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Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Consulting Agreement between Registrant and John B. Simpson

 Exhibit 10.12 
  
 FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 
  
 CONSULTING AGREEMENT 
  
 This Consulting Agreement, including the attached Exhibits (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of 21 May 2004 (the “Effective
Date”) by and between FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation having offices at 300 Saginaw Drive, Redwood City, California 94063 (the “Company”) and John B. Simpson, Ph.D., M.D., an individual having offices or
residing at [Intentionally omitted] (“Consultant”). 
  
 The Company desires to retain Consultant as an independent contractor to perform consulting services for the Company and Consultant is willing to perform such services, on terms set forth more fully below. In consideration of the mutual
promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 1.
SERVICES AND COMPENSATION 
  
 (a) Consultant agrees
to perform for the Company the services described in Exhibit A (“Services”). 
  
 (b) the Company agrees to pay to Consultant the compensation set forth in Exhibit A for the performance of the Services. 
  
 2. CONFIDENTIALITY 
  
 (a) “Confidential Information” means any Company proprietary information technical data, trade secrets or know-how, including, but not limited
to, research and product plans, products, services, markets, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, marketing, finances or other business information disclosed to Consultant by the Company either directly or indirectly in
writing, orally or otherwise. 
  
 (b) Consultant will not, during
or subsequent to the term of this Agreement, use Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than the performance of the Services on behalf of the Company, or disclose Confidential Information to any third party. Consultant agrees that
Confidential Information shall remain the sole property of the Company. Consultant further agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the above, Consultant’s
obligation under this Section 2(b) relating to Confidential Information shall not apply to information which (i) is known to Consultant at the time of disclosure to Consultant by the Company as evidenced by written records of Consultant, (ii) has
become publicly known and made generally available through no wrongful act of Consultant, or (iii) has been rightfully received by Consultant from a third party authorized to make such disclosure. 
  
 (c) Consultant agrees that Consultant will not, during the term of this
Agreement, improperly use or disclose to the Company any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or current employer or other person or entity with which Consultant has an agreement or duty to keep in confidence information acquired
by Consultant in confidence and that Consultant will not 

 
bring onto the premises of the Company any unpublished document or proprietary information belonging to such employer, person or entity unless consented to
in writing by such employer, person or entity. Consultant will indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, arising out of or
in connection with any violation or claimed violation by the Company of such third party’s rights resulting in whole or in part from the Company’s use of the work product of Consultant under this Agreement. 
  
 (d) Consultant recognizes that the Company has received and in the future
will receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain limited purposes. Consultant agrees that
Consultant owes the Company and such third parties, during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose it to any person, firm or
corporation or to use it except as necessary in carrying out the Services for the Company consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. 
  
 (e) Upon the termination of this Agreement, or upon the Company’s earlier request, Consultant will deliver to the Company all of the Company’s
property relating to, and all tangible embodiments of, Confidential Information in Consultant’s possession or control. 
  
 3. OWNERSHIP 
  
 (a) Consultant hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in and to information (including, without limitation, business
plans and/or business information), technology, know-how, materials, notes, records, designs, ideas (whether or not patentable), inventions, improvements, devices, developments, discoveries, compositions, trade secrets, processes, methods and/or
techniques conceived, reduced to practice or made by Consultant alone or jointly with others in the course of performing the Services hereunder (collectively, “Inventions”). 
  
 (b) Consultant agrees that Consultant shall, and shall cause Consultant’s employees and agents to, sign, execute and
acknowledge or cause to be signed, executed and acknowledged without cost, but at the expense of the Company, any and all documents and to perform such acts as may be necessary, useful or convenient for the purposes of perfecting the foregoing
assignments and obtaining, enforcing and defending intellectual property rights in any and all countries with respect to Inventions. It is understood and agreed that the Company or the Company’s designee shall have the sole right, but not the
obligation, to prosecute and maintain patent applications and patents worldwide with respect to Inventions. 
  
 (c) Upon the termination of this Agreement, or upon the Company’s earlier requests Consultant will deliver to the Company all property relating to,
and all tangible embodiments of, Inventions in Consultant’s possession or control. 
  
 (d) Consultant agrees that if in the course of performing the Services, Consultant incorporates into any Invention developed hereunder any invention, improvement, development 

  

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concept, discovery or other proprietary information owned by Consultant or in which Consultant has an interest (“Item”), the Company is hereby
granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, reproduce, display, use and sell such Item as part of or in connection with such Invention. 
  
 (e) Consultant agrees that if the Company is unable because of
Consultant’s unavailability, dissolution, mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Consultant’s signature to apply for or to pursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright
registrations covering any Consultant Invention or the Company Invention assigned to the Company above, then Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agent and
attorney-in-fact, to act for and in Consultant’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents and copyright registrations thereon with
the same legal force and effect as if executed by Consultant. 
  
 4. REPORTS. Consultant agrees that Consultant will from time to time during the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof keep the Company advised as to Consultant’s progress in performing the Services hereunder and
that Consultant will, as reasonably requested by the Company, prepare written reports with respect thereto. It is understood that the time required in the preparation of such written reports shall be considered time devoted to the performance of the
Services by Consultant. Reports prepared by Consultant shall be the sole property of the Company. 
  
 5. CONFLICTING OBLIGATIONS. Consultant certifies that Consultant has no outstanding agreement or obligation that is in conflict with any of
the provisions of this Agreement, or that would preclude Consultant from complying with the provisions hereof, and further certifies that Consultant will not enter into any such conflicting agreement during the term of this Agreement. 
  
 6. TERM AND TERMINATION 
  
 (a) This Agreement will commence on the date first written above and will
continue until the earlier of (i) 21 May 2009 or (ii) earlier termination as provided below. 
  
 (b) Either party may terminate this Agreement upon giving two weeks prior written notice thereof to the other party. Any such notice shall be the
applicable address shown below or such other address as either party may notify the other of and shall be deemed given upon delivery if personally delivered, or forty-eight (48) hours after deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid,
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. 
  
 (c)
Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights and duties of the parties hereunder shall cease except: 
  
 (i) the Company shall be obliged to pay, within thirty (30) days after receipt of Consultant’s final statement, all amounts owing to Consultant for
unpaid Services and related expenses, if any, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 (Services and Compensation) hereof, and 
  

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 (ii) Sections 2 (Confidentiality), 3 (Ownership), 7 (Independent Contractor), 8 (Arbitration and
Equitable Relief) and 9 (General) shall survive termination of this Agreement. 
  
 7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way be construed to constitute Consultant as an agent, employee or representative of the Company, but Consultant shall perform the
Services hereunder as an independent contractor. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant is obligated to report as income all compensation received by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 8. ARBITRATION AND EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company and Consultant
agree that any dispute or controversy arising out of, in relation to, or in connection with this Agreement, or the making, interpretation, construction, performance or breach thereof, shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in San Francisco,
California under the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association by one (1) arbitrator appointed in accordance with such rules. The arbitrator may grant injunctive or other relief in such dispute or controversy. The decision of the
arbitrator, shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties to the arbitration. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s decision in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that, any provision of applicable law
notwithstanding, they will not request and the arbitrator shall have no authority to award, punitive or exemplary damages against any party. The costs of the arbitration, including administrative and arbitrator’s fees, shall be shared equally
by the parties. Each party shall bear the cost of its own attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees. 
  
 9. GENERAL 
  
 (a) Notices. Any required notice shall be given in writing at the address of each party set forth above, or to such other address as either party
may substitute by written notice to the other in the manner contemplated in this Section 9, and shall be deemed given when delivered or, if delivery is not accomplished by reason or some fault of the addressee, when tendered. 
  
 (b) Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right hereunder or
interest herein may be assigned or transferred by Consultant without the express written consent of the Company. The Company may assign this Agreement to an entity that succeeds to substantially all of the business or assets of the Company.

  
 (c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by,
and construed and interpreted under, the laws of the State of California without reference to conflicts of laws principles. 
  
 (d) No Subcontracting. Consultant shall not subcontract any portion of Consultant’s duties under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the Company. 
  
 (e) Severability. In the event
that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision, provided that no such severability
shall be effective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to either the Company or Consultant. 
  

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 (f) Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified in any way except
by writing signed by both parties. Waiver of any term or provision of this Agreement or forbearance to enforce any term or provision by either party shall not constitute a waiver as to any subsequent breach or failure of the same term or provision
or a waiver of any other term or provision of this Agreement. 
  
 (g) Entire Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties as to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior discussion,
agreements and writings in respect hereto. 
  
 (h)
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned are duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Company and Consultant,
as applicable. 
  

									
	 FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	 	 	 	 CONSULTANT

					
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Robert W. Thomas
	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ John B. Simpson, Ph.D, M.D.

				
	 Robert W. Thomas
 President and CEO
	 	 	 	 	 	John B. Simpson, Ph.D., M.D.

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  
 SERVICES AND COMPENSATION 
  

	 	1.	Description of Services. 

  
 Ongoing consulting in the areas of: 
  
 1)    Product Development, 
  
 2)    Medical Affairs, and 
  
 3)    Strategic Planning

  

	 	2.	Consideration for Services. 

  
 As consideration for the Services, Consultant will be paid $25,000 per month. 
  

 -6-Area Development Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10(F) 
  
 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 FRISCH’S
RESTAURANTS, INC. 
  

 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  

					
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	Recitals	  	1
			
	I.	  	GRANT	  	2
	II.	  	DEVELOPMENT FEE	  	3
	III.	  	DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATIONS	  	3
	IV.	  	TERM	  	5
	V.	  	DUTIES OF THE PARTIES	  	5
	VI.	  	DEFAULT	  	7
	VII.	  	TRANSFERS	  	8
	VIII.	  	COVENANTS	  	12
	IX.	  	NOTICES	  	14
	X.	  	INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND INDEMNIFICATION	  	14
	XI.	  	APPROVALS AND WAIVERS	  	15
	XII.	  	SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION	  	16
	XIII.	  	ENTIRE AGREEMENT	  	17
	XIV.	  	APPLICABLE LAW	  	17
	XV.	  	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	  	18
			
	 	  	EXHIBIT A (DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE)	  	 
	 	  	EXHIBIT B-1 (ADDENDUM FOR GC-11S RESTAURANTS)	  	 
	 	  	EXHIBIT B-2 (ADDENDUM FOR GC-11M RESTAURANTS)	  	 
	 	  	EXHIBIT C (FRANCHISE AGREEMENT)	  	 

  

 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This Area Development Agreement is entered into this 20th day of July, 2004 by and between Golden Corral Franchising Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as
“Franchisor”), and Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Area Developer”). 
  
