10-K405 1 FLAG STAR COMPANIES 10-K 405 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] For the transition period from to Commission file number 0-18051 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 13-3487402 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer of incorporation or identification no.) organization) 203 EAST MAIN STREET 29319-9966 SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA (Zip code) (Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (803) 597-8000. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: $.50 Par Value, Common Stock TITLE OF CLASS $.10 Par Value, $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock TITLE OF CLASS Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X] The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $110,401,050 based upon the closing sales price of registrant's Common Stock on March 15, 1995 of $6.00 per share. As of March 15, 1995, 42,434,620 shares of registrant's Common Stock, $.50 par value per share, were outstanding. TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE PART I Item 1. Business..................................................................................................... 1 Item 2. Properties................................................................................................... 8 Item 3. Legal Proceedings............................................................................................ 9 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.......................................................... 10 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters........................................ 11 Item 6. Selected Financial Data...................................................................................... 11 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations........................ 12 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.................................................................. 18 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure......................... 18 PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant........................................................... 19 Item 11. Executive Compensation....................................................................................... 22 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management............................................... 29 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions............................................................... 32 PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K............................................. 38 INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................................................................... F-1 SIGNATURES..............................................................................................................
PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS INTRODUCTION Flagstar Companies, Inc. ("FCI"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Flagstar Corporation ("Flagstar"), is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States, operating (directly and through franchisees) more than 2,500 moderately priced restaurants. Flagstar's restaurant operations are conducted through three principal chains or concepts. Denny's is the nation's largest chain of family-oriented full service restaurants, with over 1,500 units in 49 states and six foreign countries, including 498 in California and Florida. According to an independent survey conducted in 1994, Denny's has the leading share of the national market in the family segment. Hardee's is a chain of quick-service restaurants of which Flagstar, with 595 units located primarily in the Southeast, is the largest franchisee. Although specializing in sandwiches, Flagstar's Hardee's restaurants serve fresh fried chicken and offer a breakfast menu that accounts for approximately 39% of total sales and features the chain's famous "made-from-scratch" biscuits. Quincy's, with more than 200 locations, is one of the largest chains of steakhouse restaurants in the southeastern United States, offering steak, chicken and seafood entrees as well as a buffet food bar, called the "Country Sideboard." A weekend breakfast buffet is available at most Quincy's locations. Flagstar also operates El Pollo Loco, a chain of 209 quick-service restaurants featuring flame-broiled chicken and steak products and related Mexican food items, with a strong regional presence in California. Although operating in three distinct segments of the restaurant industry -- family-style, quick-service and steakhouse -- the Company's restaurants benefit from a single management strategy that emphasizes superior value and quality, friendly and attentive service and appealing facilities. During the past year, Flagstar remodeled 245 of its Company-owned restaurants and added a net of 59 (both franchised and Company-owned) new restaurants to its chains. FCI is a holding company that was organized in Delaware in 1988 in order to effect the acquisition of Flagstar in 1989. On November 16, 1992, FCI and Flagstar consummated the principal elements of a recapitalization (the "Recapitalization"), which included, among other things, an equity investment by TW Associates, L.P. ("TW Associates") and KKR Partners II, L.P. ("KKR Partners II") (collectively, "Associates"), partnerships affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ("KKR"). As a result of such transactions, Associates acquired control of FCI and Flagstar. Prior to June 16, 1993, FCI and Flagstar had been known, respectively, as TW Holdings, Inc. and TW Services, Inc. As used herein, the term "Company" includes, in addition to FCI, Flagstar and its subsidiaries, except as the context otherwise requires. As a result of the 1989 acquisition of Flagstar, the Company became and remains very highly leveraged. As discussed in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, while the Company's cash flows have been, and are expected to continue to be, sufficient to cover interest costs, operating results since the acquisition in 1989 have fallen short of expectations. Such shortfalls have resulted from negative operating trends as evidenced by consistently low annual growth in average unit sales at the Company's Denny's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco restaurants and decreased sales volume, primarily during the period 1990 through 1993, at the Company's (now sold) food and vending business. These trends have been due to increased competition, intensive pressure on pricing due to discounting, declining customer traffic, adverse economic conditions, and relatively limited capital resources to respond to these changes. In the fourth quarter of 1993, management determined that the most likely projections of future results were those based on the assumption that these historical operating trends of each of the Company's restaurant concepts and at its food and vending business would continue, and that such projected financial results of the Company would not support the carrying value of the remaining balance of goodwill and certain other intangible assets. Accordingly, such balances were written-off during 1993. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. RESTAURANTS The Company believes its restaurant operations benefit from the diversity of the restaurant concepts represented by its three principal chains, the strong market positions and consumer recognition enjoyed by each of these chains, the benefits of a centralized support system for purchasing, menu development, human resources, management information systems, site selection, restaurant design and construction, and an aggressive new management team. The Company owns or has rights in all trademarks it believes are material to its restaurant operations. Denny's and Quincy's may benefit from the demographic trend of aging baby boomers and the growing population of elderly persons. The largest percentage of "family style" customers comes from the 35 and up age group. The Company expects its chain of Hardee's restaurants to maintain its strong market position in the Southeast. 1 During the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company approved a restructuring plan which included the following key features: (1) the identification of units for sale, closure or conversion to another concept because of poor operating performance or location in markets that have been determined to be nonstrategic (with a resulting write-down of such units to their net realizable values); (2) changes to the field management structure to eliminate a layer of management and increase the regional managers' "span of control"; and (3) consolidation of certain Company operations and elimination of overhead positions in the field and in certain of its corporate functions. The restructuring charge reflected in the Company's 1993 Consolidated Financial Statements consisted primarily of the write-down in the carrying value of assets referred to in (1) above and severance and relocation costs associated with (2) and (3) above. During 1994 the Company completed the realignment of the field and corporate management structure contemplated by the restructuring and adjusted the estimated costs associated with these components of the restructuring plan. Specific plans to fundamentally change the competitive positions of Denny's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco are ongoing, as discussed below. DENNY'S
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 1991 1992 1993 Operating Units (end of year) Owned/operated.................................................................... 992 996 1,013 1,024 Franchised........................................................................ 306 330 382 431 International..................................................................... 60 65 65 59 Revenues (in millions) (1).......................................................... $1,407 $1,429 $1,449 $1,546 Operating Income (Loss) (in millions) (1)........................................... $ 118 $ 128 $ 130 $ (625)(2) Depreciation and Amortization (in millions) (1)..................................... $ 68 $ 75 $ 82 $ 88 Average Unit Sales (in thousands) Owned/operated.................................................................... $1,209 $1,232 $1,231 $1,233 Franchised........................................................................ $ 949 $1,040 $1,065 $1,057 Average Check....................................................................... $ 4.20 $ 4.37 $ 4.56 $ 4.76 1994 Operating Units (end of year) Owned/operated.................................................................... 978 Franchised........................................................................ 512 International..................................................................... 58 Revenues (in millions) (1).......................................................... $1,548 Operating Income (Loss) (in millions) (1)........................................... $ 123 Depreciation and Amortization (in millions) (1)..................................... $ 68 Average Unit Sales (in thousands) Owned/operated.................................................................... $1,247 Franchised........................................................................ $1,060 Average Check....................................................................... $ 4.75
(1) Includes distribution and processing operations. (2) Operating income reflects the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 1993 of $716 million. For a discussion of the write-off and restructuring and the reasons therefor, see Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 2 and 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Denny's is the largest full-service family restaurant chain in the United States in terms of both number of units and total revenues and, according to an independent survey conducted in 1994 by Consumer Reports on Eating Share Trends (CREST), an industry market research firm, Denny's has the leading share of the national market in the family segment. Denny's restaurants currently operate in 49 states, Puerto Rico, and six foreign countries, with principal concentrations in California, Florida, Texas, Washington, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. Denny's restaurants are designed to provide a casual dining atmosphere with moderately priced food and quick, efficient service to a broad spectrum of customers. The restaurants generally are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All Denny's restaurants have uniform menus (with some regional and seasonal variations) offering traditional family fare (including breakfast, steaks, seafood, hamburgers, chicken and sandwiches) and provide both counter and table service for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a "late night" menu. The Company acquired the Denny's chain in September 1987. Since the acquisition, the Company has reduced corporate level overhead (including through the relocation of key operating personnel to the Company's Spartanburg, South Carolina headquarters), accelerated Denny's remodeling program, added point-of-sale ("POS") systems to the chain's restaurants, simplified the menu and created new advertising and marketing programs. In 1994, the Company began to implement a "reimaging" strategy intended to result in a fundamental change in the competitive positioning of Denny's. This reimaging strategy involves all restaurants within a market area and includes an updated exterior look, new signage, an improved interior layout with more comfortable seating and enhanced lighting. Reimaging also includes a new menu, new menu offerings, new uniforms, and enhanced dessert offerings, including in some markets Baskin-Robbins(Register mark) ice cream. The Company completed the reimaging of 124 restaurant units during 1994 and plans to significantly increase the number of restaurants reimaged in 1995. A typical remodeling under the reimaging strategy requires approximately ten days to complete (with the temporary closing of the restaurant), is managed by the Company's in-house design and construction staff, and currently costs approximately $325,000 per unit. A reimaged market is supported by increased marketing expenditures and a marketing campaign directed specifically toward the reopening of the restaurants. The Company's reimaging program during 1995 includes the San Diego, Tampa, and South Florida markets. Prior to the implementation of the reimaging strategy in 1994, remodeling of Denny's restaurant units was principally based on an evaluation of the maintenance needs of the restaurant with no fundamental change in the image of the restaurant chain. Individual restaurants within a market were remodeled, and the reopening of the restaurant was not 2 supported by marketing. As a result, there was no consistent demonstrable increase in revenues as a result of the previous remodeling programs. Prior to 1994, the Company had not attempted a reimaging program for any of its concepts. Although preliminary results of the current program indicate that year-over-year sales increases are 15% to 20% in reimaged restaurants, no assurance can be given that such program will result in a long-term reversal of historical trends. The Company completed the rollout of its Denny's restaurants with POS systems in 1993. This system provides hourly sales reports, cash control and marketing data and information regarding product volumes. POS systems improve labor scheduling, provide information to evaluate more effectively the impact of menu changes on sales, and reduce the paperwork of managers. Marketing initiatives in 1995 will focus on the positioning of Denny's as the price value leader within its segment, offering value menus at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the reimaging of units in selected markets. The Company intends to support these initiatives by using television marketing in its reimaging markets and co-op advertising with franchisees in other markets. These promotions are designed to capitalize on the strong public recognition of the Denny's name. The Company intends to open relatively few Company-owned Denny's restaurants and to expand its franchising efforts in 1995 in order to increase its market share, establish a presence in new areas and further penetrate existing markets. To accelerate the franchise expansion, the Company will identify units to sell to franchisees which are not part of its growth strategy for Company-owned Denny's units. These units are in addition to the 105 units previously identified to be sold or closed under the Company's 1993 restructuring plan (of which, at December 31, 1994, 16 such units had been sold or closed). The restructured field management infrastructures established to serve the existing Denny's system are expected to provide sufficient support for additional units with moderate incremental expense. Expanded franchising also will permit the Company to exploit smaller markets where a franchisee's ties to the local community are advantageous. During 1994, the Company added a net of 81 new Denny's franchises, of which 47 units were previously owned by the Company, bringing total franchised units to 512, or 33% of all Denny's restaurants. The initial fee for a single Denny's franchise is $35,000, and the current royalty payment is 4% of gross sales. In 1994, Denny's realized $38.8 million of revenues from franchising. Franchisees also purchase food and supplies from a Company subsidiary. The average unit sales for Company-owned Denny's units has increased only slightly during the past five years principally as a result of declining traffic counts, offset by increases in average check. The restructuring and reimaging programs at Denny's are intended to increase customer satisfaction and traffic. While initial results indicate that year-over-year sales increases are in the range of 15% to 20% in reimaged markets completed in 1994, the Company has not previously attempted a reimaging program such as the one being undertaken. There can be no assurance that implementation of the program will result in a long-term reversal of Denny's previous operating trends. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for discussion of such trends and the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets during 1993. HARDEE'S
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 1991 1992 1993 Operating Units (end of year) Owned/operated.................................................................... 483 500 528 564 Revenues (in millions).............................................................. $ 510 $ 525 $ 607 $ 682 Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)............................................... $ 52 $ 52 $ 72 $ (179)(1) Depreciation and Amortization (in millions)......................................... $ 40 $ 40 $ 44 $ 48 Average Unit Sales (in thousands) Owned/operated.................................................................... $1,077 $1,062 $1,185 $1,255 Average Check....................................................................... $ 2.64 $ 2.72 $ 2.88 $ 3.09 1994 Operating Units (end of year) Owned/operated.................................................................... 595 Revenues (in millions).............................................................. $ 701 Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)............................................... $ 76 Depreciation and Amortization (in millions)......................................... $ 41 Average Unit Sales (in thousands) Owned/operated.................................................................... $1,206 Average Check....................................................................... $ 3.11
(1) Operating income reflects the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 1993 of $260 million. For a discussion of the write-off and restructuring and the reasons therefor, see Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 2 and 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company's Hardee's restaurants are operated under licenses from Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. ("HFS"). The Company is HFS' largest franchisee, operating 17% of Hardee's restaurants nationwide. HFS is the fifth largest sandwich chain in the United States based on national systemwide sales. Of the 595 Hardee's restaurants operated by the Company at December 31, 1994, 574 were located in ten southeastern states. The Company's Hardee's restaurants provide uniform menus in a quick-service format targeted to a broad spectrum of customers. The restaurants offer hamburgers, chicken, roast beef and fish sandwiches, hot dogs, salads and low-fat yogurt, as well as a breakfast menu featuring Hardee's popular "made-from-scratch" biscuits. To add variety to its menu, further differentiate its restaurants from those of its major competitors and increase customer traffic during the traditionally slower late afternoon and evening periods, HFS added fresh fried chicken as a menu item in a number of its restaurants beginning in 1991. The Company first tested fresh fried 3 chicken in one of its market areas in October 1991. Based on the success experienced in this market area and the early success experienced by HFS, the Company accelerated the introduction of fresh fried chicken as a regular menu item during 1992 and completed the planned rollout in 1993. Substantially all of the Company's Hardee's restaurants have drive-thru facilities, which provided 51% of the chain's revenues in 1994. Most of the restaurants are open 18 hours a day, seven days a week. Operating hours of selected units have been extended to 24 hours a day, primarily on weekends. Hardee's breakfast menu, featuring the chain's signature "made-from-scratch" biscuits, accounts for approximately 39% of total sales at the Company's Hardee's restaurants. The Company plans to remodel its Hardee's restaurants at a current average cost of $130,000 per unit for image enhancement remodels. Each Hardee's restaurant is operated under a separate license from HFS. Each license grants the exclusive right, in exchange for a franchise fee, royalty payments and certain covenants, to operate a Hardee's restaurant in a described territory, generally a town or an area measured by a radius from the restaurant site. Each license has a term of 20 years from the date the restaurant is first opened for business and is non-cancellable by HFS, except for the Company's failure to abide by its covenants. Earlier issued license agreements are renewable under HFS' renewal policy; more recent license agreements provide for successive five-year renewals upon expiration, generally at rates then in effect for new licenses. A number of the Company's licenses are scheduled for renewal. The Company has historically experienced no difficulty in obtaining such renewals and does not anticipate any problems in the future. The Company has a territorial development agreement with HFS which calls for the Company to open an additional 31 new Hardee's restaurants in its existing development territory in the Southeast (and certain adjacent areas) by the end of 1996. The Company presently plans to open new restaurants in an amount not less than that required by the territorial development agreement. It is anticipated that construction of 31 additional units will require approximately $31 million in capital expenditures. If the Company determines not to open the total number of specified units in the territory within the time provided, its development rights may become non-exclusive. The Company may seek to expand its Hardee's operations by purchasing existing Hardee's units from HFS and other franchisees, subject to HFS' right of first refusal, but any such purchases will not be counted toward the number of new unit openings called for under the agreement. Although Hardee's has had annual increases in revenues and increases in average unit sales during three of the last five years, the Company as a whole has experienced disappointing operating trends due to its highly-leveraged nature and revenue trends at the Company's other restaurant concepts and, prior to its sale in 1994, at its food and vending services business. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for a discussion of the Company-wide write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets during 1993, and the bases therefor. QUINCY'S
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 1991 1992 1993 Operating Units (end of year) Owned/operated.............................................................. 212 216 217 213 Revenues (in millions)........................................................ $ 282 $ 283 $ 290 $ 279 Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)......................................... $ 20 $ 15 $ 11 $ (154)(1) Depreciation and Amortization (in millions)................................... $ 21 $ 22 $ 22 $ 21 Average Unit Sales (in thousands) Owned/operated.............................................................. $1,324 $1,320 $1,335 $1,302 Average Check................................................................. $ 5.38 $ 5.40 $ 5.32 $ 5.61 1994 Operating Units (end of year) Owned/operated.............................................................. 207 Revenues (in millions)........................................................ $ 284 Operating Income (Loss) (in millions)......................................... $ 23 Depreciation and Amortization (in millions)................................... $ 11 Average Unit Sales (in thousands) Owned/operated.............................................................. $1,350 Average Check................................................................. $ 5.79
