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EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

SWEETGREEN, INC. 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 This
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of _________________, 20__ and is between Sweetgreen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and ______________ (“Indemnitee”). 
 RECITALS 

A. Indemnitee’s service to the Company substantially benefits the Company. 

B. Individuals are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or in certain other capacities unless they are provided
with adequate protection through insurance or indemnification against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of such service. 

C. Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and any
insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as a director or officer without additional protection. 

D. In order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company
to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, Indemnitee as permitted by applicable law. 
 E.
This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the indemnification provided in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and this Agreement shall not be deemed a substitute
therefor, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to limit, diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

AGREEMENT 

The parties agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. 
 (a)
“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Beneficial
Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner solely by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another Person, or entering into tender or support agreements relating
thereto, provided such merger was approved by the Company’s board of directors, or (ii) the Company’s board of directors approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person. 

(b) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement
of any of the following events: 
 (i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) becomes the
Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; 

 (ii) Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years
(not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Company’s board of directors and any Approved Directors cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
members of the Company’s board of directors. “Approved Directors” means new directors whose election or nomination by the board of directors was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in
office who either were directors at the beginning of such two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved; or 

(iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a
merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of
the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
governing body of such surviving entity. 
 (c) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or
was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, including as a deemed fiduciary thereto. 

(d) “DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 

(e) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in
respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 
 (f) “Enterprise” means the Company and any other
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 
 (g) “Expenses” include all reasonably and actually incurred
attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements
or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include
(i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent,
and (ii) for purposes of Section 10(d), Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee. 

(h) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters
of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company, any Enterprise or Indemnitee in any matter material to any such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to
matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the term Independent Counsel shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine
Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 

 (i) “Person” shall have the meaning used for such term in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that Person shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 

(j) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate
dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, whether formal or
informal, including any appeal therefrom and including without limitation any such Proceeding pending as of the date of this Agreement, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a
non-party witness, deponent or otherwise by reason of (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, (ii) any action taken by Indemnitee or any action or inaction on
Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or (iii) the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. 

(k) “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” means to the fullest extent permitted by all applicable
laws, including without limitation: (i) the fullest extent permitted by DGCL as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of
this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors. 
 (l) In connection with any
Proceeding relating to an employee benefit plan: references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the
Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants or beneficiaries, including as a deemed fiduciary thereto; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan
shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 

2. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2
if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or witness or other participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 2, Indemnitee
shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or
any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. 

 3. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a witness or other participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in
its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue
or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the Delaware Court of
Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. 
 4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is wholly or partly
Successful. To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to, and is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of, any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal (with or without prejudice), motion for
summary judgment, settlement (with or without court approval), or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 

5. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any
indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding): 
 (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on
behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid; provided, however, that payment made to Indemnitee pursuant to an insurance
policy purchased and maintained by Indemnitee at his or her own expense of any amounts otherwise indemnifiable or obligated to be made pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce the Company’s obligations to Indemnitee pursuant to this
Agreement; 
 (b) for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements); 

(c) for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any
profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company
pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of
Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements); 

(d) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its
directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Company’s board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the
indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise authorized in Section 10(d) or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; provided, for the avoidance of
doubt, Indemnitee shall not be deemed for purposes of this paragraph, to have initiated any Proceeding (or any part of a Proceeding) by reason of (i) having asserted any affirmative defenses in connection with a claim not initiated by
Indemnitee or (ii) having made any counterclaim (whether permissive or mandatory) in connection with any claim not initiated by Indemnitee; or 

 (e) if prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law. 

6. Advances of Expenses. The Company shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding prior to
its final disposition, and such advancement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 30 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time
(which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive
any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice). Advances shall be unsecured and interest free, made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay such advances, and made without regard to Indemnitee’s
entitlement to and availability of insurance coverage, including advancement, payment or reimbursement of defense costs, expenses or covered loss under the provisions of any applicable insurance policy (including, without limitation, whether such
advancement, payment or reimbursement is withheld, conditioned or delayed by the insurer(s)). Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company, except, with respect to advances of expenses made pursuant to Section 10(c), in which case Indemnitee makes the undertaking provided in Section 10(c). No other undertaking shall be required. This Section 6 shall not apply to
the extent advancement is prohibited by law (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final adjudication not subject to further appeal). The Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have
the effect of prohibiting or limiting the Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of expenses under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, within thirty days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company
shall, in accordance with such request (but without duplication), (a) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses.