 WITNESSETH: 
  
 WHEREAS, Golden Corral Corporation, a North Carolina corporation, as the result of the expenditure of time, skill, effort, and money, has developed and
owns a unique system (hereinafter “System”) for opening and operating family steakhouse restaurants; 
  
 WHEREAS, the distinguishing characteristics of the System include, without limitation, the establishment, development, and operation of a family
restaurant which features steak, seafood, chicken, salad bars, food buffet, in-store display bakery and other food and beverage items for lunch, dinner, weekend breakfast and snacks; emphasis on prompt, courteous service in a clean, wholesome,
family-oriented atmosphere; distinctive exterior and interior design and trade dress; standards and specifications for materials, equipment, furnishings, fixtures, supplies, signage and food and beverage items (including special quality and quantity
standards); operating procedures for sanitation and maintenance; special procedures for food and beverage preparation and service; training and assistance; and methods and techniques for inventory and cost controls, record keeping and reporting,
purchasing, customer service, sales promotion, and advertising; all of which may be changed, improved, and further developed by Franchisor from time to time; 
  
 WHEREAS, the System is identified by means of certain trade names, service marks, trademarks, logos, emblems, and indicia of origin, including but not
limited to the mark “GOLDEN CORRAL” and such other trade names, service marks, and trademarks as are now or hereafter designated by Franchisor (in the Confidential Operations Manuals or otherwise in writing) for use in connection with the
System (hereinafter referred to as “Proprietary Marks”); 
  
 WHEREAS, Franchisor continues to develop, use, and control the use of the Proprietary Marks in order to identify for the public the source of products and services marketed thereunder and under the System, and to represent the System’s
high standards of quality, appearance, and service; 
  
 WHEREAS,
Golden Corral Corporation has granted Franchisor the non-exclusive right to franchise others to operate restaurants using the System, including the Proprietary Marks; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Area Developer wishes to obtain certain development rights to operate Golden Corral restaurants under the System,
to be identified with the Proprietary Marks in the territory described in this Development Agreement, and to be trained by Franchisor to establish and operate Golden Corral restaurants; 
  

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 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, in consideration of the under takings and commitments of each party to the
other party set forth herein, hereby mutually agree as follows: 
  

	I.	GRANT 

  
 A. Franchisor hereby grants the right to Area Developer, and Area Developer accepts the obligation, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Development Agreement, to establish and operate none (n/a) restaurants using a GC-11S building design, thirty-eight (38) restaurants using a GC-llM building design, and none (n/a) restaurants using a GC-10 building design for a total of thirty-eight
(38) restaurants (hereinafter “restaurants” or “franchised businesses”) and to use the Proprietary Marks and the System solely in connection therewith. Area Developer shall establish and operate such restaurants at specific
locations to be designated in separate Golden Corral Franchise Agreements (hereinafter “Franchise Agreements”) executed as provided in Section III.A hereof, and pursuant to the development schedule set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto
(hereinafter the “Development Schedule”). Each restaurant developed hereunder shall be located in the area described in Exhibit AA, attached hereto (hereinafter the “Development Area”) which Development Area may be further
defined by sub-markets established by mutually approved segmentation map(s). 
  
 B. Each restaurant shall be established and operated pursuant to a separate Franchise Agreement to be entered into between Area Developer and Franchisor in accordance with Section III.A. hereof. 
  
 C. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Franchisor shall not
establish and operate, nor license anyone other than Area Developer to establish and operate, any restaurant under the Proprietary Marks and the System in the Development Area during the term of this Agreement; provided, however, that Franchisor
retains the right, among other rights, both within and outside of the Development Area, and without offering Developer any rights therein, (i) to establish and operate, and to license others to establish and operate, restaurant businesses utilizing
the Proprietary Marks and/or the System at or from educational institutions (including, without limitation, colleges and universities); hospitals; airports; food courts; manufacturing, industrial or research facilities; office buildings; convention
centers; supermarkets; gasoline stations; department stores; contract food services; theaters; convenience stores; vending machines; fixed/mobile modular units; any casino or other gambling facility; hotels; kiosks; any sports facility, public
transportation facility, or public entertainment facility; or any facility which is owned by, or operated by or under contract with, any military or other government entity; (ii) to own, acquire, establish and/or operate, and franchise others to
establish and operate, other restaurant concepts now or hereinafter offered by Franchisor, as well as businesses under proprietary marks other than the Proprietary Marks or other systems, whether such restaurant concepts or businesses are similar to
or different from the restaurant, at any location within or outside the Development Area; and (iii) to sell or distribute, at retail or wholesale, directly or indirectly, or license others to sell or distribute, any products under any proprietary
marks, including the Proprietary Marks. In the event that Area Developer is granted the right to develop GC-10 restaurants, the Development Area to be developed for such GC-10 restaurants shall be deemed not to include those smaller towns and
unincorporated municipal areas and rural areas which, because of population density, demographic factors, and other characteristics, would not satisfy the development criteria as created by Franchisor from time to time for a GC-10 design restaurant.
Also excluded from the Development Area is any location within three (3) miles of an existing Golden Corral restaurant. Franchisor retains the right to establish and operate, and to license others to establish and operate at such existing restaurant
facility or any other restaurant location within such three (3) mile excluded territory, except to the extent, if any, where a Franchise Agreement’s Protected Territory grants exclusive rights for a prescribed distance from an existing
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Franchise Agreement for an approved site in a specific submarket identified by a segmentation map or otherwise within the Development Area, any rights Area
Developer may have to exclusivity for future additional development in that submarket shall cease and the territorial protection for that submarket, if any, shall be determined by the applicable Franchise Agreement for the approved location.

  
 D. This Agreement is not a franchise agreement, and does not
grant to Area Developer any right to use in any manner Franchisor’s Proprietary Marks or System. 
  
 E. Area Developer shall have no right under this Agreement to license others to use in any manner the Proprietary Marks or System. 
  

	II.	DEVELOPMENT FEE 

  
 A. In consideration of the development rights granted herein, Area Developer shall pay to Franchisor upon execution of this Agreement a development fee of
Three Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($380,000) which is the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) multiplied by thirty-eight (38) restaurant locations to be developed hereunder, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by Franchisor, and which
shall be deemed fully earned and non-refundable upon execution of this Agreement in consideration of administrative and other expenses incurred by Franchisor and for the lost future royalties and other development opportunities lost or deferred as a
result of the rights granted Area Developer herein. 
  
 B. If Area
Developer is in full compliance with the Development Schedule described in Section I.A hereof and set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) of the development fee for each restaurant shall be credited toward the initial
franchise fee payable at the time each Franchise Agreement is executed pursuant to the Development Schedule, which initial franchise fee payment credit shall be fully earned when credited and non-refundable. 
  

	III.	DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATIONS 

  
 A. Area Developer shall execute the then current form of Franchise Agreement for each restaurant site approved by Franchisor in the Development Area as
hereinafter provided. The Franchise Agreement for each restaurant developed hereunder shall be the then current form of Franchise Agreement and the amendment(s) thereto, if any, being offered generally by Franchisor for such restaurant design at the
time each such Franchise Agreement is executed; provided, however, that if such restaurant utilizes a GC-11S design or GC-11M design, such Franchise Agreement shall be amended by the respective form of Addendum for GC-11S Restaurants or Addendum for
GC-11M Restaurants being offered generally by Franchisor at such time, the current forms of which are attached as Exhibits B-1 and B-2 hereto. The current form of Franchise Agreement being offered by Franchisor as of the date hereof is the Franchise
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C. The Franchise Agreement and amendment, if applicable, for each restaurant shall be executed by Area Developer and submitted to Franchisor within the later of fifteen (15) days of: (1) receipt of
Franchisor’s notice of Phase I site approval, as provided in Section III.B hereof, or (2) receipt of the applicable Franchise Agreement. 
  
 B. Prior to Area Developer’s acquisition by lease or purchase of any site for a restaurant, Area Developer shall submit to Franchisor, in the form
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completed Site Evaluation Questionnaire, the description of the proposed site and such information or materials as Franchisor may reasonably require,
together with a letter of intent or other evidence satisfactory to Franchisor which confirms Area Developer’s favorable prospects for obtaining the site. Franchisor shall have sixty (60) days after receipt of such Site Evaluation Questionnaire,
the description of the proposed site and other information and materials to approve or disapprove, in its sole discretion, each proposed site for a restaurant. Area Developer must submit to the Franchisor the aforementioned Site Evaluation
Questionnaire and other required information regarding the first site to be developed pursuant to this Agreement within ninety (90) days after the execution of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
Area Developer must acquire by lease or purchase a location approved by Franchisor at the earlier of 180 days after the execution of this Agreement or six months before the scheduled opening date of the first restaurant as set forth in the attached
Exhibit A, and thereafter must acquire a location approved by Franchisor not less than six months prior to the date each respective restaurant is required to be opened pursuant to the development schedule. 
  
 C. If Area Developer will occupy the premises at which a restaurant is
operated under a lease, Area Developer shall, prior to the execution thereof, submit such lease to Franchisor, for its written approval. Franchisor’s approval of the lease may be conditioned upon the inclusion in the lease of such provisions as
Franchisor may reasonably require, including, without limitation: 
  
 1. A provision which restricts the use of the premises during the term of the Franchise Agreement solely to the operation of the business franchised under the Franchise Agreement. 
  