(1) Operating income reflects the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 1993 of $164 million. For a discussion of the write-off and restructuring and the reasons therefor, see Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 2 and 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Ranked by 1994 sales, Quincy's is the sixth largest steakhouse chain in the country and one of the largest such chains in the southeastern United States. The Quincy's chain consists of 207 Company-owned restaurants at December 31, 1994 which are designed to provide families with limited-service dining at moderate prices. All Quincy's are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. The restaurants serve steak, chicken and seafood entrees along with a buffet-style food bar, called the "Country Sideboard," offering hot foods, soups, salads and desserts. In addition, weekend breakfast service, which is available at most locations, allows Quincy's to utilize its asset base more efficiently. The Company began testing a unit concept conversion in 1993 by remodeling and converting three steakhouses in Columbia, S.C., to a buffet only concept. As part of the restructuring plan adopted in the fourth quarter of 1993, 90 poor performing restaurants were identified to be sold, closed or converted to another concept and were written down to net realizable value. At December 31, 1994, the Company had closed seven units and determined that the performance of the buffet restaurants did not justify further conversions to that concept. 4 During 1994 the Company continued the introduction of the scatter bar format by remodeling 39 units in the Birmingham and Greenville-Spartanburg markets at a cost of approximately $180,000 per unit. To date, year-over-year sales increases are 15% to 20% in these reimaged restaurants. The average unit sales of Quincy's has increased only slightly during the past five years. The restructuring program and concurrent reimaging and refurbishment program are intended to result in increased customer satisfaction and traffic. There can be no assurance, however, that implementation of such programs will result in a long-term reversal of the historical operating trends of the Company. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for a discussion of such trends and the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets during 1993. EL POLLO LOCO El Pollo Loco is the leading chain in the quick-service segment of the restaurant industry to specialize in flame-broiled chicken. As of December 31, 1994, there were 209 El Pollo Loco units (of which 127 were operated by the Company, 78 were operated by franchisees and 4 were operated under foreign licensing agreements). Approximately 95% of these restaurants are located in Southern California. El Pollo Loco directs its marketing at customers desiring an alternative to other fast food products. The Company's El Pollo Loco restaurants are designed to facilitate customer viewing of the preparation of the flame-broiled chicken. El Pollo Loco restaurants generally are open 12 hours a day, seven days per week. El Pollo Loco restaurants feature a limited, but expanding menu highlighted by marinated flame-broiled chicken and steak products and related Mexican food items. Average unit sales at El Pollo Loco declined during the four year period 1990 through 1993 following the Company's 1989 acquisition. As a part of the 1993 restructuring plan, the Company identified 45 units which did not generate an adequate return on investment, and thus are to be sold or closed. At December 31, 1994, 9 such units had been sold pursuant to the restructuring plan. The Company's restructuring plan included reimaging the existing units through a limited remodeling program, expanded menu items (including fried foods) and an all-you-can-eat salsa bar. These changes were intended to increase customer satisfaction and expand the customer market resulting in higher customer traffic. To date, year-over-year sales increases are approximately 10% in these reimaged restaurants. During 1994, average unit sales at El Pollo Loco increased by 12.4% over 1993 as a result of new menu items, combination meals, and a full year's impact of the acquisition of high-volume franchise units in the fourth quarter of 1993. There can be no assurance, however, that El Pollo Loco's reimaging program will result in a long-term reversal of the historical operating trends of the Company. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for a discussion of such trends and the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets in 1993. OPERATIONS The Company believes that successful execution of basic restaurant operations in each of its restaurant chains is critical to its success. Accordingly, significant effort is devoted to ensuring that all restaurants offer quality food and service. Through a network of division leaders, region leaders, district leaders and restaurant managers, the Company standardizes specifications for the preparation and efficient service of quality food, the maintenance and repair of its premises and the appearance and conduct of its employees. Major emphasis is placed on the proper preparation and delivery of the product to the consumer and on the cost-effective procurement and distribution of quality products. A principal feature of the Company's restaurant operations is the constant focus on improving operations at the unit level. Unit managers are especially hands-on and versatile in their supervisory activities. Region and district leaders have no offices and spend substantially all of their time in the restaurants. A significant majority of restaurant management personnel began as hourly employees in the restaurants and therefore perform restaurant functions and train by example. The Company benefits from an experienced management team. Each of the Company's restaurant chains maintains training programs for employees and restaurant managers. Restaurant managers and assistant managers receive training at specially designated training units. Areas of training for managers include customer interaction, kitchen management and food preparation, data processing and cost control techniques, equipment and building maintenance and leadership skills. Video training tapes demonstrating various restaurant job functions are located at each restaurant location and are viewed by employees prior to a change in job function or utilizing new equipment or procedures. Each of the Company's restaurant chains continuously evaluates its menu. New products are developed in Company test kitchens and then introduced in selected restaurants to determine customer response and to ensure that consistency, quality standards and profitability are maintained. If a new item proves successful at the research and development level, 5 it is usually tested in selected markets, both with and without market support. A successful menu item is then incorporated into the restaurant system. In the case of the Hardee's restaurants, menu development is coordinated through HFS. Financial and management control of the Company's restaurants is facilitated by the use of POS systems. Detailed sales reports, payroll data and periodic inventory information are transmitted to the Company for management review. These systems economically collect accounting data and enhance the Company's ability to control and manage these restaurant operations. Such systems are in use in all of the Company's Denny's, Hardee's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco restaurants. Denny's size allows it to operate its own distribution and supply facilities, thereby controlling costs and improving efficiency of food delivery while enhancing quality and availability of products. Denny's operates seven regional centers for distribution of substantially all of the ingredients and supplies used by the Denny's restaurants. As opportunities arise, the Company is extending these operations to its other restaurant chains. The Company also operates a food-processing facility in Texas which supplies beef, pork sausage, soup and many other food products currently used by the Company's restaurants. Food and packaging products for the Company's Hardee's restaurants are purchased from HFS and independent suppliers approved by HFS. A substantial portion of the products for the Company's Hardee's and Quincy's restaurants is obtained from MBM Corporation, an independent supplier/distributor. Adequate alternative sources of supply for required items are believed to be available. ADVERTISING Denny's primarily relies upon regional television and radio advertising. Advertising expenses for Denny's restaurants were $43.2 million for 1994, or about 2.4% of Denny's system-wide restaurant sales. Individual restaurants are also given the discretion to conduct local advertising campaigns. In accordance with HFS licensing agreements, the Company spent during 1994 approximately 6.3% of Hardee's total gross sales on marketing and advertising. Of this amount, approximately 2.5% of total gross sales is contributed to media cooperatives and HFS' national advertising fund. The balance is directed by the Company on local levels. HFS engages in substantial advertising and promotional activities to maintain and enhance the Hardee's system and image. The Company participates with HFS in planning promotions and television support for the Company's primary markets and engages in local radio, outdoor and print advertising for its Hardee's operations. The Company, together with a regional advertising agency, advertises its Quincy's restaurants primarily through print, radio and billboards. Quincy's has focused on in-store promotions as well as regional marketing. The Company spent approximately 4.5% of Quincy's gross sales on Quincy's marketing in 1994. During 1994, El Pollo Loco spent approximately 4.9% of its system-wide restaurant sales on advertising. SITE SELECTION The success of any restaurant depends, to a large extent, on its location. The site selection process for Company-owned restaurants consists of three main phases: strategic planning, site identification and detailed site review. The planning phase ensures that restaurants are located in strategic markets. In the site identification phase, the major trade areas within a market area are analyzed and a potential site identified. The final and most time consuming phase is the detailed site review. In this phase, the site's demographics, traffic and pedestrian counts, visibility, building constraints and competition are studied in detail. A detailed budget and return on investment analysis are also completed. The Company considers its site selection standards and procedures to be rigorous and will not compromise those standards or procedures in order to achieve accelerated growth. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for a discussion of certain management projections that assume no new unit growth for the Company in the future and the bases therefor. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS The Company's concession and recreation services subsidiaries provide food, beverage, novelty, and ancillary services in sports stadiums, amphitheaters, arenas and other locations. Volume Services, Inc. ("Volume") provides concessions services at five major league baseball parks (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Royals Stadium, Yankee Stadium and Candlestick Park), nine minor league baseball parks, and five professional football stadiums (Arrowhead Stadium, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Los Angeles Coliseum, Tampa Stadium and Candlestick Park). TW Recreational Services, Inc. ("TWRS") operates food, beverage and lodging facilities and gift shops and provides other ancillary services at a number of national parks (including Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, Everglades, Bryce Canyon, Zion and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon) and at state parks in Ohio and New York. Contracts to provide these services usually are obtained on the basis of competitive bids. In most instances, Volume or TWRS, as applicable, receives the exclusive right to provide services in a particular location for a period of several years, with the duration of the term often a function of the required investment in facilities or other financial considerations. 6 The Company operates and manages its Volume and TWRS operations on a regional basis, with each region led by a regional vice president with responsibility for operations, sales and marketing in the assigned area. Field operations are supported by centralized legal, human resources, finance, purchasing, data processing and other services. Formal training programs on a variety of subjects are regularly provided to field personnel at three learning centers maintained on clients' premises and at other on-site locations. In addition, management training is provided at the Company's central training facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During April 1994, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell the food and vending business of its Canteen subsidiary and its intent to dispose of Volume and TWRS, which constitute the balance of the Company's Canteen operations. Canteen's 1993 total annual revenues were $1.37 billion (out of total Company revenues of $3.97 billion for the year), of which $187.4 million and $134.6 million were attributable to Volume and TWRS, respectively. In June 1994, the Company closed the sale of such food and vending business. In November 1994, the Company announced that it had agreed to sell TWRS. Such transaction is subject to resolution of certain issues that have been raised by the National Park Service. The Company is continuing its efforts to sell Volume; however, the major league baseball strike has delayed the sale of Volume beyond the time originally anticipated. See Note 14 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. COMPETITION According to the National Restaurant Association, in the past five years, the total food service industry experienced annual real growth of approximately 1.25%. The restaurant industry not only competes within the food consumed away from home segment of the food industry, but also with sources of food consumed at home. In order to grow at a real growth rate in excess of 1.25%, the Company's restaurant concepts must take market share from other competing restaurant and non-restaurant food sources. The restaurant industry can be divided into three main categories: quick-service (fast-food), midscale (family) and upscale (dinner house). The quick-service segment (which includes Hardee's and El Pollo Loco) is overwhelmingly dominated by the large sandwich, pizza and chicken chains. The midscale segment (which includes Denny's and Quincy's) includes a much smaller number of national chains and many local and regional chains, as well as thousands of independent operators. The upscale segment consists primarily of small independents in addition to several regional chains. The restaurant industry is highly competitive and affected by many factors, including changes in economic conditions affecting consumer spending, changes in socio-demographic characteristics of areas in which restaurants are located, changes in customer tastes and preferences and increases in the number of restaurants generally and in particular areas. Competition among a few major companies that own or operate quick-service restaurant chains is especially intense. Restaurants, particularly those in the quick-service segment, compete on the basis of name recognition and advertising, the quality and perceived value of their food offerings, the quality and speed of their service, the attractiveness of their facilities and, to a large degree in a recessionary environment, price and perceived value. Denny's, which has a strong national presence, competes primarily with regional family chains such as IHOP, Big Boy, Shoney's, Friendly's and Perkins -- all of which are ranked among the top six midscale restaurant chains. According to an independent survey conducted during 1994, Denny's had a 14.3% share of the national market in the family segment. Hardee's restaurants compete principally with four other national fast-food chains: McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Taco Bell. In addition, Hardee's restaurants compete with quick-service restaurants serving other kinds of foods, such as chicken outlets (e.g., KFC and Bojangles), family restaurants (e.g., Shoney's and Friendly's) and dinner houses. Management believes that Hardee's has the highest breakfast sales per unit of any major quick-service restaurant chain. Quincy's primary competitors include Ryan's and Western Sizzlin', both of which are based in the Southeast. Quincy's also competes with other family restaurants and with dinner houses and quick-service outlets. Nationwide, the top five chains are Sizzler, Ponderosa, Golden Corral, Ryan's, and Western Sizzlin'. According to NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS (published August 1, 1994), Quincy's ranked sixth nationwide in system-wide sales and third in sales per unit among the steak chains. As a result of such competition and other factors, the Company's historical growth has been disappointing. Although initial results of the 1993 restructuring plan have been encouraging, particularly at Denny's and El Pollo Loco, there can be no assurance that such changes will result in a long-term reversal of the historical operating trends of the Company. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for a discussion of such trends and the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets in 1993. 7 EMPLOYEES At December 31, 1994, the Company had approximately 90,000 employees of which less than 1% are union members. Many of the Company's restaurant employees work part-time, and many are paid at or slightly above minimum wage levels. The Company has experienced no significant work stoppages and considers its relations with its employees to be satisfactory. ITEM 2. PROPERTIES Most of the Company's restaurants are free-standing facilities. An average Denny's restaurant ranges from 3,900 to 5,800 square feet and seats 100 to 175 customers. Denny's restaurants generally occupy 35,000 to 45,000 square feet of land. An average Hardee's restaurant operated by the Company has approximately 3,300 square feet and provides seating for 94 persons, and most have drive-thru facilities. Each of the Company's Hardee's restaurants occupies approximately 50,000 square feet of land. The average Quincy's restaurant has approximately 7,100 square feet and provides seating for 250 persons. Each Quincy's restaurant occupies approximately 63,000 square feet of land. A typical El Pollo Loco restaurant has 2,250 square feet and seats 66 customers. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company's restaurant properties as of December 31, 1994:
LAND LEASED LAND AND AND LAND AND BUILDING BUILDING BUILDING OWNED OWNED LEASED TYPE OF RESTAURANT DENNY'S............... 271 42 665 HARDEE'S.............. 285 107 203 QUINCY'S.............. 157 43 7 EL POLLO LOCO......... 11 40 76 Total............... 724 232 951
8 The number and location of the Company's restaurants in each chain as of December 31, 1994 are presented below:
DENNY'S EL POLLO LOCO FRANCHISED FRANCHISED STATE OWNED LICENSED HARDEE'S QUINCY'S OWNED LICENSED Alabama.................................................... 1 9 156 46 -- -- Alaska..................................................... -- 4 -- -- -- -- Arizona.................................................... 33 31 -- -- -- -- Arkansas................................................... 1 5 3 -- -- -- California................................................. 251 88 -- -- 127 72 Colorado................................................... 25 9 -- -- -- -- Connecticut................................................ 7 3 -- -- -- -- Delaware................................................... 3 -- -- -- -- -- Florida.................................................... 104 55 55 41 -- -- Georgia.................................................... -- 23 10 11 -- -- Hawaii..................................................... 4 3 -- -- -- -- Idaho...................................................... -- 6 -- -- -- -- Illinois................................................... 49 7 -- -- -- -- Indiana.................................................... 16 8 -- -- -- -- Iowa....................................................... 1 5 -- -- -- -- Kansas..................................................... 9 3 -- -- -- -- Kentucky................................................... -- 19 -- 1 -- -- Louisiana.................................................. 8 2 1 -- -- -- Maine...................................................... -- 4 -- -- -- -- Maryland................................................... 14 16 -- -- -- -- Massachusetts.............................................. 10 -- -- -- -- -- Michigan................................................... 40 1 -- -- -- -- Minnesota.................................................. 13 3 -- -- -- -- Mississippi................................................ 2 2 42 8 -- -- Missouri................................................... 30 5 -- -- -- -- Montana.................................................... -- 1 -- -- -- -- Nebraska................................................... -- 7 -- -- -- -- Nevada..................................................... 12 3 -- -- -- 4 New Hampshire.............................................. 2 1 -- -- -- -- New Jersey................................................. 15 2 -- -- -- 2 New Mexico................................................. 2 12 -- -- -- -- New York................................................... 24 8 -- -- -- -- North Carolina............................................. 8 12 65 40 -- -- North Dakota............................................... -- 3 -- -- -- -- Ohio....................................................... 36 18 19 1 -- -- Oklahoma................................................... 9 6 -- -- -- -- Oregon..................................................... 14 8 -- -- -- -- Pennsylvania............................................... 52 4 2 -- -- -- Rhode Island............................................... -- -- -- -- -- -- South Carolina............................................. 9 5 123 42 -- -- South Dakota............................................... -- 1 -- -- -- -- Tennessee.................................................. 3 10 116 13 -- -- Texas...................................................... 66 41 -- -- -- -- Utah....................................................... 7 8 -- -- -- -- Vermont.................................................... -- 2 -- -- -- -- Virginia................................................... 20 6 3 4 -- -- Washington................................................. 55 12 -- -- -- -- West Virginia.............................................. -- 3 -- -- -- -- Wisconsin.................................................. 13 7 -- -- -- -- Wyoming.................................................... -- 6 -- -- -- -- Canada..................................................... 10 15 -- -- -- -- International.............................................. -- 58 -- -- -- 4 Total.................................................... 978 570 595 207 127 82
At December 31, 1994, the Company owned seven warehouses in California, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, and one manufacturing facility in Texas. The Company also owns a 19-story, 187,000 square foot office tower, which serves as its corporate headquarters, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Company's corporate offices currently occupy approximately 14 floors of the tower, with the balance leased to others. See Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions -- Description of Indebtedness and Note 4 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information concerning encumbrances on certain properties of the Company. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Trans World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA") commenced a lawsuit on October 8, 1986 against Transworld Corporation ("Transworld"), certain contingent liabilities of which were assumed by Flagstar, and against certain of its past and present directors and certain former TWA directors, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary obligations in the execution and subsequent termination of a tax allocation agreement between Transworld and its former subsidiary, TWA. TWA's complaint seeks the following remedies: (i) damages equal to $52 million for investment tax credits ("ITC") claimed by Transworld on its 1984 federal income tax return, (ii) damages 9 equal to the "present value" of Transworld's potential liability to TWA as of December 31, 1983 for net operating losses and ITC claimed by Transworld, including the $52 million in ITC, (iii) the voiding of a tax allocation agreement and damages to be determined at trial, or (iv) the voiding of certain sections of the tax allocation agreement and the payment to TWA of certain amounts as provided in such tax allocation agreement. There has been no activity relating to this lawsuit since 1988. FCI, Flagstar, El Pollo Loco and Denny's, along with several current and former officers and directors of those companies, are named as defendants in an action filed on August 28, 1991 in the Superior Court of Orange County, California. The plaintiffs are several current and former El Pollo Loco franchisees. They allege that the defendants, among other things, failed or caused a failure to promote, develop and expand the El Pollo Loco franchise system in breach of contractual obligations to the plaintiff franchisees and made certain misrepresentations to the plaintiffs concerning the El Pollo Loco system. Asserting various legal theories, the plaintiffs seek actual and punitive damages in excess of $90 million, together with declaratory and certain other equitable relief. FCI, Flagstar and the other defendants have filed answers in this action. FCI and Flagstar have also filed cross-complaints against various plaintiffs in the action for breach of contract and other claims. Discovery has not yet been completed. Accordingly, it is premature for the Company to express a judgment herein as to the likely outcome of the action. The defendants, through counsel, intend to defend the action vigorously. The Company has received proposed deficiencies from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") for federal income taxes and penalties totalling approximately $46.6 million. Proposed deficiencies of $34.3 million relate to examinations of certain income tax returns filed by Denny's for periods ending prior to Flagstar's purchase of Denny's on September 11, 1987. The deficiencies primarily involve the proposed disallowance of certain expenses associated with borrowings and other costs incurred at the time of the leveraged buy-out of Denny's in 1985 and the purchase of Denny's by Flagstar in 1987. The Company has filed protests of the proposed deficiencies with the Appeals Division of the IRS, stating that, with minor exceptions, it believes the proposed deficiencies are erroneous. The Company and the IRS have reached a preliminary agreement on substantially all of the issues included in the original proposed deficiency. Based on this preliminary agreement, the IRS has agreed to waive all penalties, and the Company estimates that its ultimate federal income tax deficiency will be less than $5 million. The remaining $12.3 million of proposed deficiencies relates to examinations of certain income tax returns filed by the Company for the four fiscal years ended December 31, 1989. The deficiencies primarily involve the proposed disallowance of deductions associated with borrowings and other costs incurred prior to, at and just following the time of the acquisition of Flagstar in 1989. The Company intends to vigorously contest the proposed deficiencies because it believes the proposed deficiencies are substantially incorrect. The Company is also the subject of pending and threatened employment discrimination claims principally in California and Alabama. In certain of these claims, the plaintiffs have threatened to seek to represent a class alleging racial discrimination in employment practices at Company restaurants and to seek actual, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief. The Company believes that these claims also lack merit and, unless there is an early resolution thereof, intends to defend them vigorously. On June 15, 1994, a derivative action was filed in the Alameda County Superior Court for the State of California by Mr. Adam Lazar, purporting to act on behalf of the Company, against the Company's directors and certain of its current and former officers alleging breach of fiduciary duty and waste of corporate assets by the defendants relating to alleged acts of mismanagement or the alleged failure to act with due care, resulting in policies and practices at Denny's that allegedly gave rise to certain public accommodations class action lawsuits against the Company that were settled in 1994. The action seeks unspecified damages against the defendants on behalf of the Company and its stockholders, including punitive damages, and injunctive relief. There has been only limited discovery in this action to date. Accordingly, it is premature to express a judgment herein as to the likely outcome of the action. Other proceedings are pending against the Company, in many cases involving ordinary and routine claims incidental to the business of the Company, and in others presenting allegations that are nonroutine and include compensatory or punitive damage claims. The ultimate legal and financial liability of the Company with respect to the matters mentioned above and these other proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty. However, the Company believes, based on its examination of these matters and its experience to date, that sufficient accruals have been established by the Company to provide for known contingencies. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS Not applicable. 10 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The common stock of FCI, $.50 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), is currently traded on the NASDAQ National Market System using the symbol "FLST." As of March 15, 1995, 42,434,620 shares of Common Stock were outstanding, and there were approximately 10,500 record and beneficial stockholders. FCI has not paid and does not expect to pay dividends on its outstanding Common Stock. Restrictions contained in the instruments governing the outstanding indebtedness of Flagstar restrict its ability to provide funds that might otherwise be used by FCI for the payment of dividends on its Common Stock. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources and Note 4 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. The closing sales prices indicated below for the Common Stock were obtained from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and have been adjusted on a retroactive basis to reflect FCI's 5-for-1 reverse stock split with respect to the Common Stock effected as of June 16, 1993.
