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Exhibit 4.7

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated October 4, 2010 (the “Agreement”) is entered
into by and among Roadhouse Financing Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co”),
Roadhouse Merger Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Co”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
(“J.P. Morgan”) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse” and,
together with J.P. Morgan, the “Initial Purchasers”).

     Finance Co, Merger Co and the Initial Purchasers are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated
September 27, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the sale by Finance Co to
the Initial Purchasers of $355 million aggregate principal amount of Finance Co’s 10.75% Senior
Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Securities”) which will be guaranteed on a senior secured
basis by Merger Co. As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase
Agreement, Finance Co and Merger Co have agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their
direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

     Merger Co, LRI Holdings (“Holdings”), Roadhouse Parent Inc. and LRI Acquisition, LLC
have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 27, 2010, pursuant to which
Merger Co will be merged with and into Holdings, and as a result Holdings will continue as the
surviving corporation. In addition, Finance Co will be merged with and into Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc.
(“LRI”), (the “Merger”), and as a result LRI will continue as the surviving
corporation and will become a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings. As a result, LRI shall
assume by operation of law all rights and obligations of Finance Co under this Agreement, and
Holdings shall assume by operation of law all rights and obligations of Merger Co under this
Agreement.

     The Securities will be issued by Finance Co and guaranteed on a senior basis by Merger Co.
Upon the entering into of the Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), LRI will assume the
obligations of Finance Co under the Securities, Holdings will assume the obligations of Merger Co
under its Guarantee, and the Securities will be guaranteed on a senior basis, in each case by
Holdings and each of its subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2 to the Purchase Agreement.

     Immediately upon consummation of the Merger, LRI and each Additional Guarantor will enter into
a joinder agreement to this Agreement (the “Joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement”),
a form of which is attached hereto as Annex A, pursuant to which it will become a party to this
Agreement.

     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations, warranties
and agreements of each of LRI, Holdings, Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse of
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this Agreement shall not become effective until the consummation of the Merger, at which time
such representations, warranties and agreements shall become effective as of the date hereof
pursuant to the terms of the Joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement and thereafter all
representations, warranties, agreements and obligations of the Company and the Guarantors hereunder
shall be joint and several.

     In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

     “Finance Co” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Additional Guarantor” shall mean Holdings, Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc., Logan’s
Roadhouse of Texas, Inc., and any subsidiary of the Company that becomes a guarantor under the
Indenture after the date of this Agreement.

     “Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

     “Company” shall mean Finance Co, and upon consummation of the Merger and LRI’s
entering into of the Joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement, shall mean LRI and shall also
include the LRI’s successors.

     “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.

     “Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.

     “Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Company and the Guarantors of
Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

     “Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act
effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

     “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration
statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and
supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein
or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

     “Exchange Securities” shall mean senior secured notes issued by the Company and
guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing

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terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to
restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this
Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Registrable Securities in exchange for Securities
pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

     “Free Writing Prospectus” means each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) and any communication within the meaning of Rule 425 of the Securities
Act, as applicable, prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company
in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.

     “Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and guarantees of the
Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture.

     “Guarantors” shall mean Merger Co, any Additional Guarantors and any Guarantor’s
successor that Guarantees the Securities.

     “Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable
Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees who become
owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Section 4 and
Section 5 of this Agreement, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

     “Holdings” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

     “Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

     “Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities dated as of October 4,
2010 among Finance Co, Merger Co, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture and
as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

     “Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiv) hereof.

     “Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.

     “Joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.

     “J.P. Morgan” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

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     “LRI” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of
Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable
Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any of its affiliates shall not be
counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required
percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the Company shall issue any additional
Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the
effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable
Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of
determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable
Securities has been obtained.

     “Merger Co” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a notice of registration statement and selling
security holder questionnaire distributed to a Holder by the Company upon receipt of a Shelf
Request from such Holder.

     “Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a)
hereof.

     “Participating Holder” shall mean any Holder of Registrable Securities that has
returned a completed and signed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company in accordance with Section
2(b) hereof.

     “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political
subdivision thereof.

     “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any
preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus
supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other
amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document incorporated
by reference therein.

     “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall
cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such
Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or
disposed of pursuant

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to such Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities have been sold pursuant to Rule 144
under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) under
circumstances in which any legend borne by the Securities relating to restrictions on
transferability thereof is removed, (iii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding or (iv)
except in the case of Securities that otherwise remain Registrable Securities and that are held by
an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, when the
Exchange Offer is consummated.

     “Registration Default” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the
Exchange Offer is not completed on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (ii) the Shelf
Registration Statement, if required pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof, has not
become effective on or prior to the Target Registration Date, (iii) if the Company receives a Shelf
Request pursuant to Section 2(b)(iii), the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed
thereby has not become effective by the later of (a) the Target Registration Date and (b) 90 days
after delivery of such Shelf Request or (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this
Agreement, has become effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus
contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at
any time during the Shelf Effectiveness Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable
exists for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period.

     “Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or
compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation: (i)
all SEC, stock exchange or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. registration and filing
fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or
blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for any Underwriters and
one counsel for Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Holders holding a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of such Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as applicable,
held by such Holders) in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or
Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing,
word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free
Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements,
securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the
performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and
disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi)
the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the
fees and disbursements of one counsel for all Participating Holders (which counsel shall be
selected by the Participating Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
Registrable Securities held by such Participating Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for
the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees

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and disbursements of the independent registered public accountants of the Company and the
Guarantors, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or
incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses
of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or any
Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if
any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

     “Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Company and the
Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any such registration statement,
including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or
deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

     “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

     “Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

     “Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

     “Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b)
hereof.

     “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the
Company and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other
securities unless upon the Company’s request and such request is approved by a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Participating Holders) on an appropriate form under Rule 415
under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments
and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case
including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any
document incorporated by reference therein.

     “Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

     “Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.

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     “Supplemental Indenture” shall mean the supplemental indenture dated October 4, 2010,
entered into by LRI and the guarantors listed in Schedule 2 to the Purchase Agreement.

     “Target Registration Date” shall mean the date which is 300 days from October 4, 2010.

     “Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time
to time.

     “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.

     “Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

     “Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are
sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwritten offering for reoffering to the public, in
accordance with Section 3(e) hereof.

     2. Registration Under the Securities Act. o To the extent not prohibited by any
applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Company and the Guarantors shall use
their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be filed an Exchange Offer Registration Statement
covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities
and (ii) have such Registration Statement become and remain effective until 90 days after the last
Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers. The Company and the Guarantors
shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is
declared effective by the SEC and use their reasonable best efforts to complete the Exchange Offer
not later than 60 days after such effective date.

     The Company and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related
Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder
stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the
following:

	(i)	 	that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable
Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;

	(ii)	 	the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days
from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);

	(iii)	 	that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue
interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified
herein;

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	(iv)	 	that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the
appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address and in the manner
specified in the notice, or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the
applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to
the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and

	(v)	 	that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of
business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address
specified in the notice, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name
of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or
(B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary
for the Registrable Securities.

     As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent
to the Company and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be
acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the
Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the
distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of
the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule
405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any Guarantor and (iv) if such Holder is a
broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable
Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such
Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus
to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

     As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Company and the Guarantors shall:

	(i)	 	accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not
properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and

	(ii)	 	deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities
or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Company and issue, and cause the Trustee
to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal
amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities tendered by such Holder.

     The Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to complete the
Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other

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applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer
shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate any
applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff.

     (b) In the event that (i) the Company and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer
Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or the Exchange Offer may not be
completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any
applicable law, court order or order of any regulatory authority or applicable interpretations of
the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed by the Target Registration
Date or (iii) upon receipt of a written request (a “Shelf Request”) from any Initial
Purchaser or Holder representing that it holds Registrable Securities that are or were ineligible
to be exchanged in the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their reasonable
best efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination date or Shelf
Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the
Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become
effective; provided that no Holder will be entitled to have any Registrable Securities
included in any Shelf Registration Statement, or entitled to use the prospectus forming a part of
such Shelf Registration Statement, until such Holder shall have delivered a completed and signed
Notice and Questionnaire and provided such other information regarding such Holder to the Company
as is contemplated by Section 3(b) hereof.