 2. A provision which prohibits Area Developer from
subleasing or assigning all or any part of its occupancy rights or extending the term of or renewing the lease, without Franchisor’s prior written consent. 
  
 3. A provision that the landlord consents to Area Developer’s use of such Proprietary Marks and signage
as Franchisor may prescribe for the franchised business; 
  
 4. A provision giving Franchisor the right to enter the premises without assuming the lease to make modifications necessary to protect the Proprietary Marks and the System or cure any default under the Franchise
Agreement; 
  
 5. A provision that the initial
term of the lease, or the initial term together with any renewal terms (for which the rent shall be set forth in the lease), shall be for not less than fifteen (15) years; 
  
 6. A provision which requires the landlord concurrently to provide Franchisor with a copy of any written
notice of breach or default under the lease sent to Area Developer; and which grants to Franchisor, in its sole discretion, the right (but not the obligation) to cure any breach or default under the lease, should Area Developer fail to do so, within
fifteen (l5) days after the expiration of the period in which Area Developer may cure the breach or default; and 
  
 7. A provision that provides that upon Area Developer’s default under the lease or under the Franchise Agreement, Franchisor shall
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the right but not the obligation to assume Area Developer’s interests under the existing terms, conditions and covenants of the lease, and should
Franchisor assume Area Developer’s position under the lease, the right to assign the lease or sublet the premises to a third party which will operate on the premises a Golden Corral restaurant. 
  
 D. Recognizing that time is of the essence, Area Developer agrees to satisfy
the development schedule for the restaurant design described therein (“development schedule”) set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto. Failure by Area Developer to adhere to the development schedule shall constitute a default under this
Agreement as provided in Section VI.B. hereof. 
  

	IV.	TERM 

  
 Unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement and all present and future rights granted hereunder to develop restaurants in the Development Area shall expire on
the earlier of the date when Area Developer has open and in operation all of the restaurants required by the development schedule set forth in Exhibit A hereto, or December 31, 2011, notwithstanding the fact that all of the restaurants to be
developed pursuant to this Agreement are not opened and in operation. 
  

	V.	DUTIES OF THE PARTIES 

  
 A. For each restaurant developed hereunder Franchisor shall furnish to Area Developer the following: 
  
 1. Such site selection guidelines and consultation as
Franchisor may deem advisable; and 
  
 2. Such
on-site evaluation as Franchisor may deem advisable as part of its evaluation of Area Developer’s request for site approval; provided, however, that Franchisor shall not provide on-site evaluation for any proposed site prior to
Franchisor’s receipt of a complete response to Franchisor’s Site Evaluation Questionnaire, a description of the proposed site and a letter of intent or other evidence satisfactory to the Franchisor which confirm Area Developer’s
favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site, pursuant to Section III.B hereof. If on-site evaluation is deemed necessary and appropriate by Franchisor, Franchisor shall conduct up to two (2) on-site evaluations for each restaurant at
Franchisor’s cost; for each additional on-site evaluation (if any) Area Developer shall reimburse Franchisor for Franchisor’s reasonable expenses, including, without limitation, the costs of travel, lodging, and food. 
  
 B. Area Developer accepts the following obligations: 
  
 1. An Area Developer which is a corporation shall comply,
except as otherwise approved in writing by Franchisor, with the following requirements throughout the term of this Agreement: 
  
 a. Area Developer shall furnish Franchisor with its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, other governing documents, any other documents
Franchisor may reasonably request, and any amendments thereto. 
  

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 b. Area Developer shall confine its activities, and its governing documents, if any,
shall at all times provide that its activities are confined, exclusively to the management and operation of the business contemplated hereunder, including the establishment and operation of the restaurants to be developed hereunder. 
  
 c. Area Developer shall maintain stop transfer instructions
against the transfer on its records of any voting securities; and shall issue no certificates for voting securities upon the face of which the following printed legend does not legibly and conspicuously appear: 
  
 The transfer of this stock is subject to the terms and conditions of a
Development Agreement with GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. dated                     . Reference is made to the provisions of
the said Development Agreement and to the Articles and Bylaws of this Corporation. 
  
 d. Area Developer shall maintain a current list of all owners of record and all beneficial owners of any class of voting stock of Area
Developer and shall furnish the list to Franchisor upon request. Such lists shall also include the percentage of ownership of each such owner. 
  
 2. If Area Developer is a corporation, each proposed holder of an interest in Area Developer shall submit a franchise application to
Franchisor, shall be approved by Franchisor, and shall, upon Franchisor’s request, execute a guarantee of Area Developer’s obligations under this Agreement in a form prescribed by Franchisor; provided, however, that the requirements of
this Section V.B. shall not apply to a holder of any corporation registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. 
  
 3. An Area Developer which is a partnership shall comply, except as otherwise approved in writing by Franchisor, with the following
requirements throughout the term of this Agreement: 
  
 a. Area Developer shall furnish Franchisor with its partnership agreement as well as such other documents as Franchisor may reasonably request, and any amendments thereto. 
  
 b. Area Developer shall prepare and furnish to Franchisor, upon request, a list of all general and limited
partners in Area Developer. 
  
 4. If Area
Developer is a limited liability company, it shall: (i) furnish Franchisor with its articles of organization and operating agreement, as well as such other documents as Franchisor may reasonably request, and any amendments thereto; (ii) prepare and
furnish to Franchisor, upon request, a current list of all members and managers in Area Developer; and (iii) maintain stop transfer instructions on its records against the transfer of any equity securities and shall only issue securities which bear
a legend, in a form satisfactory to Franchisor, which references the transfer restrictions imposed by this Agreement. 
  

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 5. Area Developer shall at all times preserve in confidence any and all materials and
information furnished or disclosed to Area Developer by Franchisor and shall disclose such information or materials only to such of Area Developer’s employees or agents who must have access to it in connection with their employment. Area
Developer shall not at any time, without Franchisor’s prior written consent, copy, duplicate, record, or otherwise reproduce such materials or information, in whole or in part, nor otherwise make the same available to any unauthorized person.

  
 6. Area Developer shall comply with all
requirements of federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. 
  
 7. Except as otherwise specifically stated in this Agreement as to be performed by Franchisor, it is the Area Developer’s responsibility to undertake all actions necessary to develop and open each and every
restaurant at Area Developer’s sole cost and expense, which responsibility includes but is not limited: (a) to identify potential sites to be developed; (b) to negotiate for the acquisition of such sites by lease or purchase; (c) to obtain
necessary and appropriate governmental approvals; (d) to select a general contractor and obtain construction bids; (e) to adapt the generic building plans and specifications as provided by Franchisor to each selected site and have such plans sealed
by Area Developer’s architect/engineer; (f) to obtain financing as needed for acquisition and construction of the building(s) and the purchase of all furniture, fixtures and equipment; and (g) to construct each restaurant to be developed
pursuant to this Agreement. 
  

	VI.	DEFAULT 

  
 A. Area Developer shall be deemed in default under this Agreement, and all rights granted herein shall automatically terminate, without notice to Area
Developer, if Area Developer shall become insolvent or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; if a petition in bankruptcy is filed by Area Developer or such a petition is filed against and not opposed by Area Developer; or if Area
Developer is adjudicated a bankrupt, or insolvent; if a bill in equity or other proceeding for the appointment of a receiver of Area Developer or other custodian for Area Developer’s business or assets is filed and consented to by Area
Developer; if a receiver or other custodian (permanent or temporary) of Area Developer’s business or assets or any part thereof is appointed by any court of competent jurisdiction; if proceedings for a composition with creditors under any state
or federal law should be instituted by or against Area Developer; if a final judgment remains unsatisfied or of record for thirty (30) days or longer (unless a supersedeas bond is filed); or if execution is levied against Area Developer’s
business or assets, or if suit to foreclose any lien or mortgage against the premises or equipment is instituted against Area Developer and not dismissed within thirty (30) days; or if the real or personal property of any of Area Developer’s
restaurants shall be sold after levy thereupon by any sheriff, marshall or constable. 
  
 B. If Area Developer fails to comply with the development schedule set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, such action shall constitute a default under this Agreement, upon which Franchisor, in its discretion, may (1)
terminate the credit granted in Section II.B. hereof and/or (2) terminate this Agreement and all rights granted hereunder without affording Area Developer any opportunity to cure the default, effective immediately upon receipt by Area Developer of
written notice. If Area Developer fails to comply with the terms and conditions of any franchise agreement or development agreement between Area Developer and Franchisor, or makes or attempts to make a transfer or assignment in violation of Section
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Agreement and all rights granted hereunder without affording Area Developer any opportunity to cure the default, effective immediately upon receipt by Area
Developer of written notice. 
  
 C. Upon termination of the
Agreement, Area Developer shall have no right to establish or operate any Golden Corral restaurants for which a Franchise Agreement has not been executed by Franchisor at the time of termination. Franchisor shall be entitled to establish, and to
license others to establish, Golden Corral restaurants in the Development Area except as may be otherwise provided under any Franchise Agreement which has been executed between Franchisor and Area Developer. 
  
 D. No default under this Development Agreement shall constitute a default
under any Franchise Agreement between the parties hereto. Default under this Development Agreement shall constitute default under any other Development Agreement between the parties hereto. 
  
 E. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to Franchisor is
exclusive of any other right or remedy provided or permitted by law or equity. 
  

	VII.	TRANSFERS 

  
 A. Transfer by Franchisor: 
  
 Franchisor shall have the right to transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any person or legal entity.
With respect to any assignment which results in the subsequent performance by the assignee of all of Franchisor’s obligations under this Agreement, the assignee shall expressly assume and agree to perform such obligations, and shall become
solely responsible for all obligations of Franchisor under this Agreement from the date of assignment. In addition, and without limitation to the foregoing, Area Developer expressly affirms and agrees that Franchisor may sell its assets, its
Proprietary Marks, or its System; may sell its securities in a public offering or in a private placement; may merge, acquire other corporations, or be acquired by another corporation; and may undertake a refinancing, recapitalization, leveraged
buy-out, or other economic or financial restructuring. 
  