HIGH LOW 1993 First quarter..................................................................... 20 15/16 15 5/16 Second quarter.................................................................... 16 7/8 11 Third quarter..................................................................... 12 1/4 8 1/2 Fourth quarter.................................................................... 12 8 1/2 1994 First quarter..................................................................... 12 3/4 9 Second quarter.................................................................... 10 1/2 7 3/4 Third quarter..................................................................... 10 1/4 7 1/2 Fourth quarter.................................................................... 9 3/4 5 1/2
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA Set forth below are certain selected financial data concerning the Company for each of the five years ended December 31, 1994. Such data have been derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for such periods which have been audited. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes thereto presented elsewhere herein and Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 (1) 1991 (1) 1992 (1) 1993 (1) 1994 (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT RATIOS) Income Statement data: Operating revenues................................. $2,303.9 $2,338.7 $2,443.0 $2,615.2 $2,666.0 Operating income (loss)............................ 187.7 179.3 196.7 (1,102.4)(2) 211.1 Loss from continuing operations (3)................ (57.6) (54.1) (39.2) (1,238.6) (16.8) Primary earnings (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders: Continuing operations............................ (2.62) (2.44) (1.82) (29.56) (0.14) Discontinued operations (3)...................... (0.46) (0.60) (0.50) (9.67) 7.52 Net income (loss)(4)............................. (3.08) (3.04) (9.29) (40.14) 7.16 Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders: Continuing operations............................ (2.62) (2.44) (1.82) (29.56) 0.26 Discontinued operations (3)...................... (0.46) (0.60) (0.50) (9.67) 6.05 Net income (loss) (4)............................ (3.08) (3.04) (9.29) (40.14) 6.13 Cash dividends per common share (5)................ -- -- -- -- -- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (6)............. -- -- -- -- -- Deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges to earnings before fixed charges (6)................ 69.1 69.8 45.8 1,318.2 19.3 Balance Sheet data (at end of period): Current assets (7)................................. 99.4 95.3 98.4 122.2 180.7 Working capital (deficiency) (7)(8)................ (261.0) (326.7) (256.3) (273.0) (205.6) Net property and equipment......................... 1,282.5 1,256.9 1,269.9 1,167.2 1,196.4 Total assets....................................... 3,264.1 3,186.9 3,170.9 1,538.9 1,582.1 Long-term debt..................................... 2,303.7 2,255.3 2,171.3 2,341.2 2,067.6
(1) Certain amounts for the four years ended December 31, 1993 have been reclassified to conform to the 1994 presentation. (2) Operating loss for the year ended December 31, 1993 reflects charges for the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets of $1,104.6 million and the provision for restructuring charges of $158.6 million. 11 (3) The Company's food and vending and concessions and recreation services subsidiaries have been reclassified as discontinued operations (its food and vending subsidiary having been sold in 1994). The Company sold American Medical Services, Inc., The Rowe Corporation and Milnot Company in 1990 and Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. in 1991. Such entities were also classified as discontinued operations. (4) For the year ended December 31, 1992, net loss includes extraordinary losses of $6.25 per share related to premiums paid to retire certain indebtedness and to charge-off the related unamortized deferred financing costs and losses of $0.72 per share for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106. For the year ended December 31, 1993, net loss includes extraordinary losses of $0.62 per share related to the repurchase of Flagstar's 10% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2014 (the "10% Debentures") and to the charge-off of unamortized deferred financing costs related to a prepayment of Flagstar's senior term loan; net loss for 1993 also includes a charge of $0.29 per share related to a change of accounting method pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 92. For the year ended December 31, 1994, net income includes an extraordinary loss of $0.22 per share, as calculated for primary earnings per share, and $0.18 per share, as calculated for fully diluted earnings per share, relating to the charge off of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the Company's prepayment of its senior term loan and working capital facility during the second quarter of 1994. (5) Flagstar's bank credit agreement prohibits, and its public debt indentures significantly limit, distribution to FCI of funds that might otherwise be used by it to pay Common Stock dividends. See Note 4 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere herein. (6) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been calculated by dividing pre-tax earnings by fixed charges. Earnings, as used to compute the ratio, equal the sum of income before income taxes and fixed charges excluding capitalized interest. Fixed charges are the total interest expenses including capitalized interest, amortization of debt expenses and a rental factor that is representative of an interest factor (estimated to be one third) on operating leases. (7) The current assets and working capital deficiency amounts presented exclude assets held for sale of $595.8 million, $503.0 million, $480.8 million, $103.2 million, and $77.3 million as of December 31, 1990 through 1994, respectively. Such assets held for sale relate to the Company's food and vending and concessions and recreation services subsidiaries. (8) A negative working capital position is not unusual for a restaurant operating company. The increase in the working capital deficit at December 31, 1991 is primarily attributable to an increase in current maturities of long-term debt. At December 31, 1992, the decrease in the working capital deficiency from December 31, 1991 is due primarily to decreased current maturities of the Company's bank debt as a result of the Recapitalization. The increase in the working capital deficiency from December 31, 1992 to December 31, 1993 is attributable primarily to an increase in restructuring and other liabilities which was partially offset by an increase in receivables and inventories from the acquisition of contract food service operations during 1993. The decrease in the working capital deficiency from December 31, 1993 to December 31, 1994 is due primarily to an increase in cash following the sale of the Company's food and vending subsidiary during 1994. ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 6. Selected Financial Data and the Consolidated Financial Statements and other more detailed financial information appearing elsewhere herein. OPERATING TRENDS During the past year a number of significant changes were made in the leadership of the Company and its operations in an effort to address the operating performance of the Company's restaurants. Over the past several years, the Company's overall restaurant operations have reflected low comparable store sales growth particularly at the Company's Denny's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco chains. The lack of comparable store sales growth has resulted from the continuation of a long-term trend of increased competition, intensive pressure on pricing due to discounting, declining customer traffic, adverse economic conditions and relatively limited capital resources to respond to these changes. Because of these trends and in an effort to reverse them, the Company initiated a restructuring plan in the fourth quarter of 1993 that included: (1) the sale, conversion to another concept, or closure of approximately 240 of the Company's Denny's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco restaurants; (2) consolidation of certain corporate administrative operations; and (3) the elimination of a layer of field management. At the same time, the Company initiated certain reimaging programs intended to fundamentally change the competitive positioning of Denny's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco. During 1994 the Company completed the realignment of its field and corporate management structures and sold or closed 31 of the stores identified in the restructuring plan. The Company currently estimates that the remaining such 12 units will be sold or closed during 1995. The new designs for Denny's and El Pollo Loco were also finalized based on extensive market tests during 1994. Rollout of the reimaging programs began in 1994, with 124 Denny's and 27 El Pollo Loco restaurants completed in 1994. The reimaging program at Denny's has, to date, shown 15% to 20% year-over-year gains in comparable store sales and customer counts, while El Pollo Loco has experienced year-over-year sales gains of approximately 10%. The reimaging program will be completed at El Pollo Loco in 1995. Because of the number of restaurants and capital required, the Denny's reimaging program will require a period of two to three years to complete. Introduction of the scatter bar and related steakhouse reimaging program at Quincy's combined with increased promotional advertising has also shown initial favorable results. The test conversion of Quincy's steakhouses to an all buffet concept was not satisfactory, however, and the Company continues to review alternatives for underperforming Quincy's restaurants. While these initial results of the restructuring are encouraging, the ultimate outcome of the Company's restructuring effort continues to be uncertain. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that such results will continue or that they will lead to a reversal of long-term trends, or that the Company will be able to generate the funds needed to fund the capital improvements that these programs require. Only a limited number of restaurants were reimaged for a portion of 1994 pursuant to the restructuring plan. Accordingly, the impact of the reimaging program on year-to-year comparisons and trends has been minimal. A more detailed discussion of each of the Company's restaurant chains and their operating results in 1994 as compared to 1993 is set forth below. For more information concerning previous Company trends and the Company's restructuring, see "Write-off of Goodwill and Certain Other Intangible Assets; Restructuring Charge" set forth below. 1994 COMPARED TO 1993 Operating revenues from continuing operations for 1994 increased by approximately $50.8 million (1.9%) as compared with 1993. Denny's revenues increased $1.9 million (0.1%) due to increased outside revenues of $36.3 million from its food distribution operations offset in part by a reduction of restaurant revenues of $34.4 million, principally as a result of a net decrease of 46 units in the number of Company-owned units. This decrease in the number of Company-owned units was partially offset by a net increase of 81 units in the number of franchise-owned restaurants and by a 0.3% increase in comparable store sales during 1994 as compared to 1993. The increase in comparable store sales resulted from a 0.6% increase in customer traffic offset, in part, by a decrease in average check of 0.4%. Management believes that the positive trend in customer traffic in 1994 was primarily during the third and fourth quarters as a result of the Company-wide $1.99 Original Grand Slam Breakfast promotion. Hardee's revenues increased $18.8 million (2.8%) during 1994 as compared to the prior year due to a net increase of 31 units. Although Hardee's total revenues increased, comparable store sales decreased 3.6% as a result of a 3.9% decrease in customer traffic mitigated in part by a 0.3% increase in average check. The decline in customer traffic at Hardee's during 1994 was principally the result of aggressive discounting by the Company's quick-service competitors. Quincy's revenues increased by $5.6 million (2.0%) in 1994 as compared with 1993, primarily due to successful product promotions and the impact of remodeled restaurants resulting in a 2.9% increase in comparable store sales which more than offset a net decrease of 6 units. The increase in comparable store sales at Quincy's reflects an increase of 3.2% in average check and a 0.3% decrease in customer traffic. Revenues at El Pollo Loco increased by $24.6 million (22.7%) during 1994 over 1993 due primarily to new products and combination meals, including barbeque chicken, additional taco and burrito entrees, and new side orders such as french fries, black beans, corn, and potatoes, introduced during 1994, and the acquisition of high-volume franchise restaurants in late 1993. Comparable store sales increased 6.5% and reflect increases in customer traffic of 6.0% and in average check of 0.5%. The Company's overall operating expenses before considering the effects of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges in 1993 increased by $0.5 million in 1994 as compared with 1993. At Denny's, operating expenses before considering the effects of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges in 1993 decreased by $29.9 million in 1994 as compared with 1993. A significant portion of the decrease ($20.7 million) was attributable to a reduction in depreciation and amortization expense related to the year-end 1993 write-off of assets and a reduction of $18.5 million in payroll and benefits expense. Such decreases were partially offset by a $3.9 million increase in occupancy expense and a $2.1 million increase in advertising. In addition, Denny's operating expenses for 1994 reflect a gain of approximately $8.8 million related to the sale of Company-owned restaurants. At Hardee's, an increase in operating expenses of $24.4 million was mainly attributable to the increase in the number of restaurants in operation and reflects increases in payroll and benefits expenses of $14.6 million, product costs of $7.4 million, occupancy and maintenance expenses of $2.6 million, and utilities expense of $1.8 million. Such increases were partially offset by reduced depreciation and amortization charges of $1.2 million related to the year-end 1993 write-off of assets. A decrease in operating expenses of $7.6 million at Quincy's was principally attributable to a decrease in depreciation and amortization charges of $9.6 million related to the year-end 1993 write-off of assets which was offset, in part, by increased payroll and benefits expense of $2.3 million. General corporate overhead expense 13 (before allocation to specific operating companies) decreased by $5.2 million in 1994 as compared to 1993 primarily as a result of the effect of the Company's restructuring plan. Interest and debt expense increased by $13.9 million in 1994 as compared to 1993. During 1993, $45.6 million was allocated to discontinued operations; however, the allocation decreased to $33.7 million as a result of the sale of the Company's food and vending subsidiary in June 1994. Cash interest increased by $6.9 million during 1994 as compared with 1993 due to the higher fixed interest rates on the $400.0 million of the 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2001 (the "10 3/4% Notes") and 11 3/8% Senior Subordinated Debentures due 2003 (the "11 3/8% Debentures") issued during the third quarter of 1993, the proceeds of which were used to refinance a portion of the Company's bank facility that during 1993 had interest at lower variable rates. Interest expense for 1994 included charges of $9.2 million related to interest rate exchange agreements compared to charges of $12.2 million during 1993. See Notes 1 and 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information relating to the interest rate exchange agreements. The Company's concession and recreation services businesses, which are accounted for as discontinued operations, recorded a revenue increase of $3.3 million (1.0%) to $325.4 million during 1994 as compared to 1993. During April 1994, the Company announced its intent to dispose of these businesses. In November 1994, the Company announced that it had reached an agreement to sell TWRS (which operates its recreation services business). Such transaction is subject to resolution of certain issues that have been raised by the National Park Service. The Company is continuing its efforts to sell Volume (which operates its concession services business). However, the major league baseball strike, which was initiated by the players union in August 1994 and which is currently unresolved, has delayed the sale of Volume beyond the time originally anticipated. See Note 14 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. 1993 COMPARED TO 1992 Operating revenues for 1993 increased by approximately $172.2 million (7.0%) as compared with 1992. Denny's revenues increased $80.8 million (5.6%) principally as a result of the following: an 11-unit increase in the number of Company-owned restaurants, the addition of 49 net new franchised units, and favorable outside sales at the Company's distribution and food processing operations. Revenues at Denny's, however, were adversely affected by severe weather conditions in the first quarter, which forced the temporary closing of many of its restaurants, by the delay in implementation of certain promotional programs, and, management believes, by the negative publicity relating to certain litigation involving claims of discrimination (subsequently settled) at Denny's. As a result of these factors, Denny's comparable store sales were flat and included a decrease in customer traffic of 2.6% while the average check increased 2.8%. Hardee's accounted for a significant portion of the increase in restaurant operating revenues for the year with a $75.0 million (12.4%) increase in 1993 as compared with 1992, due to a 6.4% increase in comparable store sales and a 36-unit increase in the number of restaurants. The increase in comparable store sales resulted from a 6.8% increase in the average check offset, in part, by a decrease of 0.4% in customer traffic. The increases in comparable store sales and average check at Hardee's were primarily attributable to its fresh fried chicken product and the continued development of Hardee's "Frisco" product line. Quincy's revenues decreased by $11.1 million (3.8%) in 1993 as compared with 1992, primarily due to a 2.8% decrease in comparable store sales combined with a 4-unit decline in the number of units. The decrease in comparable store sales resulted from a decrease in customer traffic of 8.2% which was offset, in part, by a 5.9% increase in average check. The significant decrease in traffic at Quincy's as compared with 1992 reflected the impact of a number of programs that were in place in early 1992 which increased customer traffic in 1992, but which proved to be more costly than anticipated and were subsequently refined or discontinued, resulting in the comparative decline in 1993 traffic. Revenues of El Pollo Loco, which accounted for only 4.2% of total restaurant operating revenues, increased by $11.2 million (11.5%) in 1993 as compared to 1992 as a result of a full year's impact in 1993 of 11 franchised units which were acquired by the Company in the fourth quarter of 1992 and a 3.0% increase in comparable store sales. The Company's operating expenses before considering the effects of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges, discussed below, increased by $208.1 million (9.3%) in 1993 as compared with 1992. Of the total increase in operating expenses, a significant portion ($118.7 million) was attributable to Denny's. The significant increase in operating expenses before the effects of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges at Denny's was due primarily to an increase in product costs of $84.8 million and an increase in payroll and benefit expense of $30.0 million. These increases resulted from higher commodity costs, additional labor associated with a Denny's breakfast promotion (which was discontinued in the second quarter) and an initiative to improve Denny's service capabilities, one time charges of $8.3 million related to efforts to address claims of discrimination, $1.1 million for the write-off of an international joint venture, and an increase in the number of Denny's units. The increase in operating expenses before the effects of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges at Hardee's of $66.4 million was mainly attributable to increased revenues and was comprised principally of an increase in payroll and benefits expenses of $21.0 million and an increase in product costs of $29.9 million. Conversely, the decrease in operating expenses before the effects of the write- 14 off of goodwill and certain intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges at Quincy's of $8.9 million was attributable to the decrease in revenues. Quincy's experienced decreases in payroll and benefits expense of $3.9 million and in product costs of $3.8 million. Corporate and other expenses before the effects of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the provision for restructuring charges increased by $1.5 million in 1993 as compared with 1992, primarily due to an increase in payroll and benefits expense of $1.9 million. Interest and debt expense decreased by $28.3 million in 1993 as compared with 1992, primarily due to a reduction in the Company's weighted average borrowing rate following the Recapitalization, the principal elements of which were consummated in the fourth quarter of 1992. The decrease in interest and debt expense includes a net decrease of $68.3 million in non-cash charges related to the accretion of original issue discount on the Company's 17% Senior Subordinated Discount Debentures Due 2001 which were retired in the fourth quarter of 1992 as part of the Recapitalization. Non-cash interest expense related to the accretion of insurance liabilities also decreased by approximately $5.9 million in 1993 as a result of a change in the method of determining the discount rate applied to insurance liabilities retroactive to January 1, 1993, as discussed below. These decreases in non-cash interest expense were offset, in part, by an increase in cash interest of $38.8 million from the refinance debt which was issued as part of the Recapitalization. Interest expense for 1993 includes charges of $12.2 million related interest rate exchange agreements, which represents a decrease of $3.7 million from $15.9 million recorded in 1992. See Notes 1 and 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information relating to the interest rate exchange agreements. The Company's accounting change pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 92 resulted in a charge of $12.0 million, net of income tax benefits, for the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle as of January 1, 1993. The impact of this change on the Company's 1993 operating results was to increase operating expenses and decrease interest expense from continuing operations by approximately $5.9 million, respectively. WRITE-OFF OF GOODWILL AND CERTAIN OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS; RESTRUCTURING CHARGE The Company's operating results since the Company's 1989 acquisition of Flagstar have fallen short of projections prepared at the date of such acquisition due to increased competition, intensive pressure on pricing due to discounting, declining customer traffic, adverse economic conditions, and relatively limited capital resources to respond to these changes. As discussed further below and in Notes 1 and 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, during the fourth quarter of 1993, management determined that the most likely projections of future operating results would be based on the assumption that historical operating trends of the Company derived from the prior four years would continue, and that such projections indicated an inability to recover the recorded balance of goodwill and certain other intangible assets. Accordingly such assets were written off in 1993, resulting in non-cash charges of $1,475 million ($1,104.6 million to continuing operations and $370.2 million to discontinued operations). Also in response to such trends, the Company adopted a plan of restructuring that resulted in a separate charge in 1993 of $192.0 million ($158.6 million to continuing operations and $33.4 million to discontinued operations). While total operating revenues increased 2.8% in 1992 and 6.7% in 1993, operating income for each of the four full years since the Company's 1989 acquisition of Flagstar through 1993 were insufficient to cover the Company's interest and debt expense. Operating cash flows have been sufficient to cover interest costs. The primary factor affecting the Company's ability to generate operating income sufficient to cover interest and debt expense and amortization of goodwill and other intangibles has been the average unit sales at the restaurant concepts and the sales volume at the Company's contract food and vending operation. At the time of the Company's 1989 acquisition of Flagstar, projections of future operations assumed annual growth rates in average unit sales at all concepts and corresponding increases in operating income. Such projections and those prepared since the 1989 acquisition and prior to the fourth quarter of 1993, indicated that the Company would become profitable within several years. However, since the 1989 acquisition through the end of 1993 and despite increases in average unit sales at Hardee's, average unit sales at Denny's and Quincy's increased only slightly and food and vending sales volume declined. Specifically, for the four years since the acquisition through the end of 1993, average unit sales for Company-owned units increased (decreased) at an average annual rate of 2.5%, (4.7)%, 5.0% and 1.1% for Denny's, El Pollo Loco, Hardee's and Quincy's, respectively. See Item 1. Business. Revenue increases during the four year period since the acquisition through the end of 1993 were achieved as a result of an increase in the number of units at Hardee's and Denny's and certain regional food and vending acquisitions, in addition to increased average unit sales at Hardee's. However, such increased revenues did not result in positive earnings after interest and debt expense. Projections prepared during the fourth quarter of 1993 indicated that, if the four year trends in customer traffic and other operating factors were to continue, future operating income less interest and debt expense would continue to be insufficient to recover the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets. The projections assumed that average unit sales at each of the restaurant concepts and food and vending sales volume would increase or decrease consistent with the four year historical trends described above. These fourth quarter 1993 projections assumed no additional borrowing to fund new unit growth (because even if new units continued to be developed at historical levels, it would not have a 15 material impact on projected net income) and no reversal of the historical trends of the Company that may result from successful restructuring and reimaging programs, since management determined, based on all information available, that historical trends provided the best estimate of future operating results. Also as a result of the historical operating trends described above and in an attempt to reverse them, effective in the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company approved a restructuring plan that included the sale or closure of restaurants, a reduction in personnel, and a reorganization of certain management structures. The provision for restructuring charges resulted from a comprehensive financial and operational review initiated in 1993 which included a re-engineering study that evaluated the Company's major business processes. The restructuring charge for continuing operations of $158.6 million included primarily a non-cash charge of $130.7 million to write-down certain assets and incremental charges of $27.9 million for severance, relocation, and other costs. The restructuring charge for discontinued operations of $33.4 million included $25.5 million to write-down certain assets and $7.9 million for severance. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. The write-down of assets under the fourth quarter 1993 restructuring plan represented predominantly non-cash adjustments made to reduce the carrying value of approximately 240 of the Company's Denny's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco restaurants. Approximately 105 Denny's and 45 El Pollo Loco restaurants were identified to be sold or closed over a twelve month period and were written down to net realizable value. The Quincy's concept was over-penetrated in a number of its markets; thus, most of the 90 Quincy's units identified in the restructuring plan were identified to be sold, closed or converted to another concept. As a result, the estimated amount of the units' carrying value with no future benefit was written off. The write-down of assets also included a charge of $15 million to establish a reserve for operating leases primarily related to restaurant units to be sold or closed. The 240 restaurant units identified in the restructuring plan had aggregate operating revenues during 1993 of approximately $227 million and a negative operating cash flow of approximately $2.4 million. Such units had a net remaining carrying value after the write-down of approximately $43 million. The restructuring plan also included consolidation of certain Company operations, eliminating overhead positions in the field and in its corporate marketing, accounting, and administrative functions. Also, the Company's field management structure was reorganized to eliminate a layer of management. The restructuring charge included a provision of approximately $25 million for the related severance, relocation, and office closure costs. The Company's restructuring plan also included the decision to fundamentally change the competitive positioning of Denny's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco. The Company continues to believe that the restructuring plan is the most appropriate manner in which to respond to the historical operating trends experienced since the Company's 1989 acquisition of Flagstar. Management anticipates that such plan will continue to provide the opportunity to reverse the traffic trends at Denny's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco. However, there can be no assurance that such plan will result in a long-term reversal of historical operating trends of the Company. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Historically, the Company has met its liquidity needs and capital requirements with internally generated funds and external borrowings. The Company expects to continue to rely on internally generated funds, supplemented by available working capital advances under its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 26, 1992, among Flagstar and TWS Funding, Inc., as borrowers, certain lenders and co-agents named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as managing agent (as amended, from time to time, the "Restated Credit Agreement"), and other external borrowings, as its primary sources of liquidity and believes that funds from these sources will be sufficient for the next twelve months to meet the Company's working capital, debt service and capital expenditure requirements. The Company reported net income in 1994 as a result of a gain recognized on the sale of its food and vending business subsidiary and a net loss in 1993 attributable in major part to non-cash charges, consisting principally of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets and the write-down of certain operating assets in the restructuring. The following table sets forth, for each of the years indicated, a calculation of the Company's cash from operations available for debt repayment and capital expenditures: 16
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 1994 (IN MILLIONS) Net income (loss).......................................................................... $(1,686.7) $ 364.1 Write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets.................................. 1,104.6 -- Provision for restructuring charges........................................................ 158.6 (7.2) Non-cash charges and credits............................................................... 185.3 128.7 Deferred income tax benefits............................................................... (84.4) (2.8) Discontinued operations.................................................................... 409.7 (392.7) Extraordinary items, net................................................................... 26.4 11.8 Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net................................. 12.0 -- Changes in certain working capital items................................................... 66.3 (24.4) Decrease in other assets and increase (decrease) in other liabilities, net................. (62.9) (22.9) Cash from operations available for debt repayment and capital expenditures................. $ 128.9 $ 54.6
The Restated Credit Agreement consists of a working capital and letter of credit facility of up to $250.0 million with a working capital sublimit of $160 million and a letter of credit sublimit of $157.9 million. In connection with the sale of the Company's food and vending subsidiary and the use of proceeds therefrom to liquidate $296.3 million of borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement, the agreement was amended to include, among other things, less restrictive financial covenants, a requirement that working capital advances under the credit facility be repaid in full and not reborrowed for at least 30 consecutive days during any 13-month period, and a reduction in annual capital expenditures to reflect the reduced size of ongoing operations. The Restated Credit Agreement and the indentures governing the Company's outstanding public debt contain negative covenants that restrict, among other things, the Company's ability to pay dividends, incur additional indebtedness, further encumber its assets and purchase or sell assets. In addition, the Restated Credit Agreement includes provisions for the maintenance of a minimum level of interest coverage, limitations on ratios of indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and limitations on annual capital expenditures. By its terms, the Restated Credit Agreement expires in June of 1996. At December 31, 1994 scheduled debt maturities of long-term debt for the years 1995 through 1999 are as follows:
AMOUNT (IN MILLIONS) 1995.................................................................................... $ 31.4 1996.................................................................................... 40.2 1997.................................................................................... 39.8 1998.................................................................................... 33.3 1999.................................................................................... 28.0
In addition to scheduled maturities of principal, approximately $250 million of cash will be required in 1995 to meet interest payments on long-term debt and dividends on FCI's $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Preferred Stock"). The projections of future operating results prepared in the fourth quarter of 1993, which resulted in the conclusion that goodwill and certain other intangibles were impaired (see Write-off of Goodwill and Certain Other Intangible Assets; Restructuring Charge herein), assumed that the historical operating trends experienced by the Company since the 1989 acquisition will continue in the future. Although the 1994 results of the Company's restructuring plan have been encouraging, the ultimate outcome of the Company's restructuring effort continues to be uncertain. If historical trends are not reversed, the Company may need to refinance or renegotiate the terms of existing debt prior to their maturities. While management believes that the Company will be able, if necessary, to refinance or renegotiate the terms of its existing debt prior to maturity, no assurance can be given that it will be able to do so on acceptable terms. The Company's principal capital requirements are those associated with opening new restaurants and remodeling and maintaining its existing restaurants and facilities. During 1994, total capital expenditures were approximately $173.3 million, of which approximately $58.3 million was used to reimage existing restaurants pursuant to the Company's restructuring plan described above, $55.9 million was used to open new restaurants, and $59.1 million was expended to maintain existing facilities. Of these expenditures, approximately $18.8 million were financed through capital leases and secured borrowings. Capital expenditures during 1995 are expected to total approximately $120.0 million to $150.0 million, including costs associated with the Denny's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco reimaging programs. The Company currently expects to finance such capital expenditures internally through continuing operations and asset sales. For additional information, see "Operating Trends" above. 17 The Company is able to operate with a substantial working capital deficiency because (i) restaurant operations and most other food service operations are conducted primarily on a cash (and cash equivalent) basis with a low level of accounts receivable, (ii) rapid turnover allows a limited investment in inventories, and (iii) accounts payable for food, beverages and supplies usually become due after the receipt of cash from the related sales. At December 31, 1994, the Company's working capital deficiency was $128.3 million as compared with $169.8 million at the end of 1993. Such decrease is attributable primarily to an increase in cash as a result of the sale of the Company's food and vending subsidiary during 1994. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA See Index to Financial Statements which appears on page F-1 herein. FORM 11-K INFORMATION FCI, pursuant to Rule 15d-21 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, will file as an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K the information, financial statements and exhibits required by Form 11-K with respect to the Flagstar Thrift Plan and the Denny's, Inc. Profit Sharing Retirement Plan. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. 18 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The following table sets forth information with respect to each current director and executive officer of FCI and Mr. A. Andrew Levison, a nominee to the Board of Directors of FCI for election at the 1995 annual meeting of stockholders of FCI. Each director of FCI is also a director of Flagstar.
CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT AND NAME AGE FIVE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY James B. Adamson.................... 47 Director of FCI and Flagstar; President and Chief Executive Officer of FCI and Flagstar (February 1995-present); Chief Executive Officer of Burger King Corporation (1993-January 1995); Chief Operating Officer of Burger King Corporation (1991-1993); President of Burger King U.S.A. Retail Division (1991); Executive Vice President, Marketing of Revco, Inc. (1988-1991). Michael Chu......................... 46 Director of FCI and Flagstar; President and Chief Executive Officer of ACCION International (1994-present); Director of Latin American Operations, ACCION International (1993-1994); Executive of KKR and a Limited Partner of KKR Associates (1989-1993); Director of Banco Solidario S.A., Commercial Printing Holding Co., FINANSOL Compania de Financiamiento Comercial and World Color Press, Inc. Vera King Farris.................... 54 Director of FCI and Flagstar; President of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (1983-present); Director of National Utility Investors. Hamilton E. James................... 44 Director of FCI and Flagstar; Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ("DLJ") (investment banking) (1987-present); Chairman, DLJ Merchant Banking Group (1992-present); Director of County Seat Stores, Inc. and Price/Costco Inc. Henry R. Kravis (a)................. 51 Director of FCI and Flagstar; General Partner of KKR and KKR Associates; Director of American Re Corporation, Auto Zone, Inc., Borden, Inc., Duracell International, Inc., IDEX Corporation, K-III Communications Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Owens-Illinois Group, Inc., RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., RJR Nabisco, Inc., Safeway, Inc., The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc., Union Texas Petroleum Holdings, Inc. and World Color Press, Inc. A. Andrew Levison................... 38 Managing Director, Investment Banking of DLJ (1989-present); Managing Director, Leverage Buyout Group of Drexel Burnham Lambert (1984-1989); Director of Ferrellgas Companies, Inc. and Rickel Home Centers, Inc. Paul E. Raether..................... 48 Director of FCI and Flagstar; General Partner of KKR and KKR Associates; Director of Duracell International, Inc., Fred Meyer, Inc., IDEX Corporation and The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. Jerome J. Richardson................ 58 Chairman of FCI and Flagstar (1992-present); Director of FCI (1989-present); Director of Flagstar (1980-present); Chief Executive Officer of FCI and Flagstar (1989-January 1995); President of FCI (1989-1992); President of Flagstar (1987-1992); Chairman of Denny's (1989-1994); President and Chief Executive Officer of Canteen (1989-1994); Chairman of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1990-1994); President and Chief Executive Officer of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1989-1994); President and Chief Executive Officer of Denny's (1988); Senior Vice President of Flagstar (1986-1987); President of Spartan Food Systems, division of Flagstar (1986-1989); President of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1962-1986); Director of Isotechnologies, Inc., NCAA Foundation and Sonat Inc.; Member of the Board of Visitors, Duke University Medical Center; Founder and President of the corporate general partner of Richardson Sports, the franchisee of the NFL Carolina Panthers. Clifton S. Robbins.................. 37 Director of FCI and Flagstar; General Partner of KKR and KKR Associates; Director of Borden, Inc., IDEX Corporation, RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., RJR Nabisco, Inc. and The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. George R. Roberts (a)............... 51 Director of FCI and Flagstar; General Partner of KKR and KKR Associates; Director of American Re Corporation, Auto Zone, Inc., Borden, Inc., Duracell International, Inc., IDEX Corporation, K-III Communications Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Owens-Illinois Group, Inc., Red Lion Properties, Inc., RJR Nabisco, Inc., RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., Safeway, Inc., The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc., Union Texas Petroleum Holdings, Inc. and World Color Press, Inc.
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CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT AND NAME AGE FIVE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY L. Edwin Smart...................... 71 Director of FCI and Flagstar; Counsel, Hughes Hubbard & Reed (law firm which performed services for the Company in 1994) (1989-present); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Flagstar (1986-1987); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Transworld Corporation (1978-1986); Chairman of the Board of TWA (1977-1985); Chief Executive Officer of TWA (1977-1979); Vice Chairman of TWA (1976-1977); Senior Vice President of TWA (1967-1975); Director of Sonat Inc. Michael T. Tokarz................... 45 Director of FCI and Flagstar; General Partner of KKR and KKR Associates; Director of IDEX Corporation, K-III Communications Corporation, RJR Nabisco, Inc., RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. and Safeway, Inc. A. Ray Biggs........................ 53 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FCI and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Flagstar (1992-present); Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting firm which served as independent auditors for the Company in 1994) (1978-1992). Rhonda J. Parish.................... 38 Vice President and General Counsel of FCI and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Flagstar (January 1995-present); Secretary of FCI and Flagstar (February 1995-present); Assistant General Counsel of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1990-1994); Corporate Counsel of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1983-1990).
(a) Messrs. Kravis and Roberts are first cousins. In connection with the Recapitalization, FCI and Flagstar agreed that their respective Boards of Directors would be expanded to eleven members and that a majority of each such board would consist of persons designated by affiliates of KKR. For additional information concerning agreements regarding the composition of the Board of Directors, see Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements and Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management -- The Stockholder's Agreement and -- Adamson Shareholder Agreement. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF FLAGSTAR The following table sets forth information with respect to the executive officers of Flagstar (other than as identified above).
CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT AND NAME AGE FIVE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Samuel H. Maw (a)................... 61 Executive Vice President, Product Development and Distribution of Flagstar (1994-present); Senior Vice President, Product Development and Distribution of Flagstar (1990-1994); Chief Operating Officer of Canteen Corporation (1993-1994); Senior Vice President of Flagstar (1989); President and Chief Executive Officer of Denny's (1988-1990); Senior Vice President of Spartan Food Systems, division of Flagstar (1987-1988); Vice President of Research and Development of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1974-1986); Director of Isotechnologies, Inc. H. Stephen McManus (a).............. 52 Executive Vice President, Special Projects of Flagstar (February 1995-present); President of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1994-present); Executive Vice President, Restaurant Operations of Flagstar (1991-February 1995); Senior Vice President of Flagstar (1989-1991); Chief Operating Officer of Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. (Hardee's) (1990-1991); Senior Vice President of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1990-1991); Vice President of Operations of Spartan Food Systems, division of Flagstar (1986-1989); Vice President of Operations of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1984-1986). Edna K. Morris...................... 43 Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs of Flagstar (February 1995-present); Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Flagstar (1993-February 1995); Vice President, Education and Development of Flagstar (1992-1993); Senior Vice President/Human Resources of HFS (1987-1992); Director of Employee Relations of HFS (1987); Personnel Manager, Consolidated Diesel Company, a joint venture between J. I. Case and Cummins Engine Company (1981-1987); Personnel Manager, Manufacturing of HFS (1980-1981).
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CURRENT PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT AND NAME AGE FIVE-YEAR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY C. Ronald Petty..................... 50 Executive Vice President of Flagstar and President of Denny's (1994-present); Chief Executive Officer of Denny's (February 1995-present); Chief Operating Officer of Denny's (1993-present); Senior Vice President of Flagstar (1993-1994); Independent Consultant (1992-1993); President and Chief Executive Officer of Miami Subs Corporation (1990-1992); President and Chief Operating Officer of Burger King Corporation, US Division (1988-1990); President, International Division of Burger King Corporation (1986-1988). Gregory M. Buckley.................. 41 Senior Vice President of Flagstar and Chief Operating Officer of Quincy's Restaurants, Inc. (1993-present); President of Quincy's Restaurants, Inc. (1994-present); Vice President, Central Division of Pizza Hut (1990-1993); President, Southeast Division of Progressive Corp. (1986-1990). Jerry A. Houck...................... 52 Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Construction of Flagstar (1990-present); Vice President of Construction and Real Estate of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1988-1990); Vice President of Construction of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1987-1988); Director of New Construction for Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1976-1987). James R. Kibler..................... 40 Senior Vice President of Flagstar and Chief Operating Officer of Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. (Hardee's) (1991-present); President of Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. (Hardee's) (1994-present); Senior Vice President of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1991-present); Vice President of Operations -- Denny's West Coast (1989-1991); Division Leader for Hardee's (1989); Region Leader for Hardee's (1979-1989). Raymond J. Perry.................... 53 Senior Vice President of Flagstar and Chief Operating Officer of El Pollo Loco (1993-present); President of El Pollo Loco (1994-present); President of Kelly's Coffee & Fudge Factory (1991-1993); Executive Vice President of Carl's Jr. Restaurants (1989-1991); Group Vice President of Carl's Jr. Restaurants (1988-1989); Vice President of Operations of Carl's Jr. Restaurants (1986-1988). Kent M. Smith....................... 57 Senior Vice President and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of Flagstar (March 1995-present); Consultant of Pollo Tropical (1994-February 1995); Senior Vice President of Burger King Corporation (1992-1994); President of Strategic Marketing Group (1984-1992). Coleman J. Sullivan................. 45 Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs of Flagstar (February 1995-present); Vice President, Communications of Flagstar (1990-February 1995); Vice President of Brown Boxenbaum, Inc. (public relations firm) (1986-1990); Director, Financial Relations, Transworld Corporation (1984-1986). C. Burt Duren....................... 36 Vice President, Tax of Flagstar (1993-present); Treasurer of Flagstar (1994- present); Director of Tax of Flagstar (1989-1993); Senior Tax Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1988-1989). Thomas R. Holt...................... 38 Vice President, Information Services of Flagstar (1993-present); Director, Information Services of Flagstar (1991-1993); Director, Management Information Services of Flagstar Systems, Inc. (1988-1990); Manager, Information Services of Carpet and Rug Division of Fieldcrest Cannon (1987-1988). Honorio J. Padron................... 42 Vice President, Business Transformation of Flagstar (March 1995-present); Senior Director of Research and Development of Burger King Corporation (January 1995-March 1995); Director of Reengineering of Burger King Corporation (1993-January 1995); Director of Worldwide Profit and Loss Improvement of Burger King Corporation (1993); Manager of Systems Support of Burger King Corporation (1990-1993). Stephen W. Wood..................... 36 Vice President, Compensation, Benefits and Employee Information Systems of Flagstar (1993-present); Senior Director, Compensation, Benefits and Employee Information Systems of Flagstar (1993); Director, Benefits and Executive Compensation of HFS (1991-1993); Consultant of Hewitt Associates, L.P. (benefit consultants that performed services for the Company in 1994) (1990); McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe (law firm) (1984-1990).