     In the event that the Company and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration
Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Company and the Guarantors shall
use their reasonable best efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof with respect to all Registrable Securities
and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the
Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities
held by Participating Holders after completion of the Exchange Offer.

     The Company and the Guarantors agree to use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration Statement continuously effective until the Securities cease to be Registrable
Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all Registrable Securities have been
sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”). The
Company and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement,
the related Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or
instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration
Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if
reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to
such Holder, and to use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such amendment to

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become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free
Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable. The
Company and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Participating Holders copies of any such
supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may, upon its good
faith determination that such suspension is necessary and after notice to the Holders of
Registrable Securities that the Shelf Registration Statement (or the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement as it relates to Participating Broker-Dealers intending to use the Registration Statement
for resales of Exchange Securities) is unusable pending a material development, suspend the use of
the Prospectus included in any Shelf Registration Statement (or in the Exchange Offer Registration
Statement as applicable) for a period of time (the “Blackout Period”) not to exceed an
aggregate of 90 days in any twelve month period; provided, that, upon the termination of such
Blackout Period, the Company promptly shall notify the Holders of Registrable Securities that such
Blackout Period has been terminated.

     (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any
registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof. Each Holder shall pay all
underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating
to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf
Registration Statement.

     (d) An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be
deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC. A Shelf
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective
unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the
SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

     If a Registration Default occurs, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be
increased by (i) 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period beginning on the day immediately
following such Registration Default and (ii) an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each
subsequent 90-day period, in each case until and including the date such Registration Default ends,
up to a maximum increase of 1.00% per annum. A Registration Default ends when the Securities cease
to be Registrable Securities or, if earlier, (1) in the case of a Registration Default under clause
(i) of the definition thereof, when the Exchange Offer is completed, (2) in the case of a
Registration Default under clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf
Registration Statement becomes effective or (3) in the case of a Registration Default under clause
(iv) of the definition thereof, when the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes effective or
the Prospectus again becomes usable. If at any time more than one Registration Default has
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there is no Registration Default, the increase in interest rate provided for by this paragraph
shall apply as if there occurred a single Registration Default that begins on the date that the
earliest such Registration Default occurred and ends on such next date that there is no
Registration Default.

     (e) Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the
Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Company or the Guarantors to comply
with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material
irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy
at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in
the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may
be required to specifically enforce the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Section
2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.

     3. Registration Procedures. o In connection with their obligations pursuant to
Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Company and the Guarantors shall as expeditiously as
possible:

     (i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the
Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Company and the Guarantors, (y) shall, in
the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the
Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith;
and use their reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and
remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

     (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the
applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented
by any required prospectus supplement and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section
4(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or
dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;

     (iii) to the extent any Free Writing Prospectus is used, file with the SEC any Free Writing
Prospectus that is required to be filed by the Company or the Guarantors with the SEC in accordance
with the Securities Act and to retain any Free Writing Prospectus not required to be filed;

     (iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, to counsel for
the Initial Purchasers, to one counsel for such Participating Holders (which counsel shall be
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majority of the aggregate principal amount of Registrable Securities held by such
Participating Holders) and one counsel to the Underwriters of an Underwritten Offering of
Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus, preliminary
prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such
Participating Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale
or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and, subject to Section 3(c) hereof,
the Company and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or
such Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable
law by each of the Participating Holders and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering
and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus,
preliminary prospectus or such Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in
accordance with applicable law;

     (v) use their reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under
all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Participating Holder
shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes
effective; cooperate with such Participating Holders in connection with any filings required to be
made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.; and do any and all other acts and
things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Participating Holder to
complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Participating Holder; provided that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be required
to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent
to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such
jurisdiction if it is not so subject;

     (vi) notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration,
notify each Participating Holder and one counsel for such Participating Holders (which counsel
shall be selected by such Participating Holders holding a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of Registrable Securities held by such Participating Holders) promptly and, if requested by
any such Participating Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration
Statement has become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and
becomes effective, when any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed or any amendment or supplement
to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or
any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement,
Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration
Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any
proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of
the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-

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effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if the
Company or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any
proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration
Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related
Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the
making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus
in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (6) of any determination by the Company
or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus would be appropriate;

     (vii) use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution
of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, including by
filing an amendment to such Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible
moment and provide prompt notice to each Participating Holder of the withdrawal of any such order
or such resolution;

     (viii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Participating Holder, without
charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment
thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless
requested);

     (ix) in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Participating Holders to
facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities
to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be
issued in such denominations and registered in such names (consistent with the provisions of the
Indenture) as such Participating Holders may reasonably request at least two Business Days prior to
the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;

     (x) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(vi)(5) hereof, use their
reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment
to the applicable Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement or the
related Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference
or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted
by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus or Free
Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Company and the Guarantors shall
notify the Participating Holders (in the case of a Shelf

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Registration Statement) and the Initial Purchasers and any Participating Broker Dealers known
to the Company (in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to suspend use of the
Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such
an event, and such Participating Holders, such Participating Broker Dealers and the Initial
Purchasers, as applicable, hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus or any Free Writing
Prospectus, as the case may be, until the Company and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented
the Prospectus or the Free Writing Prospectus, as the case may be, to correct such misstatement or
omission;

     (xi) a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any
Free Writing Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a
Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference
into a Shelf Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus after initial filing
of a Shelf Registration Statement (other than such annual reports and quarterly reports as
prescribed by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), provide copies of such document to the
Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the
Participating Holders and their counsel); and the Company and the Guarantors shall not, at any time
after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any Free Writing
Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or a Free
Writing Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Shelf
Registration Statement, a Prospectus or a Free Writing Prospectus (other than such annual reports
and quarterly reports as prescribed by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), of which the
Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the
Participating Holders and their counsel) shall not have previously been notified and furnished a
copy;

     (xii) obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case
may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;

     (xiii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with
the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be;
cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be
required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture
Act; and execute, and use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all
documents as may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to
be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

     (xiv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, make available for inspection by a representative
of the Participating Holders (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any
disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement,

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one counsel and one accounting firm designated by a majority in aggregate principal amount of
the Participating Holders and one counsel and one accounting firm designated by such Underwriter,
at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records,
documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries as shall be reasonably necessary to
enable them to exercise any applicable due diligence responsibilities, and cause the respective
officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Guarantors to supply all information
reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with
a Shelf Registration Statement in connection with the exercise of their due diligence
responsibilities; provided that each Person receiving such information shall take such
actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information to the
extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the
rights and interests of any Inspector, Holder or Underwriter);

     (xv) in the case of a Shelf Registration, use their reasonable best efforts to cause all
Registrable Securities to be listed on any securities exchange or any automated quotation system on
which similar securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor are then listed if
requested by the Majority Holders, to the extent such Registrable Securities satisfy applicable
listing requirements;

     (xvi) if reasonably requested by any Participating Holder, promptly include in a Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Participating Holder
as such Participating Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and make all required
filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Company has
received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;

     (xvii) in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all
such other actions in connection with an Underwritten Offering (including those requested by the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf
Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities in such Underwritten Offering in accordance with Section 3(e) hereof and in such
connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the
Participating Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus, any Free
Writing Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if
any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters
in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when requested, (2) obtain opinions of
counsel to the Company and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and
substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Participating Holders and such Underwriters and
their respective counsel) addressed to each Participating Holder and Underwriter of Registrable
Securities, covering the matters

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customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings (to the extent permitted
by applicable professional standards), (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent registered
public accountants of the Company and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other registered
public accountant of any subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by
the Company or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required
to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each Participating Holder (to the extent
permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such
letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort”
letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial
information contained in any preliminary prospectus, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and (4)
deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority
in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are
customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the
representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above
and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement;
and

     (xviii) (a) immediately upon consummation of the Merger, LRI, Holdings, Logan’s Roadhouse of
Kansas, Inc. and Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc. enter into the Joinder to the Registration Rights
Agreement in the form attached as Annex A hereto and (b) so long as any Registrable Securities
remain outstanding, cause each other Additional Guarantor upon becoming a guarantor under the
Indenture, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex B and to
deliver such counterpart to the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the
execution thereof.

