FIRST AMENDMENT TO APPOINTMENT AND NOMINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.32
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
APPOINTMENT AND NOMINATION AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Appointment and Nomination Agreement (this Amendment) dated January 10, 2014, amends that certain Appointment and Nomination Agreement (the Agreement) dated November 27, 2013, by and among the persons and entities listed on Schedule A (collectively, the Blue Clay Group, and individually a member of the Blue Clay Group), Famous Daves of America, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company) and Adam Wright, in his individual capacity and as a member of the Blue Clay Group (the Blue Clay Designee). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the 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 Agreement as follows:
1. Section 1(b) of the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(b) The Company agrees to include the Blue Clay Designee in its slate of nominees for election as one of no more than eight directors of the Company at the 2014 Annual Meeting (the Company Slate). The Board will publicly recommend and solicit proxies for the election of the Blue Clay Designee at the 2014 Annual Meeting in the same manner as it does for all the other members of the Company Slate.
2. Except as specifically provided herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms. This 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 Amendment, or caused the same to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.
FAMOUS DAVES OF AMERICA, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Dean A. Riesen | |||
Name: Dean A. Riesen | ||||
Title: Chairman of the Board | ||||
BLUE CLAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Gary S. Kohler | |||
Name: Gary S. Kohler | ||||
Title: Founding Principal, Portfolio Manager | ||||
and Chief Investment Officer | ||||
BLUE CLAY CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD. | ||||
By: | /s/ Gary S. Kohler | |||
Name: Gary S. Kohler | ||||
Title: Director | ||||
BLUE CLAY CAPITAL PARTNERS CO I LP | ||||
By: | BLUE CLAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, | |||
LLC, its General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ Gary S. Kohler | |||
Name: Gary S. Kohler | ||||
Title: Founding Principal, Portfolio Manager | ||||
and Chief Investment Officer | ||||
/s/ Adam Wright | ||||
Adam Wright, Individually | ||||
/s/ Gary S. Kohler | ||||
Gary S. Kohler, Individually | ||||
/s/ Brian Durst | ||||
Brian Durst, Individually |
Schedule A
Members of Blue Clay Group
Blue Clay Capital Management, LLC
Blue Clay Capital Master Fund Ltd.
Blue Clay Capital Partners Co I LP
Gary S. Kohler
Adam Wright
Brian Durst