 7. Procedures for Notification and Defense of Claim. 

(a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or
advancement of Expenses as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of notice thereof. . The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee
hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights, except to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company. 

(b) If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance in effect that may be applicable to the Proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies.
The Company shall thereafter take all commercially reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. Further, if requested by
Indemnitee, within two business days of such request the Company will instruct the insurance carriers and the Company’s insurance broker that they may communicate directly with Indemnitee regarding such claim. 

 (c) In the event the Company may be obligated to make any indemnity in connection
with a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written
notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently
incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding. Notwithstanding the Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s separate counsel to the
extent (i) the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii) counsel for the Company shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense such that Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii) the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification obligations, or (iv) the Company shall not have retained, or shall not
continue to retain, counsel to defend such Proceeding. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. The Company shall not be entitled,
without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company. Indemnitee agrees that any such separate counsel retained by indemnitee will be a member of any approved list of panel counsel under the
Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, should the applicable policy provide for a panel of approved counsel and should such approved panel list comprise law firms with well-established reputations in
the type of litigation at issue. (For clarity, the fact of a firm’s being part of a panel shall not be evidence of a firm’s having a well-established national reputation for the type of litigation at issue). 

(d) Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably
appropriate. 
 (e) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee for any settlement of any Proceeding (or any part thereof)
effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a
party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any action, claim or proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in a settlement to which the Company has given its prior written consent, such
settlement shall be treated as a success on the merits in the settled action, suit or proceeding. 
 (f) The Company shall not settle
any Proceeding (or any part thereof) in a manner that imposes any penalty or liability on Indemnitee not paid by the Company without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The
Company shall not, on its own behalf, settle any part of any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is party with respect to other parties (including the Company) if any portion of such settlement is to be funded from corporate insurance proceeds unless
approved by (i) the written consent of Indemnitee or (ii) a majority of the independent directors of the board; provided, however, that the right to constrain the Company’s use of corporate insurance as described in this section shall
terminate at the time the Company concludes (per the terms of this Agreement) that (i) Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this agreement, or (ii) such indemnification obligation to Indemnitee has been fully
discharged by the Company. 
 8. Procedures upon Application for Indemnification. 

(a) To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such
documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and as is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Proceeding. Any delay in
providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure is prejudicial. 

 (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to
Section 8(a), a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made as follows, provided that a Change in Control shall not have occurred: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though
less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors; (ii) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors;
(iii) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if a majority of Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee;
or (iv) if so directed by the Company’s board of directors, by the stockholders of the Company. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made by
Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten
days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon
reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and disbursements) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law. 

(c) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 8(b),
the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 8(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company’s board of directors, and the Company shall give written
notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection
be made by the Company’s board of directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event,
Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however,
that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the
factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent
Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to
Section 8(a) and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection that
shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the
person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 8(b). Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10(a), the
Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing). 

 (d) The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel
and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 

(e) If the person or persons so empowered to make a determination pursuant to Section 8(b) hereof shall have failed to make the requested
determination within ninety (90) days after any judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or other disposition or partial disposition of any
Proceeding or any other event that could enable the Corporation to determine Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, the requisite determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made. 

9. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such
determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome
that presumption by clear and convincing evidence. 
 (b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein,
by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to
indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that
Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. 
 (c) For purposes of any determination of good
faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith to the extent Indemnitee relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee
by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors or (iv) information or records
given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant, an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee of the board of
directors. The provisions of this Section 11(c) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 (d) Neither the knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 
 10. Remedies of Indemnitee.

 (a) Subject to Section 10(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 9 that Indemnitee is
not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 6 or 10(d), (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 8
within 30 days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a
determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to 

 Sections 4, 5 and 10(d), within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or
(v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the
benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively,
Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 12 months following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this
Section 10(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 4. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek
any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement. 
 (b) Neither (i) the failure of the Company,
its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable
standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of
conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 8 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse
determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or
advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and the burden of proof shall be by clear and convincing evidence. 
 (c) The Company
shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such
court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by
such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. 

