Document:

Exhibit 10.4

 

Execution Version

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of the Effective Date, is entered into by and among (i) Shake Shack Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), (ii) SSE Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), (iii) the persons listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (together with their Affiliates, collectively, the “Meyer Stockholders”), (iv) the persons listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto (together with their Affiliates and the Meyer Stockholders, collectively, the “Management Stockholders”), (v) the entities listed on Schedule 3 attached hereto (together with their Affiliates, collectively, the “LGP Stockholders”) and (vi) the entities listed on Schedule 4 attached hereto (together with their Affiliates, collectively, the “SEG Stockholders” and, together with the LGP Stockholders and the Management Stockholders, the “Principal Stockholders” and each a “Principal Stockholder”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Holdings, the Principal Stockholders and certain other Persons have effected, or will effect in connection with the Closing, a series of reorganization transactions (collectively, the “Reorganization Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, the Principal Stockholders own or will own either (x) shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) or (y) limited liability company interests in Holdings (“Holdings Units”) and shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), which such Holdings Units, subject to certain restrictions, are redeemable from time to time at the option of the holder thereof for shares of the Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings (the “Holdings LLC Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, the Company will have priced an initial public offering of shares of its Class A Common Stock (the “IPO”) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated the Effective Date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for certain governance rights and other matters, and to set forth the respective rights and obligations of the Principal Stockholders on and after the Effective Date.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and understandings set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1  Definitions  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person or (b) in the event that the specified Person is a natural Person, a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person; provided that the Company, Holdings and each of their respective subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of the Principal Stockholders. As used in this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agreement” shall mean this Stockholders Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and as hereafter from time to time amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Board Designees” shall mean the Directors designated by the Principal Stockholders pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the IPO.

 

“Code” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

 

“Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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

 

“Company Shares” means (i) all shares of Common Stock that are not then subject to vesting (including shares that were at one time subject to vesting to the extent they have vested), (ii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any option, warrant or convertible security that are not then subject to vesting (including shares that were at one time subject to vesting to the extent they have vested) (without double counting shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon redemption of Holdings Units) and (iii) all shares of Common Stock directly or indirectly issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above by way of unit or stock dividend or unit or stock split, or in connection with a combination of units or shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

 

“Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors.

 

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

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

 

“Holdings Units” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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“IPO” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“LGP Designee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).

 

“LGP Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

“LGP Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Loss” or “Losses” shall mean any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, interest, penalties and costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and expert witnesses’ fees, and costs and expenses of investigation and amounts paid in settlement, court costs, and other expenses of litigation, including in respect of enforcement of indemnity rights hereunder (it being understood that Losses shall not include any consequential, special, incidental, indirect or punitive damages).

 

“Management Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Meyer Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

“Meyer Stockholder Designee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

“Meyer Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Necessary Action” means, with respect to a specified result, all commercially reasonable actions required to cause such result that are within the power of a specified Person, including (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to the Company Shares, (ii) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (iii) executing agreements and instruments, (iv) making, or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result and (v) causing members of the Board of Directors, subject to any fiduciary duties that such members may have as directors of the Company (including pursuant to Section 2.1(e)), to act in a certain manner, including causing members of the Board of Directors or any nominating or similar committee of the Board of Directors to recommend the appointment of any Board Designees as provided by this Agreement.

 

“Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, association, partnership, joint venture, organization, business, trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or any subdivision or agency thereof.

 

“Principal Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Reorganization Transactions” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

“S Corporations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“S Corporation Reorganization” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

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“S Corporation Reorganization Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“SEG Designee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).

 

“SEG Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

“SEG Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Stockholder Minimum Threshold” means, with respect to the Meyer Stockholders, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to at least 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock owned by the Meyer Stockholders as of the Closing.

 

“Underwriting Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

ARTICLE II
 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

SECTION 2.1  Board of Directors.

 

(a)                                 Composition of Initial Board.  As of the Effective Date, the Board of Directors shall be comprised of seven (7) directors, (i) five (5) of whom shall be deemed to have been designated by the Meyer Stockholders (each, a “Meyer Director”), (ii) one (1) of whom shall be deemed to have been designated by the LGP Stockholders (the “LGP Director”) and (iii) one (1) of whom shall be deemed to have been designated by the SEG Stockholders (the “SEG Director”).  The foregoing directors shall be divided into three classes of directors, each of whose members shall serve for staggered three-year terms as follows:

 

(i)                                     the class I directors shall initially include two (2) Meyer Directors and one (1) SEG Director;

 

(ii)                                  the class II directors shall initially include one (1) Meyer Director and one (1) LGP Director; and

 

(iii)                               the class III directors shall initially include two (2) Meyer Directors.

