Borrowers collectively, multiplied by (ii) the aggregate amount of such payments, damages and expenses incurred by
such Funding Borrower under or in connection with the Secured Obligations. As used herein, the term “Property Worth” shall mean, with respect to each Borrower, the fair market value such Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to
the Collateral and other security for the Obligations as of the Disbursement Date. 
 13.03 Rights to Contribution Subordinated.

 Each Borrower agrees that all of its rights to receive contributions under this Article XIII (whether for payments, damages,
expenses or otherwise) and all of its rights, if any, to be subrogated to any of the rights of Administrative Agent or Lenders shall be subordinated in right of payment (in liquidation or otherwise) to the prior payment in full in cash of all of the
Obligations (whether for principal, interest, premium or otherwise). If any amount shall at any time be paid to a Borrower on account of such rights of contribution or subrogation, or in contravention of the provisions of this Article XIII at
any time, such amount shall be held in trust, segregated from the other assets of such Borrower, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and Lenders and shall promptly be paid to the Administrative Agent. The foregoing shall constitute a
continuing offer to, and agreement with, all persons that from time to time may become holders of, or continue to hold, Obligations under this Agreement, and the provisions of the foregoing sentence are made for the benefit of such holders and such
holders, as third party beneficiaries hereunder, are entitled to enforce such provisions. 
 ARTICLE XIV. 

FINANCIAL COVENANTS 
 The
Borrowers covenant and agree that, so long as any Loans, L/C Obligations or other Obligations are outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Revolving Credit Loan or the L/C Issuer has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any
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 14.01 Adjusted Leverage Ratio. 

As of the end of any fiscal quarter referenced in the table below, the Adjusted Leverage Ratio for the Reference Period then ended shall not
exceed the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter in such table: 
  

					
	 Fiscal Quarter
	  	Ratio	 
	 FQ2 2015 through FQ1 2016
	  	 	4.00:1.00	  
	 FQ2 2016 and each FQ thereafter
	  	 	3.75:1.00	  

 14.02 Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio. 

As of the end of any fiscal quarter referenced in the table below, the Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio for the Reference Period then ended shall
not be less than 1.75:1.00. 
 14.03 Capital Expenditures; Permitted Stock Repurchases. 

No Borrower shall, nor shall any Borrower permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly make or become legally obligated to make any Growth
Capital Expenditures costing in excess of an amount equal to (a) the applicable amount listed in the table below in the aggregate for the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries during each applicable fiscal year, minus (b) in each case, an
amount equal to the aggregate consideration paid in connection with all Permitted Stock Repurchases made during the applicable fiscal year: 
  

					
	 Fiscal Year
	  	Amount	 
	 FY 2015 through FY 2016
	  	$	20,000,000	  
	 FY 2017 and each FY thereafter
	  	$	15,000,000	  

 14.04 Maximum Royalties Receivable Aged Past 30 Days. 

(a) Borrowers shall not permit at any time the percentage of balance sheet royalties receivable of Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) that are aged more than thirty (30) days to exceed (a) twenty-five percent (25%) of total royalties receivable at any time during the first
(1st) or fourth (4th) fiscal quarters of any fiscal year, or (b) twenty percent (20%) of total royalties receivable at any time during the second (2nd) or third (3rd) fiscal quarters of any fiscal year; provided,
however, that, the covenant set forth in this Section 14.04 shall apply only for those fiscal quarters at the end of which the Adjusted Leverage Ratio, as calculated for the Reference Period ending as of the end of such fiscal quarter,
is greater than or equal to 3.00:1.00. 
 (b) Borrowers shall not permit (i) the Royalties Receivable Percentage to
exceed eight and one-half percent (8.5%) or (ii) the total balance sheet royalties receivable of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) that are aged more than one
hundred twenty (120) days to exceed $400,000. 

  
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 ARTICLE XV. 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 15.01
Amendments, Etc. 
 No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any
departure by any Borrower or any other Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers or the applicable Borrower, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent and each
such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall: 

(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender; 

(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to
Section 10.02) without the written consent of such Lender; 
 (c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or
any other Loan Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory reduction of the Aggregate Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan
Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; 
 (d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of
interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) below in this Section 15.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each
Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest or
Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate; 
 (e) change Section 2.09 or Section 10.03 in a manner
that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender; 
 (f) change
any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lender required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination
or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; or 
 (g) release all or substantially all of the
Collateral or other collateral securing the Loans without the written consent of each Lender; 
 and, provided further, that (i) no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any
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Credit issued or to be issued by it, and (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above,
affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or
consent hereunder, except that no Commitment of such Lender may be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender. 
 15.02
Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies. 
 (a) General. Unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic
mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows: 

(i) if to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address
or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 15.02 or to such other address, facsimile number or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and 

(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number or telephone number specified for such Lender on Schedule
15.02 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. 

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party
hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by
facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone, and (D) if delivered by electronic mail, when delivered; provided, however, that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent and/or the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voicemail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder. 

(b) Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures. Loan Documents and/or executed signature pages thereto may be
transmitted by facsimile. The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on all Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders. The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the
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 (c) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent
and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Borrowing Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete
or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrowers shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each
Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may
be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording. 
 15.03 No Waiver; Cumulative
Remedies. 
 No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any
right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law. 