(d) The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action for indemnification
or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement, any other agreement, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company
to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 30 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance such
Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Section 6. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such advances to the extent the Indemnitee is ultimately unsuccessful in such action or arbitration. 

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification shall be made
prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding. 

 11. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if
the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid or to be
paid in settlement, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the
relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and
agents) in connection with such events and transactions. The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company (other than
Indemnitee) who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee. 
 12. Non-exclusivity. The rights of
indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s certificate of
incorporation or bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of
Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by
such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set forth herein, no right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy
shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 
 13. Primary Responsibility. The
Company acknowledges that to the extent Indemnitee is serving as a director on the Company’s board of directors at the request or direction of a private equity or venture capital fund or other entity and/or certain of its affiliates
(collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”), Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by such Secondary Indemnitors. The Company agrees that, as between the Company and the
Secondary Indemnitors, the Company is primarily responsible for amounts required to be indemnified or advanced under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or this Agreement and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to
provide indemnification or advancement for the same amounts is secondary to those Company obligations. To the extent not in contravention of any insurance policy or policies providing liability or other insurance for the Company or any director,
trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, the Company waives any right of contribution or subrogation against the Secondary Indemnitors with respect to the liabilities
for which the Company is primarily responsible under this Section 13. In the event of any payment by the Secondary Indemnitors of amounts otherwise required to be indemnified or advanced by the Company under the Company’s certificate of
incorporation or bylaws or this Agreement, the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement of expenses under the Company’s certificate
of incorporation or bylaws or this Agreement or, to the extent such subrogation is unavailable and contribution is found to be the applicable remedy, shall have a right of contribution with respect to the amounts paid. The Secondary Indemnitors are
express third-party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 13. 
 14. No Duplication of Payments. Subject to
Section 13, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually
received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise; provided, however, that payment made to Indemnitee pursuant to an insurance policy purchased and maintained by Indemnitee at his or her own
expense of any amounts otherwise indemnifiable or obligated to be made pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce the Company’s obligations to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement. 

 15. Insurance. To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or
policies providing liability insurance for directors, trustees, general partners, managing members, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries of the Company or any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies to the same
extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or policies in a comparable position. In the event of a change of control or the Company’s becoming insolvent, the Company shall maintain in force any and all insurance policies
then maintained by the Company in providing insurance—directors’ and officers’ liability, fiduciary, employment practices or otherwise--in respect of the individual directors and officers of the
Company, for a fixed period of six years thereafter (a “Tail Policy”). Such coverage shall be non-cancellable and shall be placed and serviced for the duration of its term by the Company’s
incumbent insurance broker. Such broker shall place the Tail policy with the incumbent insurance carriers using the policies that were in place at the time of the change of control event (unless the incumbent carriers will not offer such policies,
in which case the Tail Policy placed by the Company’s insurance broker shall be substantially comparable in scope and amount as the expiring policies, and the insurance carriers for the Tail Policy shall have an AM Best rating that is the same
or better than the AM Best ratings of the expiring policies). 
 16. Subrogation. Subject to Section 13, in the event of any
payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including
execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 
 17. Services to the
Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the request of the Company, as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise, for so long as
Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or is removed from such position. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any
obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its
subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that any employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or
without cause, with or without notice, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), any existing formal severance
policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or the DGCL. No such document shall be subject to any oral
modification thereof. 
 18. Duration. All the rights and privileges afforded by this agreement, including the right to
indemnification and the advancement of legal fees provided under this Agreement, shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity pertaining to an Indemnifiable Event even though Indemnitee
may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any Proceeding. 

 19. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors
and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs,
executors and administrators. Further, the Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written
agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. 

20. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do
any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions of
this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any
section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law; (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest
extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 
 21. Enforcement. Monetary
Damages Insufficient/Specific Performance. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the
Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement may be inadequate,
impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance
hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm (having agreed that actual and irreparable harm will result in not forcing the Company to specifically perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement) and that by seeking
injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall be entitled to such specific
performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the
absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by the Court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of a bond or undertaking. If Indemnitee seeks mandatory injunctive relief, it shall not be a defense to
enforcement of the Company’s obligations set forth in this Agreement that Indemnitee has an adequate remedy at law for damages 
 22.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable law. 

23. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by
the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such
amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

 24. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed: 

(a) if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this
Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof; or 
 (b) if to the Company,
to [3101 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90018], Attention: Secretary, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee. 

Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if
delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business
day after deposit with the courier), or (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as
aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the
recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day. 
 25. Applicable
Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration
commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 10(a), the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the
Delaware Court of Chancery, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery for purposes of
any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, The Corporation Trust Company, Wilmington, Delaware
as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally
within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or
proceeding brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. 
 26. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by
facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom
enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 
 27. Captions. The headings of the
paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 

(signature page follows) 

 The parties are signing this Indemnification Agreement as of the date stated in the
introductory sentence. 
  

			
	SWEETGREEN, INC.

 
			
		
	By:	 	  

 
			
		
	Name:	 	  

 
			
		
	Title:	 	  

 
			
	
	  

	[INDEMNITEE NAME]

 
			
		
	Address:EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

This Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), made between Sweetgreen, Inc. (the “Company”) and
Jonathan Neman (“Executive”) (collectively, the “Parties”). 

WHEREAS, the Company desires for Executive to continue to be employed by the Company, and wishes to
provide Executive with certain compensation and benefits in return for such employment services; 

WHEREAS, Executive wishes to continue to be employed by the Company and to provide employment services to
the Company in return for certain compensation and benefits; and 
 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend
and restate the Executive’s existing employment agreement, compensation letter or offer letter, as applicable (the “Prior Agreement”), and set forth the terms and conditions of the Executive’s continuing employment with
the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Employment by the Company. 

1.1 Position. This Agreement and the Executive’s employment under the terms hereunder shall take effect on October 1, 2021
(the “Effective Date”). Executive shall continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. This is an exempt position, and during Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will devote Executive’s
best efforts and substantially all of Executive’s business time and attention to the business of the Company, except for approved vacation periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacities permitted by the Company’s general
employment policies and any outside activities approved in accordance with the Company’s applicable policies provided, however, Executive shall be permitted to engage in the roles or activities listed on Exhibit C (each, a “Permitted
Activity”). 
 1.2 Duties and Location. Executive shall perform such duties as are required by the Board (as defined
below), to whom Executive will report. Executive’s primary office location shall be the Company’s office located in Los Angeles, California; provided that Executive shall be permitted to work remotely pursuant to any generally applicable
remote work policies. The Company reserves the right to reasonably require Executive to perform Executive’s duties at places other than Executive’s primary office location on occasion from time to time, and to require reasonable business
travel. The Company may modify Executive’s job title and duties as it deems necessary and appropriate in light of the Company’s needs and interests from time to time. Section 1.1 and this Section 1.2 are subject to Sections 5 and
8.5. 
 1.3 Policies and Procedures. The employment relationship between the Parties shall be governed by the general employment
policies and practices of the Company, except that when the terms of this Agreement differ from or are in conflict with the Company’s general employment policies or practices, this Agreement shall control. 

  
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 2. Compensation. 

2.1 Base Salary. For services to be rendered hereunder, Executive shall receive an initial base salary at the rate of $350,000
per year (the “Base Salary”), subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings and payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll schedule. 

2.2 Annual Bonus. Executive will be eligible to earn an annual bonus at the target amount of 100% of Executive’s Base Salary (the
“Annual Bonus”) pursuant to the then-current terms and conditions of the Sweetgreen Support Center Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”). Whether Executive receives an Annual Bonus, and the amount of any such Annual Bonus,
will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), or the Compensation Committee thereof, in its sole discretion based upon the achievement of corporate and/or individual objectives and milestones set forth
in the Bonus Plan. Executive must remain an active employee in good standing through the time the Annual Bonus is paid in order to earn the Annual Bonus. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Executive will not be eligible for, and will
not earn, any Annual Bonus if Executive’s employment terminates for any reason before the Annual Bonus is to be paid. 
 3.
Standard Company Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit programs for which Executive is eligible under the terms and conditions of the benefit plans that may be in effect from time to time and
provided by the Company to its employees. The Company reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans or programs it offers to its employees at any time. 