 

The initial term of the class I directors shall expire immediately following the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected. The initial term of the class II directors shall expire immediately following the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected. The initial term of the class III directors shall expire immediately following the Company’s 2018 annual meeting at which directors are elected.

 

(b)                                 Meyer Stockholder Representation.  For so long as the Meyer Stockholders hold a number of shares of Common Stock representing at least the percentage of shares of Common Stock held by such Meyer Stockholders as of the Closing shown below, the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for 

 

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election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected that number of individuals designated by the Meyer Stockholders (each, a “Meyer Stockholder Designee”) that, if elected, will result in the number of Meyer Directors serving on the Board of Directors that is shown below.

 

	
Percentage
    	
 
    	
Number of Directors
    	
 
    
	
50% or greater
    	
 
    	
5
    	
 
    
	
Less than 50% but greater than or equal to 25%
    	
 
    	
4
    	
 
    
	
Less than 25% but greater than or equal to 10%
    	
 
    	
2
    	
 
    
	
Less than 10% but greater than or equal to 5%
    	
 
    	
1
    	
 
    
	
Less than 5%
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    

 

Upon any decrease in the number of directors that the Meyer Stockholders are entitled to designate for election to the Board of Directors, the Meyer Stockholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the appropriate number of Meyer Stockholder Designees to offer to tender his or her resignation. Such designees will be to the extent possible evenly distributed among all classes of directors with such designees first being assigned to classes with the longest remaining terms.  If such resignation is then accepted by the Board of Directors, the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall cause the authorized size of the Board of Directors to be reduced accordingly unless the Company with the approval of a majority of the remaining Directors determines not to reduce the authorized size of the Board of Directors.

 

(c)                                  LGP Stockholder Representation.  For so long as the LGP Stockholders own at least fifty percent (50%) of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the LGP Stockholders as of the Closing, the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors for election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected one (1) individual designated by the LGP Stockholders (each, an “LGP Designee”). Upon any decrease in the number of directors that the LGP Stockholders are entitled to designate for election to the Board of Directors, the LGP Stockholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the LGP Designee to offer to tender his or her resignation. If such resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors, then the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall cause the authorized size of the Board of Directors to be reduced accordingly unless the Company with the approval of a majority of the remaining Directors determines not to reduce the authorized size of the Board of Directors.

 

(d)                                 SEG Stockholder Representation.  For so long as the SEG Stockholders own at least fifty percent (50%) of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the SEG Stockholders as of the Closing, the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the

 

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Board of Directors for election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected one (1) individual designated by the SEG Stockholders (each, an “SEG Designee”). Upon any decrease in the number of directors that the SEG Stockholders are entitled to designate for election to the Board of Directors, the SEG Stockholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the SEG Designee to offer to tender his or her resignation.  If such resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors, then the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall cause the authorized size of the Board of Directors to be reduced accordingly unless the Company with the approval of a majority of the remaining Directors determines not to reduce the authorized size of the Board of Directors.

 

(e)                                  Additional Obligations.  An individual designated by a Principal Stockholder for election (including pursuant to Sections 2.1(b), 2.1(c) and 2.1(d)) as a Director shall comply with the requirements of the charter for, and related guidelines of, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article II, in the event that the Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that its nomination, appointment or election of a particular Board Designee pursuant to this Section 2.1 or Section 2.2 would constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders or does not otherwise comply with any requirements of the charter for, or related guidelines of, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (provided that any such determination with respect to any Board Designee pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be made no later than sixty (60) days after the individual’s compliance with the first sentence of this Section 2.1(e)), then the Board of Directors shall inform such Principal Stockholder of such determination in writing and explain in reasonable detail the basis for such determination and shall designate another individual designated for nomination, election or appointment to the Board of Directors by such Principal Stockholder (subject in each case to this Section 2.1(e)), and the Board of Directors and the Company shall take all of the actions required by this Article II with respect to the election of such substitute Board Designee. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the fact that a particular Board Designee is an Affiliate, director, professional, partner, member, manager, employee or agent of a Principal Stockholder or is not an independent director shall not in and of itself constitute an acceptable basis for such determination by the Board of Directors.

 

(f)                                   The independent directors required by the New York Stock Exchange rules shall be the Meyer Directors; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the number of Meyer Directors (less any designees of the Meyer Stockholders who are Meyer or an officer of the Company) are insufficient to satisfy the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange rules, the Board of Directors shall take the Necessary Action to expand the number of Directors to the minimum number of Directors needed to comply with such requirements.