15.04 Attorney Costs, Expenses and Taxes. 

Each Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
development, preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any “workout” or
restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney Costs. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title
insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 15.04 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other
Obligations. 
 15.05 Indemnification by the Borrowers. 

Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person,
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“Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements
(including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery,
enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby,
(b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such
demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), or (c) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Borrower or any Subsidiary,
or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (d) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other
theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the
“Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any
damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks, SyndTrak, any website or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any
liability for any indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). All amounts due under this
Section 15.05 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate
Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. 
 15.06 Payments Set Aside. 

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent
or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement
entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such
recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to
pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to
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 15.07 Successors and Assigns. 

(a) Conditions to Assignment by Lenders. Except as provided herein, each Lender may assign to one or more commercial
banks, other financial institutions or other Persons, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it; provided that (1) the Administrative
Agent shall have given its prior written consent to such assignment, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; except that the consent of the Administrative Agent shall not be required in connection with any assignment
by a Lender to (i) an existing Lender or (ii) an Affiliate of such Lender, provided that if such Lender or Affiliate is (or would, if it were a Lender, be) a Foreign Lender, such Person has complied with the requirements set forth in
Section 15.15 (as though it were a Lender) prior to such assignment, (2) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of its
applicable Commitment and Loans at the time owing to it, (3) each assignment, shall be in a minimum amount of $2,000,000 (or, if less, such Lender’s entire applicable Commitment and Loans with respect to such Commitment) or such lesser
amount consented to by the Administrative Agent, and (4) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter defined), an Assignment and Assumption, together with
any Notes subject to such assignment. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, which effective date shall (unless otherwise consented to by Administrative
Agent) be at least five (5) Business Days after the execution thereof, (aa) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder,
and (bb) the assigning Lender shall, to the extent provided in such assignment and upon payment to the Administrative Agent of the registration fee referred to in Section 15.07(c), be released from its obligations under this Agreement.

 (b) Certain Representations and Warranties; Limitations; Covenants. By executing and delivering an Assignment and
Assumption, the parties to the assignment thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: 

(1) other than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby
free and clear of any adverse claim, the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this
Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection or priority of
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 (2) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations, or the performance or observance by the Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations of any of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto
or thereto; 
 (3) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement (together with any amendments
thereto), together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 5.05 and Section 6.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into such Assignment and Assumption; 
 (4) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the
assigning Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; 

(5) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; 

(6) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents all of the
obligations that by the terms thereof are required to be performed by it as a Lender; 
 (7) such assignee represents and
warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such Assignment and Assumption; 
 (8) such assignee acknowledges that
it has made arrangements with the assigning Lender satisfactory to such assignee with respect to its pro rata share of letter of credit fees in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit; and 

(9) such assignee acknowledges that it has complied with the provisions of Section 15.15 to the extent applicable.

 (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain
at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of
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conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrowers and the Lenders at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Upon each such recordation, the assigning Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a registration fee in the
sum of $3,500. 
 (d) New Notes. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by the parties to such
assignment, the Administrative Agent shall (a) record the information contained therein in the Register, and (b) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrowers and the Lenders (other than the assigning Lender). Within five (5) Business
Days after receipt of such notice, each Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. 

(e) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, sell participations to any Person (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and/or Loans (including, in the
case of a participation in a Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan Commitment, such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations, owing to it); provided that (1) each of the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Borrowers shall have given their prior written consent to such sale of a participation, which consents will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except that the consent of the Borrowers or the
Administrative Agent shall not be required in connection with any sale of a participation by a Lender to (i) an existing Lender or (ii) an Affiliate of such Lender, (2) each such participation shall be in an amount of not less than
$3,000,000, (3) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, and (4) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection
with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to
approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or
other modification described in the first proviso to Section 15.01 that directly affects such Participant. 
 (f)
No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) any Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender
hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B). No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person. 

  
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 (g) Miscellaneous Assignment Provisions. Any assigning Lender shall retain
its rights to be indemnified pursuant to Section 15.05 with respect to any claims or actions arising prior to the date of such assignment. Anything contained in this Section 15.07 to the contrary notwithstanding, any Lender
may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its interest and rights under this Agreement (including all or any portion of its Notes) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to (a) any of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks organized under §4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §341 and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, to any lender or any trustee
for, or any other representative of, holders of obligations owed or securities issued by such fund as security for such obligations or securities or any institutional custodian for such fund or for such lender. Any foreclosure or similar action by
any Person in respect of such pledge or assignment shall be subject to the other provisions of this Section 15.07. No such pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Lender from its obligations hereunder or under any of
the other Loan Documents, provide any voting rights hereunder to the pledgee thereof, or affect any rights or obligations of the Borrowers or Administrative Agent hereunder. 

(h) Assignment by Borrowers. The Borrowers shall not assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations under this
Agreement or any of the Loan Documents without (i) the prior written consent of each of the Lenders and (ii) the payment to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, of an assignment fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the amount
to be assigned and all costs and expenses associated with any such assignment. For purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control (whether by equity sale, issuance or otherwise) shall constitute an assignment hereof. 