     (b) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may require each Holder of
Registrable Securities to furnish to the Company a Notice and Questionnaire and such other
information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable
Securities as the Company and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
The Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any Holder so long as
such Holder fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such
request. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration is being effected agrees to furnish
promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information
previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading.

     (c) Each Holder and each Participating Broker-Dealer intending to use the Prospectus included
in the Registration Statement for resales of Exchange Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any
notice from the Company and the Guarantors of (i) the commencement of a Blackout Period or (ii) the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(vi)(3) or Section 3(a)(vi)(5)

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hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant
to the Shelf Registration Statement until (x) in the case of preceding clause (i), receipt of
notice from the Company that the Blackout Period has ended or (y) in the case of preceding clause
(ii), such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus and any Free
Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(x) hereof and, if so directed by the Company and
the Guarantors, such Person will deliver to the Company and the Guarantors all copies in its
possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Person’s possession, of the Prospectus
and any Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of
receipt of such notice.

     (d) If the Company and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, including such notice described in
clause (c) above, the Company and the Guarantors shall extend the period during which such
Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of
days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including
the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus necessary to resume such
dispositions.

     (e) The Participating Holders who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an
Underwritten Offering. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks
and manager or managers (each an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be
selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in
such offering, subject to the consent of the Company. Such Participating Holders shall be
responsible for all underwriting commissions and discounts in connection therewith. No Holder of
Registrable Securities may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Holder
(a) agrees to sell such Holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting
arrangements approved by the Company and such Underwriter(s) and (b) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

     4. Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer. o The Staff has taken the
position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the
Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of
market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed
to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities.

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     The Company and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the
Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution
containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may
resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the
amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating
Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their
prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange
Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of
the Securities Act.

     (a) In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Company and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 90 days after the last Exchange Date (as such
period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) of this Agreement), in order to expedite or
facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent
with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above. The Company and the Guarantors
further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or,
to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales
contemplated by this Section 4.

     (b) The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Company, any Guarantor or any Holder
with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Agreement.

     5. Indemnification and Contribution. o The Company and each Guarantor, jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors
and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and
expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (1) any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or
any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus or any Free Writing
Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed
pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act (in each case, when taken together with the
related Prospectus), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, in each case except

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insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any
untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with any information relating to any Holder furnished to the Company in writing through
any selling Holder expressly for use therein. In connection with any Underwritten Offering
permitted by Section 3(e), the Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will also
indemnify the Underwriters, if any, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such
Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as
provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with
any Registration Statement or any Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer
Information (in each case, when taken together with the related Prospectus).

     (a) Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
the Guarantors and the other selling Holders, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each
officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if
any, who controls the Company, the Guarantors, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the
same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any
information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly
for use in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus.

     (b) If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation),
claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification
may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the “Indemnified
Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the
“Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or
(b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of
substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have
to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding
shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the
Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such
proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the
reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such
proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its

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own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such
Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have
mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time
to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different
from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any
such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the
Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the
Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses
shall be reimbursed as they are reasonably incurred. Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial
Purchaser, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser
shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and
any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z)
in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall
not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if
settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying
Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the
Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of
which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been
sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and
(B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act
by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

     (c) If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an
Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying
such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by Finance Co and Merger Co
from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the
Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on
the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in

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clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and
the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
to information supplied by the Company and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission. No party shall be liable for contribution under this paragraph (d) except
to the extent and under such circumstances as that party would have been liable for indemnification
under this Section 5 if such indemnification were available under applicable law.

     (d) The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation
(even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d)
above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims,
damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to
the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in
connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, in no
event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount
of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’
obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint.

     (e) The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any
rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

     (f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii)
any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person
controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Company or the
Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Company or the Guarantors,
(iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities
pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

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     6. General.

     (a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree
that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not
inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Company
nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will enter into, any
agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in
this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

     (b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of
this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures
from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company and the Guarantors have obtained the
written consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent;
provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure
from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable
Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder. Any amendments, modifications,
supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by
each of the parties hereto.

     (c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall
be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered first-class mail, telecopier, or any courier
guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such
Holder to the Company by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section
6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in
the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Company and the Guarantors, initially at the Company’s
address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which
is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at
their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other
address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c). All such
notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand,
if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if
mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day if timely
delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands
or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the
Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.

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     (d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment,
subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment,
transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase
Agreement or the Indenture. If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities
in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held
subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities
such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the
terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits
hereof. The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability
or obligation to the Company or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply
with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

     (e) Third Party Beneficiaries. Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the
agreements made hereunder between the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial
Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the
extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of
other Holders hereunder.

     (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     (g) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a
part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

     (h) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or
related to this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York.

     (i) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings
with respect thereto. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public
policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The
Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to
replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of
which

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comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ROADHOUSE FINANCING INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stanley de J. Osborne	 
	 	Name:  	Stanley de J. Osborne	 
	 	Title:  	President	 
	 
	 	ROADHOUSE MERGER INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stanley de J. Osborne	 
	 	Name:  	Stanley de J. Osborne	 
	 	Title:  	President	 
	 

Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

For itself and on behalf of the

several Initial Purchasers

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ James B. Cherundoco
 

	 	 
	Name:  	 	James B. Cherundoco	 
	Title: 	 	Vice President	 

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EXECUTION VERSION

Exhibit A

Form of Joinder to Registration Rights Agreement

___________ __, 2010

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) dated as of October 4, 2010 by and among Roadhouse Financing Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Finance Co”), Roadhouse Merger Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger
Co”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and, together with J.P. Morgan, the (“Initial Purchasers”)
concerning the sale by Finance Co to the Initial Purchasers of $355 million aggregate principal
amount of Finance Co’s 10.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Securities”) which will
be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Merger Co Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.

     Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. (“LRI”) and LRI Holdings, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc., and
Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc. (the “Additional Guarantors”) agree that this letter
agreement is being executed and delivered in connection with the issue and sale of the Securities
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

          1. Joinder of the Successor Company. LRI hereby agrees to become bound by the terms,
conditions and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with all attendant rights,
duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as
“Finance Co” and the “Company” therein and as if such party executed the Registration Rights
Agreement on the date thereof.

          2. Joinder of the Guarantors. Each of the Additional Guarantors hereby agrees to
become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement
with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as
if originally named as an Additional Guarantor therein and as if such party executed the
Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.

 

 

          3. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

          4. Counterparts. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

          5. Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this letter agreement, nor
any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

          6. Headings. The headings in this letter agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

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          If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter agreement will become a binding agreement
among LRI, the Additional Guarantors party hereto and the several Initial Purchasers in accordance
with its terms.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	LRI HOLDINGS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE OF KANSAS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE OF TEXAS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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EXECUTION VERSION

Annex B

Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement

     The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010 by and among Roadhouse
Financing Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co”), Roadhouse Merger Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Merger Co”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of itself and the
other Initial Purchasers to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights
Agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of [ ], 2010.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[NAME]

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	NAME:  	 	 
	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

Joinder to Registration Rights Agreement

October 4, 2010

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) dated as of October 4, 2010 by and among Roadhouse Financing Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Finance Co”), Roadhouse Merger Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger
Co”), and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) and Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and, together with J.P. Morgan, the (“Initial Purchasers”)
concerning the sale by Finance Co to the Initial Purchasers of $355 million aggregate principal
amount of Finance Co’s 10.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Securities”) which will
be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Merger Co Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Registration Rights Agreement.

     Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. (“LRI”) and LRI Holdings, Inc., Logan’s Roadhouse of Kansas, Inc., and
Logan’s Roadhouse of Texas, Inc. (the “Additional Guarantors”) agree that this letter
agreement is being executed and delivered in connection with the issue and sale of the Securities
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

          1. Joinder of the Successor Company. LRI hereby agrees to become bound by the terms,
conditions and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with all attendant rights,
duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as
“Finance Co” and the “Company” therein and as if such party executed the Registration Rights
Agreement on the date thereof.

          2. Joinder of the Guarantors. Each of the Additional Guarantors hereby agrees to
become bound by the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement
with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as
if originally named as an Additional Guarantor therein and as if such party executed the
Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.

          3. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

          4. Counterparts. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so

 

 

executed shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

          5. Amendments. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this letter agreement, nor
any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

          6. Headings. The headings in this letter agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

 

     If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and
return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter agreement will become a binding agreement
among LRI, the Additional Guarantors party hereto and the several Initial Purchasers in accordance
with its terms.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
George T. Vogel	 
	 	 	Name:  	George T. Vogel	 
	 	 	Title:  	President & CEO	 
	 
	 	LRI HOLDINGS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Amy Bertauski	 
	 	 	Name:  	Amy Bertauski	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO	 
	 
	 	LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE OF KANSAS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Robert Effner	 
	 	 	Name:  	Robert Effner	 
	 	 	Title:  	Secretary	 
	 
	 	LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE OF TEXAS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Amy Bertauski	 
	 	 	Name:  	Amy Bertauski	 
	 	 	Title:  	Asst. Treasurer	 
	 

Joinder
to Registration Rights Agreementexv10w1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), effective as of March
23, 2011 (“Effective Date”), is made and entered into by and between Logan’s Roadhouse,
Inc. (the “Company”) and Tom Vogel (“Executive”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, Executive currently is serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and,
prior to the Effective Date, was a party to an Employment Agreement with the Company, dated as of
December 15, 2006 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, on October 4, 2010, Roadhouse Merger Inc. merged with and into LRI Holdings, Inc.
(“LRI Holdings”) with LRI Holdings, the parent of the Company, continuing as the surviving
corporation; and

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that the Executive’s contribution to the growth and success of
the Company during prior years has been substantial, and that Executive’s continued efforts on
behalf of the Company are important to the long term success of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company now desires, and deems it to be in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders, to provide for the continued employment of the Executive and to make certain
changes in the Executive’s employment arrangements with the Company, which the Company has
determined will reinforce and encourage the Executive’s continued attention and dedication to the
Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to commit himself to continue to serve the Company on the
specified terms and conditions contained herein; and

     WHEREAS, in order to effect the foregoing purposes and to provide for the continued employment
relationship of the Executive with the Company, the Company and the Executive wish to enter into
this employment agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the mutual promises, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. EMPLOYMENT.

     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive as
its Chief Executive Officer.

2. DURATION OF AGREEMENT.

     This employment shall begin as of the Effective Date, and shall continue until it terminates
pursuant to the terms of one of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 of this Agreement. The specified period
during which Executive is employed by the Company is the “Term.”

 

 

3. POSITION AND DUTIES.

     3.1. Position. Executive shall serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as
a director on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for so long as the Executive is the
then duly elected and acting Chief Executive Officer. During the Term, the Company agrees to
nominate Executive for election as a director at each meeting of the shareholders at which the
election of Executive is subject to a vote by shareholders and to recommend that the shareholders
of the Company vote to elect Executive as a director. Executive shall report to the Board and
perform such duties and responsibilities as may be prescribed from time-to-time by the Board, which
shall be consistent with the responsibilities of similarly situated executives of comparable
companies in similar lines of business. From time to time, Executive also may be designated as
President of the Company and to such other offices within the Company or its subsidiaries as may be
necessary or appropriate for the convenience of the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries.

     3.2. Full-Time Efforts. Executive shall perform and discharge faithfully, diligently
and to the best of his ability such duties and responsibilities and shall devote his full-time best
efforts to the business and affairs of the Company. Executive agrees to promote the best interests
of the Company and to take no action that damages the public image or reputation of the Company,
its subsidiaries or its affiliates.

     3.3. No Interference With Duties. Executive shall not (i) engage in any activities,
or render services to or become associated with any other business; (ii) serve on any board of
directors of other corporations or entities unless approved by the Board, or; (iii) devote time to
other occupations or activities which would inhibit or otherwise interfere with the proper
performance of his duties unless approved by the Board, provided, however, that it
shall not be a violation of this Agreement for Executive to (A) devote reasonable periods of time
to charitable and community activities and industry or professional activities or, (B) manage
personal business interests and investments, in the case of each of (A) and (B), so long as such
activities do not interfere with the performance of Executive’s responsibilities under this
Agreement, and do not violate Article 12 of this Agreement.

     3.4. Work Standard. Executive hereby agrees that he shall at all times comply with
and abide by all terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and all applicable work
policies, procedures and rules as may be issued by Company. Executive also agrees that he shall
comply with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations and public ordinances governing the
performance of his duties hereunder.

4. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

     4.1. Base Salary. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
the Company shall pay Executive, and Executive shall accept, an annual salary (“Base Salary”) in
the amount of $550,000. The Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal
payroll practices and may be increased from time to time at the sole discretion of the Board.

     4.2. Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Term, Executive shall be
entitled to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans, practices, policies and
programs applicable generally to senior executive officers of the Company (“Peer Executives”), and
on the same basis as such Peer Executives, except as to benefits that are specifically applicable
to Executive pursuant to this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the following provisions

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shall apply with respect to Executive:

	 	4.2.1	 	Incentive Bonus. Executive shall be entitled to an annual bonus, the
amount of which shall be determined by the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee
of LRI Holdings (the “Committee”) and which shall be based upon Executive’s performance
and the Company’s operating results during such year as determined by the Board;
provided, however, that it is specifically acknowledged and agreed that
Executive’s “target” bonus shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of Executive’s
Base Salary. The amount of and performance criteria with respect to any such bonus in
any year shall be determined in accordance with a formula to be agreed upon by the
Company and Executive and approved by the Committee that reflects the financial and
other performance of the Company and the Executive’s contributions thereto.
	 
	 	4.2.2	 	Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Term, Executive and Executive’s
eligible dependents shall be eligible for participation in, and shall receive all
benefits under, the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by
the Company (“Welfare Plans”) to the extent applicable generally to Peer Executives
which are consistent with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time.
	 
	 	4.2.3	 	Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to an annual paid vacation
commensurate with the Company’s established vacation policy for Peer Executives. The
timing of paid vacations shall be scheduled in a reasonable manner by the Executive.
	 
	 	4.2.4	 	Business Expenses. Executive shall be reimbursed for all reasonable
business expenses incurred in carrying out the work hereunder. Executive shall follow
the Company’s expense procedures that generally apply to other Peer Executives in
accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company to the extent
applicable generally to such Peer Executives.
	 
	 	4.2.5	 	Perquisites. Executive shall be entitled to receive such executive
perquisites, fringe and other benefits as are provided to the senior most executives
and their families under any of the Company’s plans and/or programs in effect from time
to time (and consistent with the Company’s policies) and such other benefits as are
customarily available to Peer Executives.