4. Equity. Executive has previously been granted various equity interests in the Company (the “Awards”). The
Awards will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the applicable existing plan documents, award agreements, grant notices and other applicable documents entered into by the Company and Executive in connection therewith (such
documents, agreements and notices, collectively, the “Award Documents”). Executive will be eligible for future equity awards as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. 

5. Termination of Employment; Severance. 

5.1 At-Will Employment. Executive’s employment relationship is at-will. Either Executive or the Company may terminate Executive’s employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. 

5.2 Payments and Other Benefits Provided Upon Termination. In the event of the termination of Executive’s employment for any
reason, the Company shall pay to Executive all of Executive’s accrued and unpaid wages and other compensation and benefits earned through Executive’s last day of employment (the “Separation Date”). The amounts to be paid
or provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 5.2 are collectively referred to as the “Accrued Obligations.” 

5.3 Termination Without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason. If Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause or Executive
resigns for Good Reason (collectively, an “Involuntary Termination”), and provided that Executive remains in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (including the conditions described in Section 6 below), the Company shall
provide Executive with the following benefits (the “Severance Benefits”): 

  
 2. 

 a. Cash Severance. The Company shall pay Executive cash severance payments (as
applicable, the “Severance”) as follows: 
 i. In the event that Executive’s Involuntary Termination occurs
outside of the Change in Control Period, Executive shall receive the equivalent of twelve (12) months of Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Separation Date; or 

ii. In the event, however, that Executive’s Involuntary Termination occurs within the Change in Control Period, Executive shall
receive the equivalent of eighteen (18) months of Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Separation Date. 
 For the avoidance
of doubt, in no event shall Executive be entitled to Severance under both Section 5.3(a)(i) and 5.3(a)(ii), and the maximum amount of Severance Executive is eligible to earn under any circumstance is an amount equal to eighteen (18) months
of the Executive’s Base Salary in effect as of the Separation Date. In either case, the Severance will be paid as a one-time, lump-sum payment, subject to all
applicable deductions and withholdings, no later than the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the effective date of the Separation Agreement (as discussed in Section 6). 

b. Pro-Rata Bonus. The Company shall also pay Executive an amount equal to Executive’s
then-current target Annual Bonus amount pursuant to the then-current Bonus Plan, pro-rated based on the date of Executive’s employment termination for that bonus year (the “Bonus
Severance”). The Bonus Severance will be paid as a one-time, lump-sum payment, subject to all applicable deductions and withholdings, no later than the first
regularly-scheduled payroll date following the effective date of the Separation Agreement (as discussed in Section 6). 
 5.4
Termination for Cause; Resignation Without Good Reason; Death or Disability. If Executive resigns without Good Reason, the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, or Executive’s employment terminates as a result of
Executive’s death or Disability, then all payments of compensation by the Company to Executive hereunder will terminate immediately (except as to the Accrued Obligations) and Executive will not be entitled to any Severance Benefits. 

6. Conditions to Receipt of Severance Benefits. In order to receive any Severance Benefits, the termination of
Executive’s employment must constitute a “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any alternative definition thereunder, a
“Separation from Service”), and Executive must be in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below). Further, the receipt of the Severance Benefits will be conditioned on Executive
signing and not revoking a separation agreement and general release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Separation Agreement”) by no later than the sixtieth (60th) day after the Separation Date (the “Release Deadline”). No Severance Benefits will be paid or provided unless and until the Separation Agreement becomes effective. 