 

(g)                                  Vacancies.  Except as provided in Sections 2.1(b), 2.1(c) and 2.1(d), as applicable, with respect to decreases in ownership of the Principal Stockholders, (i) each Principal Stockholder shall have the exclusive right to request the removal of its Board Designees from the Board of Directors (whether for or without cause), and the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause the removal

 

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(whether for our without cause) of any such Board Designee at the request of the designating Principal Stockholder and (ii) each Principal Stockholder shall have the exclusive right to designate directors for election to the Board of Directors to fill vacancies (for the remainder of the then current term) created by reason of death, disability, removal or resignation of its Board Designees to the Board of Directors, and the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause any such vacancies to be filled by replacement directors designated by such designating Principal Stockholder as promptly as reasonably practicable.

 

SECTION 2.2  Committees.  The Meyer Stockholders shall have, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the requirements of the Charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the right, but not the obligation, to designate a number of members of each committee of the Board of Directors equal to at least: (i) a majority of the members of each committee of the Board of Directors, for so long as the Meyer Stockholders have the ability pursuant to Section 2.1 to designate for nomination at least four (4) Board Designees and (ii) at all other times for so long as the Meyer Stockholders have the ability pursuant to Section 2.1 to designate for nomination at least one (1) Board Designee, one-third (1/3), but in no event fewer than one (1), of the members of each committee of the Board of Directors. For purposes of calculating the number of committee members that the Meyer Stockholders are entitled to designate pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, any fractional amounts shall automatically be rounded up to the nearest whole number (e.g., one and one quarter (1 1/4) committee members shall equate to two (2) committee members).  For so long as the LGP Stockholders have the ability pursuant to Section 2.1 to designate for nomination one (1) Board Designee, the LGP Stockholders shall have, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the requirements of the Charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the right, but not the obligation, to designate one (1) member of the compensation committee of the Board of Directors, who initially shall be Jonathan D. Sokoloff.

 

SECTION 2.3  Voting Agreement. Each Principal Stockholder agrees, in person or by proxy, to cast all votes to which such Principal Stockholder is entitled in respect of its Company Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, so as to cause to be elected to the Board of Directors those individuals designated in accordance with Section 2.1 and to otherwise effect the intent of this Article II.

 

SECTION 2.4  Company and Holdings Activities; Approvals.  The Company shall not take, and shall cause Holdings not to take, any of the following actions without the approval of the Meyer Stockholders, so long as the Meyer Stockholders maintain the Stockholder Minimum Threshold:

 

(a)                                 any transactions or series of related transactions, in each case to the extent within the reasonable control of the Company, (i) in which any Person or Persons acquires, directly or indirectly, in excess of 50% of the then outstanding shares of any class of capital stock (or equivalent) of the Company or Holdings (whether by merger, consolidation, sale or transfer of partnership interests, tender offer, exchange offer, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or (ii) following which any Person or

 

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Persons have the direct or indirect power to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

(b)                                 the sale, lease or exchange of all or a substantial amount of the property and assets of the Company, Holdings or any of their subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(c)                                  the reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, Holdings or any of their subsidiaries;

 

(d)                                 the hiring or termination of the Chief Executive Officer;

 

(e)                                  any authorization or issuance of equity securities of the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries other than (x) pursuant to any equity incentive plans or arrangements that have been approved by the Board of Directors or (y) upon a redemption of shares of Class B Common Stock together with Holdings Units for shares of Class A Common Stock;

 

(f)                                   any increase or decrease in the size of the Board of Directors other than in accordance with Article II; or

 

(g)                                  the approval of any amendment or amendments to the organizational documents of the Company or Holdings.

 

SECTION 2.5  S Corporation Reorganization.

 

(a)                                 Each of the Company, Holdings and the Principal Stockholders hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Meyer Stockholders shall have the right, exercisable at any time in the Meyer Stockholders’ sole discretion, to cause all of the stock of each of Union Square Cafe Corp. and Gramercy Tavern Cafe Corp. (collectively, the “S Corporations”) to be exchanged for Class A Common Stock of the Company, whether by merger or otherwise, pursuant to a reorganization described in Section 368(a) of the Code  (the “S Corporation Reorganization”). At the election of the Meyer Stockholders, the S Corporation Reorganization shall be structured as a two-step merger (consistent with IRS Revenue Ruling 2001-46, 2001-2 C.B. 321) pursuant to which (i) the Company shall form a wholly-owned merger subsidiary to merge into each S Corporation (the “First Step Mergers”), (ii) in the First Step Mergers, the stock of each S Corporation shall be exchanged for Class A Common Stock of the Company, and (iii) immediately following the First Step Mergers, each surviving S Corporation shall merge into the Company or an entity wholly-owned by the Company that is classified as a disregarded entity of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(b)                                 The Meyer Stockholders shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or a “should” level opinion from a nationally-recognized law or accounting firm, in either case providing that the S Corporation Reorganization qualifies as a “reorganization” as such term is defined in Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). In the event that the Meyer Stockholders cannot obtain the private letter ruling or opinion described in the immediately preceding sentence, the Meyer Stockholders may elect to