 B.
Transfer by Developer: 
  
 1. Area
Developer understands and acknowledges that the rights and duties set forth in this Agreement are personal to Area Developer, and are granted in reliance on Area Developer’s business skill, financial capacity, and personal character.
Accordingly, neither Area Developer nor any immediate or remote successor to any part of Area Developer’s interest in this Agreement nor any individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, which directly or indirectly controls Area
Developer shall sell, assign, transfer, convey or give away, any direct or indirect interest in Area Developer or in the development rights granted by this Agreement without the prior written consent of Franchisor. No partial assignments of this
Agreement and/or the Development Area can be made by Area Developer. Any purported assignment or transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, not having the written consent of Franchisor shall be null and void and shall constitute a material breach
of this Agreement, for which Franchisor may then terminate without opportunity to cure pursuant to Section VI.B. of this Agreement. The transfer restrictions described in this Section VII.B. shall apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance,
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registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) by any holder of such interest to any party. 
  
 2. Franchisor shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to
any such transfer; provided, however, that if a transfer, alone or together with other previous, simultaneous, or proposed transfers, would have the effect of transferring a controlling interest in Area Developer or in the development rights granted
herein, Franchisor may, in its sole discretion, require as a condition of its approval that: 
  
 a. All of Area Developer’s accrued monetary obligations to Franchisor and all other outstanding obligations related to the terms and
conditions under this Agreement shall have been satisfied; 
  
 b. Area Developer is not in default of any provision of this Agreement, any amendment hereof or successor hereto, or any other agreement between Area Developer and Franchisor, or its subsidiaries and affiliates;

  
 c. The transferor shall have executed a
general release under seal, in a form satisfactory to Franchisor, of any and all claims against Franchisor and its officers, directors, shareholders, and employees, in their corporate and individual capacities, including, without limitation, claims
arising under federal, state, and local laws, rules, and ordinances; 
  
 d. The transferee (and, if the transferee is other than an individual, such owners of a beneficial interest in the transferee as Franchisor may request) shall enter into a written assignment, under seal and in a form
satisfactory to Franchisor, assuming and agreeing to discharge all of Area Developer’s obligations under this Agreement; 
  
 e. The transferee (and, if the transferee is other than an individual, such owners of a beneficial interest in the transferee as
Franchisor may request) shall demonstrate to Franchisor’s satisfaction that transferee meets Franchisor’s educational, managerial, and business standards; possesses a good moral character, business reputation, and credit rating; has the
minimum net worth and liquidity which meets Franchisor’s then current requirements to become an area developer of the number and type of restaurants described in this Agreement; has the aptitude and ability to conduct the business franchised
herein (as may be evidenced by prior related business experience equivalent to not less than three (3) years experience in the operation of the number and type of restaurants to be developed under this Agreement, the franchise application, or
otherwise); has adequate financial resources and capital to comply with the development schedule; and has no conflicting or competing business interest, and satisfies such other criteria and conditions that Franchisor shall reasonably impose;

  
 f. At Franchisor’s option, the
transferee (and, if the transferee is other than an individual, such owners of a legal or beneficial interest in the transferee as Franchisor may request) shall execute (and/or, upon Franchisor’s request, shall cause all interested parties to
execute), for a term ending on the expiration date of this Agreement, Franchisor’s standard form of Development Agreement, which agreement shall supersede this Agreement in all respects and the terms of which agreement may differ from the terms
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 g. Area Developer shall remain primarily liable for all obligations of the Area
Developer’s business, and all covenants to be kept or performed by Area Developer, and shall execute any and all instruments reasonably requested by Franchisor to evidence such liability; 
  
 h. Each restaurant has already opened and been approved for
operation by Franchisor in compliance with all the conditions listed herein; 
  
 i. Except in the case of a transfer to a corporation formed for the convenience of ownership, a transfer fee in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the development fee shall be paid by Developer to Franchisor
under this Agreement, or such greater amount as is necessary to reimburse Franchisor for its reasonable costs and expenses associated with reviewing the application to transfer, including, without limitation, legal and accounting fees. 

 
 j. Area Developer agrees that if, in the opinion of
Franchisor, the price to be paid for any transfer appears to be excessive or is likely to result in there being an unsatisfactory return on investment, or there being an insufficient cash flow to meet obligations, Franchisor may, without liability
to Area Developer, review such opinions with any such prospective transferee/purchaser. 
  
 k. The transferee must at the time of the proposed transfer have an Operating Partner that has been approved by Franchisor and meets
Franchisor’s requirements for such position, which may include significant prior multi-unit restaurant operating experience, successful completion of Franchisor’s training program for managers and ownership by such Operating Partner of a
significant equity interest in the transferee. 
  
 3. Franchisor shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to a proposed public offering of securities interests in Area Developer; provided, however, that Franchisor may, in its sole discretion, require as a condition of its approval that
Franchisor or a company controlling Franchisor has previously made a public offering of Franchisor’s or such company’s securities. (For the purposes of this Section VII, a “public offering” shall mean any offering requiring
registration under any state or federal securities laws, and any offering exempt from registration but requiring disclosure under any federal law or regulation.) 
  
 4. Area Developer shall grant no security interest in the franchised business or in any of its assets unless
the secured party agrees that in the event of any default by Area Developer under any documents related to the security interest, Franchisor shall have the right and option to purchase the rights of the secured party upon payment of all sums then
due to such secured party, except such amounts which may have become due as a result of any acceleration of the payment dates based upon the Area Developer’s default. 
  
 5. Area Developer acknowledges and agrees that each condition which must be met by the transferee franchisee
is necessary to assure such transferee’s full performance of the obligations hereunder. 
  
 C. Offerings By Area Developer: 
  
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VII.B.3. hereof. All materials required for such offering by federal or state law shall be submitted to Franchisor for review prior to their being filed with
any government agency; and any materials to be used in any exempt offering shall be submitted to Franchisor for review prior to their use. No Area Developer offering shall imply (by use of the Proprietary Marks or otherwise) that Franchisor is
participating as an underwriter, issuer, or offeror of Area Developer’s or Franchisor’s securities; and Franchisor’s review of any offering shall be limited solely to the subject of the relationship between Area Developer and
Franchisor. Area Developer and the other participants in the offering must fully indemnify Franchisor in connection with the offering. For each proposed offering, Area Developer shall pay to Franchisor a non-refundable fee of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000) if only GC-11S or GC-11M design restaurants are to be developed pursuant to this Development Agreement, and Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) if GC-10 design restaurants are to be developed, or such greater amount as is necessary to reimburse
Franchisor for its reasonable costs and expenses associated with reviewing the proposed offering. Area Developer shall give Franchisor written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of commencement of any offering or other transaction
covered by this Section VII.C. 
  
 D. Right of First
Refusal: 
  
 1. If any party holding any
interest in Area Developer or in this Agreement (the transfer of which interest would have the effect of transferring a controlling interest in the franchised business), or if Area Developer, desires to accept any bona fide offer from a third party
to purchase such interest or the premises of the franchised business, the seller shall notify Franchisor in writing of the terms of such offer, and shall provide such information and documentation relating to the offer as Franchisor may require; and
Franchisor shall have the right and option, exercisable within thirty (30) days after receipt of such written notification, to send written notice to the seller that Franchisor intends to purchase the seller’s interest on the same terms and
conditions offered by the third party. In the event that Franchisor elects to purchase the seller’s interest, closing on such purchase must occur within sixty (60) days from the date of notice to the seller of the election to purchase by
Franchisor or such later date as may have been provided in the offer. Any material change in the terms of any offer prior to closing shall constitute a new offer subject to the same rights of first refusal by Franchisor as in the case of an initial
offer. Failure of Franchisor to exercise the option afforded by this Section VII.D shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, including all of the requirements of this Section VII.D, with respect to a proposed transfer.

  
 2. In the event the consideration, terms,
and/or conditions offered by a third party are such that Franchisor may not reasonably be required to furnish the same consideration, terms, and/or conditions, then Franchisor may purchase the interest in the franchised business proposed to be sold
for the reasonable equivalent in cash. If the parties cannot agree within a reasonable time on the reasonable equivalent in cash of the consideration, terms, and/or conditions offered by the third party, an independent appraiser shall be designated
by Franchisor, and his determination shall be binding. 
  
 E.
Transfer Upon Death or Mental Incompetency: 
  
 Upon the
death or mental incompetency of any person with a controlling interest in this Agreement or in Area Developer, the transfer of which requires the consent of Franchisor as provided in Section VII.B hereof, the executor, administrator, personal
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conservator of such person shall transfer such interest within six (6) months after such death or mental incompetency to a third party approved by
Franchisor. Such transfers, including, without limitation, transfers by devise or inheritance, shall be subject to the same conditions as any inter vivos transfer. However, in the case of transfer by devise or inheritance, if the heirs or
beneficiaries of any such person are unable to meet the conditions of this Section VII, the personal representative of the deceased person shall have a reasonable time to dispose of the deceased’s interest in the franchise, which disposition
shall be subject to all the terms and conditions for transfers contained in this Agreement. If the interest is not disposed of within a reasonable time, Franchisor may terminate this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section VII.E. shall be
deemed to relieve Area Developer of the requirement to satisfy the development schedule described in Section I.A. hereof and Exhibit A, attached hereto. 
  
 F. Non-Waiver of Claims: 
  
 Franchisor’s consent to a transfer of any interest in this Agreement or in Area Developer shall not constitute a waiver of any claims Franchisor may
have against the transferring party, nor shall it be deemed a waiver of Franchisor’s right to demand exact compliance with any of the terms of this Agreement by the transferee. 
  