	5.	 	TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

     Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated immediately at any time by the
Company without any liability owing to Executive or Executive’s beneficiaries under this Agreement,
except Base Salary through the date of termination and benefits through the date of termination
under any plan or agreement covering Executive which shall be governed by the terms of such plan or
agreement, under the following conditions, each of which shall constitute “Cause” or “Termination
for Cause”:

	 	(a)	 	Executive’s substantial and repeated failure to perform substantially his
duties as an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,

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	 	(b)	 	Executive’s personal dishonesty, fraud, or willful misconduct in the management
of the Company’s business, or violation of the Company’s race or gender anti-harassment
policies,
	 
	 	(c)	 	any conviction of, or the entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a
crime that constitutes a felony, or any willful or material violation by Executive of
any federal, state or foreign securities laws,
	 
	 	(d)	 	any conviction of any other criminal act or act of material dishonesty, fraud
or misconduct by Executive, in each case, that is materially injurious to the property,
operations, business or reputation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
	 
	 	(e)	 	the willful and material breach by Executive of any written covenant or
agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates not to disclose any
confidential information or not to compete with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates;

The cessation of employment of Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there
shall have been delivered to Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote
of not less than 57% of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and
held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to Executive and Executive is given an
opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith
opinion of such Board, Executive is guilty of the conduct described in any one or more of
subparagraphs (a) through (e) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

6. TERMINATION UPON DEATH.

     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall terminate immediately
upon Executive’s death, and the Company shall have no further liability to Executive or his
beneficiaries under this Agreement, other than for payment of the Accrued Obligations (as defined
in Paragraph 9(a)(1)), the timely payment or provision of any benefits available to Executive
pursuant to any Company plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits, if any,
as are applicable to Executive on the date of his death. The rights of the Executive’s estate with
respect to stock options and restricted stock, and all other benefit plans, shall be determined in
accordance with the specific terms, conditions and provisions of the applicable agreements and
plans.

7. DISABILITY.

     If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of Executive has occurred during
the Term (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to Executive
written notice of its intention to terminate Executive’s employment. In such event, Executive’s
employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such written
notice by Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, Executive shall not
have returned to full-time performance of Executive’s duties (as determined by the Board in its
reasonable discretion) within the 30 days after such receipt. If Executive’s employment is
terminated by reason of his Disability, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations
to Executive, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations (as defined in Paragraph 9(a)(1)),
Executive’s continued ability to participate in the Company’s life and medical programs pursuant to
Paragraph 9(b) below, including without limitation benefits under such plans, programs, practices

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and policies relating to disability benefits, if any, as are applicable to Executive on the
Disability Effective Date. The rights of the Executive with respect to stock options and
restricted stock, and all other benefit plans, shall be determined in accordance with the specific
terms, conditions and provisions of the applicable agreements and plans.

     For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean: (i) a long-term disability entitling
Executive to receive benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan as then in effect; or
(ii) if no such plan is then in effect or the plan does not apply to Executive, the inability of
Executive, as determined by the Board of the Company in its reasonable discretion, to perform the
essential functions of his regular duties and responsibilities, after reasonable accommodation, due
to physical or mental illness which has lasted (or can reasonably be expected to last) for a period
of ninety consecutive days or a total of 180 days during any 12-month period.

8. EXECUTIVE’S TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

     Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time by Executive for Good Reason or no
reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following actions
taken without Executive’s consent:

	 	(a)	 	A material diminution of the scope of Executive’s duties or responsibilities;
	 
	 	(b)	 	A reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the
Effective Date or as the same may be increased from time to time;
	 
	 	(c)	 	A reduction by the Company in Executive’s bonus opportunities or equity
compensation opportunities (when compared to with the levels of opportunity then
applicable to other similarly situated employees of the Company) which is arbitrary and
without business justification;
	 
	 	(d)	 	The Company moves Executive’s primary work site outside a 25-mile radius from
Executive’s then primary work site;
	 
	 	(e)	 	The material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement which is
not cured by the Company within thirty (30) days written notice by Executive; or
	 
	 	(f)	 	The failure of any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets
of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no
such succession had taken place.

     Good Reason shall not include Executive’s death or Disability. Executive’s continued
employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance
constituting Good Reason hereunder, provided that Executive raises to the attention of the Board
any circumstance he believes in good faith constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days after
occurrence or be foreclosed from raising such circumstance thereafter. The Company shall have an
opportunity to cure any claimed event of Good Reason (other than under subparagraph (f) above)
within 30 days of notice from Executive.

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     If Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, subject to the execution,
effectiveness and non-revocation of the Release attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a
part hereof (the “Release”) and only for so long as the Executive has not breached the provisions
of the Release or breached the provisions of Paragraph 12, he shall be entitled to the same
benefits on the same terms as he would be entitled to under Paragraph 9 as if terminated without
Cause. If Executive terminates his employment without Good Reason, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligations to Executive, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations (as defined
in Paragraph 9(a)(1)).

9. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE.

     If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause prior to the expiration
of the Term (it being understood by the parties that termination by death or Disability shall not
constitute termination without Cause), then Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits,
subject to the execution, effectiveness and non-revocation of the Release and only for so long as
the Executive has not breached the provisions of the Release or breached the provisions of
Paragraph 12.

	 	(a)	 	The Company shall pay to Executive the following amounts:

	 	(1)	 	in a lump sum in cash within 30 days (with the exception of the
amount due under (ii) below), the sum of (i) Executive’s Base Salary through the
date of termination to the extent not theretofore paid, (ii) a pro-rata portion
of Executive’s incentive bonus payable under Paragraph 4.2.1 for that portion of
the Contract Year through the date of termination (provided that this incentive
bonus will not be paid until such time as the Company pays a similar bonus to
its other executives and such bonus shall be based upon the Executive’s
performance and the Company’s operating results during such Contract Year as
determined by the Board); (iii) any accrued expenses and vacation pay to the
extent not theretofore paid, and (iv) unless Executive has elected a different
payout date in a prior deferral election, any compensation previously deferred
by Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) to the
extent not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in subparagraphs
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Accrued
Obligations”).
	 
	 	(2)	 	in installments ratably over eighteen (18) months following the
date of termination (the “Severance Period”) in accordance with the Company’s
normal payroll cycle and procedures, the amount equal to one hundred fifty
percent (150%) of the Executive’s annual Base Salary in effect as of the date of
termination (the “Installment Termination Payment”); and
	 
	 	(3)	 	With respect to Paragraph 9(a)(2), the Company may, at any time
and in its sole discretion, make a lump sum payment of all amounts, or all
remaining amounts, due to Executive as part of the Installment Termination
Payment, to the extent that such payment can be made in compliance with Section
409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and
without causing the payment to be subject to any additional tax imposed under
Section 409A of the Code; and

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	 	(b)	 	The Executive’s participation in the life, medical and disability insurance
programs in effect on the date of termination of employment shall continue until the
eighteen (18) months after Executive’s date of termination; provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated
to provide such benefits if Executive becomes employed by another employer and is
covered or permitted to be covered by that employer’s benefit plans without regard to
the extent of such coverage; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	If Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 9, this
Company shall have no further obligations to Executive, other than for payments
provided pursuant to this Section 9.
	 
	 	(d)	 	The amounts payable pursuant to this Section 9 shall be reduced by the amount
of any compensation Executive receives with respect to any other employment during the
Severance Period. If Executive accepts other employment, all of Executive’s rights to
benefits under Section 9(b) from Company Welfare Plans shall cease and all compensation
earned by the Executive from services as an officer, consultant or employee of any
other business or organization during the first eighteen (18) months following
termination of employment hereunder shall be offset against and reduce any severance
payments required to be paid to Executive under this Agreement.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Release; Timing of Payment.

	 	(1)	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the pro
rata bonus contained in clause (ii) of Paragraph 9(a)(1) and the severance pay
contained in Paragraph 9(a)(2) shall not be payable under this Agreement unless
and until Executive executes the Release within thirty (30) days following the
date of termination and such release has become irrevocable (the “Revocation
Period”); provided, that Executive shall not be required to release any
indemnification rights.
	 
	 	(2)	 	Any installments of severance pay previously due but not paid
under Paragraph 9(a)(2) shall be paid on the 45th day following the date of
termination and any prorata bonus shall be paid at the time specified in
Paragraph 9(a)(1) provided the release is irrevocable before the end of the
Revocation Period.

10. COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT.

     If either party brings suit to compel performance of, to interpret, or to recover damages for
the breach of this Agreement, the ultimate prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement of
its reasonable attorneys’ fees and any costs and required disbursements previously paid by such
prevailing party.

11. PUBLICITY; NO DISPARAGING STATEMENT.

     Executive and the Company covenant and agree that they shall not engage in any communications
which shall disparage one another or interfere with their existing or prospective business
relationships.