(i) Syndication. The Borrowers hereby agree, at the request of the Administrative Agent, to use commercially reasonable
efforts to assist and cooperate with the Administrative Agent in efforts to complete any syndication of the Commitments and the Loans hereunder, including, but not limited to, promptly preparing and providing materials and information reasonably
deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent to successfully complete and otherwise facilitate such syndication, including all projections required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.05 and Section 6.01. The Borrowers and
each of their directors, officers, employees and agents shall, at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to meet with any potential lender and provide such additional information as such Persons may
reasonably request. 
 (j) Assignment by Wells Fargo. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at
any time Wells Fargo assigns all of its Commitments and Loans pursuant to subsection (a) above, Wells Fargo may, upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such
resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder, subject to the acceptance by such Lender of such appointment; provided, however, that no failure by the
Borrowers to appoint any such successor or any failure by any such Lender to accept such an appointment shall affect the resignation of Wells Fargo as L/C Issuer. If Wells Fargo resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations
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Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the applicable Lenders to make
Revolving Credit Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.10(c)). 
 15.08
Confidentiality. 
 Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as
defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any
remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions
substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective
counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrowers or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than
as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all
information received from any Borrower relating to any Borrower or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any
Borrower, provided that, in the case of information received from a Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own
confidential information. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, “Information” shall not include, and the Administrative Agent and each Lender may disclose without limitation of any kind, any information with respect to the
“tax treatment” and “tax structure” (in each case, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses)
that are provided to the Administrative Agent or such Lender relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains information concerning the tax treatment or
tax structure of the transaction as well as other information, this sentence shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the Loans, Letters of Credit and transactions
contemplated hereby. In addition, the Administrative Agent may disclose to any agency or organization that assigns standard identification numbers to loan facilities such basic information describing the facilities provided hereunder as is necessary
to assign unique identifiers (and, if requested, supply a copy of this Agreement), it being understood that the Person to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to make available
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 15.09 Set-off. 

In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to any Borrower or any other Borrower, any such notice being waived by each Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Borrower) to the fullest extent permitted
by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the respective
Borrowers against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or indebtedness. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. 

15.10 Interest Rate Limitation. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents,
together with all fees, charges and other amounts that may be treated as interest under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”) shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest permitted by applicable Law (the
“Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive Charges in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess Charges shall be applied to the principal of the applicable Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid
principal, refunded to the Borrowers. In determining whether the Charges contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law,
(a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal
parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. 
 15.11 Counterparts. 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. 
 15.12 Integration. 

This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter
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the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in
favor of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed
neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof. 
 15.13 Survival of Representations
and Warranties. 
 All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender,
regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default at the time of any
Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding. 

15.14 Severability. 

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
 15.15 Tax Forms. 

(a) (i) Each Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code
(a “Foreign Lender”) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of
either IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the any
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence satisfactory to the Borrowers and the
Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender
shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, (A) promptly submit to the Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of one of such forms (or such successor forms as shall

  
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be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is
satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent of any available exemption from or reduction of, United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement,
(B) promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (C) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws that the Borrowers make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender. 
 (ii) Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own
account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical participation by such Lender), shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on the date when such
Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Administrative Agent (in the reasonable exercise of its
discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own
account that is not subject to U.S. withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such Lender chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate
or statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Lender is not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such Lender. 

(iii) The Borrowers shall not be required to pay any additional amount to any Foreign Lender under Section 3.01 if
such Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this Section 15.15(a); provided that if such Lender shall have satisfied the requirement of this Section 15.15(a) on the date such Lender became a
Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any payment under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this Section 15.15(a) shall relieve any Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to
Section 3.01 in the event that, as a result of any Change Law, such Lender is no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person for
the account of which such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced rate. 

  
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 (iv) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to
U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by
Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to
determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iv), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made
to FATCA after the Closing Date. 
 (v) The Administrative Agent may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required to be
deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents with respect to which the Borrowers are not required to pay additional amounts under this Section 15.15(a). 

(b) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Administrative Agent two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-9. If such Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to such
Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable back-up withholding tax imposed by the Code, without reduction. 
 (c) If any
Governmental Authority asserts that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Lender, such Lender shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Administrative Agent under this Section, and costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs) of the Administrative
Agent. The obligation of the Lenders under this Section shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and the resignation of the Administrative Agent. 

15.16 Estoppel Certificates. 

Borrowers, within ten (10) days after request by Administrative Agent and at Borrowers’ expense, will furnish Administrative Agent
and Lenders with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth the amount of all Loans, L/C Obligations and other Obligations and the offsets or defenses thereto, if any, all in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Administrative Agent. 
 15.17 Recourse. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the liability for payment of the Loans, L/C
Obligations and other Obligations and for the payment and performance of all other agreements, covenants and obligations contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, shall be the full recourse obligations of the Borrowers. 

  
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 15.18 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. 

(a) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or
tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. 
 (b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against each of the other parties hereto in any way relating to this Agreement
or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any
appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and
determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer
may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction. 

(c) The Borrowers irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. 

(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in
Section 15.02. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law. 