	VIII. 	COVENANTS 

  
 A. Area Developer covenants that during the term of this Agreement, except as otherwise approved in writing by Franchisor, Area Developer, (or, if Area
Developer is a corporation or a limited liability company or partnership or other entity, a principal of Area Developer approved by Franchisor as the Operating Partner of Area Developer) shall devote full time, energy, and best efforts to the
management and operation of the business contemplated hereunder, including the establishment and operation of the restaurants to be developed hereunder. The current Operating Partner approved by Franchisor is Todd Rion. Upon the death, incapacity or
termination of the approved Operating Partner for any reason, the Area Developer must secure a substituted Operating Partner, who must be approved by Franchisor, within a reasonable period of time thereafter, but not later than three (3) months
after the date of such Operating Partner’s death, incapacity or termination. The Operating Partner as provided herein, must be a person who in Franchisor’s sole judgment, possesses restaurant operations experience at a level appropriate to
manage the number and type(s) of restaurants to be developed by Area Developer. Any such Operating Partner must attend and complete, to Franchisor’s satisfaction, Franchisor’s training program for certified managers. 
  
 B. Area Developer specifically acknowledges that, pursuant to this Agreement,
Area Developer will receive valuable confidential information, including, without limitation, information regarding the site selection and marketing methods and techniques of Franchisor and the System, and that Area Developer has the exclusive right
and obligation under this Agreement to identify sites and develop the Development Area for the benefit of the System. Area Developer covenants that during the term of this Agreement, except as otherwise approved in writing by Franchisor, Area
Developer shall not, either directly or indirectly, for itself, or through, on behalf of, or in conjunction with any person, persons, or legal entity: 
  
 1. Divert or attempt to divert any business or customer of any Golden Corral restaurant to any competitor, by direct or indirect
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directly or indirectly, any other act injurious or prejudicial to the goodwill associated with Franchisor’s Proprietary Marks and the System;

  
 2. Area Developer shall not employ or seek to
employ, either directly or indirectly including through an affiliate/subsidiary, any person who is employed, or within the prior six (6) months had been employed by any other franchisee of Franchisor, or by Franchisor, or by any affiliate/subsidiary
of Franchisor. Area Developer shall not directly or indirectly seek to induce such person to leave his or her employment for the purpose of becoming an employee of Area Developer. 
  
 3. Own, invest in, maintain, engage in, be employed by, be a consultant to, or have any interest in any
restaurant business which is located within the Development Area unless otherwise consented to in writing by Franchisor. 
  
 C. Area Developer covenants that, except as otherwise approved in writing by Franchisor, Area Developer shall not, for a continuous uninterrupted period
commencing upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, regardless of the cause for termination, and continuing for two (2) years thereafter, either directly or indirectly, for itself, or through, on behalf of, or in conjunction with any
person, legal entity, partnership, corporation or other person or entity which owns, is owned by, or is under common ownership with Area Developer, own, invest in, maintain, operate, engage in, lease to, be employed by, be a consultant to, or have
any interest in any restaurant business offering for sale steak, buffet, salad bar, bakery and other items which had been offered by the franchised business which is located within the Development Area. 
  
 D. Sections VIII.B.3 and VIII.C shall not apply to ownership by Area
Developer of less than a five percent (5%) beneficial interest in the outstanding equity securities of any corporation which is registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. 
  
 E. The parties agree that each of the foregoing covenants shall be construed as independent of any other covenant or
provision of this Agreement. If all or any portion of a covenant in this Section VIII. is held unreasonable or unenforceable by a court or agency having valid jurisdiction in an unappealed final decision to which Franchisor is a party, Area
Developer expressly agrees to be bound by any lesser covenant subsumed within the terms of such covenant that imposes the maximum duty permitted by law, as if the resulting covenant were separately stated in and made a part of this Section VIII.E.

  
 F. Area Developer understands and acknowledges that Franchisor
shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to reduce the scope of any covenant set forth in Sections VIII.A and VIII.B in this Agreement or any portion thereof, without Area Developer’s consent, effective immediately upon receipt by Area
Developer of written notice thereof, and Area Developer agrees to comply forthwith with any covenant as so modified, which shall be fully enforceable notwithstanding the provisions of Section XIII hereof. 
  
 G. Area Developer expressly acknowledges that the existence of any claims
which Area Developer may have against Franchisor, whether or not arising from this Agreement, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by Franchisor of the covenants in this Section VIII. 
  
 H. Area Developer acknowledges that Area Developer’s violation of the
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law may be available; and Area Developer accordingly consents to the issuance of, and agrees to pay all court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees
incurred by Franchisor in obtaining, an injunction prohibiting any conduct by Area Developer in violation of the terms of this Section VIII. 
  
 I. At the request of Franchisor, Area Developer shall provide Franchisor with executed covenants similar in substance to those set forth in this Section
VIII (including covenants applicable upon the termination of a person’s relationship with Area Developer) from the following persons: (l) all managers of Area Developer and any other person employed by Area Developer who have received training
from Franchisor; (2) all officers, directors, and holders of a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more in Area Developer; and (3) if Area Developer is a partnership, the general partners and any limited partners
(including any corporation, and the officers, directors, and holders of a beneficial interest of five percent (5%) or more of the securities of any corporation which controls, directly or indirectly, any general or limited partner). With respect to
each person who becomes associated with Area Developer in one of the capacities enumerated above subsequent to execution of this Agreement, Area Developer shall require and obtain such covenants and promptly provide Franchisor with executed copies
of such covenant. In no event shall any person enumerated be granted access to any confidential aspect of the System or the franchised business prior to execution of such a covenant. All covenants required by this Section VIII.I shall be in forms
satisfactory to Franchisor, including, without limitation, specific identification of Franchisor as a third party beneficiary of such covenants with the independent right to enforce them. Failure by Area Developer to obtain execution of a covenant
required by this Section VIII.I shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement. 
  

	IX.	NOTICES 

  
 Any and all notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered by any means which will provide
evidence of the date received to the respective parties at the following addresses unless and until a different address has been designated by written notice to the other party: 
  

			
	 Notices to FRANCHISOR:
	  	Senior Vice President-Marketing and Franchise Operations
	 	  	Golden Corral Franchising Systems, Inc.
	 	  	P.O. Box 29502
	 	  	Raleigh, North Carolina 27626
		
	 Notices to DEVELOPER:
	  	Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
	 	  	c/o Donald H. Walker, Vice President-Finance
	 	  	2800 Gilbert Avenue
	 	  	Cincinnati, OH 45206

  
 Any notice shall be
deemed to have been given at the date and time it is received, or is refused, or delivery is made impossible by the intended recipient. 
  

	X.	INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND INDEMNIFICATION 

  
 A. It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that this Agreement does not create a fiduciary relationship between them; that Area Developer shall
be an independent contractor; and, that nothing in this Agreement is intended to constitute either party an agent, legal representative, subsidiary, joint venturer, partner, employee, or servant of the other for any purpose whatsoever. 

 

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 B. During the term of this Agreement, Area Developer shall hold himself out to the public to be an
independent contractor operating pursuant to this Agreement. Area Developer agrees to take such affirmative action as shall be necessary to do so, including, without limitation, exhibiting a notice of that fact in a conspicuous place in the
franchised premises, the content of which Franchisor reserves the right to specify. 
  
 C. Area Developer understands and agrees that nothing in this Agreement authorizes Area Developer to make any contract, agreement, warranty, or representation on Franchisor’s behalf, or to incur any debt or other
obligation in Franchisor’s name; and, that Franchisor shall in no event assume liability for, or be deemed liable as a result of, any such action, or by reason of any act or omission of Area Developer in Area Developer’s operations
hereunder, or any claim or judgment arising therefrom against Franchisor. Area Developer shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law, Franchisor, its affiliates and subsidiaries and each of their respective directors,
officers, employees, shareholders, and agents, (collectively “Indemnitees”) from any and all losses and expenses (as hereinafter defined) incurred in connection with any litigation or other form of adjudicatory procedure, claim, demand,
investigation, or formal or informal inquiry (regardless of whether same is reduced to judgment) or any settlement thereof which arises directly or indirectly from, as a result of, or in connection with Area Developer’s operations hereunder
including, but not limited to, claims arising as a result of the maintenance and operation of vehicles or the Area Developer’s business or the claims of customers, employees and others (collectively, “Event”), and regardless of
whether same resulted from any strict or vicarious liability imposed by law on the Indemnitees, provided, however, that this indemnity shall apply to any liability arising from the negligence of Indemnitees, but not the gross negligence of
Indemnitees (except to the extent that joint liability is involved, in which event the indemnification provided herein shall extend to any finding of comparative negligence or contributory negligence attributable to Area Developer. For the purpose
of this Section X.C., the term “losses and expenses” shall be deemed to include compensatory, exemplary, or punitive damages; fines and penalties; attorneys’ fees; experts’ fees; court costs; costs associated with
investigating and defending against claims; settlement amounts; judgments; compensation for damages to the reputation and goodwill of Franchisor; and all other costs associated with any of the foregoing losses and expenses. Area Developer shall give
Franchisor prompt written notice of any event of which it is aware, for which indemnification is required, and, at the expense and risk of Area Developer, Franchisor may elect to assume (but under no circumstance is obligated to undertake) the
defense and/or settlement thereof. Any assumption of Franchisor shall not modify Area Developer’s indemnification obligation. Franchisor may, in its sole judgment, take such actions as it deems necessary and appropriate to investigate, defend,
or settle any Event or take other remedial or corrective actions with respect thereof as may be, in the sole judgment of Franchisor, necessary for the protection of the Indemnitees or the System. 
  

	XI.	APPROVALS AND WAIVERS 

  
 A. Whenever this Development Agreement requires the prior approval or consent of Franchisor, Area Developer shall make a timely written request to
Franchisor therefor; and, except as otherwise provided herein, any approval or consent granted shall be in writing. 
  

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 B. Franchisor makes no warranties or guarantees upon which Area Developer may rely, and assumes no
liability or obligation to Area Developer, by providing any waiver, approval, advice, consent, or suggestion to Area Developer in connection with this Agreement, or by reason of any neglect, delay, or denial of any request therefor. 
  