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12. BUSINESS PROTECTION PROVISIONS.

     12.1. Preamble. As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement,
and its recognition of the valuable experience, knowledge and proprietary information Executive had
gained and will continue to gain from his employment with the Company, Executive warrants and
agrees he will abide by and adhere to the following business protection provisions in this Article
12 and all sections thereof.

     12.2. Definitions. For purposes of this Article 12 and all sections thereof, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:

     (a) “Competitive Position” shall mean any employment, consulting, advisory, directorship,
agency, promotional or independent contractor arrangement between the Executive and any person or
Entity engaged in the casual dining steakhouse and/or roadhouse restaurant business, whereby
Executive is required to or does perform services (including, without limitation, advising or
otherwise providing information) on behalf of or for the benefit of such person or Entity which are
substantially similar to the services in which Executive participated or that he directed or
oversaw, or which Executive obtained experience, while employed by the Company.

     (b) “Confidential Information” shall mean any data, information, documents or materials
(whether oral, written, electronic or in any other form or medium) owned by or pertaining to, or
used or held for use in the business of, the Company or any of its affiliates (including, without
limitation, the business of the Company or any its affiliates), including, without limitation,
“Trade Secrets” (as defined below), which are not generally known to the competitors of the
Company. Confidential Information shall also include: (i) any items that the Company has marked
“CONFIDENTIAL” or some similar designation or are otherwise identified as being confidential; (ii)
Work Product; and (iii) Third Party Confidential Information that has been obtained by the Company
or its affiliates from any third party subject to a duty on the Company and/or its affiliates to
maintain the confidentiality of such information. “Confidential Information” shall not include
such portions of any information that are or become generally known to and available for use by the
public other than as a result of any act or omission of Executive or otherwise as a result of
Executive’s breach of any term or condition of this Agreement.

     (c) “Entity” or “Entities” shall mean any business, individual, partnership, joint venture,
agency, governmental agency, body or subdivision, association, firm, corporation, limited liability
company or other entity of any kind.

     (d) “Restricted Period” shall mean eighteen (18) months following termination of Executive’s
employment hereunder; provided, however that the Restricted Period shall be
extended for a period of time equal to any period(s) of time within the eighteen (18) month period
following termination of Executive’s employment hereunder that Executive is determined by a final
non-appealable judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction to have engaged in any conduct that
violates this Article 12 or any sections thereof, the purpose of this provision being to secure for
the benefit of the Company the entire Restricted Period being bargained for by the Company for the
restrictions upon the Executive’s activities.

     (e) “Territory” shall mean the United States of America.

     (f) “Third Party Confidential Information” shall mean the proprietary or confidential data,
information, documents and/or materials (whether oral, written, electronic or in any other form

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or medium) owned by or pertaining to, or used or held for use in the business of, third
parties. Confidential Information shall also include any data, information, documents and/or
materials of any third party that the Company has marked “CONFIDENTIAL” or some similar designation
or are otherwise identified as being confidential.

     (g) “Trade Secrets” shall mean information or data of or about the Company or any of its
affiliates, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical data, recipes, formulas,
patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial
data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential suppliers that: (1) derives
economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure
or use; (2) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy; and (3) any other information which is defined as a “trade secret” under applicable law.

     (h) “Work Product” shall mean all work product, data, documentation, “know-how,” trade
secrets, ideas, concepts, plans, inventions, improvements, innovations, techniques, discoveries,
methods, processes, developments, techniques, drawings, designs, models, data, programs, software,
firmware, works and other intellectual property or proprietary rights, and all similar or related
information (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright protection and whether or not
reduced to tangible form or to practice) relating to the Company or any of its affiliates
(including, without limitation, the business of the Company or any its affiliates) that were
conceived, reduced to practice, discovered, created, made, written, revised or developed by
Executive (either solely or jointly with others) during the term of his employment with the
Company. “Work Product” shall not include any works or other intellectual property or proprietary
rights that Executive conceived, reduced to practice, discovered, created, made, wrote, revised or
developed entirely on his own time and without the use of any facilities or resources (including,
without limitation, any materials, equipment, supplies or Confidential Information) of the Company
or any of its affiliates, unless such works and other intellectual property or proprietary rights
(i) relate to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) have been used, or
provided by Executive for use, in the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, or (iii)
result from any work performed by Executive for the Company or any of its affiliates.

     12.3. Nondisclosure: Ownership of Proprietary Property.

     (a) In recognition of the need of the Company and its affiliates to protect its legitimate
business interests, Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, and the importance and value
thereof to the business, Executive hereby covenants and agrees that Executive shall regard and
treat Trade Secrets and all other Confidential Information as strictly confidential and
wholly-owned by the Company and shall not, for any reason, in any fashion, either directly or
indirectly, use, sell, lend, lease, distribute, license, give, transfer, assign, show, disclose,
provide access, disseminate, reproduce, copy, misappropriate or otherwise communicate (in any form
or medium) any Trade Secrets or other Confidential Information to any third party or Entity for any
purpose other than in accordance with this Agreement or as required by applicable law, court order
or other legal process; provided that (i) Executive provides prior written notice to the Company of
such requirement, (ii) no more information is disclosed than is required, and (iii) Executive
cooperates, at the Company’s cost, with the Company to obtain a protective order or similar
confidentiality treatment. Executive shall be bound by the confidentiality and other obligations
under this Article 12 and all sections thereof during and after the term of his employment with the
Company.

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     (b) Executive shall exercise best efforts to ensure the continued confidentiality of all Trade
Secrets and other Confidential Information, and he shall immediately notify the Company of any
unauthorized disclosure, access or use of any Trade Secrets or other Confidential Information of
which Executive becomes aware. Executive shall assist the Company, to the extent necessary, in the
protection of or procurement of any intellectual property or other Work Product protection or other
rights in any of the Trade Secrets or other Confidential Information, if and as may be requested by
the Company from time to time.

     (c) Executive acknowledges and agrees that, as between the Executive and the Company, all Work
Product shall be owned exclusively by the Company. To the greatest extent possible, any Work
Product shall be deemed to be “work made for hire” (as defined in the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. §
101 et seq., as amended), and Executive hereby unconditionally and irrevocably transfers and
assigns to the Company all right, title and interest Executive currently has, or may have at any
time hereafter, by operation of law or otherwise in or to any Work Product on a worldwide basis and
without further consideration, including, without limitation, all patents, copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, logos and other marks (and the goodwill associated therewith), trade secrets,
know-how and other intellectual property rights. Executive agrees to execute arid deliver to the
Company any transfers, assignments, documents or other instruments and to take such actions which
the Company may deem necessary or appropriate, as may be requested by the Company from time to
time, to evidence, effect, record, maintain, protect and/or enforce the rights granted herein
and/or to vest complete title and ownership of any and all Work Product, including, without
limitation, all associated intellectual property and other rights therein and thereto, exclusively
in the Company. Executive shall make prompt and full disclosure to the Company of all Work Product
that is conceived, reduced to practice, created, made, written or developed (either solely or
jointly with others) during the term of his employment with the Company or through the use of any
facilities or resources (including, without limitation, any materials, equipment, supplies or
Confidential Information) of the Company or of any of its affiliates. In connection with any
activities conducted by Executive during the term of his employment with the Company (i) for the
Company or any of its affiliates, (ii) utilizing any facilities or resources (including, without
limitation, any materials, equipment, supplies or Confidential Information) of the Company or of
any of its affiliates, or (iii) that relate to the business of the Company or any of its
affiliates, Executive shall not use or incorporate in any products or services or in any designs,
plans or other Work Product, or disclose or provide to any other third party or Entity employed or
engaged by, or who is otherwise performing services for, the Company or any of its affiliates, any
works or other intellectual property or proprietary rights except for (x) works or other
intellectual property or proprietary rights that are owned by the Company or any of its affiliates,
or (y) without limiting the foregoing subsection (x), works or other intellectual property or
proprietary rights that Executive has the right, power and authority to assign (as it is required
to do pursuant to this Agreement) to the Company all right, title and interest therein and thereto,
or (z) are generally known to and available for use by the public without any restrictions or
obligations whatsoever to any person or Entity.

