SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-05-06

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<DESCRIPTION>SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 29, 2015
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<a name="s58099c34ad1e40e5b6086cd5d58e7307"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EXECUTION VERSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><a name="s70B9CAED2D1B1251E73C06FC2BE20B2F"></a><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:24px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:24px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">By</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">as Issuer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">as Collateral Agent</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">______________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Dated as of April 29, 2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:32px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><br><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s52E39C22B2795CC9B3BC06FC2C14FE37"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">TABLE OF CONTENTS </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td width="20%"></td><td width="74%"></td><td width="5%"></td><td width="1%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Page</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">PREAMBLE</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td