(a) Messrs. Maw and McManus are brothers-in-law. See Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management for certain additional information concerning directors, executive officers and certain beneficial owners of the Company. 21 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS No executive officer of FCI is compensated directly by FCI in connection with services provided to the Company. All such executive compensation is paid by Flagstar. Set forth below is information for 1994, 1993 and 1992 with respect to compensation for services to the Company of Mr. Richardson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company during 1994, and each of the four most highly compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer) of the Company during 1994. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION ALL AWARDS OTHER NAME AND ANNUAL COMPENSATION (1) SECURITIES UNDERLYING COMPENSATION PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY($)(2) BONUS($) OPTIONS (#)(3) ($)(4)(5) Jerome J. Richardson 1994 $ 856,594 $250,000 -- $ 10,250 Chairman; Formerly 1993 $ 824,355 -- -- $ 13,652 Chief Executive 1992 $ 776,804 $750,000 600,000 $ 15,286 Officer of Flagstar Gregory M. Buckley 1994 $ 221,416 $126,563 80,000 $111,747 Senior Vice President of 1993 $ 136,533 -- 60,000 $460,852 Flagstar and President 1992 -- -- -- -- and Chief Operating Officer of Quincy's Samuel H. Maw 1994 $ 301,145 $ 95,625 80,000 -- Executive Vice President, 1993 $ 280,861 -- 80,000 -- Product Development 1992 $ 273,024 $124,888 -- -- and Distribution of Flagstar Raymond J. Perry 1994 $ 237,339 $135,000 80,000 -- Senior Vice President 1993 $ 136,606 -- 60,000 $130,000 of Flagstar and President 1992 -- -- -- -- and Chief Operating Officer of El Pollo Loco C. Ronald Petty 1994 $ 284,284 $144,281 80,000 $ 78,194 Executive Vice President 1993 $ 142,500 -- 80,000 $483,125 of Flagstar and President 1992 -- -- -- -- and Chief Executive Officer of Denny's
(1) The amounts shown for each named executive officer exclude perquisites and other personal benefits that did not exceed, in the aggregate, the lesser of either $50,000 or 10% of the total of annual salary and bonus reported for the named executive officer for any year included in this table. (2) The amounts shown for 1994 include accruals of $112,938 and $41,086 for Messrs. Richardson and Maw, respectively, under a supplemental executive retirement plan. The amounts shown for 1993 include accruals of $62,082 and $26,823, and the amounts shown for 1992 include accruals of $58,053 and $30,119, for Messrs. Richardson and Maw, respectively, under the same plan. Such amounts also reflect certain costs and credits to the named executive officers relating to certain life, health and disability insurance coverage provided through the Company. (3) For additional information concerning the grant of options in 1994, see Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Stock Options, below. Options to purchase Common Stock were granted to Mr. Richardson on December 15, 1992 pursuant to the 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of FCI, as adopted December 1, 1989 and thereafter amended (the "1989 Option Plan"), and his employment agreement dated as of August 11, 1992, upon the termination of his prior option to purchase 160,000 shares of Common Stock. Such options become exercisable at the rate of 20% per year beginning on November 16, 1993, conditioned upon his continued employment with the Company. Pursuant to Mr. Richardson's employment agreement, all shares of Common Stock that Mr. Richardson acquires upon any exercise of such options shall be subject to the Richardson Shareholder Agreement (as defined herein). See Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements -- Richardson Employment Agreement and Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management -- Richardson Shareholder Agreement for additional information. Options were granted to Messrs. Buckley, Maw, Perry and Petty on June 29, 1993 pursuant to the 1989 Option Plan. The exercise price for such options is $11.25 per share. Such options become exercisable at the rate of 50% as of June 29, 1995 and 25% per year thereafter. (4) The amounts shown for Mr. Richardson are split-dollar insurance premium payments paid by the Company for the years indicated. 22 (5) The amounts shown for Messrs. Buckley, Perry and Petty consist of additional compensation and/or expense reimbursement paid to the respective named executive officers at or near the time of, or otherwise arising in connection with, their initial employment with the Company. STOCK OPTIONS Set forth below is information with respect to individual grants of stock options with respect to the Common Stock made during 1994 to Messrs. Buckley, Maw, Perry and Petty. No stock options were granted in 1994 to Mr. Richardson. OPTION GRANTS IN 1994
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS % OF POTENTIAL REALIZABLE NUMBER OF TOTAL VALUE AT ASSUMED SECURITIES OPTIONS ANNUAL RATES OF UNDERLYING GRANTED EXERCISE STOCK PRICE OPTIONS TO OR BASE APPRECIATION FOR GRANTED EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION OPTION TERM NAME (#)(1) IN 1994 ($/SH)(2) DATE 5% ($) 10% ($) Gregory M. Buckley 80,000 6.3% $ 9.00 08-16-04 $ 453,600 $1,144,800 Samuel H. Maw 80,000 6.3% $ 9.00 08-16-04 $ 453,600 $1,144,800 Raymond J. Perry 80,000 6.3% $ 9.00 08-16-04 $ 453,600 $1,144,800 C. Ronald Petty 80,000 6.3% $ 9.00 08-16-04 $ 453,600 $1,144,800
(1) Such options were granted on August 16, 1994 pursuant to the 1989 Option Plan and become exercisable at the rate of 50% as of August 16, 1996 and 25% per year thereafter, conditioned upon continued employment with the Company. Under the 1989 Option Plan, the exercise price of shares upon the exercise of an option may be paid in cash or by surrender of other shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to such exercise price, or in a combination of cash and such shares. Upon termination of employment of a holder, all of such holder's options not then exercisable expire and terminate. If such termination is by reason of death, retirement or disability, such holder's exercisable options remain exercisable for one year following termination. If such termination is voluntary or without cause, such holder's exercisable options generally remain exercisable for sixty days following termination. If such termination is for cause, such holder's exercisable options expire and terminate as of the date of termination. (2) The exercise price for such options was established at the closing sales price for the Common Stock as of the date prior to the date of grant. The following table sets forth information with respect to the 1994 year-end values of unexercised options, all of which were granted by the Company pursuant to the 1989 Option Plan, held by Mr. Richardson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company during 1994, and each of the other persons named in the Summary Compensation Table above: AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 1994 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT FISCAL FISCAL YEAR-END (#) YEAR-END ($) EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/ NAME UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE Jerome J. Richardson....................................................................... 240,000/360,000 -- / -- Gregory M. Buckley......................................................................... -- /140,000 -- / -- Samuel H. Maw.............................................................................. -- /160,000 -- / -- Raymond J. Perry........................................................................... -- /140,000 -- / -- C. Ronald Petty............................................................................ -- /160,000 -- / --
No options held by the foregoing officers were exercised in 1994. 23 RETIREMENT PLANS A tax-qualified defined benefit retirement plan is maintained by Flagstar Systems, Inc. and certain other Flagstar subsidiaries. Such plan is described below. The following table shows the estimated annual benefits for a single life annuity that could be payable under the Flagstar Retirement Plan (as defined), as amended, and the ancillary plan described below upon a person's normal retirement at age 65 if that person were in one of the following classifications of assumed compensation and years of credited service:
AVERAGE ANNUAL YEARS OF SERVICE REMUNERATION OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD 15 20 25 30 35 $ 200,000.................................................. $ 43,296 $ 57,728 $ 72,161 $ 86,593 $100,000 250,000................................................. 54,546 72,728 90,911 109,093 125,000 300,000................................................. 65,796 87,728 109,661 131,593 150,000 350,000................................................. 77,046 102,728 128,411 154,093 175,000 400,000................................................. 88,296 117,728 147,161 176,593 200,000 500,000................................................. 110,796 147,728 184,661 221,593 250,000 600,000................................................. 133,296 177,728 222,161 266,593 300,000 700,000................................................. 155,796 207,728 259,661 311,593 350,000 800,000................................................. 178,296 237,728 297,161 356,593 400,000 900,000................................................. 200,796 267,728 334,661 401,593 450,000
The Flagstar Pension Plan (the "Flagstar Retirement Plan"), which is noncontributory, generally covers all employees of Flagstar and its subsidiaries (other than its Denny's restaurant and distribution, El Pollo Loco, and concessions and recreation services subsidiaries) who have attained the age of 21 and who have completed one thousand hours of service. There are two entry dates per year for new employees, January 1 and July 1. As a result of a plan amendment effective January 1, 1989, a participant's annual retirement benefit under the Flagstar Retirement Plan at normal retirement age is calculated by multiplying the number of years of participation in the Flagstar Retirement Plan (not to exceed 35 years) by the sum of one percent of the average Compensation (as defined below) paid during 60 consecutive calendar months chosen to produce the highest average ("Average Compensation" for the purposes of this paragraph) plus an additional one-half of one percent of the Average Compensation in excess of the average Social Security wage base. Benefits payable cannot exceed 50% of the Average Compensation. Plan benefits are normally in the form of a life annuity or, if the retiree is married, a joint and survivor annuity. "Compensation" for the purposes of this paragraph generally consists of all remuneration paid by the employer to the employee for services rendered as reported or reportable on Form W-2 for federal income tax withholding purposes (including the amount of any 1993 year-end bonus paid in 1994), excluding reimbursements and other expense allowances, fringe benefits, moving expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits (such exclusions to include, without limitation, severance pay, relocation allowance, gross-up pay to compensate for taxable reimbursements, hiring bonuses, cost of living differentials, special overseas premiums, compensation resulting from participation in, or cancellation of, stock option plans, contributions by the employer to the Flagstar Retirement Plan or any other benefit plan and imputed income resulting from the use of the Company property or services). Except for limited purposes described in the plan, Compensation also includes any deferred compensation under a Section 401(k) plan maintained by the employer and salary reduction amounts under a Section 125 plan maintained by the employer. The funding of the Flagstar Retirement Plan is based on actuarial determinations. Ancillary to the Flagstar Retirement Plan is a nonqualified plan for key executive employees that provides future service benefits and benefits in excess of the annual maximum benefits limit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") to certain key employees. "Compensation" and "Average Compensation" are defined in this ancillary plan the same way they are defined in the Flagstar Retirement Plan. Benefits payable under the ancillary plan are included in the table above. A supplemental executive retirement plan provides additional benefits to certain key executives calculated as a percentage of base salary. The maximum annual pension benefit payable under the Flagstar Retirement Plan for 1994 was $118,800 (or, if greater, the participant's 1982 accrued benefit). Except for the exclusion of 1994 bonuses paid in 1995 and the accrual of certain nonqualified benefits as described herein, the Compensation included under the Flagstar Retirement Plan (including the ancillary nonqualified plan) generally corresponds with the annual compensation of the named executive officers in the Summary Compensation Table above. Includable Compensation for 1994 for Messrs. Richardson, Buckley, Maw and Petty was $750,000, $225,000, $261,236 and $285,000, respectively. As of December 31, 1994, the estimated credited years of service under the Flagstar Retirement Plan for Messrs. Richardson, Buckley, Maw and Petty at normal retirement age was 40, 24, 29 and 15, respectively. 24 The early retirement provisions of the Flagstar Retirement Plan were amended effective January 1, 1989 to provide an improved benefit for long service employees. Employees with age and service equalling or exceeding 85 and who are within five years of the Social Security retirement age will receive no reduction of accrued benefits. Employees who are at least 55 years of age with 15 years of service will receive a reduction of three percent in accrued benefits for the first five years prior to normal retirement date and six percent for the next five years. Accrued benefits for employees retiring with less than 15 years of service will be actuarially reduced beginning at age 55. Vesting of retirement benefits was also changed to comply with the law from 12-year graduating vesting to five-year cliff vesting for the plan. FLAGSTAR THRIFT PLAN The Flagstar Thrift Plan (the "Thrift Plan") is designed to encourage and facilitate systematic savings by eligible employees. The Thrift Plan is available to salaried employees who are not governed by a collective bargaining agreement and who are employed by Flagstar or any subsidiary that adopts the Thrift Plan with the consent of the Board of Directors. Participation in the Thrift Plan is voluntary. The Thrift Plan may be amended by the Board of Directors from time to time, but such amendments may not diminish the securities or cash in the account of a participant. A participant in the Thrift Plan generally may choose either of two options for contributions: an after-tax option or a pre-tax option. An employee may not make both after-tax and pre-tax contributions in the same month. A salaried employee is eligible to participate in the Thrift Plan if the employee (i) has attained 21 years of age, (ii) has completed one year of service (as defined) and (iii) is not subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Under the after-tax option, each participant specifies a percentage of compensation (as defined in the Thrift Plan) to be contributed to the Thrift Plan, which contribution is made by payroll deduction. No participant may contribute more than 10% of annual compensation. Flagstar contributes a matching amount equivalent to 25% of the participant's monthly contribution, subject to certain statutory limits. Contributions of the participants and Flagstar are invested in investment vehicles designated by the plan administrator. A participant is able to withdraw certain eligible contributions once per calendar year or at early retirement age, upon normal retirement, upon termination of employment, upon disability or at death. Under the pre-tax option, an eligible employee may make a contribution to the Thrift Plan on a pre-tax basis, pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code, by deferring up to 10% of such employee's compensation (as defined in the Thrift Plan) but not more than $9,240 (for 1994, the amount being indexed annually) per year, which is then contributed by Flagstar to the Thrift Plan. Flagstar currently matches 25% of the employee pre-tax contribution up to 6% of the employee's compensation (as defined in the Thrift Plan) plus 75% of the first $500 of employee pre-tax contributions. Contributions are invested in investment vehicles designated by the plan administrator. Flagstar's matching contributions are invested pursuant to participants' investment directions for their pre-tax and after-tax contributions. A participant is able to withdraw pre-tax matching contributions (and earnings thereon) once per quarter, provided such contributions were made prior to January 1, 1988. A participant may withdraw his own pre-tax contributions (including earnings thereon through December 31, 1988) upon the showing of an immediate and substantial financial hardship as defined in the plan. Upon the attainment of age 59 1/2, as well as upon the occurrence of retirement, death, disability or termination of service, a participant generally may withdraw all contributions and earnings thereon. Flagstar's contributions vest upon contribution. Effective June 14, 1990, Common Stock again became an optional investment vehicle under the Thrift Plan. Participants may direct the investment of up to 25% of their own contributions and the matching contributions in Common Stock. Participants also may transfer amounts from other investment vehicles into Common Stock. In no event, however, may a participant transfer amounts into Common Stock that would result in the ownership of Common Stock exceeding 25% of the participant's total interest in the Thrift Plan. On October 26, 1988, the Board of Directors approved certain amendments to the Thrift Plan. These amendments were necessitated by changes in the federal tax laws and became effective on January 1, 1989. As a result of the amendments, highly compensated employees, as defined by the Code and the regulations thereunder and including the executive officers of Flagstar, are no longer eligible to make pre-tax or after-tax contributions to the Thrift Plan, although certain executive officers continue to have accounts thereunder. In lieu of this benefit, such employees received certain salary increases. Under the Thrift Plan, shares of the Common Stock attributable to participating employees' contributions and contributions by Flagstar will be voted by the plan trustee in accordance with the employee's instructions and, absent such instructions, in the trustee's discretion. 25 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS RICHARDSON EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein), Mr. Richardson and Flagstar entered into an employment agreement (the "Richardson Employment Agreement"), which took effect on November 16, 1992, which provided that Flagstar would employ Mr. Richardson as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Flagstar until November 16, 1997 or his earlier death or termination of employment by reason of permanent disability, voluntary termination of employment or involuntary termination for cause (as defined). The Richardson Employment Agreement prohibits Mr. Richardson from soliciting employees of Flagstar or its affiliates and from engaging in certain competitive activities generally during his term of employment and for a period of three years after termination of employment. The Richardson Employment Agreement further prohibits Mr. Richardson from using or disclosing certain "confidential" or "proprietary" information for purposes other than carrying out his duties with the Company. Under the Richardson Employment Agreement as in effect in 1994, Mr. Richardson was entitled to receive (i) an annual base salary at the rate of $750,000 per year from November 16, 1992 through December 31, 1993 and at a rate determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of Flagstar's Board of Directors annually thereafter, (ii) an annual performance bonus targeted to equal his base salary if Flagstar and Mr. Richardson achieved budgeted financial and other performance targets, to be established annually by the Compensation and Benefits Committee, and (iii) subject to the termination of the ten-year option that Mr. Richardson received from FCI in 1989 to purchase 160,000 shares of Common Stock at $20.00 per share (the "Prior Option"), the grant of a new option or options to purchase 600,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Richardson Options"), exercisable at the rate of 20% per year beginning on November 16, 1993 (provided that he continues to be employed by the Company unless his employment is terminated as a result of a "Termination Without Cause" (as defined below), in which case the option to purchase 160,000 of such shares would be exercisable pursuant to the schedule for the Prior Option) and subject to exercise prices of $15.00 per share for 100,000 shares and $17.50 per share for 500,000 shares. In December 1992, Mr. Richardson terminated his Prior Option and was granted such options to purchase 600,000 shares of Common Stock. The Richardson Employment Agreement also entitled Mr. Richardson to participate in all of the Company's benefit plans applicable to the Company's executive officers generally. As a condition to Mr. Richardson entering into the Richardson Employment Agreement which extended his term of employment with Flagstar for an additional three years, FCI advanced funds (the "Richardson Loan") to refinance approximately $13,900,000 outstanding principal and certain interest due on a 1989 loan from NationsBank, N.A. (Carolinas) to Mr. Richardson. Mr. Richardson used the proceeds of the 1989 loan to finance his purchase of approximately 800,000 shares of Common Stock. For additional information concerning the Richardson Loan, see Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. In the event of Mr. Richardson's termination of employment during the term of the Richardson Employment Agreement, Flagstar is required to make payments as follows based upon the cause of such termination: (i) if by reason of death, Mr. Richardson's surviving spouse is entitled to be paid an amount equal to Mr. Richardson's base salary for a one-year period after his death; (ii) if by reason of permanent disability, Mr. Richardson is entitled to be paid one-half of his base salary and annual bonus for a period of two years after termination of employment; and (iii) if by Flagstar other than for "cause" or by Mr. Richardson following a material breach by Flagstar of a material provision of the Richardson Employment Agreement (each, a "Termination Without Cause"), Mr. Richardson is entitled to be paid immediately upon such termination a lump sum amount equal to his base salary and bonuses (deemed to be $1,500,000, in the aggregate, per year) and his other benefits for the remaining term of the agreement. Under the terms of the Amended Richardson Agreement (as defined below) such other benefits referred to in (iii) above shall include certain health, welfare and retirement plan benefits through the remaining term of the agreement or the cash equivalents thereof. As of January 10, 1995, Mr. Richardson and the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement (the "Amended Richardson Agreement") to provide that Flagstar would employ Mr. Richardson as its Chief Executive Officer until February 6, 1995, as its Chairman until November 16, 1997 unless a successor is chosen upon 30 days' prior notice and, thereafter, as Chairman Emeritus until November 16, 1997, unless earlier terminated as provided in the agreement. Under the Amended Richardson Agreement, (i) Mr. Richardson shall be entitled to receive a base salary at a rate of $750,000 per year and an annual bonus, if any, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Board, (ii) the Richardson Options remain outstanding generally in accordance with terms previously established, provided, however, that if the Company terminates Mr. Richardson's employment other than for "cause" or if Mr. Richardson dies, the Richardson Options immediately become fully exercisable, and (iii) the Richardson Loan remains outstanding generally in accordance with terms previously established, except as otherwise described in Item 13. Certain Relations and Related 26 Transactions. Such amended agreement also provides that during the employment term, while Mr. Richardson shall be the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and/or Chairman Emeritus of the Company, he shall serve on the Board. ADAMSON EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Concurrently with the execution of the Adamson Shareholder Agreement (as defined below), Mr. Adamson and FCI entered into an employment agreement (as amended on February 27, 1995, the "Adamson Employment Agreement") which took effect on January 23, 1995 and which provides that FCI will employ Mr. Adamson as President and Chief Executive Officer of FCI until January 23, 1998 or until his earlier death or termination of employment by reason of permanent disability, voluntary termination of employment or involuntary termination with or without cause (as defined). The Adamson Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Adamson shall be appointed as a director of FCI (on or before the first meeting of the Board of Directors of FCI that is held after January 23, 1995) and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FCI (on or before July 23, 1995, or upon 30 days' prior notice if such date is extended at Mr. Adamson's sole discretion). The Adamson Employment Agreement prohibits Mr. Adamson from soliciting employees of the Company or its affiliates and from engaging in certain competitive activities generally during his term of employment and for a period of two years after the later of the termination of his employment or the date on which the Company is no longer required to make certain termination benefits. The Adamson Employment Agreement further prohibits Mr. Adamson from using or disclosing certain "confidential" or "proprietary" information for purposes other than carrying out his duties with the Company. Under the Adamson Employment Agreement, Mr. Adamson is entitled to receive (i) an annual base salary at the annual rate of $950,000, $1,000,000 and $1,050,000 for the first, second and third years of employment, respectively, (ii) a one-time signing bonus equal to $500,000, (iii) an annual performance bonus at an annual rate up to 200% of his base salary (targeted to equal 75% of his base salary) if the Company and Mr. Adamson achieve budgeted financial and other performance targets to be established by the Compensation and Benefits Committee, with a guaranteed minimum bonus of $500,000 for his first year of employment, (iv) 65,306 shares (the "Restricted Shares") of Common Stock (plus an amount in cash to reimburse Mr. Adamson in part for his income tax liabilities with respect to such shares), fifty percent (50%) of which are subject to forfeiture upon the termination of Mr. Adamson's employment under certain conditions prior to January 23, 1996, and (v) the grant under the 1989 Option Plan of a ten-year option to purchase 800,000 shares of Common Stock, to become exercisable at the rate of 20% per year beginning on January 9, 1996 and each anniversary thereafter (conditioned upon Mr. Adamson's continuing to be employed by the Company on such dates), and subject to an exercise price of $6.125 per share (the "Adamson Option"). Vested shares of Common Stock acquired by Mr. Adamson pursuant to (iv) and (v) above (including shares as to which Mr. Adamson is entitled, under certain circumstances, to accelerated vesting) are subject to and have the rights and benefits of the Adamson Shareholder Agreement (as defined below). See Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management -- Adamson Shareholder Agreement. The Adamson Employment Agreement also entitles Mr. Adamson to reimbursement of expenses of relocation and certain other privileges and benefits, including participation in all of the Company's benefit plans applicable to the Company's executive officers generally. In the event of Mr. Adamson's termination of employment during the term of the Adamson Employment Agreement, the Company is required to make payments as follows based upon the cause of such termination: (i) if by reason of death, Mr. Adamson's surviving spouse is entitled to be paid an amount equal to Mr. Adamson's base salary and annual bonus and continuation of certain benefits for a one-year period after his death; (ii) if by reason of permanent disability, Mr. Adamson is entitled to be paid one-half of his base salary and annual bonus and continuation of certain benefits for a period of two years after termination of employment; and (iii) if by FCI other than for "cause," Mr. Adamson is, in general, entitled to (a) a lump sum in the amount of the base salary remaining to be paid over the remaining unexpired contract term but not less than an amount equal to two years' base salary, (b) a pro rata portion of the annual bonus otherwise payable during the calendar year of termination, (c) the continued vesting of the Adamson Option until the option to purchase an aggregate of 480,000 shares thereunder shall have become exercisable, (d) the immediate vesting of 100% of the Restricted Shares, and (e) continuation of certain benefits and other contract rights; provided, however, that in the event of termination by FCI without "cause" following a "change of control", the Adamson Option shall be 100% vested and exercisable as of the date of such termination and Mr. Adamson shall be entitled to a lump sum payment on such date equal to 200% of his targeted bonus for the year during which such termination occurs. Furthermore, the Adamson Option shall expire and terminate as follows in the event of Mr. Adamson's termination of employment for the following reasons: (i) if for "cause" or voluntary termination, the Adamson Option shall expire and terminate as of the date of termination; (ii) if by reason of death, permanent disability or without "cause" following a "change in control", the 27 Adamson Option shall expire and terminate on the later of (a) the date the Company is no longer required to provide certain termination benefits, and (b) the first anniversary of the date of termination; and (iii) if without "cause" (but not following a "change in control"), the Adamson Option shall expire and terminate on the latest of January 9, 1999 and (a) and (b) above. OTHER EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS During 1994, Messrs. Buckley, Perry and Petty were each party to employment agreements with the Company providing for specified base salaries, subject to annual adjustment by the Compensation and Benefits Committee, an annual performance bonus and options to purchase Common Stock. These agreements also contained provisions for the payment of certain additional compensation to each of the named executive officers at or near the time of their initial employment. See the Summary Compensation Table above. Mr. Petty's agreement also contained termination provisions for the payment of severance benefits equal to two years' annual base salary and bonus upon termination of his employment under certain circumstances. Also, in 1994, Messrs. Buckley, Maw and Perry entered into separate agreements providing for severance benefits equal to two years' annual base salary upon termination of their employment under certain circumstances or the occurrence of certain other events, including a change of control of the Company. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION Messrs. Raether, Robbins and Tokarz served on the Company's Compensation and Benefits Committee during 1994. Messrs. Tokarz and Robbins serve as officers of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Messrs. Raether, Robbins and Tokarz are general partners of KKR. In 1994, KKR received an annual financial advisory fee of $1,250,000. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), Associates has agreed that it will not, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any of the shares of Common Stock acquired under the Purchase Agreement or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (as defined below) prior to March 31, 1995 except (i) in connection with a sale of or acceptance of an offer to purchase 90% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) in connection with a merger or other similar extraordinary corporate transaction which results in a change of control of FCI and involves an entity which immediately prior thereto is not an affiliate of Associates, any partner thereof or FCI, or (iii) to certain affiliates of Associates or any partner thereof. The Purchase Agreement further provides that, until November 16, 1995, FCI shall maintain in full force and effect its existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy with respect to events occurring prior to November 16, 1992 (or, if such insurance is not available at a reasonable cost, as much such insurance as is available to it at a reasonable cost). FCI and its subsidiaries will maintain in effect the provisions in their respective charters and bylaws which provide for indemnification of FCI's and its subsidiaries' officers and directors with respect to events occurring prior to November 16, 1992. Associates also agreed not to engage in a Rule 13e-3 Transaction (as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) prior to March 31, 1995 without the approval of a majority of the disinterested directors of FCI and a fairness opinion from an investment banking firm selected by such directors. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, FCI has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Associates and its affiliates, directors, officers, advisors, agents and employees to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities and actions arising out of or in connection with the Recapitalization and all expenses of investigating, preparing or defending any such claim or action (including reasonable legal fees and expenses); provided, however, that nothing contained in such indemnification provision is to be construed as a guarantee by FCI with respect to the value of the shares of Common Stock acquired under the Purchase Agreement or indemnification of Associates against any diminution in value thereof which may occur; and provided, further, that no indemnified party will be entitled to indemnification by FCI with respect to any of the foregoing arising solely from the bad faith or gross negligence (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) of such indemnified party or any of the affiliates, directors, officers, agents or employees of such indemnified party. See Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management for additional information concerning other agreements among Associates, Gollust, Tierney & Oliver ("GTO"), DLJ Capital Corporation ("DLJ Capital"), Mr. Richardson and FCI. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS Directors of the Company other than Mr. Richardson and Mr. Adamson are entitled to an annual retainer of $40,000. Directors are also reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees. 28 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth, as of March 15, 1995, the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock by each stockholder known by the Company to own more than 5% of the outstanding shares, by each director and nominee to the Board of Directors of FCI, by each officer of the Company included in the Summary Compensation Table in Item 11. Executive Compensation above, and by all directors and executive officers of FCI and Flagstar as a group. Except as otherwise noted, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. The number of shares and options indicated herein (including shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options), as well as corresponding option exercise and market prices, have been adjusted to give effect to the five-for-one reverse stock split of the Common Stock effected by FCI as of June 16, 1993.