     12.4. Non-Interference With Executives. Executive recognizes and acknowledges that,
as a result of his employment by Company, he will become familiar with and acquire knowledge of
Confidential Information and certain other information regarding the other executives and employees
of the Company. Therefore, Executive agrees that, during the Restricted Period, Executive shall
not encourage, solicit or otherwise attempt to persuade any person in the employment of the Company
to end his/her employment with the Company or to violate any confidentiality, non-competition,
employment or other agreement that such person may have with

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the Company or any policy of the Company. Furthermore, neither Executive nor any person
acting in concert with the Executive nor any of Executive’s affiliates shall, during the Restricted
Period, employ any person who has been an executive or management employee of the Company unless
that person has ceased to be an employee of the Company for at least six (6) months.

     12.5. Non-competition. Executive covenants and agrees to not obtain or work in a
Competitive Position within the Territory during the Term or during the Restricted Period.
Executive and Company recognize and acknowledge that the scope, area and time limitations contained
in this Agreement are reasonable and are properly required for the protection of the business
interests of Company due to Executive’s status and reputation in the industry and the knowledge to
be acquired by Executive through his association with Company’s business and the public’s close
identification of Executive with Company and Company with Executive. Further, Executive
acknowledges that his skills are such that he could easily find alternative, commensurate
employment or consulting work in his field that would not violate any of the provisions of this
Agreement. Executive acknowledges and understands that, as consideration for his execution of this
Agreement and his agreement with the terms of this covenant not to compete, Executive will receive
employment with and other benefits from the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

     12.6. Remedies; Enforcement.

     (a) Executive understands and acknowledges that his violation of this Article 14 or any
section thereof would cause irreparable harm to Company, and Company would be entitled to an
injunction by any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining and restraining Executive from any
employment, service, disclosure of Confidential Information or other act prohibited by this
Agreement. The parties agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting
Company from pursuing any remedies available to it for any breach or threatened breach of this
Article 12 or any section thereof, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages from
Executive or any person or entity acting in concert with Executive. Company shall receive
injunctive relief without the necessity of posting bond or other security, such bond or other
security being hereby waived by Executive. If any part of this Article 12 or any section thereof
is found to be unreasonable, then it may be amended by appropriate order of a court of competent
jurisdiction to the extent deemed reasonable. Furthermore and in recognition that certain
severance payments are being agreed to in reliance upon Executive’s compliance with this Article 12
during and after termination of his employment, in the event Executive breaches any of such
business protection provisions or other provisions of this Agreement, any unpaid amounts (e.g.,
those provided under Paragraphs 8 or 9(a)(2)) shall be forfeited and Company shall not be obligated
to make any further payments or provide any further benefits to Executive following any such
breach.

     (b) Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision
or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such
jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein. More specifically, and without limiting the foregoing, if any court determines that any of
the covenants set forth in Article 12 or any section thereof are overbroad under applicable law in
time, geographical scope or otherwise, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree and
authorize such court to rewrite this Agreement to reflect the maximum time, geographical and/or
other restrictions permitted under applicable law to be reasonable and enforceable.

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13. RETURN OF MATERIALS.

     Upon Executive’s termination, or at any point after that time upon the specific request of the
Company, Executive shall return to the Company all written or descriptive materials of any kind
belonging or relating to the Company or its affiliates, including, without limitation, any
originals, copies and abstracts constituting or containing any intellectual property, Trade Secrets
or other Work Product or other Confidential Information in Executive’s possession or control (in
whatever form or medium).

14. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

     14.1. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a writing signed
by both of the parties hereto.

     14.2. Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon Executive, his heirs and personal representatives, and the Company and its successors and
assigns.

     14.3. Waiver Of Breach; Specific Performance. The waiver of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other breach. Each of the
parties to this Agreement will be entitled to enforce its or his rights under this Agreement,
specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to
exercise all other rights existing in its or his favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge
that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement
and that any party may in its or his sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of
competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent
any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.

     14.4. Indemnification and Insurance. The Company shall indemnify and hold the
Executive harmless to the maximum extent permitted by law against judgments, fines, amounts paid in
settlement and reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Executive,
in connection with the defense of, or as a result of any action or proceeding (or any appeal from
any action or proceeding) in which the Executive is made or is threatened to be made a party by
reason of the fact that he is or was an officer of the Company or any affiliate. In addition, the
Company agrees that the Executive is and shall continue to be covered and insured up to the maximum
limits provided by all insurance which the Company maintains to indemnify its directors and
officers (and to indemnify the Company for any obligations which it incurs as a result of its
undertaking to indemnify its officers and directors) and that the Company will exert its best
efforts to maintain such insurance, in not less than its present limits, in effect throughout the
term of the Executive’s employment.

     14.5. No Effect On Other Arrangements. It is expressly understood and agreed that the
payments made in accordance with this Agreement are in addition to any other benefits or
compensation to which Executive may be entitled or for which he may be eligible, whether funded or
unfunded, by reason of his employment with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provisions in Sections 5 through 10 regarding benefits that the Executive will receive upon his
employment being terminated supersede and are expressly in lieu of any other severance program or
policy that may be offered by the Company, except with regard to any rights the Executive may have
pursuant to COBRA.

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     14.6. Tax Withholding. There shall be deducted from each payment under this Agreement
the amount of any tax required by any governmental authority to be withheld and paid over by the
Company to such governmental authority for the account of Executive.

     14.7. Notices. All notices and all other communications provided for herein shall be
in writing and delivered personally to the other designated party, or mailed by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, or delivered by a recognized national overnight courier
service, or sent by facsimile, as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	If to Company to:
	 	Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc.
	 

	 	 	 	3011 Armory Drive, Suite 300
	 

	 	 	 	Nashville, Tennessee 37204
	 

	 	 	 	Fax: (615) 885-9057
	 
	 

	 	If to Executive to:
	 	Tom Vogel
	 

	 	 	 	177 Carron Bridge Way
	 

	 	 	 	Franklin, Tennessee 37067

All notices sent under this Agreement shall be deemed given twenty-four (24) hours after sent by
facsimile or courier, seventy-two (72) hours after sent by certified or registered mail and when
delivered if personal delivery. Either party hereto may change the address to which notice is to
be sent hereunder by written notice to the other party in accordance with the provisions of this
Paragraph.

     14.8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Tennessee (without giving effect to conflict of laws).

     14.9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the full and complete understanding
of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein; and this Agreement
supersedes and replaces any prior agreement, either oral or written, which Executive may have with
Company that relates to the same subject matter. Effective as of the Effective Date, this
Agreement shall supersede the Prior Agreement without further liability or obligation of either
Executive or the Company, other than for accrued but unpaid base salary and incurred but
unreimbursed business expenses.

     14.10. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by Executive without the prior
written consent of Company, and any attempted assignment not in accordance herewith shall be null
and void and of no force or effect.

     14.11. Severability. If anyone or more of the terms, provisions, covenants or
restrictions of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, then the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and to that end the
provisions hereof that be deemed severable.

     14.12. Paragraph Headings. The Paragraph headings set forth herein are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement
whatsoever.

     14.13. Interpretation. Should a provision of this Agreement require judicial
interpretation, it is agreed that the judicial body interpreting or construing the Agreement shall
not apply the

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assumption that terms hereof shall be more strictly construed against one party by reason of
the rule of construction that an instrument is to be construed more strictly against the party
which itself or through its agents prepared the agreement it being agreed that all parties and/or
their agents have participated in the preparation hereof.

     14.14. Voluntary Agreement. Executive and Company represent and agree, that each has
reviewed all aspects of this Agreement has carefully read and fully understands all provisions of
this Agreement, and is voluntarily entering into this Agreement. Each party represents and agrees
that such party has had the opportunity to review any and all aspects of this Agreement with legal,
tax or other adviser(s) of such party’s choice before executing this Agreement.