 

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cause the Company to complete an integrated transaction qualifying under Section 351(a) of the Code pursuant to which (i) the Company forms a new wholly-owned corporation (“New Parent”), (ii) New Parent forms a transitory merger subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), (iii) Merger Sub merges into the Company and, in such merger, all of the issued and outstanding shares of corporate stock of the Company are converted into identical shares of New Parent, and (iv) the shareholders of the S Corporations contribute all of the issued and outstanding shares of corporate stock of the S Corporations to New Parent in exchange for Class A Common Stock of New Parent (the “Section 351 Transaction”).  In any S Corporation Reorganization or Section 351 Transaction, the shareholders of each S Corporation shall receive the number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company that the applicable S Corporation would be entitled to receive if it redeemed all of its Holdings units held immediately prior to transaction for Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Holdings LLC Agreement.

 

(c)                                  Upon written notice from the Meyer Stockholders to the Company requesting the consummation of the S Corporation Reorganization or Section 351 Transaction and describing the steps relating thereto (the “Restructuring Notice”), the Company, Holdings and each of the Principal Stockholders agree that each will take all Necessary Actions within its control to cause the S Corporation Reorganization or Section 351 Transaction, as applicable, to be consummated in the manner set forth in the Restructuring Notice and in accordance with this Section 2.5.

 

(d)                                 If any S Corporation Reorganization or Section 351 Transaction is completed, each of Daniel H. Meyer and the Daniel H. Meyer 2012 Gift Trust U/A/D 10/31/12 shall, severally and not jointly based on its pro rata ownership of the S Corporations as of the Effective Date, indemnify the Company and Holdings, and hold each of them harmless from and against, any and all Losses (including, for the avoidance of doubt, taxes) of the acquired S Corporation or S Corporations with respect to any period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the closing date of any S Corporation Reorganization or Section 351 Transaction.

 

SECTION 2.6  Agreement of Company and Holdings.  Each of the Company and Holdings hereby agrees that it will take all Necessary Actions within its control to cause the matters addressed by this Article II to be carried out in accordance with the provisions thereof.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Secretary of each of the Company and of Holdings or, if there be no Secretary, such other officer or employee of the Company or of Holdings as may be fulfilling the duties of the Secretary, shall not record any vote or consent or other action contrary to the terms of this Article II.

 

SECTION 2.7  Restrictions on Other Agreements.  No Principal Stockholder shall grant any proxy or enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement of any kind with any Person with respect to its Company Shares if and to the extent the terms thereof conflict with the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not such proxy, voting trust, agreements or arrangements are with other Principal Stockholders, holders of Company Shares that are not parties to this Agreement or otherwise).

 

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ARTICLE III
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants to each other party to this Agreement that as of the date such party executes this Agreement:

 

SECTION 3.1  Existence; Authority; Enforceability.  Such party has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.  If such party is an entity, it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and the execution of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, have been authorized by all necessary action, and no other act or proceeding on its part is necessary to authorize the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.  If such party is a natural person, such person has full capacity to contract.  This Agreement has been duly executed by each of the parties hereto and constitutes his or its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against him or it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by the general principles of equity.  No representation is made by any party with respect to the regulatory effect of this Agreement, and each of the parties has had an opportunity to consult with counsel as to his or its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement.  No party makes any representation to any other party as to future law or regulation or the future interpretation of existing laws or regulations by any governmental authority or self-regulatory organization.

 

SECTION 3.2  Absence of Conflicts.  The execution and delivery by such party of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not (i) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any provision of the constitutive documents of such party, if any; (ii) result in any violation, breach, conflict, default or event of default (or an event which with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or event of default), or give rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any additional payment obligation, under the terms of any contract, agreement or permit to which such party is a party or by which such party’s assets or operations are bound or affected; or (iii) violate any law applicable to such party.

 

SECTION 3.3  Consents.  Other than any consents which have already been obtained, no consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exemption, registration, license or declaration is required to be made or obtained by such party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 4.1  Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect upon (a) the Principal Stockholders ceasing to own any shares of Common Stock or Holdings Units, (b) the written agreement of the Management Stockholders and either of the LGP Stockholders or the SEG Stockholders to terminate this Agreement or (c) its provisions become illegal or are interpreted by any governmental authority to be illegal, or any exchange on

 

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which the Company’s Common Shares are traded asserts that its existence will threaten the continued listing of the Company’s Common Shares on such exchange.

 

SECTION 4.2  Successors and Assigns; Beneficiaries.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided that each Principal Stockholder (from time to time party hereto) shall be entitled to assign (solely in connection with a transfer of Common Stock or Holdings Units) to any of its Affiliates, without such prior written consent, any of its rights and obligations hereunder; provided, further, that any Person (other than an Affiliate) to which a Principal Stockholder (from time to time party hereto) transfers such Common Stock or Holdings Units shall be not be bound by the obligations hereunder, including pursuant to Sections 2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.1(d) and 2.1(f) or otherwise.