PERCENTAGE AMOUNT AND NATURE OF OF COMMON BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP STOCK KKR Associates (and related entities) 9 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019............................................................... 34,999,999(1)(2) 60.94% Gollust, Tierney & Oliver (and related entities) 500 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022............................................................... 4,844,445(3) 11.42% DLJ Capital Corporation (and related entities) 140 Broadway New York, NY 10005............................................................... 3,040,407 7.16% James B. Adamson................................................................... 65,306(4) * Michael Chu........................................................................ -- -- Vera King Farris................................................................... 100 * Hamilton E. James.................................................................. 36,687(5) * Henry R. Kravis (1)................................................................ -- -- A. Andrew Levison.................................................................. 9,473(6) * Paul E. Raether (1)................................................................ -- -- Jerome J. Richardson............................................................... 1,058,164(7)(8) 2.48% Clifton S. Robbins (1)............................................................. -- -- George R. Roberts (1).............................................................. -- -- L. Edwin Smart..................................................................... 14,566(5)(9) * Michael T. Tokarz (1).............................................................. -- -- Gregory M. Buckley................................................................. 12,000 * Samuel H. Maw...................................................................... 22,092(7) * Raymond J. Perry................................................................... -- -- C. Ronald Petty.................................................................... -- -- All directors and executive officers as a group (27 persons)....................... 1,247,417(7 (10)(11) 2.92%
* Less than one percent. (1) Includes 19,999,999 shares of Common Stock owned of record. Such shares are owned of record by TW Associates (19,913,333 shares) and KKR Partners II (86,666 shares). KKR Associates is the sole general partner and possesses sole voting and investment power as to each of TW Associates and KKR Partners II. Messrs. Kravis, Raether, Robbins, Roberts and Tokarz (directors of FCI and Flagstar) and Messrs. Saul A. Fox, Edward A. Gilhuly, Perry Golkin, James H. Greene, Jr., Robert J. MacDonnell, Michael W. Michelson and Scott Stuart, as the general partners of KKR Associates, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares shown as beneficially owned by KKR Associates. Such persons disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. (2) Includes 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants (the "Warrants"), which become exercisable on March 31, 1995, acquired by TW Associates (14,935,000 shares) and KKR Partners II (65,000 shares) under a Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated August 11, 1992 by and between FCI and TW Associates (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Warrants were issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated November 16, 1992 by and 29 between FCI and Associates. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $17.50, subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events. (3) The Common Fund (which is a party to an investment management arrangement with GTO) owns 1,872,540 of the shares lised. GTO disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. GTO and related entities own the balance of the shares listed. According to a Schedule 13D filed by GTO and related entities dated as of January 3, 1995, The Saurer Group Investments Ltd. and North Atlantic Continental Capital Ltd., formerly parties to investment management arrangements with GTO with respect to their ownership of shares of Common Stock, no longer maintain such arrangements. Accordingly, shares owned by such entities are not included in the shares listed. (4) Shares listed are those received by Mr. Adamson pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement with the Company, 50% of which are subject to forfeiture upon the termination of Mr. Adamson's employment with the Company under certain conditions prior to January 23, 1996. See Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements -- Adamson Employment Agreement. (5) Includes 10,000 shares that each of Messrs. James and Smart has a right to acquire upon the exercise of currently exercisable options granted by the Company in 1990 pursuant to the 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of FCI, as adopted July 31, 1990 and thereafter amended (the "1990 Option Plan"). Mr. James is Managing Director of DLJ and Chairman, DLJ Merchant Banking Group. He also has a limited investment in GTO or related entities, or both. Shares listed for Mr. James exclude shares held by DLJ Capital and related entities or by GTO and related entities. (6) Mr. Levison is a nominee to the Board of Directors of FCI for election at the Annual Meeting and Managing Director, Investment Banking of DLJ. Shares listed for Mr. Levison exclude shares held by DLJ Capital and related entities. (7) Includes shares held by the trustee of the Thrift Plan as of December 31, 1994 for the individual accounts of employee participants. Under the Thrift Plan, shares attributable to participating employees' contributions and Company contributions are voted by the trustee in accordance with the employees' instructions, while shares as to which no instructions are received are voted by the trustee in its discretion. Of shares held in the Thrift Plan for the accounts of directors and executive officers of FCI and Flagstar, approximately 3,364 and 222 are credited to the accounts of Messrs. Richardson and Maw, respectively, and 7,551 are credited to the accounts of all directors and executive officers as a group. (8) Includes 240,000 shares that Mr. Richardson has the right to acquire upon the exercise of currently exercisable options granted by the Company under the 1989 Option Plan. (9) Includes 4,166 shares that Mr. Smart has the right to acquire upon conversion of Flagstar's 10% Debentures. (10) Includes shares referred to in (5), (8) and (9) above and otherwise that individual directors or officers have the right to acquire upon the exercise of options or conversion of certain securities. (11) Excludes shares owned by KKR Associates through TW Associates and KKR Partners II, as set forth above. Messrs. Kravis, Raether, Robbins, Roberts and Tokarz are general partners of KKR Associates, the sole general partner of TW Associates and KKR Partners II. They also are directors of FCI and Flagstar. Each of Messrs. Kravis, Raether, Robbins, Roberts and Tokarz disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares listed above as owned by KKR Associates. Also excludes shares shown as beneficially owned by GTO or DLJ Capital and related entities, as set forth above. 30 THE STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT. Concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, GTO and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the "GTO Group"), DLJ Capital, Mr. Richardson, TW Associates (the "Stockholder Parties") and FCI entered into an agreement (as amended from time to time thereafter, the "Stockholders' Agreement") pursuant to which the Stockholder Parties agreed not to transfer or sell shares of Common Stock held by them prior to December 31, 1994 (or, in certain circumstances, March 31, 1995), except in connection with the sale of 90% or more of the outstanding Common Stock and except for transfers in connection with extraordinary corporate transactions, transfers in certain cases to certain affiliates of GTO or Associates, and sales to the public by GTO commencing on or after June 30, 1993. Effective as of January 1, 1995, pursuant to the latest amendment thereto, the GTO Group is no longer a Stockholder Party or otherwise a party to or bound by the Stockholders' Agreement. Pursuant to the Stockholders' Agreement, each of the Stockholder Parties agreed to nominate and vote all shares of Common Stock owned by it to elect as directors (a) six persons designated by Associates, (b) Mr. Richardson (for so long as Mr. Richardson remained Chief Executive Officer of FCI), (c) one representative designated by DLJ Capital (for so long as DLJ Capital continues to own at least 2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis) and (d) two independent directors. GTO's right to a Board representative terminated as of January 1, 1995. For information regarding Mr. Richardson's continuing participation on the Board following his resignation as Chief Executive Officer, see Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements -- Richardson Employment Agreement. The Stockholder Parties have further agreed to increase by two the number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors of FCI and to nominate (if requested) and vote to elect as directors two additional persons to be designated by Associates if at any time the holders of the Preferred Stock, voting together as a class with all other classes or series of preferred stock ranking junior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock, are entitled to elect two additional directors; provided that the two Associates' designees so elected shall resign and the size of the FCI Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly at such time as the directors elected by preferred stockholders shall resign or their terms shall end. Under the Stockholders' Agreement, at any time after March 31, 1995, (i) DLJ Capital may make two written requests to FCI for registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), of all or any part of the shares of Common Stock owned by DLJ Capital, and (ii) the holders of a majority of all shares of Common Stock and Warrants issued to Associates and all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to Associates upon exercise of any Warrant (the "Associates Registrable Securities") may make five written requests to FCI for registration of all or part of such securities under the Securities Act. In addition, DLJ Capital, Mr. Richardson and Associates have customary "piggyback" registration rights to include their securities, subject to certain limitations, in any other registration statement filed by FCI, pursuant to any of the foregoing requests or otherwise under the Securities Act. If Associates exercises its demand or "piggyback" registration rights and Mr. Richardson is then employed by the Company, then Mr. Richardson has the right to have included in any registration statement relating to the exercise of such rights by Associates the same percentage of his Common Stock as the fully-diluted percentage of Associates Registrable Securities registered thereunder. If at any time Mr. Richardson shall have the right to participate in a "piggyback" registration and Mr. Richardson elects not to exercise such "piggyback" registration right, he may make one written request to FCI for registration under the Securities Act of up to the number of shares of Common Stock that he had the right to include, but did not so include, in such one or more registrations pursuant to his "piggyback" registration rights. The Company has agreed to pay all expenses in connection with the performance of its obligations to effect demand or "piggyback" registrations under the Securities Act of securities covered by the registration rights of the Stockholder Parties, and to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each holder of such securities against liability under the securities laws. The Stockholders' Agreement will terminate upon the sale of all shares of Common Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by DLJ Capital and Mr. Richardson or by Associates; provided that, at such time as DLJ Capital shall own less than 2% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis, DLJ Capital shall be released from its obligations and forfeit its rights under the Stockholders' Agreement. In any event, the provisions of the Stockholders' Agreement with respect to voting arrangements and restrictions will terminate no later than ten years from the date of the Stockholders' Agreement, subject to extension in accordance with applicable law by the agreement of the remaining parties to the Stockholders' Agreement. RICHARDSON SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT. Shares of Common Stock currently owned by Mr. Richardson ("Owned Stock") and shares that he would acquire upon exercise of any stock options granted to him by the Company under the 1989 Option Plan ("Option Stock") are subject to various rights and restrictions contained in a shareholder agreement (the "Richardson Shareholder Agreement") executed by Mr. Richardson and FCI concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement. 31 In general, the Richardson Shareholder Agreement provides that, (i) subject to Mr. Richardson's registration rights under the Stockholders' Agreement, Mr. Richardson may not sell or transfer the Owned Stock or Option Stock until after November 16, 1997, unless Mr. Richardson's employment terminates by reason of death or permanent disability, or is terminated by Flagstar without "cause" and FCI elects (if permitted by the Amended Richardson Agreement) to require payment of the balance of the principal and accrued interest on the Richardson Loan (in which case he may transfer the Owned Stock), (ii) before November 16, 1997, with respect to any Owned Stock permitted to be transferred pursuant to clause (i) above, and after November 16, 1997 with respect to the Option Stock, Mr. Richardson may not transfer any such Owned Stock or Option Stock without first offering to sell it to FCI at the price offered by a third party, (iii) upon Mr. Richardson's death or permanent disability while he is employed by Flagstar or following his retirement after November 16, 1997, Mr. Richardson and his estate each have a one-time right, exercisable within six months after death or permanent disability, to elect to require FCI, except under certain circumstances, to purchase all or part of Mr. Richardson's Option Stock at its market value and to cash out the value of his exercisable options based on the excess of such value over the exercise price, and FCI may elect to require Mr. Richardson and his estate to sell such stock and cash out such options at such prices, and (iv) if Mr. Richardson's employment is terminated for any reason other than his death or permanent disability or his retirement on or after November 16, 1997, FCI may repurchase all but not less than all of Mr. Richardson's Option Stock at the lesser of (i) its market value or (ii) the sum of the exercise price of the options pursuant to which such stock was acquired, plus a multiple of 20% of any excess of such market value over such exercise price for each year of his employment after November 16, 1992, and, in the event of an exercise by FCI of any option to repurchase (described above), FCI shall cash out his exercisable options at a price equal to the excess of the applicable repurchase price over the option exercise price, provided that, if Mr. Richardson's employment is terminated as a result of a termination without "cause" pursuant to the Amended Richardson Agreement, the market value with respect to 160,000 shares of the Option Stock is to be reduced on a per share basis by the difference between $20.00 and the exercise price thereof. The Richardson Shareholder Agreement provides that all shares of Owned Stock and Option Stock shall be deemed to be "Registrable Securities" under the Stockholders' Agreement and shall be entitled to registration rights as set forth herein. For additional information, see Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements -- Richardson Employment Agreement. ADAMSON SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT. Pursuant to a shareholder agreement (the "Adamson Shareholder Agreement") dated January 10, 1995 between Mr. Adamson and Associates, Associates has agreed to vote all shares of Common Stock owned by it to elect Mr. Adamson to the Board of Directors of FCI as long as Mr. Adamson is employed by FCI. If at any time during Mr. Adamson's Employment Term (as defined in the Adamson Employment Agreement) or for so long as Mr. Adamson is an active employee of the Company, Associates proposes to sell or exchange any shares of its Common Stock to any third party which is not an affiliate of Associates, then Mr. Adamson has the right to have included in such sale or exchange a number of his vested shares of Common Stock (including shares as to which Mr. Adamson is entitled, under certain circumstances, to accelerated vesting) determined by multiplying (i) the total number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold or exchanged by Associates by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of such shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Adamson and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate number of such shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Adamson and the number of shares owned by Associates. The Adamson Shareholder Agreement terminates upon the termination of Mr. Adamson's Employment Term. For additional information, see Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements -- Adamson Employment Agreement. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS Pursuant to the Richardson Employment Agreement, the Company advanced funds to Mr. Richardson during 1992 to refinance approximately $13.9 million of his outstanding bank indebtedness. Interest and principal on the Richardson Loan is payable on November 16, 1997, subject to acceleration, as provided pursuant to the Amended Richardson Agreement, upon Mr. Richardson's earlier termination of employment by reason of a voluntary termination or termination for "cause". Interest thereon accrues at the rate prescribed for five-year term loans under Section 7872 of the Code (5.6% per annum) as of the date the loan by the Company was made. In the event of a payment to Mr. Richardson upon the acceleration of benefits due to a Termination Without Cause, such payment shall be offset against amounts due on the Richardson Loan, with the balance due on November 16, 1997. The Richardson Loan is secured by 812,000 shares of Common Stock and certain other collateral. See Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Employment Agreements -- Richardson Employment Agreement. 32 GTO received fees of $250,000 in 1994 for certain financial advisory services. Mr. Richardson, the Company's Chairman, is also an officer, director and principal shareholder of P.F.F., Inc., the corporate general partner of Richardson Sports, the franchisee of the NFL Carolina Panthers. Several members of Mr. Richardson's immediate family have similar interests in P.F.F., Inc. The stadium to be used by the team beginning with the 1996-1997 NFL season is owned by Carolinas Stadium Corp. ("CSC") and is leased to Richardson Sports for NFL football games and for Richardson Sports' day-to-day operations. Neither Mr. Richardson nor members of his immediate family hold any ownership interest in CSC. The Company has entered into the Concession Agreements with Richardson Sports and CSC described below. These agreements were the result of arms'-length negotiations and were approved by a disinterested majority of the Board of Directors of the Company. On or about February 15, 1994, Volume, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into Concession Agreements (the "Concession Agreements") pursuant to which Volume was granted the exclusive right to sell food and beverage concessions and novelties at the Carolinas Stadium currently under construction for a 20-year period commencing with the 1996-1997 NFL season (with CSC) and at the Clemson University Memorial Stadium for the 1995-1996 NFL season (with Richardson Sports) and until completion of the Carolinas Stadium. As consideration for the exclusive rights granted under the Concession Agreements, Volume is required to pay Richardson Sports an aggregate amount of $6 million over a ten-year period beginning in 1994 as well as certain minimum commissions during each year of operation. Volume has also committed to incur construction costs and other related capital expenditures for the project of an additional $10.5 million by 1996. The Company has also entered into certain suite rentals and has purchased permanent seat licenses and season tickets at Carolinas Stadium at an aggregate cost to the Company in 1994 of $137,250. Such transactions were on terms and conditions identical with those applicable to unrelated third parties. For information concerning certain transactions in which KKR (and their affiliates) have an interest, see Item 11. Executive Compensation -- Compensation and Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation. DESCRIPTION OF INDEBTEDNESS The following summary of the principal terms of the indebtedness of the Company does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the documents governing such indebtedness, including the definitions of certain terms therein, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to this Annual Report. Whenever particular provisions of such documents are referred to herein, such provisions are incorporated herein by reference, and the statements are qualified in their entirety by such reference. THE RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT In connection with the Recapitalization, Flagstar entered into the Restated Credit Agreement, pursuant to which senior debt facilities were established consisting (after certain adjustments and prepayments subsequent to the closing of the Recapitalization) of (i) a $171.3 million senior term loan (the "Term Facility"), and (ii) a $350 million senior revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility" and, together with the Term Facility, the "Bank Facilities"), with sublimits for working capital advances and standby letters of credit, and a swing line facility of up to $30 million. The proceeds of the Term Facility were used principally to refinance comparable facilities under a prior credit agreement and the balance was used to finance the redemption of certain debt securities pursuant to the Recapitalization and to pay certain transaction costs. Proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility may be used solely to provide working capital to the Company. In connection with the sale of its food and vending operation on June 17, 1994 the Term Facility was repaid in full and the Revolving Credit Facility was reduced to $250 million. Under the Restated Credit Agreement, the repayment of the Term Facility will cause the Revolving Credit Facility to terminate on June 17, 1996 (the "Termination Date"), the second anniversary of the repayment. The Restated Credit Agreement provides generally that the working capital advances under the Revolving Credit Facility must be repaid in full and not reborrowed for at least 30 consecutive days during any thirteen-month period but at least once during each fiscal year. Under the Restated Credit Agreement, Flagstar is required to permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility by the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds (as defined therein) received from (i) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets of the Company (other than dispositions of assets permitted by the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and other dispositions of assets not exceeding $5,000,000 in any fiscal year or $1,000,000 in any transaction or series of related transactions) and (ii) the sale or issuance by FCI or any of its subsidiaries of any 33 Debt (as defined therein) (other than Debt permitted by the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds are applied to refinance certain existing Subordinated Debt (as defined therein)). The Restated Credit Agreement contains covenants customarily found in credit agreements for leveraged financings that restrict, among other things, (i) liens and security interests other than liens securing the obligations under the Restated Credit Agreement, certain liens existing as of the date of effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement, certain liens in connection with the financing of capital expenditures, certain liens arising in the ordinary course of business, including certain liens in connection with intercompany transactions and certain other exceptions; (ii) the incurrence of Debt, other than Debt in respect of the Recapitalization, Debt under the Loan Documents (as defined therein), the 10 3/4% Notes, the 11 3/8% Debentures, certain capital lease obligations, certain Debt in existence on the date of the Restated Credit Agreement, certain Debt in connection with the financing of capital expenditures, certain Debt in connection with Investments (as defined therein) in new operations, properties and franchises, certain trade letters of credit, certain unsecured borrowings in the ordinary course of business, certain intercompany indebtedness and certain other exceptions; (iii) lease obligations, other than obligations in existence as of the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement, certain leases entered into in the ordinary course of business, certain capital leases, certain intercompany leases and certain other exceptions; (iv) mergers or consolidations, except for certain intercompany mergers or consolidations and certain mergers to effect certain transactions otherwise permitted under the Restated Credit Agreement; (v) sales of assets, other than certain dispositions of inventory and obsolete or surplus equipment in the ordinary course of business, certain dispositions in the ordinary course of business of properties no longer used or useful to the business of the Company, certain intercompany transactions, certain dispositions in connection with sale and leaseback transactions, certain exchanges of real property, fixtures and improvements for other real property, fixtures and improvements and the disposition of its concessions and recreation services businesses (subject to certain conditions, including the reduction of the Revolving Credit Facility by the amount of Net Cash Proceeds from such disposition); (vi) investments, other than certain intercompany indebtedness, certain investments made in connection with joint venture or franchise arrangements, certain loans to employees, investments in new operations, properties or franchises subject to certain limitations and certain other exceptions; (vii) payment of dividends or other distributions with respect to capital stock of Flagstar, other than dividends from Flagstar to FCI to enable FCI to repurchase Common Stock and FCI stock options from employees in certain circumstances, payments to FCI with respect to fees and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business by FCI in its capacity as a holding company for Flagstar, payments under a tax sharing agreement among FCI, Flagstar and its subsidiaries and certain other exceptions; (viii) sales or dispositions of the capital stock of subsidiaries other than sales by certain subsidiaries of Flagstar to Flagstar or certain other subsidiaries and certain other exceptions; (ix) the conduct by Flagstar or certain of its subsidiaries of business inconsistent with its status as a holding company or single purpose subsidiary, as the case may be, or entering into transactions inconsistent with such status; and (x) the prepayment of Debt, other than certain payments of Debt in existence on the date of the Restated Credit Agreement, certain payments to retire Debt in connection with permitted dispositions of assets, certain prepayments of advances under the Restated Credit Agreement and certain other exceptions. The Restated Credit Agreement also contains covenants that require Flagstar and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to meet certain financial ratios and tests described below: TOTAL DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO. Flagstar and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are required not to permit the ratio of (a) Adjusted Total Debt (as defined below) outstanding on the last day of any fiscal quarter to (b) EBITDA (as defined below) for the Rolling Period (as defined below) ending on such day to be more than a specified ratio, ranging from a ratio of 5.70:1.00 applicable upon the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement to a ratio of 5.90:1.00 applicable on or after March 31, 1995. SENIOR DEBT TO EBITDA RATIO. Flagstar and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are required not to permit the ratio of (a) Adjusted Senior Debt (as defined below) outstanding on the last day of any fiscal quarter to (b) EBITDA for the Rolling Period ending on such day to be more than a specified ratio, ranging from a ratio of 3.50:1.00 applicable upon the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement to a ratio of 2.50:1.00 on or after December 31, 1999 (3.30:1.00 as of the Termination Date). INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO. Flagstar and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are required not to permit the ratio, determined on the last day of each fiscal quarter for the Rolling Period then ended, of (a) EBITDA less Adjusted Cash Capital Expenditures (as defined below) to (b) Adjusted Cash Interest Expense (as defined below) to be less than a specified ratio, ranging from a ratio of 1.20:1.00 applicable upon the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement to a ratio of 1.60:1.00 on or after December 31, 1997 (1.25:1.00 as of the Termination Date). 