     14.15. Applicability of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any
reimbursement, fringe benefit or other, similar plan or arrangement in which Executive participates
during the Term or thereafter provides for a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be
subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (ii) the amount eligible for
reimbursement or payment under such plan or arrangement in one calendar year may not affect the
amount eligible for reimbursement or payment in any other calendar year (except that a plan
providing medical or health benefits may impose a generally applicable limit on the amount that may
be reimbursed or paid), (iii) subject to any shorter time periods provided in any expense
reimbursement policy of the Company, any reimbursement or payment of an expense under such plan or
arrangement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year
in which the expense was incurred and (iv) the reimbursement shall be made pursuant to
objectively determinable and nondiscretionary Company policies and procedures regarding such
reimbursement of expenses. Whenever a provision under this Agreement specifies a payment period
with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be
within the sole discretion of the Company. With respect to any amounts of deferred compensation
subject to Section 409A of the Code, reference to Executive’s “termination of employment” (and
corollary terms) with the Company shall be construed to refer to Executive’s “separation from
service” (as determined under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h), as uniformly applied by the Company)
with the Company.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the- parties hereto have executed, or caused their duly authorized
representative to execute, this Agreement as of this __ day of March, 2011.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE, NC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Amy Bertauski	 
	 
	 	Its:  	CFO	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	

“EXECUTIVE”

 	 
	 	  	/s/
Tom Vogel	 
	 	 	Tom Vogel 	 
	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit A

MUTUAL RELEASE

     This Mutual Release (“Mutual Release”) is made and entered into by and between
Tom Vogel (“Executive”) and Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., and its successor or assigns
(“Company”).

     WHEREAS, Executive and Company have agreed that Executive’s employment with the Company shall
terminate on                   ;

     WHEREAS, Executive and the Company have previously entered into that certain Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of March 23, 2011 (“Agreement”), and this Release is
incorporated therein by reference;

     WHEREAS, Executive and Company desire to delineate their respective rights, duties and
obligations attendant to such termination and desire to reach an accord and satisfaction of all
claims arising from Executive’s employment, and his termination of employment, with appropriate
releases, in accordance with the Agreement;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to compensate Executive in accordance with the Agreement for
service he has or will provide for the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements of the parties set forth
in this Release, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby covenant and agree
as follows:

     1. Claims Released By Executive Under This Agreement. In exchange for receiving the
severance benefits described in Paragraphs 8, 9 or 10 of the Agreement, and except as provided in
Paragraph 3 below, to the maximum extent permitted by law, Executive hereby voluntarily and
irrevocably waives, releases, dismisses with prejudice, and withdraws all claims, complaints, suits
or demands of any kind whatsoever (whether known or unknown) which Executive ever had, may have, or
now has against Company and other current or former subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company and
their past, present and future officers, directors, employees, agents, insurers and attorneys
(collectively, the “Releasees”), arising out of or relating to (directly or indirectly) Executive’s
employment or the termination of his employment with Company, including but not limited to:

     (a) claims for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (as amended), the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family and
Medical Leave Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management
Relations Act, any applicable Executive, Orders, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or the
Executive Retirement Income Security Act;

     (b) claims for violations of any other federal, state, or local statute or regulation
or local ordinance;

     (c) claims for lost or unpaid wages, compensation, or benefits, defamation, intentional
or negligent infliction of emotional distress, assault, battery, wrongful or

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constructive discharge, negligent hiring, retention or supervision, misrepresentation
(not including fraud), conversion, tortious interference, breach of contract, or breach of
fiduciary duty;

     (d) claims to benefits under any bonus, severance, workforce reduction, early
retirement, outplacement, or any other similar type plan sponsored by the Company; or

     (e) any other claims under state law arising in tort or contract.

     2. Claims Released by Company Under This Agreement. As inducement for receiving
Executive’s release hereunder, and except as provided in Paragraph 3 below, Company hereby
voluntarily and irrevocably waives, releases, dismisses with prejudice, and withdraws all claims,
complaints, suits or demands of any kind whatsoever (whether known or unknown) which Company ever
had, may have or now has against Executive, arising out of or relating to (directly or indirectly)
Executive’s employment or the termination of his employment with Company, including but not limited
to:

     (a) claims for violations of any federal or state statute or regulation or local
ordinance;

     (b) claims related to compensation or benefits, defamation, intentional or negligent
infliction of emotion distress, assault, battery, misrepresentation (not including fraud,
conversion, tortious interference, breach of contract or breach of fiduciary duty);

     (c) claims related to benefits under any bonus, severance, workforce reduction, early
retirement, outplacement, or any similar type plan sponsored by Company; or

     (d) any other claims under state law arising in tort or contract.

     3. Claims Not Released Under This Agreement. In signing this Release, Executive is
not releasing any claims that may arise under the terms of the Agreement, that enforce his rights
under the Agreement, that arise out of events occurring after the date Executive executes this
Release, that arise under any written non-employment related contractual obligations between the
Company or its affiliates and Executive which have not terminated as of the execution date of this
Release by their express terms, that arise under a policy or policies of insurance (including
director and officer liability insurance) maintained by the Company or its affiliates on behalf of
Executive, or that relate to any indemnification obligations to Executive under the Company’s
bylaws, certificate of incorporation, Tennessee law or otherwise. However, Executive understands
and acknowledges that nothing herein is intended to or shall be construed to require the Company to
institute or continue in effect any particular plan or benefit sponsored by the Company and the
Company hereby reserves the right to amend or terminate any of its benefit programs at any time in
accordance with the procedures set forth in such plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit
Executive from engaging in protected activities under applicable law or from communicating, either
voluntarily or otherwise, with any governmental agency concerning any potential violation of the
law; provided, however, that Executive disclaims and waives any right to share or participate in
any monetary award resulting from the investigation or prosecution of such potential violation.

     4. No Assignment of Claim. Executive represents that he has not assigned or
transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, any claims or any portion thereof or interest
therein to any party prior to the date of this Release.

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     5. Compensation. In accordance with the Agreement, the Company agrees to pay
Executive, or if he becomes eligible for payments under Paragraphs 8, 9 or 10 but dies before
receipt thereof, his spouse or his estate, as the case may be, the amount provided in Paragraphs 8,
9 or 10 of the Agreement.

     6. No Admission Of Liability. This Release shall not in any way be construed as an
admission by the Company or Executive of any improper actions or liability whatsoever as to one
another, and each specifically disclaims any liability to or improper actions against the other or
any other person, on the part of itself or himself, its or his employees or agents.

     7. Voluntary Execution. Executive warrants, represents and agrees that he has been
encouraged in writing to seek advice from anyone of his choosing regarding this Release, including
his attorney and accountant or tax advisor prior to his signing it; that he has been advised to
consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release; that this Release represents written notice
to do so; that he has been given the opportunity and all periods of time required by law to seek
such advice; and that he fully understands the meaning and contents of this Release. He further
represents and warrants that he was not coerced, threatened or otherwise forced to sign this
Release, and that his signature appearing hereinafter is voluntary and genuine. EXECUTIVE
UNDERSTANDS THAT HE MAY TAKE UP TO TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT HE DESIRES TO
ENTER INTO THIS RELEASE AND THAT HIS EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE LESS THAN 21 DAYS FROM ITS RECEIPT
FROM THE COMPANY WILL REPRESENT HIS KNOWING WAIVER OF SUCH 21-DAY CONSIDERATION PERIOD. EXECUTIVE
FURTHER UNDERSTANDS THAT HE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A PERIOD OF SEVEN (7) DAYS FOLLOWING HIS
EXECUTIVE OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE SUCH RELEASE.

Acknowledged and Agreed To:

“COMPANY”

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE, INC.

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	By:  	 	 
	Name:  	 	 
	Title:  	 	 

I UNDERSTAND THAT BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE, I AM GIVING UP RIGHTS I MAY HAVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT I
DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN THIS RELEASE.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	“EXECUTIVE”

 	 
	 	  	 	 
	 	 	Tom Vogel   	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Date:
	 
	 

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