 

SECTION 4.3  Amendment and Modification; Waiver of Compliance.  (a)          This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the Company, Holdings, the Management Stockholders, the LGP Stockholders and the SEG Stockholders.

 

(b)           Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of any of the parties to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by the party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

 

SECTION 4.4  Notices.  Any notice, request, claim, demand, document and other communication hereunder to any party shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt) and shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by facsimile, or first class mail, or by Federal Express, United Parcel Service or other similar courier or other similar means of communication, as follows:

 

(i)            If to the Management Stockholders, addressed to Union Square Hospitality Group, 24 Union Square East, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10003, Attention: Daniel H. Meyer (                         );

 

(ii)           If to the LGP Stockholder, addressed to Green Equity Investors VI, L.P., 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025, Attention:  Jonathan D. Sokoloff (                           ) and J. Kristofer Galashan (                 ); and

 

(iii)          If to the SEG Stockholder, addressed to Select Equity Group, L.P., 380 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003, Attention: Evan Guillemin (                    )

 

or, in each case, to such other address or email address as such party may designate in writing to each Principal Stockholder by written notice given in the manner specified herein.

 

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All such communications shall be deemed to have been given, delivered or made when so delivered by hand or sent by facsimile (with confirmed transmission), on the next business day if sent by overnight courier service (with confirmed delivery) or when received if sent by first class mail.

 

SECTION 4.5  Specific Performance.  Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages.  Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and agrees that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond.

 

SECTION 4.6  Entire Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement and the other writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior oral and written agreements and memoranda and undertakings among the parties hereto with regard to such subject matter.

 

SECTION 4.7  Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.

 

SECTION 4.8  CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED, APPLIED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE NON-BREACHING PARTY WOULD BE IRREPARABLY HARMED AND COULD NOT BE MADE WHOLE BY MONETARY DAMAGES, AND THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDY TO WHICH THEY MAY BE ENTITLED AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, THE PARTIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SUCH EQUITABLE OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE.  THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT OF A DELAWARE FEDERAL OR STATE COURT, OR THE TAKING OF ANY ACTION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO ENFORCE SUCH A JUDGMENT, IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

 

IN THE EVENT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT COMMENCES ANY LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTERS DESCRIBED OR CONTEMPLATED HEREIN OR THEREIN, THE PARTIES TO THIS

 

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AGREEMENT HEREBY (1) AGREE UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES ABSOLUTELY AND IRREVOCABLY TO INSTITUTE ANY LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WHETHER A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT; (2) AGREE THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR ACTION, SUCH PARTIES WILL CONSENT AND SUBMIT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT DESCRIBED IN CLAUSE (1) OF THIS SECTION AND TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND STATUTES GOVERNING SERVICE OF PROCESS (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PREVENT ANY PARTY FROM SEEKING TO REMOVE ANY ACTION TO A FEDERAL COURT IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE); (3) AGREE TO WAIVE TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR ACTION IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION, PROCEEDING OR ACTION WAS BROUGHT IN ANY INCONVENIENT FORUM; (4) AGREE, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL, TO WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (5) AGREE TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BY MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO SUCH PARTY; (6) AGREE THAT ANY SERVICE MADE AS PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (7) AGREE THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHTS OF ANY PARTY TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

SECTION 4.9  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 4.10  Further Assurances.  At any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as any other party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the provisions of this Agreement and to otherwise carry out the intent of the parties hereunder.

 

SECTION 4.11  Schedule 13D.  In accordance with the requirements of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and subject to the limitations set forth therein, each Principal Stockholder hereto agrees to file an appropriate Schedule 13D no later than 10 calendar days following the Effective Date.

 

SECTION 4.12  Effectiveness of Agreement.  Upon the Closing, the Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be effective (such date, the “Effective Date”).  However, to the extent the Closing does not occur, the provisions of this Agreement shall be without any force or effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has signed this Stockholders Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
COMPANY:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SHAKE   SHACK INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Randy Garutti
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Randy Garutti
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HOLDINGS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SSE   HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Randy Garutti
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Randy Garutti
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT   STOCKHOLDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
UNION   SQURE HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
UNION   SQUARE CAFE CORP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GRAMERCY   TAVERN CORP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Daniel H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
Daniel   H. Meyer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
DANIEL   H. MEYER 2012 GIFT TRUST U/A/D 10/31/12
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack R. Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack R. Polsky, not individually but solely as Co-Trustee
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Jeffrey Flug
    
	
 