15.19 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury and Other Rights. 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY
RIGHT OR CLAIM TO ANY CONSEQUENTIAL 

  
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DAMAGES, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EXPECTANCY DAMAGES, SPECIAL DAMAGES AND GENERAL DAMAGES IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY), OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENT (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTION OF ANY PARTY OR ANY EXERCISE
BY ANY PARTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS HEREUNDER OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO ANY LOAN OR ANY PROPERTY (INCLUDING ANY ACTION TO RESCIND OR CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, AND ANY CLAIM OR DEFENSE ASSERTING THAT THIS AGREEMENT WAS FRAUDULENTLY INDUCED OR IS
OTHERWISE VOID OR VOIDABLE). EACH BORROWER (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, LENDERS AND L/C ISSUER HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 

15.20 Time of the Essence. 

For all payments to be made and all obligations to be performed under the Loan Documents, time is of the essence. 

15.21 Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. 

The liability of all Borrowers hereunder, under the Notes and under each other Loan Document shall be joint and several. Each Borrower shall be
primarily and directly liable hereunder, under the Notes and under each other Loan Document. 
 15.22 Patriot Act Notice. 

Each Lender. the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any other party) hereby notifies the Borrowers that,
pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001 (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers,
which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Patriot Act. 

15.23 Ratification; Reaffirmation. 

(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Prior Credit Agreement (as amended and restated by this Agreement) and
each of the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Loan Documents executed in connection with the Prior Credit Agreement), are hereby ratified and remain in full force and effect. 

  
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Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a novation of any Note or otherwise affect the priority of the lien of any of the Loan Documents. 

(b) Without in any way limiting the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement and in addition to the representations
and warranties contained in Article V of this Agreement, Borrowers hereby expressly reaffirm as of the date hereof that the representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in the Loan Documents furnished in connection with the Prior
Credit Agreement or thereafter at any time under or in connection with the Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written. 

  
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	FAMOUS DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC.,
	a Minnesota corporation
		
	By:		 /s/ Richard A. Pawlowski

	Name:		Richard A. Pawlowski
	Title:		CFO
	
	 D&D OF MINNESOTA, INC.,

a Minnesota corporation

		
	By:		 /s/ Richard A. Pawlowski

	Name:		Richard A. Pawlowski
	Title:		CFO
	
	 LAKE & HENNEPIN BBQ AND BLUES, INC.,

a Minnesota corporation

		
	By:		 /s/ Richard A. Pawlowski

	Name:		Richard A. Pawlowski
	Title:		CFO
	
	 FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS, INC.,

a Minnesota corporation

		
	By:		 /s/ Richard A. Pawlowski

	Name:		Richard A. Pawlowski
	Title:		CFO
	
	 FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS-U, INC.,

a Minnesota corporation

		
	By:		 /s/ Richard A. Pawlowski

	Name:		Richard A. Pawlowski
	Title:		CFO

			
	FAMOUS DAVE’S RIBS OF MARYLAND,
	INC., a Minnesota corporation
		
	By:		 /s/ John Beckman

	Name:		John Beckman
	Title:		President

  

			
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
	ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and as a Lender
		
	By:		 /s/ Darcy McLaren

	Name:		Darcy McLaren
	Title:		DirectorExhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement")
is entered into as of July 1, 2015, by and between Stuart W. Epperson, an individual ("Executive"), and Salem
Communications Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

 

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are
parties to an Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2014 (the "Old Employment Agreement");

 

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company wish
to terminate the Old Employment Agreement, effective as of midnight on June 30, 2015;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive
in the capacity of Chairman of the Board of the Company on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Executive desires to serve in such
capacity on behalf of the Company and to provide to the Company the services described herein on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing recitals, the terms and conditions set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Employment
by the Company and Term.

 

(a)Duties. Subject to the terms set forth
herein, the Company agrees to employ Executive as Chairman of the Board and Executive hereby accepts such employment. As Chairman
of the Board, Executive shall have the authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities for Executive's corporate office
and position as set forth in the Company's Bylaws from time to time and such other authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities
as the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") may from time to time prescribe or delegate to Executive, in all
cases to be consistent with Executive's corporate offices and positions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may change Executive’s
title, corporate office, positions, authority, functions, duties, powers and responsibilities from time to time if it, in its sole
discretion, believes such change(s) to be in the best interest of the Company, provided that in no event shall Executive’s
status be of lesser stature than as non-executive Vice Chairman.

 

(b)Full Time and Best Efforts.
During the Term, Executive shall apply, on a full-time basis, all of his skill and experience to the performance of his duties
hereunder and shall not, without the prior consent of the Board, devote substantial amounts of time to outside business activities.
The performance of Executive's duties shall be primarily in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida, subject to
reasonable travel as the performance of his duties in the business may require. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may devote
a reasonable amount of his time to civic, community, charitable or passive investment activities in a manner which is reasonably
consistent with his historic practices.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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(c)Company Policies. The employment
relationship between the parties shall be governed by the general employment policies and practices of the Company and of its parent,
Salem Media Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), including without limitation the policies described in
Section 10 of this Agreement, except that when the terms of this Agreement differ from or are in conflict with the Company's or
Parent’s general employment policies or practices, this Agreement shall control.

 

(d)Term. Executive’s term
of employment under this Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”) and, subject to the
terms hereof, shall terminate on such date (the “Termination Date”) that is the earlier of: (1) June 30, 2016,
or (2) the termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement. The period from the Effective Date
until the Termination Date shall be defined herein as the “Term.”

 

2.Compensation and
Benefits.

 

(a)Cash Salary. Executive shall
receive for services to be rendered hereunder an annual base salary (the "Base Salary"), of One Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($150,000).