 C. No failure of Franchisor to exercise any power reserved to it by this
Agreement, or to insist upon strict compliance by Area Developer with any obligation or condition hereunder, or by any other area developer under any agreement similar to this Agreement, and no custom or practice of the parties at variance with the
terms hereof, shall constitute a waiver of Franchisor’s right to demand exact compliance with any of the terms herein. Waiver by Franchisor of any particular default by Area Developer shall not affect or impair Franchisor’s rights with
respect to any subsequent default of the same, similar or different nature, nor shall any delay, forbearance or omission of Franchisor to exercise any power or right arising out of any breach or default by Area Developer of any of the terms,
provisions or covenants hereof, affect or impair Franchisor’s right to exercise the same, nor shall such constitute a waiver by Franchisor of any right hereunder, or the right to declare any subsequent breach or default and to terminate this
Agreement prior to the expiration of its term. Subsequent acceptance by Franchisor of any payments due to it hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Franchisor of any preceding breach by Area Developer of any terms, covenants or conditions
of this Agreement. 
  

	XII.	SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION 

  
 A. Except as expressly provided to the contrary herein, each section, part, term, and/or provision of this Agreement shall be considered severable; and
if, for any reason, any section, part, term, and/or provision herein is determined to be invalid and contrary to, or in conflict with, any existing or future law or regulation by a court or agency having valid jurisdiction, such shall not impair the
operation of, or have any other effect upon, such other portions, sections, parts, terms, and/or provisions of this Agreement as may remain otherwise intelligible, and the latter shall continue to be given full force and effect and bind the parties
hereto; and said invalid sections, parts, terms, and/or provisions shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement. 
  
 B. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall be deemed, to confer upon any person or legal entity
other than Franchisor or Area Developer and such of their respective successors and assigns as may be contemplated by Section VII hereof, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 
  
 C. Area Developer expressly agrees to be bound by any promise or covenants
imposing the maximum duty permitted by law which is subsumed within the terms of any provision hereof, as though it were separately articulated in and made a part of this Agreement, that may result from striking from any of the provisions hereof any
portion or portions which a court may hold to be unreasonable and unenforceable in a final decision to which Franchisor is a party, or from reducing the scope of any promise or covenant to the extent required to comply with such a court order.

  
 D. All captions in this Agreement are intended solely for the
convenience of the parties, and none shall be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of any provision hereof. 
  

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 E. Any provision or covenant of this Agreement by which its terms or by reasonable implication is to be
performed in whole or in part, after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall survive such expiration or termination. 
  

	XIII. 	ENTIRE AGREEMENT 

  
 This Agreement, the documents referred to herein, and the Attachments hereto, if any, constitute the entire, full, and complete agreement between
Franchisor and Area Developer concerning the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior agreements, no other representations having induced Area Developer to execute this Agreement. Area Developer acknowledges that it is neither aware of
or relying upon any oral or written representation or understanding which is contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the contents of any document furnished to Area Developer. No amendment, change, or variance from this Agreement
shall be binding on either party unless executed in writing. 
  

	XIV. 	APPLICABLE LAW 

  
 A. This Agreement takes effect upon its acceptance and execution by Franchisor in North Carolina, and North Carolina law shall apply to any claim or
controversy regarding the making, entering into, performance, interpretation, breach or termination of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict of law, the laws of North Carolina shall prevail, without regard for the application of North
Carolina conflict of law rules; provided, however, that if any of the provisions of this Agreement would not be enforceable under the laws of North Carolina, but would be enforceable under the laws of the state in which the principal office of Area
Developer is located, then such provisions shall be interpreted and construed under the laws of the state in which the principal office of Area Developer is located. Nothing in this Section XIV is intended by the parties to subject this Agreement to
any franchise or similar law, rule, or regulation of the State of North Carolina to which it would not otherwise be subject. 
  
 B. Any action brought by Area Developer against Franchisor shall be brought exclusively, and any action brought by Franchisor against Area Developer may
be brought, in the federal district court covering the location at which Franchisor has its principal place of business at the time the action is commenced; provided, however, that if the federal court would not have subject matter jurisdiction had
the action been commenced in such court, then, in such event, the action shall (with respect to actions commenced by Area Developer), and may (with respect to actions commenced by Franchisor) be brought in the state court within the judicial
district in which Franchisor has its principal place of business at the time the action is commenced. The parties waive all questions of personal jurisdiction or venue for the purpose of carrying out this provision. 
  
 C. No right or remedy conferred upon or reserved to Franchisor or Area
Developer by this Agreement is intended to be, nor shall be deemed, exclusive of any other right or remedy herein or by law or equity provided or permitted, but each shall be cumulative of every other right or remedy. 
  
 D. Nothing herein contained shall bar Franchisor’s right to obtain
injunctive relief against threatened conduct that will cause it loss or damages, under the usual equity rules, including the applicable rules for obtaining restraining orders and preliminary injunctions; nor shall the 

  

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reference to such relief in certain Sections of this Agreement be deemed to imply the unavailability of such relief to enforce rights provided for in other
sections. 
  
 E. Franchisor and Area Developer irrevocably waive
trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim whether at law or in equity, brought by them against the other. Any and all claims and actions arising out of or relating to the Agreement, the relationship of Franchisor and Area Developer,
or Area Developer’s operation of its business shall be commenced within two years from the occurrence of the facts giving rise to such claim or action, or such claim or action shall be barred. Franchisor and Area Developer hereby waive to the
fullest extent permitted by law any right to or claim of any punitive or exemplary damages against the others and agree that in the event of a dispute between them each shall be limited to the recovery of any actual damages sustained by them.

  

	XV.	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

  
 A. Area Developer acknowledges that Area Developer has received a copy of the complete Golden Corral restaurant Area Development Agreement, the
attachments thereto, if any, and agreements relating thereto, if any, at least five (5) business days prior to the date on which this Agreement was executed. Area Developer further acknowledges that it has received a disclosure document which is
required by the Trade Regulation Rule of the Federal Trade Commission entitled “Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business Opportunity Ventures,” and which contains a copy of this Development Agreement
(“UFOC”), at least ten (10) business days prior to the date on which this Agreement was executed. 
  
 B. Area Developer acknowledges that it has conducted an independent investigation of the business franchised hereunder, and recognizes that the business
venture contemplated by this Agreement involves business risks and that its success will be largely dependent upon the ability of Area Developer as an independent businessman. Except with respect to any information contained in Item 19 of
Franchisor’s UFOC, Franchisor expressly disclaims the making of, and Area Developer acknowledges that it has not received, any representation, express or implied, from any employee or agent of Franchisor, as to the prior, current, or potential
sales, income, profits, or success of the business venture contemplated by this Agreement or of any other Area Developer. 
  
 C. Area Developer acknowledges that it has read and understood this Agreement, the attachments hereto, if any, and agreements relating thereto, if any;
and, that Franchisor has accorded Area Developer ample time and opportunity to consult with advisors of its own choosing about the potential benefits and risks of entering into this Agreement. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have fully executed, sealed, and
delivered this Agreement on the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	 	 	 	 	 GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC.

					
	 	 	 (Corporate Seal)
	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ L. Tate

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Larry I. Tate, Senior Vice President of Franchise Sales

			
	 	 	 	 	 Attested:

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Robert B. Heyward

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Its Secretary

  

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	 ATTEST:
	 	 	 	 AREA DEVELOPER: FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.

				
	 /s/ Paul F. McFarland
	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Donald H. Walker

	 Its Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 Donald H. Walker, Vice President-Finance

				
	 (Corporate Seal)
	 	 	 	 	 	 

  

 19 

 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
 EXHIBIT “AA” 
  
 Initials DW LT 
  

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 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 EXHIBIT A 
  
 1. Development Area
– Each restaurant developed under this Development Agreement shall be located in the following area: 
  
 See attached Exhibit “AA” which is incorporated herein by reference. 
  
 2. Development Schedule – Recognizing that time is of the essence, Area Developer agrees to satisfy the Development Schedule set
forth below: 
  

			
	 By Date

	  	 Cumulative Total Number
 of
Restaurants
 Which Area Developer Shall Have
 Open
and in Operation

	 December 31, 2004
	  	Five (5)
		
	 December 31, 2005
	  	Ten (10)
		
	 December 31, 2006
	  	Fifteen (15)
		
	 December 31, 2007
	  	Twenty (20)
		
	 December 31, 2008
	  	Twenty-Five (25)
		
	 December 31, 2009
	  	Thirty (30)
		
	 December 31, 2010
	  	Thirty-Five (35)
		
	 December 31, 2011
	  	Thirty-Eight (38)

  
 Initials DW LT

  

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 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 EXHIBIT B-1 
  
 ADDENDUM FOR GC-11S RESTAURANTS 
  
 The form
of Addendum For GC-11S Restaurants currently offered by Franchisor is attached. 
  
 Not applicable 
  

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 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 EXHIBIT B-2 
  
 ADDENDUM FOR GC-11M RESTAURANTS 
  
 The form
of Addendum For GC-11M Restaurants currently offered by Franchisor is attached. 
  

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 THE GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. 
 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 EXHIBIT C 
  
 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT 
  
 The form of
Franchise Agreement currently offered by Franchisor is attached. 
  

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 TERMINATION AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS TERMINATION AGREEMENT (hereinafter “Termination Agreement”) is made and entered into this 20th day of July,
2004, by and between Golden Corral Franchising Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter “Franchisor”) and Frisch’s Restaurant’s Inc., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Area Developer”).

  
 RECITALS: 
  
 A. Franchisor and Area Developer are parties to two (2) Area Development
Agreements respectively dated December 30, 1997 and July 6, 20000 (hereinafter, together with all amendments thereto, collectively referred to as “Development Agreements”) in which area Developer was granted certain development rights to
obtain franchises for a combined total of five (5) restaurants using a GC-11S building design, thirty-two (32) restaurants using a GC-11M building design and three (3) restaurants using a metro Market (GC-10) building design which restaurants were
to have been located within certain defined submarkets/cities as described on the Exhibits to the Development Agreements. 
  