  
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 7. Section 409A. It is intended that all of the Severance
Benefits and other payments payable under this Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations
1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(5) and 1.409A-1(b)(9), and this Agreement will be construed to the greatest extent possible as
consistent with those provisions, and to the extent not so exempt, this Agreement (and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A (including, without
limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), Executive’s right to receive any installment payments under this Agreement (whether severance payments, reimbursements or
otherwise) shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in
this Agreement, if Executive is deemed by the Company at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and if any of the payments upon Separation from
Service set forth herein and/or under any other agreement with the Company are deemed to be “deferred compensation,” then to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of such payments is required in order to avoid a prohibited
distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and the related adverse taxation under Section 409A, such payments shall not be provided to Executive prior to the earliest of (i) the expiration of the
six-month period measured from the date of Executive’s Separation from Service with the Company, (ii) the date of Executive’s death or (iii) such earlier date as permitted under
Section 409A without the imposition of adverse taxation. Upon the first business day following the expiration of such applicable Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) period, all payments deferred pursuant to this Paragraph shall be paid in a lump
sum to Executive, and any remaining payments due shall be paid as otherwise provided herein or in the applicable agreement. No interest shall be due on any amounts so deferred. If the Severance Benefits are not covered by one or more exemptions from
the application of Section 409A and the Release Deadline occurs in the calendar year following the calendar year of Executive’s Separation from Service, the Separation Agreement will not be deemed effective any earlier than the Release
Deadline for purposes of determining the timing of provision of any Severance Benefits. 
 8. Definitions. 

8.1 Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” for termination will mean any one or more of the following:
(a) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to, any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (other than a
motor-vehicle related felony for which no custodial penalty is imposed); (b) Executive’s commission of, or participation in, a fraud or material act of dishonesty against the Company or any of its employees or directors;
(c) Executive’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Executive and the Company, the Company’s employee handbook and employment policies, the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, or of
any statutory or legal duty owed to the Company; (d) Executive’s unauthorized use or unauthorized disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets or other material breach of the Confidentiality Agreement (as
defined below); (e) Executive’s willful misconduct in the performance of Executive’s employment duties; and (f) Executive’s willful failure to reasonably cooperate with any internal or external Company investigation or audit
(whether being conducted by the Company or by a third-party); provided, 

  
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that “Cause” pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c), (d), (e), and (f) shall exist only if (i) such Cause event results in or is likely to result in substantial and material
damage to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) the Board has first provided Executive with written notice of the applicable Cause event (which specifically identifies, in reasonable detail, the basis for alleging a Cause
event) within 30 days of the Company learning, or of when the Company reasonably should have been aware, of such Cause event, and provide Executive a period of 30 days thereafter to reasonably cure such Cause event, to the extent curable. If
Executive fails to cure such Cause event within such period, then the termination of employment must be effective not later than 30 days after the end of Executive’s cure period. No act or failure to act by Executive shall be considered
“willful” if done or omitted by Executive in good faith with reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company and/or its subsidiaries. 

8.2 Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan. 
 8.3 Change in Control Period. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Change in
Control Period” shall mean the period beginning on the effective date of the Change in Control and continuing thereafter until the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Change in Control. 

8.4 Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Disability” shall be deemed to have occurred in the event
Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of Executive’s position by reason of any physical or mental impairment, notwithstanding any reasonable accommodation, for a consecutive 120 day period or for the aggregate of 150 days in
any twelve (12) month period. If a disagreement arises between Executive and the Company as to whether Executive is suffering from a Disability, such issue will be determined by a board-certified physician mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

 8.5 Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means any of the following actions taken by
the Company or a successor corporation or entity without Executive’s written consent: (1) a material reduction of Executive’s base compensation, which the parties agree is a reduction of more than 10%, other than any reduction that
applies generally to all executives; (2) a material reduction in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; provided, however, that a change in job position (including a change in title) will not be deemed a “material
reduction” unless Executive’s new authority, duties or responsibilities are materially reduced from the prior authority, duties or responsibilities; (3) a requirement to relocate the Executive’s primary workplace outside of the
Los Angeles metropolitan area; or (4) a change in the Executive’s reporting relationship such that Executive is no long reporting directly to the Board. In order to resign for Good Reason, Executive must provide written notice of the event
giving rise to Good Reason to the Board within 30 days after the Executive learns of, or reasonably should have been aware of, the condition, allow the Company 30 days to cure such condition, and if the Company fails to cure the condition within
such period, the Executive’s resignation from all positions Executive then holds with the Company must be effective not later than 30 days after the end of the Company’s cure period. 

  
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 9. Proprietary Information Obligations. Executive acknowledges that Executive
remains bound by that certain Employee Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement between the Company and Executive attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) and agrees to comply with
the obligations therein. In the Executive’s work for the Company, Executive will be expected not to use or disclose any confidential information, including trade secrets, of any former employer or other person to whom Executive has an
obligation of confidentiality. Rather, Executive will be expected to use only that information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to the Executive’s own, which is common knowledge in the
industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Company. Executive agrees not to bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other
person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality. Executive hereby represents that Executive has disclosed to the Company any contract Executive has signed that may restrict Executive’s activities on behalf of the Company. 