    	
Jeffrey   Flug
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
FLUG   2012 GS TRUST U/A/D 9/14/12
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sheryl Flug
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Sheryl Flug, not individually but solely as Co-Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GULF   FIVE LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jeff Flug
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jeff Flug
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Manager
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Richard Coraine
    
	
 
    	
Richard   Coraine
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE   RICHARD D. CORAINE 2012 FAMILY TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Toni Haida
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Toni Haida
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   David Swinghamer
    
	
 
    	
David   Swinghamer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE   DAVID A. SWINGHAMER GRAT
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   David Swinghamer
    
	
 
    	
Name:   David Swinghamer
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Karen Kochevar
    
	
 
    	
Karen   Kochevar
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Walter Robb
    
	
 
    	
Walter   Robb
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Erin Moran
    
	
 
    	
Erin   Moran
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Ashley Campbell
    
	
 
    	
Ashley   Campbell
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Randy Garutti
    
	
 
    	
Randy   Garutti
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE   RANDALL J. GARUTTI 2014 GST TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   J.P. Morgan Trust Company of Delaware, Administrative Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   David Brown
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Jeff Uttz
    
	
 
    	
Jeff   Uttz
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
ROXANNE   H. FRANK REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 9/30/75
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
RHF-NM   1999 DESCENDANTS TRUST DATED 1/1/2006
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Michael McQuinn
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Michael McQuinn
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MARC   WEISS REVOCABLE TRUST U/A/D 8/11/2003
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Marc Weiss
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Marc Weiss
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
RHF-TM   1999 DESCENDANTS TRUST DATED 1/1/2006
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Michael McQuinn
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Michael McQuinn
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
VHP   SPECIAL TRUST FOR JACK DATED 12/31/12
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JEAN   POLSKY INVESTMENT TRUST DATED 3/21/97
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JOAN   W. HARRIS REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 4/1/93
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Joan Harris
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Joan Harris
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BENJAMIN   HARRIS FAMILY TRUST DATED 12/23/92
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Boardman Lloyd
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Boardman Lloyd
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
DAVID   HARRIS FAMILY TRUST DATED 12/23/92
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Boardman Lloyd
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Boardman Lloyd
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AMY   WEISS-MEYER QUALIFIED MINOR’S TRUST DATED 12/22/05
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ISAAC   WEISS-MEYER QUALIFIED MINOR’S TRUST DATED 12/22/05
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HALLIE   MEYER QUALIFIED MINOR’S TRUST DATED 11/23/05
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
GRETCHEN   MEYER QUALIFIED MINOR’S TRUST DATED 11/23/05
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CHARLES   MEYER QUALIFIED MINOR’S TRUST DATED 11/23/05
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
PEYTON   MEYER QUALIFIED MINOR’S TRUST DATED 11/23/05
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Jack Polsky
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Beth Stephens
    
	
 
    	
Beth   Stephens
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Orrin Devinsky
    
	
 
    	
Orrin   Devinsky
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Laura Sloate
    
	
 
    	
Laura   Sloate
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/   Bert Vivian
    
	
 
    	
Bert   Vivian
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/ Jamie   Welch and Fiona Angelini
    
	
 
    	
Jamie   Welch and Fiona Angelini
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
GRANITE   POINT CAPITAL
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ C.   David Bushley
    
	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
C.   David Bushley
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Chief   Operating Officer,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Granite   Point Capital Management,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
The   Investment Manager
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
THOMAS   O’NEAL RYDER FAMILY TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Darlene   Ryder
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Darlene Ryder
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Trustee
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
ACG   SHACK LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   Alliance Consumer Growth LLC, Its Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Joshua   N. Goldin
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Joshua N. Goldin
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Managing Member
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
LGP STOCKHOLDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS VI, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
GEI Capital VI, LLC, its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Lance J.T. Schumacher
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Lance J.T. Schumacher
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President-Tax
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LGP MALTED COINVEST LLC
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
Peridot Coinvest Manager LLC, its Manager
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., its Manager
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
LGP Management, Inc., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Lance J.T. Schumacher
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Lance J.T. Schumacher
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President-Tax
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MALTED HOLDINGS I LLC
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
Peridot Coinvest Manager LLC, its Manager
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., its Manager
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
LGP Management, Inc., its General Partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Lance J.T. Schumacher
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Lance J.T. Schumacher
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President-Tax
    
				

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

	
 
    	
SEG STOCKHOLDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SEG   PARTNERS, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   George Loening
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SEG   PARTNERS II, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   George Loening
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SEGPO   INVESTMENT CORP. LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   George Loening
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

MEYER STOCKHOLDERS

 

Daniel H. Meyer

 

Daniel H. Meyer 2012 Gift Trust U/A/D 10/31/12

 

Union Square Hospitality Group, LLC

 

Union Square Cafe Corp.

