SECOND AMENDMENT TO NOMINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.28
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO
This Second Amendment to Nomination Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) dated January 10, 2014, amends that certain Nomination Agreement dated March 1, 2013, by and among the persons and entities listed on Schedule A (collectively, the “PW Group”, and individually a “member” of the PW Group), Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (the “Company”) and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, in his individual capacity and as a member of the PW Group (the “PW Designee”), as amended by the First Amendment to Nomination Agreement dated November 25, 2013 (the “First Amendment”) (as so amended, the “Nomination Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Nomination Agreement.
In consideration of and reliance upon the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the Nomination Agreement as follows:
1. Paragraphs A and B of the First Amendment are amended in their entireties to read as follows:
“A. The Company agrees to include the PW Designee in its slate of nominees for election (the “2014 Company Slate”) as one of no more than eight (as determined by the Board) directors of the Company at the 2014 Annual Meeting. The Board will publicly recommend and solicit proxies for the election of the PW Designee at the 2014 Annual Meeting in the same manner as it does for all the other members of the 2014 Company Slate.
B. During the Covered Period, the number of directors constituting the Board will be fixed at no more than eight, as determined by the Board.”
2. The PW Group shall promptly file an amendment to its Schedule 13D with respect to the Company, filed with the SEC on December 27, 2012, reporting the entry into this Second Amendment and appending or incorporating by reference this Second Amendment as an exhibit thereto.
3. Except as specifically provided herein, the Nomination Agreement shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms. This Second Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts either manually or by electronic or digital signature (including by facsimile or electronic mail transmission), each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single binding agreement on the parties, notwithstanding that not all parties are signatories to the same counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Second Amendment, or caused the same to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.
| FAMOUS DAVE’S OF AMERICA, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chairman of the Board | ||
| PW Partners Atlas Fund LP | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Member, PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC, General Partner | |
| PW Partners Master Fund LP | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Member, PW Partners, LLC, General Partner | |
| PW Partners Capital Management LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Member | |
| PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer | |
| PW Partners, LLC | ||
| By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Name: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: |
Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer | |
| /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
| Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
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Schedule A
Members of PW Group
PW Partners Atlas Fund LP
PW Partners Master Fund LP
PW Partners Capital Management LLC
PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC
PW Partners, LLC
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