10. Dispute Resolution. Executive acknowledges that Executive remains bound by the Arbitration Agreement between the Company and
Executive attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (the “Arbitration Agreement”). 
 11. Outside Activities
During Employment. Executive acknowledges that Executive is subject to the Company’s conflicts of interests and provisions in the Company’s employee handbook as well as the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics and any
other applicable policies governing Executive’s outside activities, and agrees to abide by their terms and conditions, as may be in effect from time to time. 

12. General Provisions. 

12.1 Notices. Any notices provided under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed effective upon the earlier of personal
delivery, receipted email, or the next day after sending by regular mail or overnight carrier, to the Company at its primary office location and to Executive at the address as listed on the Company payroll. 

12.2 Severability. 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 to the extent possible in keeping with the intent of the parties. 

12.3 Waiver. Any waiver of any breach of any provisions of this Agreement must be in writing to be effective, and it shall not thereby
be deemed to have waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement. 
 12.4 Complete
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Confidentiality Agreement, the Arbitration Agreement, and the Award Documents, constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and the Company with regard to this subject matter and is the
complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of the Parties’ agreement with regard to this subject matter. This Agreement is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation, written or oral, other than those expressly contained
herein, and it supersedes any other such promises, 

  
 6. 

 
warranties or representations, including, but not limited to, any Prior Agreement. Executive agrees and acknowledges that Executive is not eligible for, and will not receive, any compensation,
benefits, or severance pursuant to any Prior Agreement; for the avoidance of doubt, however, nothing in this Agreement shall supersede, revoke otherwise modify any of Executive’s rights to any existing Awards pursuant to the applicable Award
Documents between the Company and Executive or modify or supersede any Award Document or any provision in any Award Document. Executive also agrees and acknowledges that there are no circumstances as of the date of this Agreement that constitute,
and nothing contemplated in this Agreement or otherwise shall be deemed for any purpose to be or to create, an involuntary termination “without Cause” or a “Good Reason” resignation right, including for purposes of any Prior
Agreement, or any other severance or change in control plan, agreement or policy maintained by the Company or its affiliates. This Agreement cannot be modified or amended except in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. 

12.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will constitute an original, any one of which
need not contain signatures of more than one party, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 
 12.6
Headings. The headings of the paragraphs hereof are inserted for convenience only and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the caption or heading of any section or paragraph. This Agreement shall not be construed
against either Party as the author or drafter of the Agreement. 
 12.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is intended to bind and
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and the Company, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators. The Company may freely assign this Agreement, without Executive’s prior written consent.
Executive may not assign any of Executive’s duties hereunder and Executive may not assign any of the Executive’s rights hereunder without the written consent of the Company. 

12.8 Tax Withholding and Indemnification. All payments and awards contemplated or made pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to
withholdings of applicable taxes in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations of all appropriate government authorities. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company has made no assurances or guarantees concerning the tax treatment of
any payments or awards contemplated by or made pursuant to this Agreement. Executive has had the opportunity to retain a tax and financial advisor and fully understands the tax and economic consequences of all payments and awards made pursuant to
the Agreement. 
 12.9 Notice of Post-Termination Obligations. When Executive’s employment with the Company terminates, Executive
agrees to notify any subsequent employer of the restrictive covenants referenced in this Agreement. In addition, Executive authorizes the Company to provide a copy of the restrictive covenants referenced in this Agreement to third parties, including
but not limited to, Executive’s subsequent, anticipated, or possible future employer. 
 12.10 Choice of Law. All questions
concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California. 

  
 7. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first written above. 
  

			
	SWEETGREEN, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Cliff Burrows
	Name: Cliff Burrows
	Title:   Director
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 /s/ Jonathan Neman

	Name: Jonathan Neman
	Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 Exhibit A: Employee Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement 

Exhibit B: Arbitration Agreement 
 Exhibit C: Permitted
Activities 

 Exhibit A 

[Omitted] 

 Exhibit B 

[Omitted]

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