 

Gramercy Tavern Corp.

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

 

MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS

 

Jeff Flug

 

Flug 2012 GS Trust U/A/D 9/4/12

 

Gulf Five LLC

 

Randall Garutti

 

The Randall J. Garutti 2014 GST Trust

 

Jeff Uttz

 

David Swinghamer

 

David Swinghamer Grat

 

Richard Coraine

 

Richard D. Coraine 2012 Family Trust

 

Karen Kochevar

 

Erin Moran

 

Ashley Campbell

 

ACG Shack LLC

 

Roxanne H. Frank Revocable Trust

 

RHF-NM Descendants Trust

 

Marc Weiss Revocable Trust U/A/D 8/11/2003

 

RHF-TM Descendants Trust

 

VHP Special Trust for Jack Date 12/31/12

 

Jean Polsky Investment Trust Date 3/21/97

 

Joan Harris Revocable Trust

 

 

Ben Harris Family Trust Date 12/23/92

 

David Harris Family Trust Dated 12/23/92

 

Amy Weiss-Meyer Qualified Minor’s Trust

 

Isaac Weiss-Meyer Qualified Minor’s Trust

 

Hallie Meyer Qualified Minor’s Trust

 

Gretchen Meyer Qualified Minor’s Trust

 

Peyton Meyer Qualified Minor’s Trust

 

Charles Meyer Qualified Minor’s Trust

 

Beth Stephens

 

Orrin Devinsky

 

Laura Sloate

 

Bert Vivian

 

Granite Point Capital

 

 

SCHEDULE 3

 

LGP STOCKHOLDERS

 

Green Equity Investors VI, L.P.

 

LGP Malted Coinvest LLC

 

Malted Holdings I LLC

 

 

SCHEDULE 4

 

SEG STOCKHOLDERS

 

SEG Partners, L.P.

 

SEG Partners II, L.P.

 

SEGPO Investment Corp. LLCExhibit 10.1

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$40,000 January
16, 2015

$360,000 January 22, 2015

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
the undersigned, PCS Edventures!.Com, Inc.,
an Idaho corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of TODD R. HACKETT,
or (his/her/its) successors and assigns, if any (hereinafter referred to as “Lender”), the principal sum of Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($400,000), together with interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Promissory Note (“Note”)
at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum in the manner and upon the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

As part of this Promissory
Note, the Borrower has issued warrants (“Original Warrants”) to acquire up to 2,000,000 shares of Company’s common
stock for $0.04 per share exercisable at any time within 36 months after the date of issuance of the Original Warrants.

 

The principal and interest
on the unpaid principal amount of this Note, or any portion thereof, shall be paid in full in cash on or before June 30, 2015.
All cash payments on this Note shall be made in lawful currency of the United States at the address of the Lender, or at such other
place as the holder of this Note may designate in writing.

 

In connection with the
loan from Lender and the issuance of this Note by the Borrower, the Lender represents and warrants to the matters listed on Attachment
A.

 

This Note is secured by the T4EDU Toolkits Contract
0006/0017 Work Order No. 5, 6, 7, 8, less zakat and holdback, with PCS
Edventures!.Com for the sum of $491,928 as collateral.

 

Beginning
on March 10, 2015, the Company shall make a payment for all accrued interest from January 16, 2015 to
February 28, 2015 on this Note, in the amount of $3,957.81, which payment in full of accrued interest is acknowledged. In
addition, the company agrees to make monthly interest payments within 10 days of each calendar month end. The last payment due
and payable by the last day of June 30, 2015, shall be made in such amount to pay all remaining principal of the Note and accrued
interest in full. 

 

Upon default in the payment
of any amount due pursuant to this Note for more than thirty (30) days after the due date, the Lender may, without notice, declare
the entire debt and principal amount then remaining unpaid under this Note immediately due and payable and may, without notice,
in addition to any other remedies, proceed against the

    	 

    	 

    

Borrower to collect the unpaid principal and
any interest due. Presentment for payment, notice of dishonor, protest and notice of protest are waived by the Borrower and any
and all others who may at any time become liable or obligated for the payment of all or any part of this Note, the principal or
interest due.

 

This Note may be amended
only by a written instrument executed by Lender and Borrower.

 

This Note shall be governed
by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Idaho. Any legal action to enforce any obligation
of the parties to this Note shall be brought only in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for the County of Ada.

 

In the event of any civil
action filed or initiated between the parties to this Note or any other documents accompanying this Note, or arising from the breach
or any provision hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to seek from the other party all costs, damages, and expenses,
including reasonable attorney’s and paralegal’s fees, incurred by the prevailing party.

 

Dated the day and year
first above written.

 

 

PCS
Edventures!.Com, Inc.

