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Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, if the Participant ceases to be employed prior to the end of the Restricted Period, the Participant will immediately forfeit any Restricted Stock Units remaining unvested as of the date of the Participant’s termination, and the Participant will not be entitled to any payment with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or these Award Terms to the contrary, the Participant will forfeit any Restricted Stock Units (including any vested portion) immediately and without notice upon # the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, # the Participant’s breach of any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the confidentiality and nondisclosure of proprietary information, including but not limited to trade secrets, of the Company or any Related Company, or # the Participant’s commission of any act of malfeasance or wrongdoing affecting the Company or any Related Company. Furthermore, and notwithstanding Section 3, if subsequent to the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or any Related Company (other than due to a termination following a Change in Control without Cause or for Good Reason, if applicable), and within one year following such date the Participant becomes employed by, consults with, and/or participates as an officer, director, employee, independent contractor, adviser, consultant, partner, principal, or shareholder (with more than five percent (5%) equity) with any entity which owns and/or operates (either directly or indirectly) or is engaged, or planning to be engaged (either directly or indirectly) in the ownership and/or operation of any of the “Competitive Restaurants” listed below or any successor thereto, then the Participant’s Award (including any vested portion) will be immediately forfeited and, to the extent Stock or other applicable consideration has been issued to the Participant in settlement of the Award, to the extent permissible under applicable law, the Participant shall be required to immediately return such consideration to the Company.

Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, if the Participant ceases to be employed prior to the end of the Restricted Period, the Participant will immediately forfeit any Restricted Stock Units remaining unvested as of the date of the Participant’s termination, and the Participant will not be entitled to any payment with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. In addition, notwithstanding Section 3 or any provision of the Plan or these Award Terms to the contrary, the Participant will forfeit any Restricted Stock Units (including any vested portion) immediately and without notice upon # the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, or # the Participant’s breach of any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the confidentiality and nondisclosure of proprietary information, including but not limited to trade secrets, of the Company or any Related Company. Furthermore, and notwithstanding Section 3, if subsequent to the Participant’s retirement or termination of employment with the Company or any Related Company (other than due to a termination following a Change in Control without Cause or for Good Reason, if applicable), and prior to the last day of the Restricted Period the Participant becomes employed by, consults with, and/or participates as an officer, director, employee, independent contractor, adviser, consultant, partner, principal, or shareholder (with more than five percent (5%) equity) with any entity which owns and/or operates (either directly or indirectly) or is engaged, or planning to be engaged (either directly or indirectly) in the ownership and/or operation of any “Competitor Company” as defined below or any successor thereto or any entity under common control with a Competitor Company, then the Participant’s Award (including any vested portion) will be immediately forfeited and, to the extent Stock or other applicable consideration has been issued to the Participant in settlement of the Award, to the extent permissible under applicable law, the Participant shall be required to immediately return such consideration to the Company. A “Competitor Company” shall mean a company that operates any of the following directly or indirectly:

Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, if the Participant ceases to be employed prior to the end of the Restricted Period, the Participant will immediately forfeit any Restricted Stock Units remaining unvested as of the date of the Participant’s termination, and the Participant will not be entitled to any payment with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. In addition, notwithstanding Section 3 or any provision of the Plan or these Award Terms to the contrary, the Participant will forfeit any Restricted Stock Units (including any vested portion) immediately and without notice upon # the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, or # the Participant’s breach of any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the confidentiality and nondisclosure of proprietary information, including but not limited to trade secrets, of the Company or any Related Company.

Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, if the Participant ceases to be employed prior to the end of the Restricted Period, the Participant will immediately forfeit any Retention Stock Units as of the date of the Participant’s termination, and the Participant will not be entitled to any payment with respect to such Retention Stock Units. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or these Award Terms to the contrary, the Participant will forfeit any Retention Stock Units (including any vested portion) immediately and without notice upon # the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, # the Participant’s breach of any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the confidentiality and nondisclosure of proprietary information, including but not limited to trade secrets, of the Company or any Related Company, or # the Participant’s commission of any act of malfeasance or wrongdoing affecting the Company or any Related Company, and, in each case, to the extent Stock or other applicable consideration has been issued to the Participant in settlement of the Award, to the extent permissible under applicable law, the Participant shall be required to immediately return such consideration to the Company.

Except as otherwise determined by the Board in its sole discretion, a Participant whose employment with the Company and all Related Companies terminates prior to the end of the Restricted Period for any reason shall forfeit all shares of Restricted Stock remaining subject to any outstanding Restricted Stock Award.

Termination of Employment. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, including Section 11 (Change in Control Provisions) and [Section 14(d)] thereof, or in this Paragraph 8, if Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate terminates for any reason, the Award and all Restricted Stock Units (and any related Dividend Equivalents) held by Participant that are unvested or subject to restriction at the time of such termination shall be forfeited automatically immediately after such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Participant’s employment terminates as a result of Participant’s death, then the Restricted Stock Units (and any related Dividend Equivalents) will vest to the extent that the Award would have vested if Participant had remained employed for one year following the date of death, and the balance of the Award, if any, shall be forfeited. The Company will process any vesting pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding sentence within 30 days following its receipt of notice of Participant’s death.

. Except as may be provided under Section 2(b)(ii), upon termination of employment or service for any reason, Employee shall immediately forfeit all Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units that have not vested on or prior to the date of such termination, without the payment of any consideration or further consideration by the Company. In addition, if Employee is terminated for Cause, Employee shall immediately forfeit any right to receive shares of Common Stock that have not yet been delivered to Employee, or that have been delivered subject to the transfer restrictions described in Section 2(a)(i), in respect of previously vested Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units, without the payment of any consideration or further consideration by the Company. Upon forfeiture, neither Employee nor any successors, heirs, assigns, or legal representatives of Employee shall thereafter have any further rights or interest in the forfeited Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units or shares of Common Stock.

Forfeiture. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, if a Participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any Affiliate prior to the last day of the Performance Period, the Participant will immediately forfeit the Performance Shares and all interest in the Award as of the date of the Participant’s termination and the Participant will not be entitled to receive any payment with respect to the Performance Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Participant will forfeit any Performance Shares immediately and without notice upon # the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, # the Participant’s breach of any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement pertaining to the confidentiality and nondisclosure of proprietary information, including but not limited to trade secrets, of the Company or any Affiliate, or # the Participant’s commission of any act of malfeasance or wrongdoing affecting the Company or any Affiliate. Furthermore, and notwithstanding Section 3, if subsequent to the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or any Affiliate (other than due to a termination following a Change in Control without Cause or for Good Reason, as applicable) and prior to the end of the Performance Period, the Participant becomes employed by, consults with, and/or participates as an officer, director, employee, independent contractor, adviser, consultant, partner, principal, or shareholder (with more than five percent (5%) equity) with any entity which owns and/or operates (either directly or indirectly) or is engaged, or planning to be engaged (either directly or indirectly) in the ownership and /or operation of any of the “Competitive Restaurants” listed below or successors thereto, then the Participant’s Award will be immediately forfeited.

Termination of Service. In the event that a Participant’s Service terminates, any or all of the restricted stock units held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the restricted stock unit agreement shall be forfeited to the Company in accordance with the restricted stock unit agreement, except as otherwise provided in the applicable restricted stock unit agreement.

Termination by the Company for Cause. If the Grantee's employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated for Cause, then all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested prior to the date of termination of Grantee's employment will be forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock Units.

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