34 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES TEST. Flagstar and its subsidiaries are prohibited from making capital expenditures in excess of $195,000,000, $210,000,000, $200,000,000 and $175,000,000 in the aggregate for the fiscal years ending in December 1992 through 1995, respectively, and $275,000,000 in the aggregate for each fiscal year thereafter. "Adjusted Cash Capital Expenditures" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, for any period, Cash Capital Expenditures (as defined below) less, for each of the Rolling Periods (as defined below) ending December 31, 1994 through March 31, 1996, a specified amount, ranging from $75,000,000 for the Rolling Period ending December 31, 1994, to $125,000,000 for the Rolling Period ending June 30, 1995, to $65,000,000 for the Rolling Period ending March 31, 1996. "Adjusted Cash Interest Expense" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, for any Rolling Period (as defined below), Cash Interest Expense (as defined below) for such Rolling Period. "Adjusted Senior Debt" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean Senior Debt (as defined therein) outstanding on the last day of any fiscal quarter. "Adjusted Total Debt" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean Total Debt (as defined below) outstanding on the last day of any fiscal quarter. "Capex Financing" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, with respect to any capital expenditure, the incurrence by certain subsidiaries of Flagstar of any Debt (including capitalized leases) secured by a mortgage or other lien on the asset that is the subject of such capital expenditure, to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds of such Debt do not exceed the amount of such capital expenditure. "Cash Capital Expenditures" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, for any period, without duplication, capital expenditures of the Company for such period, LESS (without duplication) (i) the Net Cash Proceeds of all Capex Financings during such period and (ii) the aggregate amount of the principal component of all obligations of the Company in respect of capitalized leases entered into during such period. "Cash Interest Expense" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, for any Rolling Period, without duplication, interest expense net of interest income, whether paid or accrued during such Rolling Period (including the interest component of capitalized lease obligations) on all Debt, INCLUDING, without limitation, (a) interest expense in respect of advances under the Restated Credit Agreement, the 10 7/8% Notes (as defined below) and the Subordinated Debt (as defined therein), (b) commissions and other fees and charges payable in connection with letters of credit, (c) the net payment, if any, payable in connection with all interest rate protection contracts and (d) interest capitalized during construction, but EXCLUDING, in each case, interest not payable in cash (including amortization of discount and deferred debt expenses), all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on December 31, 1991. "EBITDA" of any person is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, for any period, on a consolidated basis, net income (or net loss) PLUS the sum of (a) interest expense net of interest income, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense, (d) amortization expense, (e) extraordinary or unusual losses included in net income (net of taxes to the extent not already deducted in determining such losses) and (f) in the case of the fiscal quarter ending in December 1992 only, an amount (not to exceed $18,500,000) equal to the aggregate amount of fees paid in connection with the Recapitalization that are not otherwise excluded in determining net income (or net loss), LESS extraordinary or unusual gains included in net income (net of taxes to the extent not already deducted in determining such gains), in each case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on December 31, 1991. "Funded Debt" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean the principal amount of Debt in respect of advances under the Bank Facilities and the principal amount of all Debt that should, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on December 31, 1991, be recorded as a liability on a balance sheet and matures more than one year from the date of creation or matures within one year from such date but is renewable or extendible, at the option of the debtor, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including, without limitation, all amounts of Funded Debt required to be paid or prepaid within one year from the date of determination. "Rolling Period" is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean, for any fiscal quarter, such quarter and the three preceding fiscal quarters. 35 "Total Debt" outstanding on any date is defined in the Restated Credit Agreement to mean the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Debt of Flagstar and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, outstanding on such date to the extent such Debt constitutes indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, obligations created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired or obligations as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital leases, (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Debt of Flagstar and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, outstanding on such date constituting direct or indirect guarantees of certain Debt of others and (c) the aggregate principal amount of all Funded Debt of Flagstar and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis consisting of obligations, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance, letter of credit or similar facilities; PROVIDED that advances under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be included in Total Debt only to the extent of the average outstanding principal amount thereof outstanding during the 12-month period ending on the date of determination. Under the Restated Credit Agreement, an event of default will occur if, among other things, (i) any person or group of two or more persons acting in concert (other than KKR, GTO and their respective affiliates) acquires, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of securities of FCI representing, in the aggregate, more of the votes entitled to be cast by all voting stock of FCI than the votes entitled to be cast by all voting stock of FCI beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by KKR and its affiliates, (ii) any person or group of two or more persons acting in concert (other than KKR and its affiliates) acquires by contract or otherwise, or enters into a contract or arrangement that results in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of Flagstar or FCI or (iii) Flagstar shall cease at any time to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of FCI. If such an event of default were to occur, the lenders under the Related Credit Agreement would be entitled to exercise a number of remedies, including acceleration of all amounts owed under the Restated Credit Agreement. PUBLIC DEBT As part of the Recapitalization, Flagstar consummated on November 16, 1992 the sale of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 10 7/8% Senior Notes Due 2002 (the "10 7/8% Notes") and issued pursuant to an exchange offer for previously outstanding debt issues $722.4 million principal amount of 11.25% Senior Subordinated Debentures Due 2004 (the "11.25% Debentures"). On September 23, 1993, Flagstar consummated the sale of $275 million aggregate principal amount of the 10 3/4% Notes and $125 million aggregate principal amount of the 11 3/8% Debentures. The 10 7/8% Notes and the 10 3/4% Notes are general unsecured obligations of Flagstar and rank PARI PASSU in right of payment with Flagstar's obligations under the Restated Credit Agreement. The 11.25% Debentures are general unsecured obligations of Flagstar and are subordinate in right of payment to the obligations of Flagstar under the Restated Credit Agreement, the 10 7/8% Notes and the 10 3/4% Notes. The 11.25% Debentures rank PARI PASSU in right of payment with the 11 3/8% Debentures. All such debt is senior in right of payment to the 10% Debentures. THE SENIOR NOTES. Interest on the 10 7/8% Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 1 and December 1. They will mature on December 1, 2002. The 10 7/8% Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of Flagstar, at any time on or after December 1, 1997, initially at a redemption price equal to 105.4375% of the principal amount thereof to and including November 30, 1998, at a decreased price thereafter to and including November 30, 1999 and thereafter at 100% of the principal amount thereof, together in each case with accrued interest. Interest on the 10 3/4% Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15. They will mature on September 15, 2001. The 10 3/4% Notes may not be redeemed prior to maturity, except that prior to September 15, 1996, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 10 3/4% Notes, at 110% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest, with that portion, if any, of the net proceeds of any public offering for cash of the Common Stock that is used by FCI to acquire from the Company shares of common stock of the Company. THE SENIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES. Interest on the 11.25% Debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears on each May 1 and November 1. They will mature on November 1, 2004. The 11.25% Debentures will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of Flagstar, at any time on or after November 1, 1997, initially at a redemption price equal to 105.625% of the principal amount thereof to and including October 31, 1998, at decreasing prices thereafter to and including October 31, 2002 and thereafter at 100% of the principal amount thereof, together in each case with accrued interest. Interest on the 11 3/8% Debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15. They will mature on September 15, 2003. The 11 3/8% Debentures will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Flagstar, at any time on or after September 15, 1998, initially at a redemption price equal to 105.688% of the principal 36 amount thereof to and including September 14, 1999, at 102.844% of the principal amount thereof to and including September 14, 2000 and thereafter at 100% of the principal amount thereof, together in each case with accrued interest. THE 10% DEBENTURES. Interest on the 10% Debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears on each May 1 and November 1. The 10% Debentures mature on November 1, 2014. Unless previously redeemed, the 10% Debentures are convertible at any time at the option of the holders thereof by exchange into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $24.00 per share, subject to adjustment. The 10% Debentures are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company upon payment of a premium. The Company is required to call for redemption on November 1, 2002 and on November 1 of each year thereafter, through and including November 1, 2013, $7,000,000 principal amount of the 10% Debentures. A "Change of Control" having occurred on November 16, 1992, holders of the 10% Debentures had the right, under the indenture relating thereto, to require the Company, subject to certain conditions, to repurchase such securities at 101% of their principal amount together with interest accrued to the date of purchase. On February 19, 1993, FCI made such an offer to repurchase the $100 million of 10% Debentures then outstanding. On March 24, 1993 the Company repurchased $741,000 principal amount of the 10% Debentures validly tendered and accepted pursuant to such offer. MORTGAGE FINANCINGS A subsidiary of Flagstar had issued and outstanding, at December 31, 1994, $205.6 million in aggregate principal amount of 10 1/4% Guaranteed Secured Bonds due 2000. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each November 15 and May 15. As a result of the downgrade of Flagstar's outstanding debt securities during 1994, certain payments by the Company which fund such interest payments are due and payable on a monthly basis. Principal payments total $2.9 million annually in 1995; $12.5 million annually through 1999; and $152.7 million in 2000. The bonds are secured by a financial guaranty insurance policy issued by Financial Security Assurance, Inc. and by collateral assignment of mortgage loans on 238 Hardee's and 148 Quincy's restaurants. Another subsidiary of Flagstar has outstanding $160 million aggregate principal amount of 11.03% Notes due 2000. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears, with the principal maturing in a single installment payable in July 2000. These notes are redeemable, in whole, at the subsidiary's option, upon payment of a premium. They are secured by a pool of cross-collateralized mortgages on approximately 240 Denny's restaurant properties. 37 PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a)(1) -- Financial Statements: See the Index to Financial Statements which appears on page F-1 hereof. (2) -- Financial Statement Schedules: No schedules are filed herewith because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the information called for is in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto. (3) -- Exhibits: Certain of the exhibits to this Report, indicated by an asterisk, are hereby incorporated by reference to other documents on file with the Commission with which they are physically filed, to be a part hereof as of their respective dates.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION * 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of FCI and amendment thereto dated November 16, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to FCI's 1992 Form 10-K, File No. 0-18051 (the "1992 Form 10-K")). * 3.2 Certificate of Designations for the $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock of FCI (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 3.3 Certificate of Ownership and Merger of FCI dated June 16, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to FCI's 1993 Form 10-K, File No. 0-18051 (the "1993 Form 10-K")). * 3.4 Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of FCI dated June 16, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the 1993 Form 10-K). 3.5 By-Laws of FCI as amended through March 22, 1995. * 4.1 Specimen certificate of Common Stock of FCI (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-29769) of FCI (the "Form S-1")). * 4.2 Specimen certificate of $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock of FCI (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-47339) of FCI (the "Preferred Stock S-1")). * 4.3 Indenture between Flagstar and United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee, relating to the 10% Debentures (including the form of security) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-48923) of Flagstar (the "11.25% Debentures S-4")). * 4.4 Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 7, 1992, between Flagstar and United States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee, relating to the 10% Debentures (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9A to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). * 4.5 Indenture of Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Financing Statement, Fixture Filing, and Assignment of Leases and Rents, from Denny's Realty, Inc. to State Street Bank and Trust Company, dated July 12, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-29769) of FCI (the "Form S-1 Amendment")). * 4.6 Lease between Denny's Realty, Inc. and Denny's, Inc., dated as of December 29, 1989, as amended and restated as of July 12, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Form S-1 Amendment). * 4.7 Indenture dated as of July 12, 1990 between Denny's Realty, Inc. and State Street Bank and Trust Company relating to certain mortgage notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Form S-1 Amendment). * 4.8 Mortgage Note in the amount of $10,000,000 of Denny's Realty, Inc., dated as of July 12, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). * 4.9 Mortgage Note in the amount of $52,000,000 of Denny's Realty, Inc., dated as of July 12, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). * 4.10 Mortgage Note in the amount of $98,000,000 of Denny's Realty, Inc., dated as of July 12, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). * 4.11 Indenture between Secured Restaurants Trust and The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, dated as of November 1, 1990, relating to certain Secured Bonds (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.18 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). * 4.12 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement between Spartan Holdings, Inc., as Depositor for Secured Restaurants Trust, and Wilmington Trust Company, dated as of October 15, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 33-36345) of Secured Restaurants Trust (the "Form S-11")).
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION * 4.13 Indenture between Flagstar and First Trust National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 10 7/8% Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 4.14 Supplemental Indenture between Flagstar and First Trust National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 10 7/8% Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 4.15 Form of 10 7/8% Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 4.16 Indenture between Flagstar and NationsBank of Georgia, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 11.25% Debentures (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 4.17 Form of 11.25% Debenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 4.18 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 26, 1992, among Flagstar and TWS Funding, Inc., as borrowers, certain lenders and co-agents named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as managing agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Flagstar filed as of November 20, 1992 (the "Form 8-K")). * 4.19 Closing Agreement dated as of November 12, 1992, among Flagstar and TWS Funding Inc., as borrowers, certain lenders and co-agents named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as managing agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.2 to the Form 8-K). * 4.20 First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 23, 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to the 1992 Form 10-K). * 4.21 Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 5, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.23 to the Registration Statement on Form S-2 (No. 33-49843) of Flagstar (the "Form S-2")). * 4.22 Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.22 to the 1993 Form 10-K). * 4.23 Indenture between Flagstar and First Trust National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 10 3/4% Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.23 to the 1993 Form 10-K). * 4.24 Form of 10 3/4% Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.24 to the 1993 Form 10-K). * 4.25 Indenture between Flagstar and NationsBank of Georgia, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 11 3/8% Debentures (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to the 1993 Form 10-K). * 4.26 Form of 11 3/8% Debenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to the 1993 Form 10-K). * 4.27 Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 26, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to FCI's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 1994 (the "1994 Form 10-Q")). 4.28 Sixth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 17, 1994. 4.29 Seventh Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 1994. *10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 26, 1994, among Flagstar, Canteen Holdings, Inc., Compass Group PLC and Compass Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 1994 Form 10-Q). *10.2 Warrant Agreement, dated November 16, 1992, among FCI, TW Associates and KKR Partners II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the 1992 Form 10-K). *10.3 Consent Order dated March 26, 1993 between the U.S. Department of Justice, Flagstar and Denny's, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Form S-2). *10.4 Fair Share Agreement dated July 1, 1993 between FCI and the NAACP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Form S-2). *10.5 Amendment No. 2 to Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of April 6, 1993, among FCI, GTO and certain affiliated partnerships, DLJ Capital, Jerome J. Richardson and Associates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Flagstar's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1993, File No. 1-9364). 10.6 Amendment (No. 3) to Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of January 1, 1995, among FCI, GTO and certain affiliated partnerships, DLJ Capital, Jerome J. Richardson and Associates. *10.7 Form of Agreement providing certain supplemental retirement benefits (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the 1992 Form 10-K). *10.8 Form of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Trust of Flagstar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the 1992 Form 10-K). 10.9 FCI 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as adopted December 1, 1989 and amended through June 7, 1994. 10.10 FCI 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as adopted July 31, 1990 and amended through April 28, 1992. *10.11 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement pursuant to FCI 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Form S-1 Amendment).
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DESCRIPTION *10.12 Form of Mortgage related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-11). *10.13 Mortgage Note in the amount of $521,993,982, made by Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. in favor of Spartan Holdings, Inc., dated as of February 1, 1990, as amended and restated November 15, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.14 Mortgage Note in the amount of $210,077,402, made by Quincy's Restaurants, Inc. in favor of Spartan Holdings, Inc., dated as of February 1, 1990, as amended and restated November 15, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.15 Loan Agreement between Secured Restaurants Trust and Spardee's Realty, Inc., dated as of November 1, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.16 Loan Agreement between Secured Restaurants Trust and Quincy's Realty, Inc., dated as of November 1, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.17 Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.18 Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.19 Bank Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.20 Indemnification Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.21 Liquidity Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.22 Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy, issued November 15, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.23 Amended and Restated Lease between Quincy's Realty, Inc. and Quincy's Restaurants, Inc., dated as of November 1, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.24 Amended and Restated Lease between Spardee's Realty, Inc. and Spardee's Restaurants, Inc., dated as of November 1, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.25 Collateral Assignment Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.26 Form of Assignment of Leases and Rents related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Form S-11). *10.27 Spartan Guaranty, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.28 Form of Hardee's License Agreement related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Form S-11). *10.29 Stock Pledge Agreement among Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. and Secured Restaurants Trust, dated as of November 1, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.30 Stock Pledge Agreement among Quincy's Restaurants, Inc. and Secured Restaurants Trust, dated as of November 1, 1990 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.31 Management Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to the Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.32 Form of Collateral Assignment of Security Documents related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Form S-11). *10.33 Flagstar Indemnity Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1990, related to Secured Restaurants Trust transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.34 Subordinated Promissory Note, dated July 28, 1992, from Flagstar to FCI (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.35 Development Agreement between the Company and Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., dated January 1992 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Preferred Stock S-1). *10.36 Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1992, between FCI and TW Associates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.37 Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1992, among FCI, GTO (on behalf of itself and certain affiliated partnerships), DLJ Capital, Jerome J. Richardson and TW Associates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.38 Technical Amendment to the Stockholders' Agreement dated as of September 30, 1992, among FCI, GTO and certain affiliated partnerships, DLJ Capital, Jerome J. Richardson and TW Associates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39A to the 11.25% Debentures S-4).
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION *10.39 Richardson Shareholder Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1992, between FCI and Jerome J. Richardson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). *10.40 Employment Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1992, between Flagstar and Jerome J. Richardson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the 11.25% Debentures S-4). 10.41 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of January 10, 1995, between Flagstar and Jerome J. Richardson. 10.42 Employment Agreement, dated as of January 10, 1995, between FCI and James B. Adamson. 10.43 Adamson Shareholder Agreement, dated as of January 10, 1995, between Associates and James B. Adamson. 10.44 Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 27, 1995, between FCI and James B. Adamson. 10.45 Employment Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1993, between Flagstar and Gregory M. Buckley. 10.46 Employment Agreement, dated as of May 26, 1993, between Flagstar and Raymond J. Perry. 10.47 Employment Agreement, dated as of June 7, 1993, between Flagstar and C. Ronald Petty. 10.48 Form of Agreement providing certain severance benefits. 10.49 Flagstar's 1994 Senior Management Incentive Plan. 10.50 Amended Consent Decree dated May 24, 1994. 10.51 Consent Decree dated May 24, 1994 among certain named claimants, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Flagstar and Denny's, Inc. 11 Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Share. 12 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. 21 Subsidiaries of Flagstar. 23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. 27 Financial Data Schedules.