 

(b)Participation in Benefit Plans.
During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any group insurance, hospitalization, medical, dental, health and
accident, disability, compensation or other plan or program of the Parent or Company now existing or established hereafter to the
extent that he is eligible under the general provisions thereof. The Company may, in its sole discretion and from time to time,
amend, eliminate or establish additional benefit programs as it deems appropriate. The availability and terms of such benefit plans
shall be set by the Board of Directors of Parent, or its designated committee, and may change from time-to-time. Executive shall
be required to comply with all conditions attendant to coverage by the benefit plans hereunder and shall be entitled to benefits
only in accordance with the terms and conditions of such plans as they may be enumerated from time to time.

 

(c)Perquisites. During the Term,
the Company shall provide Executive with the perquisites and other fringe benefits generally made available to senior executives
of the Company and any such other benefits as the Board of Directors of Parent, or its designated committee, may elect to grant
from time-to-time including the following:

 

(1)Automobile Allowance. The
Company shall provide Executive, at no cost to Executive, the use of a company-owned or company-leased vehicle of a cost and quality
reasonably acceptable to the Company but, in any event, equal to or exceeding the cost and quality of the vehicle presently used
by Executive. The Company shall pay, or reimburse Executive for, all costs associated with operating, maintaining and insuring
such automobile, provided such costs are itemized and presented to the company in writing and in a form as then prescribed by the
Company in its policies for the reimbursement of employee business expenses;

 

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(2)Life Insurance. The Company
shall provide Executive the death benefit provided under a split-dollar life insurance policy pursuant to a separate Split Dollar
Life Insurance Agreement dated January 10, 2011, and entered into by Executive and the Company;

 

(3)Regulatory Filings. The Company
shall pay for all governmental and regulatory filings required by Executive solely as a result of his position as an officer or
director of the Company or Parent, including, but not limited to, all Section 16 filings required by Executive. For avoidance of
doubt, such filings would include SEC Forms 4 and 5 and Schedule 13G and FCC ownership reports and transfer applications and would
not include other filings required in connection with the sale of company stock by Executive;

 

(4)Regulatory
Filings/Fees Associated with Option Exercises. In the event Executive is required to make regulatory filings as a result of
his exercise of options granted him by the Company for the purchase of stock of the Parent, the Company shall pay the cost of such
filings, including any filing fee. The benefits provided in this Section 2(c)(4) shall include full reimbursement for any income
and employment taxes applicable to such benefits;

 

(5)Travel and Entertainment
Expenses. Reasonable, bona-fide Company-related entertainment and travel expenses incurred by Executive in accordance with
the Employee Handbook, Code of Ethical Conduct, Financial Code of Conduct and other written policies, all as issued by the Company,
relating thereto shall be reimbursed or paid by the Company; and,

 

(6) Health Benefit. Employer
will pay the employee, spouse and dependents portions of the monthly group health care premiums on behalf of Executive.

 

3.Bonuses.

 

In addition to the other compensation of
Executive as set forth herein, and subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, Executive shall be eligible for an annual merit
bonus in an amount to be determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, which bonus may be paid in cash,
options or a combination thereof.

 

4.Termination of Employment.

 

(a)Termination For Cause.

 

(1)Termination; Payment of Accrued
Salary. The Board may terminate Executive's employment with the Company at any time for Cause (as hereinafter defined), immediately
upon notice to Executive of the circumstances leading to such termination for Cause. In the event that Executive's employment is
terminated for Cause, Executive shall receive payment for all accrued salary through the Termination Date, which in this event
shall be the date upon which notice of termination is given. The Company shall have no further obligation to pay severance of any
kind nor to make any payment in lieu of notice.

 

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(2)Definition of Cause. For the
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean, without limitation, the following: (A) the death of Executive;
(B) any mental or physical impairment which prevents Executive at any time during the Term from performing the essential functions
of his full duties for a period of 180 days within any 270 day period and Executive thereafter fails to return to work within 10
days of notice by the Company of intention to terminate (“Disability”); (C) continued gross neglect, malfeasance or
gross insubordination in performing duties assigned to Executive; (D) a conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude; (E) an
egregious act of dishonesty (including without limitation theft or embezzlement) in connection with employment, or a malicious
action by Executive toward Parent, Company, or their affiliates or related entities (together with Parent, collectively “Affiliates”);
(F) a violation of the provisions of Section 6(a) hereof; (G) a willful breach of this Agreement; (H) disloyalty; and (I) material
and repeated failure to carry out reasonably assigned duties or instructions consistent with Executive’s position.

 

(b)Termination by Executive. Executive
shall have the right, at his election, to terminate his employment with the Company by notice to the Company to that effect: (1)
if the Company shall have failed to substantially perform a material condition or covenant of this Agreement ("Company's Material
Breach") or (2) if the Company materially reduces or diminishes Executive's powers and responsibilities hereunder; provided,
however, that a termination under clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 4(b) shall not be effective until Executive shall have given
notice to the Company specifying the claimed breach and, provided such breach is curable, Company fails to correct the claimed
breach within 30 days after the receipt of the applicable notice or such longer term as may be reasonably required by the Company
due to the nature of the claimed breach (but within 10 days if the failure to perform is a failure to pay monies when due under
the terms of this Agreement).