 B. Area Developer and Franchisor have agreed to enter into a new Area Development Agreement to include both the submarkets/cities which remain undeveloped
under the Development Agreements and the additional submarkets/cities requested by Area Developer, and in connection therewith to terminate the Development Agreements and credit Area Developer with an amount equal to the remaining development fee
unapplied account balance(s) under the Development Agreements against the development fee due under such new Area Development Agreement. 
  
 C. Area Developer and Franchisor now seek to terminate the Development Agreements and the respective rights and duties of the parties to it, on the terms
set forth below currently with the execution of a new Area Development Agreement. 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, the parties, in consideration of the undertakings and commitments of each party to the other party set forth herein, hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Development Agreement Terminated. The Development Agreement
and any supplements to them are hereby terminated as of 11:59 P.M. on the date of this Termination Agreement (the “Termination Date”). 
  
 2. No Liability Assumed. Franchisor expressly disclaims liability for any debt, default, action, negligence or malfeasance of Area
Developer, and Area Developer acknowledges this disclaimer. 
  
 3.
Representations and Warranties of Area Developer. Area Developer represents and warrants as follows: 
  

	 	a.	 No one other than Area Developer has any interest, legal or equitable, 

  

	 	 
direct or indirect, overt or concealed, in the Development Agreement Agreements, except Franchisor itself; 

  

	 	b.	Area Developer is legally entitled to enter into this Termination Agreement; 

  

	 	c.	No judgments, actions, suits or proceedings are pending against Area Developer, and no claims or causes of action exist against Area Developer, arising out of or with respect to the
Development Agreements1 or other related matters. 

  
 4. Indemnification. Area Developer agrees to and does hereby indemnify and hold harmless Franchisor and its predecessor(s), successor(s), parent(s), affiliates, representatives, assigns, employees, officers, directors and
stockholders (past, present or future) and each of them from and against any and all liability, loss, damage or expense (including attorneys’ fees and costs) which any of them may sustain or incur because of any breach of any representation or
warranty by Area Developer under this Termination Agreement. 
  
 5. Franchisor Released. 
  

	 	5.1	Area Developer hereby irrevocably remises, releases and forever discharges Franchisor, and its predecessor(s), successor(s), parent(s), affiliates, assigns, and all of their
respective representatives, employees, officers, agents, servants, directors and stockholders (past, present or future) and each of them, to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, of and from any and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands,
obligations, costs, expenses, actions and causes of action of every nature, character and description, known and unknown, vested or contingent, which Area Developer now owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore owned or held, or may at any time
own or hold against any one or more of such releasees, arising out of or related to any and all matters, things or transactions of any kind, including but not limited to those relating to the Development Agreement and this Termination Agreement, at
any time prior to and including the date of this Termination Agreement. 

  

	 	5.2	Area Developer represents and warrants that it has not heretofore assigned or transferred or purported to assign or transfer to any person, firm or corporation whatsoever any claim,
debt, liability, demand, obligation, cost, expense, action or cause of action herein released. 

  
 6. Development Fee. Franchisor shall retain the Development Agreements’ remaining account balance of the development fee in the amount
of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($170,000.00). Franchisor agrees to apply/credit One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($170,000.00) of the aforementioned non-refundable development fee account balance towards the development fee due to
Franchisor for Area Developer’s new thirty-eight (38) restaurant Area Development Agreement, of which Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) has between December 31, 

  

 
2003 and the present been applied to the individual unit’s initial franchise fees due for Lima, Ohio which opened January 26, 2004; Cleveland
(Brooklyn), Ohio which opened May 24, 2004; the Macedonia, Ohio site approved by the Development Committee with a Franchise Agreement executed; the Toledo (Alexis), Ohio site approved by the Development Committee with a Franchise Agreement executed;
and, the Ontario, Ohio site approved by the Development Committee with a Franchise Agreement executed. 
  
 7. Entire Agreement. This Termination Agreement states the entire understanding and agreement among the parties hereto, with respect to the
subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and all negotiations, discussions and oral representations in connection herewith, and may not be altered, amended or supplemented except in a writing which references this Termination
Agreement and is signed by the parties hereto. 
  
 8.
Construction. All references herein to the masculine, neuter, or singular shall be construed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural, and vice versa, where applicable. 
  
 9. Area Developer’s Understanding. Area Developer
represents that: 
  

	 	a.	Area Developer has read, knows and understands the contents of this Termination Agreement; and 

  

	 	b.	Area Developer has executed this Termination Agreement voluntarily, and after having been given the opportunity to consult with advisors of its choice. 

  
 10. Governing Law. This Termination Agreement is made and
entered into in the State of North Carolina and shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law thereof. 
  

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed, sealed and delivered this Termination
Agreement on the day and year first above written. 
  

									
	 	 	 	 	 GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING
 SYSTEMS, INC.

	 [CORPORATE SEAL]
	 	 	 	 
					
	 ATTEST:
	 	 Robert B. Heyward
	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ L. Tate

	 	 	 Its Secretary
	 	 	 	 	 	 Larry I. Tate, Senior Vice President
 of Franchise Sales

			
	 	 	 	 	 AREA DEVELOPER:
  
 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.

	 [CORPORATE SEAL]
	 	 	 	 
					
	 ATTEST:
	 	 Paul F. McFarland
	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Doanld H. Walker

	 	 	 Its Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 Donald H. Walker

	 Vice President – Finance
	 	 	 	 	 	 

  

 ADDENDUM TO AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This is an “Addendum” to the Area Development Agreement (the “Development
Agreement”) dated July 20 , 2004 by and between FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC. (“Area Developer”) and GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC. (“Franchisor”) with respect to certain markets in the Development Area
specified under the Development Agreement defined by the Designated Market Areas of Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Lima, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Wheeling, West Virginia; Steubenville, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania; Southbend/ Elkhart/Goshen, Indiana; Lansing, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; and Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan (the “DMAs”). 
  
 By executing this Addendum, Area Developer and Franchisor intend to supplement the terms and provisions of the Area Development Agreement
and, to the extent that any term or provision of the Development Agreement is inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Addendum, the terms of this Addendum shall control. 
  

	1.	Option to Purchase Additional New Markets 

  
 Franchisor and Area Developer acknowledge and agree that certain markets (not including Non-traditional Markets) exist within the DMAs which are subject to this
Development Agreement, which in the judgment of the Franchisor do not currently meet the minimum criteria for development and operation of a Golden Corral ® restaurant. Franchisor and Area Developer agree that in the event that Franchisor in its sole and absolute judgment determines in the future
that any one or more market areas within the DMAs meets the then-current criteria established by Franchisor for development of a Golden Corral ® restaurant (a “New Market”), Area Developer shall have the option to purchase each such New Market (the “Option”,) on the following
terms: 
  
 Term of Option: 
  
 So long as Area Developer is not in default under the Development Agreement or any Franchise
Agreement, the Option shall continue throughout the term of the Development Agreement (including any extension thereof) and thereafter so long as Area Developer acquires each New Market which may become available under the Option and develops a
Golden Corral ® restaurant in each market owned by
Area Developer as required by the Development Agreement (including any amendment or replacement thereto). Notwithstanding anything contained within this Addendum or the Development Agreement to the contrary, Area Developer shall have no right or
option to develop the markets/cities which Area Developer has already declined to acquire in the DMAs and such markets/cities are excluded from this Development Agreement and Addendum. Such excluded markets/cities include the cities of Ashland,
Ohio; New Philadelphia, Ohio; Sandusky, Ohio; Adrian, Michigan; Owensboro, Kentucky; Paducah, Kentucky; Cranberry, Pennsylvania; Brighton, Michigan; Rochester Hills, Michigan; Bloomington/Normal, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Champagne/Urbana,
Illinois; Peoria/Pekin, Illinois and Moline/Rock Island, Illinois. It is acknowledged that Franchisor may establish and 

  

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operate or license others to establish and operate Golden Corral restaurants in such declined and excluded markets/cities without offering Area Developer any
rights therein.  
  
 Designation as New
Market; Election to Exercise Option to Purchase: 
  
 Following the
designation by Franchisor of any New Market, except for the declined/excluded markets, Franchisor shall give notice to Area Developer in writing that such market has been so designated. Such notice shall include all New Markets so designated,
together with such information as Franchisor in its discretion deems relevant to each such designation. If Area Developer elects to exercise the Option granted hereby with respect to a New Market, Area Developer shall give written notice of such
election to Franchisor within thirty (30) days following receipt by Area Developer of the notice from Franchisor. Area Developer shall exercise such Option with respect to all, but not less than all, New Markets included within a notice from
Franchisor. 
  
 Terms of Purchase; Execution
of Documents 
  
 In the event that Area Developer elects to exercise the
Option with respect to New Markets designated by Franchisor, such New Markets shall be purchased on Franchisor’s then-standard terms for the licensing of markets under an Area Development Agreement. Franchisor shall prepare and Area Developer
shall execute, within thirty (30) days after receipt, an amendment to the Development Agreement in which the Term and the opening schedule set forth in the Development Agreement shall be extended for a period of time determined by Franchisor based
upon the number of New Markets being acquired and after taking into consideration the number of new restaurants required to be developed each year under the existing terms of the agreement, or, if the term of the Development Agreement has expired,
Area Developer shall execute a new agreement providing for the development and operation by Area Developer of a Golden Corral ® restaurant in each New Market and with a term sufficient to allow for such development based upon the previously existing agreement. 
  
 Area Developer shall pay to Franchisor the Development Fee otherwise due for each New Market
being acquired, according to Franchisor’s then-standard terms, at the time of execution of the Amendment to the Development Agreement or a new Area Development Agreement, as the case may be. 
  