 

 

/s/ Robert O. Grover                               

Robert O. Grover, CEO

PCS Edventures, Inc. 

345 Bobwhite Ct. Ste. 200

Boise, ID 83706

(Borrower)

 

 

/s/ Todd Hackett                                     

Todd Hackett

1923 Wildwood Lane

Muscatine, Iowa, 52761

(Lender)

 

 

 

 

    	 

    	 

    

Attachment
A

 

Todd
R. Hackett (“Hackett”) hereby represents and warrants
to PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. (the “Company”), in connection with
the warrants issued in conjunction with the Note (“Note”) to which this is attached, as follows:

  

(a)
HACKETT HAS, EITHER ALONE OR WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF A
REPRESENTATIVE(S), SUCH KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MATTERS TO BE CAPABLE
OF EVALUATING THE MERITS AND RISKS OF A
LOAN AND/OR AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANY
AND TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN AND/OR INVESTMENT THAT IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE NOTE. 

  

In
addition, Hackett is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, under one or more of the following qualifications for status as an accredited investor:

  

(i) Hackett is a
natural person who had an income
in excess of $200,000 in each of
the two most recent years (or joint income with
his or her spouse in excess
of $300,000 in each of those years) and has a reasonable
expectation of reaching the same income level
in the current year.

 

(ii)
Hackett is a natural person who has a net worth (or joint
net worth with his or her spouse) in excess
of $1,000,000 excluding the value of his primary residence.

  

(iii)
Hackett is a director, executive officer, or manager of the Company.

  

(b) Hackett recognizes that a
loan and/or investment in the Company involves significant risks.

  

(c)
Hackett has been furnished all
materials relating to the Company, its business
and financial condition, and any other matters
relating to the Company and the industries in which it operates, which Hackett has requested. Hackett has been afforded the opportunity
to ask questions and receive answers concerning the
Company and to obtain any
additional information which the Company or its
management possesses or can acquire
without unreasonable effort or expense, which
is necessary to verify the accuracy of the information
provided by the Company. Hackett represents that, in making his decision to lend
and/or invest in the Company, Hackett has relied solely
on the information
provided in writing by the Company (and not information provided in any other form), and Hackett has not relied

    	 

    	 

    

on
representations, warranties, opinions, projections, financial or
other information or
analysis, if any, supplied to it
by any person, in any form
and at any time, including, without limitation, any summaries, presentations, or
other materials, other than information set forth
in the public filings of the Company with the Securities & Exchange Commission or other information provided directly
to Hackett by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer over the course of the sixty days preceding the note and/or
investment in the Company and identified in writing as relating to Hackett’s evaluation of the note and/or
investment (such publicly filed information and written materials from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
being defined in this Agreement as information”). 

  

(d)
The Company has answered all inquiries
that Hackett has made of it concerning the
Company, its business and financial
condition, or any other matter relating
to the operation of
the Company and the note and/or investment described herein.
No oral or
written statement or inducement which is
contrary to the information set forth in the Hackett Information has been made by or on
behalf of the Company to Hackett.

  

(e)
       Hackett is not relying on the Company or its employees, officers, directors, members,
managers, agents, or representatives with respect to the legal, tax, economic, and related considerations of the note and/or investment
in the Company; and Hackett has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only Hackett's own advisors.

  

(f)
       Hackett (i) has adequate means of providing for Hackett's current needs and possible
personal contingencies, (ii) has no need for liquidity in Hackett's investment in the note and/or investment in the Company,
(iii) is able to bear the economic risks of Hackett's loan and/or investment in the Company, and (iv) at the present time,
can afford a complete loss of Hackett's note and/or investment in the Company.

  

(g)
       Hackett is making the note and/or investment in the Company for its own account,
and not for distribution, assignment, or resale to others in whole or in part; and no other person has any direct or indirect beneficial
interest in such note and/or investment. Hackett has no agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, with any person to sell
or transfer all or any part of the note and/or investment in the Company; and Hackett has no plans to enter into any such
agreement or arrangement.

  

(h)
        Hackett understands that (i) there is and will be no market for the note and/or
investment in the Company, (ii) the note and/or investment in the Company have not been and will not be registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Hackett must hold the note and/or
investment in the Company indefinitely unless the note and/or investment in the Company are subsequently registered
under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available, (iii) the Company is under no obligation to register the
note and/or investment in the Company on Hackett's behalf or to assist Hackett in complying with

    	 

    	 

    

any
exemption from registration, and (iv) the note and/or investment in the Company may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, unless all of the conditions of that Rule
are met.

  

		(i)	Hackett understands that no Federal or State
agency has passed upon the note and/or investment in the Company, or made any finding or determination as to the fairness
of the investment or any recommendation or endorsement of the note and/or investment in the Company.

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