 

(c)Termination Upon Disability.
The Company may terminate Executive's employment in the event Executive suffers a Disability (as defined in Section 4(a)(2) hereof).
After the Termination Date, which in this event shall be the date upon which notice of termination is given, no further compensation
shall be payable under this Agreement except that Executive shall receive the accrued portion of any salary and bonus through the
Termination Date, less standard withholdings for tax and social security purposes, payable, in the case of a bonus, upon such date
or over such period of time which is in accordance with the applicable bonus plan plus severance equal to 100% of his then Base
Salary for 15 months without offset for any disability payments Executive may receive, payable in equal monthly installments. After
the Termination Date, which in this event shall be the date upon which notice of termination is given, any then unvested or time-vested
stock options previously granted to Executive by the Company shall become immediately one hundred percent (100%) vested.

 

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(d)Termination Without Cause.

 

(1)Termination Payments. In the
event that, during the Term, Executive's employment is terminated by the Company other than pursuant to Section 4(a) or 4(c), or
by Executive pursuant to Section 4(b), the Company shall pay Executive as severance an amount equal to his then Base Salary for
the longer of six months or the remainder of the Term, less standard withholdings for tax and social security purposes, payable
in equal installments over six consecutive months, or, if longer, the number of months remaining in the Term, commencing immediately
following termination, in monthly pro rata payments commencing as of the Termination Date, plus the accrued portion of any bonus
through the Termination Date, less standard withholdings for tax and social security purposes, payable, in the case of a bonus,
upon such date or over such period of time which is in accordance with the applicable bonus plan.

 

(e)Benefits Upon Termination. All
benefits provided under Section 2(b) hereof shall be extended at the Executive's cost, to the extent permitted by the
Company's insurance policies and benefit plans, for six months after Executive's Termination Date, except (a) as required
by law (e.g. COBRA health insurance continuation election) or (b) in the event of a termination by the Company pursuant
to Section 4(a).

 

(f)Termination Upon Death. If Executive
dies prior to the expiration of the Term, the Company shall (1) continue coverage of Executive's dependents (if any) under all
applicable benefit plans or programs of the type listed above in Section 2(b) herein for a period of 12 months, to the extent allowed
by law, and (2) pay to Executive's estate the accrued portion of any salary and bonus through the Termination Date, less standard
withholdings for tax and social security purposes, payable, in the case of a bonus, upon such date or over such period of time
which is in accordance with the applicable bonus plan. After the Termination Date, which in this event shall be the date of Executive’s
death, any then unvested or time-vested stock options previously granted to Executive by the Company shall become immediately one
hundred percent (100%) vested.

 

(g)No Offset. Executive shall have
no duty to mitigate any of his damages or losses and the Company shall not be entitled to reduce or offset any payments owed to
Executive hereunder for any reason.

 

5.Right of First Refusal on Corporate
Opportunities.

 

During the Term, Executive agrees that he
shall, prior to exploiting a Corporate Opportunity (hereafter defined) for his own account or for the benefit of an immediate family
member’s account, offer the Company a right of first refusal with respect to such Corporate Opportunity. For purposes of
this Section 5, “Corporate Opportunity” shall mean any business opportunity that is in the same or a related business
as any of the businesses in which the Company or any of its Affiliates is involved. The determination as to whether a business
opportunity constitutes a Corporate Opportunity shall be made by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Parent or
a majority of the disinterested and independent members of the Board, and their determination shall be based on an evaluation
of: (a) the extent to which the Corporate Opportunity is within the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ existing lines
of business or its existing plans to expand; (b) the extent to which the Corporate Opportunity supplements the Company’s
or any of its Affiliates’ existing lines of activity or complements the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ existing
methods of service; (c) whether the Company has available resources that can be utilized in connection with the Corporate Opportunity;
(d) whether the Company is legally or contractually barred from utilizing the Corporate Opportunity; (e) the extent to which utilization
of the Corporate Opportunity by Executive would create conflicts of interest with the Company or any of its Affiliates; and (f)
any other factors the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or such disinterested and independent Board members deem(s)
appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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6.Executive’s
Obligations.

 

(a)Confidential Information. Executive
agrees that, during the Term or at any time thereafter:

 

(1)Executive shall not use for any purpose
other than the duly authorized business of Company, or disclose to any third party, any information relating to Company or any
of its Affiliates which is proprietary to Company or any of its Affiliates ("Confidential Information"), including any
customer list, contact information, rate schedules, programming, data, plans, intellectual property, trade secret or any written
(including in any electronic form) or oral communication incorporating Confidential Information in any way (except as may be required
by law or in the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement consistent with Company's policies) regardless of
whether or not such information has been labeled as “confidential”; and

 

(2)Executive shall comply with any and
all confidentiality obligations of Company to a third party, whether arising under a written agreement or otherwise.

 

(b) Work For Hire.

 

(1)The results and proceeds of Executive’s
services to Company, including, without limitation, any works of authorship resulting from Executive’s services during Executive’s
employment with Company and/or any of its Affiliates and any works in progress resulting from such services, shall be works-made-for-hire
and Company shall be deemed the sole owner of any and all rights of every nature in such works, whether such rights are now known
or hereafter defined or discovered, with the right to use the works in perpetuity in any manner Company determines in its sole
discretion without any further payment to Executive. If, for any reason, any of such results and proceeds are not legally deemed
a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any rights in such results and proceeds which do not accrue to Company under the preceding
sentence, then Executive hereby irrevocably assigns and agrees to assign any and all of Executive’s right, title and interest
thereto, whether now known or hereafter defined or discovered, and Company shall have the right to use the work in perpetuity in
any location and in any manner Company determines in its sole discretion without any further payment to Executive.