	2.	Limited Option to Purchase Rights for Non-Traditional Sites 

  
 Franchisor and Area Developer acknowledge and agree that the Development Area excludes certain non-traditional sites as described in Section I.C. (i) of the Development
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which are likewise excluded from the Protected Territory defined in the form of Franchise Agreement attached as an exhibit to the Development Agreement.
Franchisor and Area Developer agree that in the event that Franchisor in its sole and absolute judgment determines that any one or more non-traditional sites within the DMAs meets the then-current criteria established by Franchisor for development
of a restaurant business or similar offering using the Proprietary Marks and the System (a “Non-traditional Site”), and, based on the characteristics of such Non-traditional Site (including but not limited to the nature of the offering
which may be made for such site, any contractual obligations or limitations, bidding requirements, connections with any other similar site not within the DMAs, and other criteria deemed by Franchisor as bearing on the proposed use of the site)
Franchisor determines in its sole discretion that Area Developer can be expected to meet all of the development and operating criteria for such site and without affecting the operation of any similar site not within the DMAs, Area Developer shall
have the option to purchase the development right for each such Non-traditional Site (a “Supplemental Right”), on the following terms: 
  
 Term of Supplemental Right To Develop Non-Traditional Sites 
  
 So long as Area Developer is not in default under the Development Agreement or any Franchise Agreement, the Option shall continue throughout
the term of the Development Agreement (including any extension thereof) and thereafter so long as Area Developer acquires each New Market which may become available under the Option and develops a Golden Corral ® restaurant in each market owned by Area Developer as required by the Development
Agreement (including any amendment or replacement thereto). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Addendum or the Development Agreement to the contrary, this Supplemental Right shall only apply to those submarkets/cities referred to in Exhibit
“AA” of the Development Agreement and those New Markets wherein Area Developer has timely exercised its Option and entered into the required documents with Franchisor as described in Paragraph 1 of this Addendum. 
  
 Designation as Non-Traditional Site Subject to
Supplemental Right; Election to Exercise Option to Purchase: 
  
 Following
the designation by Franchisor of any Non-traditional Site as a site subject to a Supplemental Right, Franchisor shall give notice to Area Developer in writing that such site has been so designated. Such notice shall include such information as
Franchisor in its discretion deems relevant to each such designation, and any information in Franchisor’s possession regarding the site which create developmental or operating requirements or restrictions, such as bidding requirements,
operating requirements or restrictions and the like. Franchisor shall also specify in such notice any fees or payments due from Area Developer to Franchisor or any affiliate of Franchisor, including but not limited to any franchise fee or royalty
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different in any respect from the fees or payments specified with respect to any other franchised Golden Corral ® restaurant developed under Franchisor’s then-standard terms. If Area Developer
elects to exercise the Supplemental Right granted hereby with respect to a Non-traditional Site, Area Developer shall give written notice of such election to Franchisor within thirty (30) days following receipt by Area Developer of the notice from
Franchisor. Area Developer shall exercise such Supplemental Right with respect to all, but not less than all, Non-traditional Sites included within a common bid, operating agreement or contract required with a third party, but may otherwise exercise
or reject such Supplemental Rights with respect to sites on a case by case basis. 
  
 Terms of Purchase; Execution of Documents 
  
 In the event that Area Developer elects to exercise the Option with respect to a Non-traditional Site designated by Franchisor and for which
Area Developer is successful in acquiring the right to operate at such site from any third party required to approve such development, such Non-traditional Sites shall be purchased on Franchisor’s then-standard terms for the sale of markets in
similar locations, or, if Franchisor has not established standard terms for such kinds of development, on such terms as Franchisor deems reasonable and appropriate after giving consideration to the training, development and other assistance likely
to be provided by Franchisor. The Term of the Development Agreement shall be extended for a period of time determined by Franchisor based upon the number and type of Non-traditional Sites being acquired and after taking into consideration the number
of new restaurants required to be developed each year under the existing terms of the agreement, or, if the term of the Development Agreement has expired, Area Developer shall execute a Franchise Agreement for any single Non-traditional Site or a
new Area Development Agreement for multiple sites, on such terms as Franchisor deems reasonable and appropriate, which agreement shall provide for the development and operation by Area Developer of a Golden Corral ® restaurant facility in each Non-traditional Site and with a term sufficient to
allow for such development based upon the development obligations imposed by the third party with whom Area Developer is required to contract for the operation of such site. 
  
 Area Developer shall pay to Franchisor any fees due with respect to each Non-traditional Site being acquired, according to Franchisor’s
terms, at the later of the date Area Developer secures the right from any third party to develop such site (such as the date Area Developer is notified of its successful bid or acceptance by the third party of acceptance of Area Developer’s
contract) or the time of execution of the Amendment to Development Agreement or new Area Development Agreement including such Non-traditional Site or, in the case of a single Non-traditional site, at the time of execution of the Franchise Agreement
for such site, as the case may be. 
  

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	3.	Limitation on Restrictions While Public Company: 

  
 Franchisor acknowledges that Area Developer is currently organized and operates as and expects to remain a corporation registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934 (or any similar subsequent law) regulating the transfer of publicly traded securities, and has qualified for and has listed for trading of its equity securities on national and regional stock exchanges (a “Public Company”).

  
 Area Developer shall upon request provide to Franchisor (i) a copy of Area
Developer’s annual report on Form 10-K each year promptly after its preparation and (ii) a list each year of any individual or entity required under the federal securities laws to file Form 5 (or any similar form) with the Securities Exchange
Commission in such year. 
  
 Franchisor agrees that so long as Area Developer
continues to operate as a Public Company, Area Developer shall not be required to comply (except as set forth below) with the following restrictions or requirements in the Development Agreement or form of Franchise Agreement attached thereto, or any
similar restriction found in any other provision of any form of Franchise or Area Development Agreement hereafter adopted by Franchisor: 
  

	A)	Area Developer shall not be required to comply with provisions of Sections V.B.1. and V.B.2. of the Development Agreement or Section XVII of the Franchise Agreement regarding
Corporate, Partnership or Limited Liability Company franchisees. 

  

	B)	Except as set forth below, the transfer of stock or other interests in Area Developer so long as Area Developer is a Public Company shall not be deemed a transfer subject to the
provisions of Section VII.B. of the Development Agreement or Section XIII.B. of the Franchise Agreement; the consent of Franchisor shall not be required nor shall any fee be payable to Franchisor with respect to any offerings of shares or securities
otherwise restricted by Section VII.C. of the Development Agreement or Section XIII.D. of the Franchise Agreement; and Franchisor shall not have any right of first refusal as otherwise provided in Sections VII.D. or VII.E. of the Development
Agreement or Sections XIII.E. or XIII.F. of the Franchise Agreement; Provided, however, that a transfer by operation of law as the result of a merger, consolidation or reorganization with an entity engaged in the operation of family steakhouse or
buffet restaurants which compete directly or indirectly with Golden Corral ® restaurants shall be a prohibited transfer, and no such merger or consolidation shall be permitted without the express prior written consent of Franchisor, which Franchisor may refuse to give in its sole and absolute
discretion. 

  

	C)	 So long as the Area Developer maintains policies and procedures designed to maintain the confidential nature of any Proprietary Information furnished to Area
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prevent its improper use, and otherwise agrees to notify Franchisor of any prohibited use and assist Franchisor in taking such action as may be necessary to
obtain an injunction prohibiting any prohibited conduct, Area Developer shall not be required to furnish covenants required under Section VIII.I.(2) of the Development Agreement or Section VIII.C. of the Franchise Agreement.

  

	4.	Consent to Operation of Alternative Businesses: 

  
 Area Developer currently operates other restaurant businesses under the Frisch’s ® restaurant operating format which is distinct from those of Franchisor and does not use any of the Marks or the System.
Franchisor has agreed in reliance upon the assurances of Area Developer and in consideration of the continuing covenant and agreement of Area Developer to preserve and protect the Proprietary Information to give its consent to the specific existing
or additional Frisch’s business operations of Area Developer, and may consent to other types of restaurant operations in the future. Area Developer shall, as a continuing condition to the ongoing consent of Franchisor to the continuing
operation of such alternative restaurant businesses, at all times maintain all confidential and Proprietary Information in the manner called for under Section VIII.A. of the Franchise Agreement, and shall not take any steps designed to or as a
foreseeable result of which the other business operations of Area Developer will become substantially similar to those licensed under the Development Agreement or Franchise Agreement, or cause confusion in the minds of the public as to the source of
any product or service offered in any other business operated by Area Developer with those offered from Golden Corral ® restaurants. This consent shall not serve as a consent to the acquisition of any other restaurant business, or the merger or consolidation of Area
Developer with any other entity which operates family steakhouse or buffet restaurants (including cafeteria restaurants) or other restaurants which utilize an operating format similar to that of Franchisor. 
  

	5.	Development Fee Credit: 

  
 Franchisor and Area Developer have entered into a Termination Agreement which terminated their December 30, 1997 and July 6, 2000 Area Development Agreements
(hereinafter, together with all amendments thereto, collectively referred to as “Old Agreements”). Area Developer shall receive a credit of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($170,000.00) which represents the remaining non-refundable
account balance of the Old Agreements’ development fee(s) to apply towards the Three Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($380,000.00) development fee due under the Development Agreement, of which Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) has between
December 31, 2003 and the present been applied to the individual unit’s initial franchise fees due for Lima, Ohio which opened January 26, 2004; Cleveland (Brooklyn), Ohio which opened May 24, 2004; the Macedonia, Ohio site approved by the
Development Committee with a Franchise Agreement executed; the Toledo (Alexis), Ohio site approved by Development Committee with a Franchise Agreement executed ; and, the Ontario, Ohio site approved by the Development Committee with a Franchise
Agreement executed. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Addendum to Area Development Agreement to be executed by their
respective duly authorized officers on the same day and year as the original execution of the Development Agreement. 
  

									
	 	 	 	 	 GOLDEN CORRAL FRANCHISING SYSTEMS, INC.

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ L. Tate

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Larry I. Tate, Senior Vice President of Franchise
 Sales

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Attest:
	 	 /s/ Robert B. Heywood

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Its Secretary

  

									
	 	 	 	 	 FRISCH’S RESTAURANTS, INC.

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Donald H. Walker

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Donald H. Walker, Vice President-Finance

				
	 (Corporate Seal)
	 	 	 	 Attest:
	 	 /s/ Paul F. McFarland

	 Its
                     Vice President

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