 

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(2)Executive shall
do any and all things which Company may deem useful or desirable to establish or document Company's rights in any such results
and proceeds, including, without limitation, the execution of appropriate copyright, trademark and/or patent applications, assignments
or similar documents and, if Executive is unavailable or unwilling to execute such documents, Executive hereby irrevocably designates
the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Parent or his designee as Executive’s attorney-in-fact with the power to execute
such documents on Executive’s behalf. To the extent Executive has any rights in the results and proceeds of Executive’s
services under this Agreement that cannot be assigned as described above, Executive unconditionally and irrevocably waives the
enforcement of such rights.

 

(3) Works-made-for-hire
do not include subject matter that meets all of the following criteria: (A) is conceived, developed and created by Executive on
Executive’s own time without using the Company’s or any of its Affiliate’s equipment, supplies or facilities
or any trade secrets or confidential information, (B) is unrelated to the actual or reasonably anticipated business or research
and development of Company or any of its Affiliates of which Executive is or becomes aware; and (C) does not result from any work
performed by Executive for Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(c)Return of Property. All documents, data, recordings,
equipment or other property, whether tangible or intangible, including all information stored in electronic form, obtained or prepared
by or for Executive and utilized by Executive in the course of Executive’s employment with Company or any of its Affiliates
shall remain the exclusive property of Company and shall not be removed from the premises of the Company under any circumstances
whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Company, except when (and only for the period) necessary to carry out Executive's
duties hereunder, and if removed shall be immediately returned to the Company upon any termination of his employment and no copies
thereof shall be kept by Executive; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled to retain documents reasonably related
to his prior interest as a shareholder. Upon termination of employment, Executive shall promptly return all property of Company
or any of its Affiliates.

 

(d)Use of Executive’s Name, Image and Likeness.
Company may make use of Executive’s name, photograph, drawing or other likeness in connection with the advertising or the
giving of publicity to Company, Parent or a program broadcast or content provided by Company, Parent or any Affiliates. In such
regard, Company may make recordings, transcriptions, videotapes, films and other reproductions of any and all actions performed
by Executive in his or her capacity as an Executive of Company, including without limitation any voice-over or announcing material
provided by Executive (collectively “Executive Performances”). Company shall have the right to broadcast, display,
license, assign or use any Executive Performances on a royalty-free basis without additional compensation payable to Executive.

 

7.Noninterference.

 

While employed by the Company and for
a period of two years thereafter, Executive agrees not to interfere with the business of the Company by directly or indirectly
soliciting, attempting to solicit, inducing, or otherwise causing any executive or material employee of the Company or any of its
Affiliates to terminate his or her employment in order to become an employee, consultant or independent contractor to or for any
other Company.

 

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8.Noncompetition.

 

Executive agrees that during the Term
and for a period of two years thereafter, he shall not, without the prior consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, be employed
by, be connected with, or have an interest in, as an employee, consultant, officer, director, partner, stockholder or joint venturer,
in any person or entity owning, managing, controlling, operating or otherwise participating or assisting in any business that is
in competition with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates (a) during the Term, in any location, and (b) for the
two-year period following the termination of this Agreement, in any province, state or jurisdiction in which the Company or any
of its Affiliates was conducting business at the date of termination of Executive's employment and continues to do so thereafter;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent Executive from being a stockholder of less than one percent of the issued
and outstanding securities of any class of a corporation listed on a national securities exchange or designated as national market
system securities on an interdealer quotation system by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this paragraph shall not operate to limit Executive’s ability to provide non-confidential information to, serve
on the board of directors of, or be employed by any 501(c)(3) organization, including any such organization operating non-commercial
radio station(s).

 

9.Remedies.

 

Executive
acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach by Executive of any the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7 or 8 will result in the
Company and its stockholders suffering irreparable harm which cannot be calculated or fully or adequately compensated by recovery
of monetary damages alone. Accordingly, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to interim, interlocutory and permanent
injunctive relief, specific performance and other equitable remedies, in addition to any other relief to which the Company may
become entitled should there be such a breach or threatened breach.

 

10.Personal Conduct.

 

Executive agrees to promptly
and faithfully comply with all present and future policies, requirements, directions, requests and rules and regulations of the
Company in connection with the Company’s business, including without limitation the policies and requirements set forth in
Parent’s Employee Handbook, Code of Ethical Conduct and Financial Code of Conduct. Executive further agrees to comply with
all laws and regulations pertaining to Executive’s employment with the Company. Executive hereby agrees not to engage in
any activity that is in direct conflict with the essential interests of the Company or any of its Affiliates. Executive hereby
acknowledges that nothing set forth in the Employee Handbook, Code of Ethical Conduct or Financial Code of Conduct or any other
policy issued by the Company or Parent shall be deemed to create a separate contractual obligation, guarantee or inducement between
Executive and the Company.

 

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11.Indemnification.

 

The Company shall indemnify Executive to the
fullest extent permitted by law, in effect at the time of the subject act or omission, and shall advance to Executive reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses as such fees and expenses are incurred (subject to an undertaking from Executive to repay such
advances if it shall be finally determined by a judicial decision which is not subject to further appeal that Executive was not
entitled to the reimbursement of such fees and expenses). Executive shall be entitled to the protection of any insurance policies
that the Company may elect to maintain generally for the benefit of its directors and officers against all costs, charges and expenses
incurred or sustained by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (other than any action, suit or proceeding arising
under or relating to this Agreement) to which Executive may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director, officer
or employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or his serving or having served any other enterprise as a director, officer
or employee at the request of the Company. The Company covenants to maintain during Executive’s employment for the benefit
of Executive (in his capacity as an officer and director of the Company) Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance providing
benefits to Executive no less favorable, taken as a whole, than the benefits provided to the other senior executives of the Company
by the Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance maintained by the Company on the date hereof; provided, however, that the
Board may elect to terminate Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance for all officers and directors, including Executive,
if the Board determines in good faith that such insurance is not available or is available only at unreasonable expense.

 

12.Miscellaneous.

 

(a)Notices. Any notices provided
hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of (1) personal delivery (including personal delivery
by e-mail or fax), (2) on the first day after mailing by overnight courier, or (3) on the third day after mailing by first class
mail, to the recipient at the address indicated below:

 

To the Company:

 

Salem Communications Holding Corporation

4880 Santa Rosa Road

Camarillo, California 93012

Attention: Christopher J. Henderson, Secretary

 

To Executive:

 

Stuart W. Epperson

3780 Will Scarlet Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27104

 

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person
as the recipient party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

 

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(b)Severability. If any provision
of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no further appeal
lies or is taken, that provision shall be deemed to be severed herefrom, and all remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not
be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable.

 

(c)Entire Agreement. This document
constitutes the final, complete, and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement and understanding between the parties related
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior or contemporaneous understandings, agreements, or representations
by or between the parties, written or oral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as provided in this Agreement,
all understandings and agreements, written or oral, relating to the employment of Executive by the Company or the payment of any
compensation or the provision of any benefit in connection therewith or otherwise, are hereby terminated and shall be of no further
force and effect.

 

(d)Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed in separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one party, but all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(e)Successors and Assigns. This
Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and the Company, and their respective
successors and assigns, except that Executive may not assign any of his duties hereunder and he may not assign any of his rights
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

(f)Amendments. No amendments or
other modifications to this Agreement may be made except by a writing signed by both parties. No amendment or waiver of this Agreement
requires the consent of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity not a party to this Agreement. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any third person any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(g)Attorneys' Fees. If any legal
proceeding is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, or to recover damages for breach therefore, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, as well as costs and disbursements, in addition to other relief to which
he or it may be entitled.

 

(h)Choice of Law. All questions
concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal law, and not the law
of conflicts, of the State of California.

 

(i)Resolution of Disputes. Company
and Executive mutually agree to resolve any and all legal claims arising from or in any way relating to Executive’s employment
with Company through mediation or, if mediation does not resolve the claim or dispute within ten (10) days of notice demanding
mediation, by binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act subject to the terms and conditions provided below. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, insured workers’ compensation claims (other than wrongful discharge claims) and claims for unemployment insurance
are excluded from arbitration under this Agreement. This Agreement does not prevent the filing of charges with administrative agencies
such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or equivalent state agencies. Arbitration
shall be conducted in Ventura County, California in accordance with any of the following, at Executive’s election: (a) the
JAMS® Employment Rules of Procedure, or (b) the rules of procedure issued by another alternative dispute resolution
service mutually acceptable to Executive and Company. Any award issued in accordance with this Section 12(i) shall be rendered
as a judgment in any trial court having competent jurisdiction. Company shall pay the arbitration fees and expenses, less any filing
fee amount the Executive would otherwise have to pay to pursue a comparable lawsuit in a United States district court in the jurisdiction
where the dispute arises or state court in the jurisdiction where the dispute arises, whichever is less. All other rights, remedies,
exhaustion requirements, statutes of limitations and defenses applicable to claims asserted in a court of law shall apply in the
arbitration. Executive expressly waives any presumption or rule, if any, which requires this Agreement to be construed against
the Company.

 

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(j)Integration. This Agreement
comprises the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter and shall supersede all other prior written
or oral agreements, including without limitation the Old Employment Agreement.

 

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(k)Survival; Modification of Terms.
No change in Executive’s duties or salary shall affect, alter, or otherwise release Executive from the covenants and agreements
contained herein. All post-termination covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein by Executive shall survive
the expiration or termination of this Agreement or employment under this Agreement in accordance with their respective terms and
conditions.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this agreement effective as of the date first written above.

 

	 	"EXECUTIVE"
	 	 
	 	 
	 	Stuart W. Epperson
	 	 
	 	"COMPANY"
	 	 
	 	SALEM COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:   	 
	 	 	Edward G. Atsinger III
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer

 

I hereby certify that the terms and conditions
of this Employment Agreement have been reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee of Salem Media Group, Inc.

 

	Effective Date: June 30, 2015	 
	 	David Davenport
	 	Chairman of the Compensation Committee,
	 	Salem Media Group, Inc.

 

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