* Certain of the exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, indicated by an asterisk, are hereby incorporated by reference to other documents on file with the Commission with which they are physically filed, to be part hereof as of their respective dates. (b) FCI filed no reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 1994. 41 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE Independent Auditors' Report........................................................................................... F-2 Statements of Consolidated Operations for the Three Years Ended December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994....................... F-3 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1993 and 1994........................................................... F-4 Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the Three Years Ended December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994....................... F-5 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................................................. F-7
F-1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Flagstar Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 1993 and 1994, and the related statements of consolidated operations and consolidated cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 1993 and 1994 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for self-insurance liabilities, effective January 1, 1993. (Deloitte & Touche LLP Signature) Greenville, South Carolina February 17, 1995 F-2 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 Operating revenues............................................................ $2,442,992 $ 2,615,169 $2,665,966 Operating expenses: Product cost................................................................ 795,372 899,145 919,087 Payroll & benefits.......................................................... 852,424 905,231 919,928 Depreciation & amortization expense......................................... 157,771 170,231 129,633 Utilities expenses.......................................................... 90,930 99,767 99,021 Other....................................................................... 349,791 379,992 394,377 Write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets (Note 2).......... -- 1,104,553 -- Provision for (recovery of) restructuring charges (Note 3).................. -- 158,620 (7,207) 2,246,288 3,717,539 2,454,839 Operating income (loss)....................................................... 196,704 (1,102,370 ) 211,127 Other charges: Interest and debt expense (Note 4).......................................... 241,420 213,125 227,073 Other -- net................................................................ 753 2,397 3,087 242,173 215,522 230,160 Loss before income taxes...................................................... (45,469) (1,317,892 ) (19,033) Benefit from income taxes (Note 6)............................................ (6,244) (79,328 ) (2,213) Loss from continuing operations............................................... (39,225) (1,238,564 ) (16,820) Gain on sale of discontinued operation, net of income tax provision of $9,999 (Note 14)................................................................... -- -- 399,188 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision (benefit) of: 1992 -- $(339) 1993 -- $(1,821); 1994 -- $471 (Note 14)..................... (12,550) (409,671 ) (6,518) Income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle........................................................ (51,775) (1,648,235 ) 375,850 Extraordinary items, net of income tax benefit of: 1992 -- $85,053; 1993 -- $196; 1994 -- $174 (Note 12)........................................ (155,401) (26,405 ) (11,757) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles, net of income tax benefit of: 1992 -- $8,785 (Note 8); 1993 -- $90 (Note 1)................... (17,834) (12,010 ) -- Net income (loss)............................................................. (225,010) (1,686,650 ) 364,093 Dividends on preferred stock.................................................. (6,064) (14,175 ) (14,175) Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders........................... $ (231,074) $(1,700,825 ) $ 349,918 Per share amounts applicable to common shareholders (Note 11): Primary Loss from continuing operations............................................. $ (1.82) $ (29.56 ) $ (0.14) Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net............................. (0.50) (9.67 ) 7.52 Income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle..................................................... (2.32) (39.23 ) 7.38 Extraordinary items, net.................................................... (6.25) (0.62 ) (0.22) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net.................... (0.72) (0.29 ) -- Net income (loss)........................................................... $ (9.29) $ (40.14 ) $ 7.16 Average outstanding and equivalent common shares............................ 24,883 42,370 52,223 Fully diluted Income (loss) from continuing operations.................................... $ (1.82) $ (29.56 ) $ 0.26 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net............................. (0.50) (9.67 ) 6.05 Income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle..................................................... (2.32) (39.23 ) 6.31 Extraordinary items, net.................................................... (6.25) (0.62 ) (0.18) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net.................... (0.72) (0.29 ) -- Net income (loss)........................................................... $ (9.29) $ (40.14 ) $ 6.13 Average outstanding and equivalent shares................................... 24,883 42,370 64,921
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-3 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN THOUSANDS)
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1993 1994 ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents...................................................................... $ 24,174 $ 66,720 Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of: 1993 -- $4,790; 1994 -- $4,561............................................................................... 32,929 37,381 Merchandise and supply inventories............................................................. 62,633 62,293 Net assets held for sale (Note 14)............................................................. 103,208 77,320 Other.......................................................................................... 2,495 14,344 225,439 258,058 Property: Property owned (at cost) (Note 4): Land......................................................................................... 265,671 273,411 Buildings and improvements................................................................... 749,001 813,305 Other property and equipment................................................................. 413,212 462,421 Total property owned............................................................................. 1,427,884 1,549,137 Less accumulated depreciation.................................................................... 387,439 477,176 Property owned -- net............................................................................ 1,040,445 1,071,961 Buildings and improvements, vehicles, and other equipment held under capital leases (Note 5)..... 177,819 194,348 Less accumulated amortization.................................................................... 51,095 69,958 Property held under capital leases -- net........................................................ 126,724 124,390 1,167,169 1,196,351 Other Assets: Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization: 1993 -- $13,892; 1994 -- $14,646...................................................................................... 25,567 25,009 Deferred financing costs -- net................................................................ 91,086 71,955 Other (including loan receivable from officer of: 1993 -- $14,815; 1994 -- $15,657) (Note 13).......................................................................................... 29,662 30,762 146,315 127,726 $ 1,538,923 $ 1,582,135 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 4).................................................. $ 34,213 $ 31,408 Accounts payable............................................................................... 93,435 102,464 Accrued salaries and vacations................................................................. 47,338 56,159 Accrued insurance.............................................................................. 49,585 45,165 Accrued taxes.................................................................................. 21,853 21,795 Accrued interest and dividends................................................................. 41,187 47,568 Accrued restructuring cost (Note 3)............................................................ 19,404 13,771 Other.......................................................................................... 88,217 67,986 395,232 386,316 Long-Term Liabilities: Debt, less current maturities (Note 4)......................................................... 2,341,164 2,067,648 Deferred income taxes (Note 6)................................................................. 23,861 21,679 Liability for self-insured claims.............................................................. 60,720 58,128 Other non-current liabilities and deferred credits............................................. 140,495 110,864 2,566,240 2,258,319 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 5 and 9) Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) (Note 10): $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock: $0.10 par value; 1993 and 1994, 25,000 shares authorized; 6,300 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference $157,500................................................ 630 630 Common stock: $0.50 par value; 1993 and 1994 -- 200,000 shares authorized, 42,369 issued and outstanding... 21,185 21,185 Paid-in capital................................................................................ 724,545 724,545 Deficit........................................................................................ (2,157,818 ) (1,807,900 ) Minimum pension liability adjustment (Note 7).................................................. (11,091 ) (960 ) (1,422,549 ) (1,062,500 ) $ 1,538,923 $ 1,582,135
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-4 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net income (loss)........................................................... $ (225,010) $(1,686,650 ) $ 364,093 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets................ -- 1,104,553 -- Provision for (recovery of) restructuring charges........................ -- 158,620 (7,207 ) Depreciation and amortization of property................................ 120,259 129,222 122,870 Amortization of goodwill................................................. 27,362 27,449 -- Amortization of other intangible assets.................................. 10,150 13,560 6,763 Amortization of deferred financing costs................................. 9,362 9,416 6,453 Interest accretion on debt............................................... 68,283 -- -- Deferred income tax benefit.............................................. (15,414) (84,413 ) (2,793 ) Other.................................................................... 1,412 5,666 (7,363 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net................................... 12,550 409,671 6,518 Gain on sale of discontinued operation, net.............................. -- -- (399,188 ) Extraordinary items, net................................................. 155,401 26,405 11,757 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net................. 17,834 12,010 -- Changes in Assets and Liabilities Net of Effects from Acquisitions and Restructuring: Decrease (increase) in assets: Receivables.............................................................. (3,049) (10,105 ) (4,452 ) Inventories.............................................................. (3,111) (5,159 ) 340 Other current assets..................................................... 870 (864 ) (11,849 ) Other assets............................................................. 1,969 2,873 2,241 Increase (decrease) in liabilities: Accounts payable......................................................... (14,806) 10,105 9,029 Accrued salaries and vacations........................................... 9,320 612 8,821 Accrued taxes............................................................ (11,369) 10,878 (9,582 ) Other accrued liabilities................................................ (6,703) 60,796 (16,696 ) Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits........................ 8,586 (65,737 ) (25,198 ) Net cash flows from operating activities...................................... 163,896 128,908 54,557 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Purchase of property........................................................ (112,737) (99,007 ) (154,480 ) Proceeds from dispositions of property...................................... 9,269 33,678 20,135 Receipts from (advances to) discontinued operations, net.................... 17,766 (51,607 ) (9,670 ) Proceeds from sale of discontinued operation................................ -- -- 447,073 Loan to officer............................................................. (13,922) -- -- Purchase of other long-term assets.......................................... (1,741) (19,070 ) (6,205 ) Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities..................... (101,365) (136,006 ) 296,853
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-5 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED) (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Net working capital advances (repayments) under credit agreements........... $ 4,000 $ 54,000 $(93,000) Long-term debt issued in connection with refinancings....................... 872,505 400,778 -- Other long-term borrowings.................................................. -- 22,146 -- Premiums paid in connection with refinancings............................... (150,593 ) -- -- Deferred financing costs.................................................... (92,521 ) (11,388) (25) Long-term debt payments..................................................... (1,135,275 ) (440,750) (201,664) Cash dividends on preferred stock........................................... (2,520 ) (14,175) (14,175) Sale of common stock and warrants........................................... 300,000 -- -- Sale of preferred stock..................................................... 157,500 -- -- Stock issuance costs........................................................ (14,039 ) -- -- Other....................................................................... (84 ) -- Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities..................... (61,027 ) 10,611 (308,864) Increase in cash and cash equivalents......................................... 1,504 3,513 42,546 Cash and Cash Equivalents at: Beginning of period......................................................... 19,157 20,661 24,174 End of period............................................................... $ 20,661 $ 24,174 $ 66,720 Supplemental Cash Flow Information: Income taxes paid........................................................... $ 10,229 $ 4,917 $ 8,035 Interest paid............................................................... $ 205,668 $233,671 $244,478 Non-cash financing activities: Debt issued in exchange for $700,880 of debt tendered in exchange offers................................................................. $ 722,411 $ -- $ -- Capital lease obligations................................................ $ 29,043 $ 64,029 $ 18,800 Other financings......................................................... $ 4,841 $ 1,278 $ -- Dividends declared but not paid.......................................... $ 3,544 $ 3,544 $ 3,544
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-6 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INTRODUCTION Flagstar Companies, Inc. (Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 24, 1988 to effect the acquisition of Flagstar Corporation (Flagstar). Prior to June 16, 1993 the Company and Flagstar had been known, respectively, as TW Holdings, Inc. and TW Services, Inc. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting as of July 20, 1989. Accordingly, the Company has allocated its total purchase cost of approximately $1.7 billion to the assets and liabilities of Flagstar based upon their respective fair values, which were determined by valuations and other studies. As discussed in Note 2, during 1993 the Company determined that goodwill and certain intangible assets arising principally from the acquisition were impaired resulting in a write-off of such assets. On November 16, 1992, a recapitalization of the Company and Flagstar was substantially completed which included the issuance of 20 million shares of common stock and warrants to acquire an additional 15 million shares of common stock at $17.50 per share to affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) in exchange for $300 million, the consummation of a Restated Bank Credit Agreement, the consummation of the offers to exchange the 17% Senior Subordinated Discount Debentures Due 2001 (the 17% Debentures) and the 15% Subordinated Debentures Due 2001 (the 15% Debentures) for 11.25% Senior Subordinated Debentures Due 2004, the consummation of the sale of $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, the call for redemption of all 17% Debentures and all 15% Debentures not acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offers, and the call for redemption of all of the outstanding 14.75% Senior Notes Due 1998 (the 14.75% Senior Notes). The Company conducts business through its Denny's, Hardee's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco restaurant concepts which serve the family, quick-service hamburger, steak house, and quick-service chicken segments, respectively. NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting policies and methods of their application that significantly affect the determination of financial position, cash flows and results of operations are as follows: (a) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, Flagstar, and its subsidiaries. See also Note 14, related to accounting for unconsolidated subsidiaries held for sale. Certain 1992 and 1993 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 1994 presentation. (b) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS. For purposes of the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. (c) INVENTORIES. Merchandise and supply inventories are valued primarily at the lower of average cost or market. (d) PROPERTY AND DEPRECIATION. Property and equipment owned are depreciated on the straight-line method over its estimated useful life. Property held under capital leases (at capitalized value) is amortized over its estimated useful life, limited generally by the lease period. The following estimated useful service lives were in effect during all periods presented in the financial statements: Merchandising equipment -- Principally five to ten years Buildings -- Fifteen to forty years Other equipment -- Two to ten years Leasehold improvements -- Estimated useful life limited by the lease period. (e) GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS. The excess of cost over the fair value of net assets of companies acquired had been amortized over a 40-year period on the straight-line method prior to being written-off at December 31, 1993. Other intangible assets consist primarily of costs allocated in the acquisition to tradenames, franchise and other operating agreements. Such assets are being amortized on the straight-line basis over the useful lives of the franchise or the contract period of the operating agreements. Certain tradenames, franchise and other operating F-7 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -- Continued agreements were amortized over periods up to 40 years on the straight-line basis prior to being written-off at December 31, 1993. The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets by projecting future net income, before the effect of amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets, over the remaining amortization period of such assets. The Company's large debt burden requires approximately 60% of the Company's annual cash flow for current interest cost. As a result, it is appropriate to reduce operating income by interest expense to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill and other intangibles. The results of this evaluation allowed the Company to assess whether the amortization of the goodwill or other intangible assets balance over its remaining life can be recovered through expected non-discounted future results. The projected future results used in the evaluation performed in 1993 are based on the four year historical trends since the 1989 leveraged buy out. Management believes that the projected future results are the most likely scenario assuming historical trends continue. See Note 2 for further discussion of the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets. (f) DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS. Costs related to the issuance of debt are deferred and amortized as a component of interest and debt expense over the terms of the respective debt issues using the interest method. (g) PREOPENING COSTS. The Company capitalizes certain costs incurred in conjunction with the opening of restaurants and food services locations and amortizes such costs over a twelve month period from the date of opening. (h) INCOME TAXES. Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes." (i) INSURANCE. The Company is primarily self insured for workers compensation, general liability, and automobile risks which are supplemented by stop loss type insurance policies. The liabilities for estimated incurred losses are discounted to their present value based on expected loss payment patterns determined by independent actuaries or experience. During 1993, the Company changed its method of determining the discount rate applied to insurance liabilities retroactive to January 1, 1993 pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 92 issued by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission in June 1993 concerning the accounting for environmental and other contingent liabilities. The SAB requires, among other things, that a risk free rate be used to discount such liabilities rather than a rate based on average cost of borrowing which had been the Company's practice. As a result of this change, the Company recognized an additional liability, measured as of January 1, 1993 through a one-time charge of $12,100,000 (net of income tax benefits of $90,000). The effect of this accounting change on 1993 operating results, in addition to recording the cumulative effect for years prior to 1993, was to increase insurance expense and decrease interest expense by approximately $5,900,000 (see Note 15). The total discounted self-insurance liabilities recorded at December 31, 1993 and 1994 were $97,400,000 and $86,300,000 respectively, reflecting a 4% discount rate. The related undiscounted amounts at such dates were $107,000,000 and $94,300,000, respectively. (j) INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS. As a hedge against fluctuations in interest rates, the Company has entered into interest rate exchange agreements to swap a portion of its fixed rate interest payment obligations for floating rates without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. The Company does not speculate on the future direction of interest rates nor does the Company use these derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Since such agreements are not entered into on a speculative basis, the Company uses the settlement basis of accounting. See Note 4 for further discussion of the interest rate exchange agreements. (k) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS. The Company has allocated to discontinued operations a pro-rata portion of interest and debt expense related to its acquisition debt based on a ratio of the net assets of its discontinued operations to its total consolidated net assets as of the 1989 acquisition date. Interest included in discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994 was $62.5 million, $53.0 million, and $37.4 million, respectively. (m) POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS. Effective January 1, 1992, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions." This new standard requires that the Company's expected cost of retiree health benefits be charged to expense F-8 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -- Continued during the years of employee service. Previously, such costs were expensed as paid. See Note 8 for a further description of the accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions. (n) POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. During 1994, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 112 "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits" which requires that benefits provided to former or inactive employees prior to retirement be recognized as an obligation when earned, subject to certain conditions, rather than when paid. The impact of Statement No. 112 on the Company's statement of operations for 1994 is not material. NOTE 2 WRITE-OFF OF GOODWILL AND CERTAIN OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS For the year ended December 31, 1993, the Company's consolidated statement of operations reflects charges totaling $1,474.8 million ($1,104.6 million in continuing operations and $370.2 million in discontinued operations) for the write-off of goodwill and certain other intangible assets, primarily tradenames and franchise agreements. Since the acquisition of Flagstar in 1989, the Company has not achieved the revenue and earnings projections prepared at the time of the acquisition. In assessing the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets prior to 1993, the Company developed projections of future operations which indicated the Company would become profitable within several years and fully recover the carrying value of the goodwill and certain other intangible assets. However, actual results have fallen short of these projections primarily due to increased competition, intensive pressure on pricing due to discounting, declining customer traffic, adverse economic conditions, and relatively limited capital resources to respond to these changes. During the fourth quarter of 1993, management determined that the most likely projections of future operating results would be based on the assumption that historical operating trends would continue. Thus, the Company determined that the projected financial results would not support the future amortization of the remaining goodwill balance and certain other intangible assets at December 31, 1993. The methodology employed to assess the recoverability of the Company's goodwill and certain other intangible assets involved a detail six year projection of operating results extrapolated forward 30 years, which approximated the maximum remaining amortization period for such assets as of December 31, 1993. The Company then evaluated the recoverability of goodwill and certain other intangibles on the basis of this projection of future operations. Based on this projection over the next six years, the Company would have a net loss each year before income taxes and amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles. Extension of these trends to include the entire 36 year amortization period indicated that there would be losses each year, unless the restructuring plan or other activities were successful in reversing the present operating trends; thus, the analysis indicated that there was insufficient net income to recover the goodwill and certain other intangible asset balances at December 31, 1993. Accordingly, the Company wrote off the goodwill balance and certain other intangible asset balances including tradename and franchise agreements for its Denny's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco restaurant operations and tradename and location contracts for its former contract food and vending services operations. The projections generally assumed that historical trends experienced by the Company over the past four years would continue. The current mix between company-owned and franchised restaurants was assumed to continue, customer traffic for Denny's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco was assumed to decline at historical rates, average check amounts for Denny's, Hardee's, Quincy's, and El Pollo Loco were assumed to increase indefinitely at historical rates due to inflation and changes in product mix, volume for Canteen (see Note 14) was assumed to decline at historical rates, and pricing for Canteen was assumed to increase at historical rates, as a result of inflation. Capital expenditures were assumed to continue at a level necessary to repair and maintain current facilities and systems. No new unit growth was assumed. Variable costs for food and labor were assumed to remain at their historical percentage of revenues. Other costs were assumed to increase at the historical inflation rate consistent with revenue pricing increases. Through the year 1999, the Company's projections indicated that interest expense would exceed operating income, which was determined after deducting annual F-9 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 2 WRITE-OFF OF GOODWILL AND CERTAIN OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS -- Continued depreciation expense; however, operating income before depreciation is adequate to cover interest expense. A continuation of this trend for the next 30 years did not generate cash to repay the current debt and management assumes it will be refinanced at constant interest rates. NOTE 3 RESTRUCTURING Effective in the fourth quarter of 1993, as a result of a comprehensive financial and operational review initiated in 1993, the Company approved a restructuring plan. The plan involved the sale or closure of restaurants, a reduction in personnel, a reorganization of certain management structures and a decision to fundamentally change the competitive positioning of Denny's, El Pollo Loco and Quincy's. The reorganization of the field management structure of the restaurant group resulted in the elimination of a layer of supervisory management and consolidation of field offices resulting in related severance and relocation costs. In addition, the Company has eliminated a number of positions in the corporate marketing, accounting and administrative functions. The plan resulted in a restructuring chargeduring the year ended December 31, 1993 comprised of the following: Write-down of assets...................................................................... $130,711 Severance and relocation.................................................................. 17,080 Other..................................................................................... 10,829 Continuing operations..................................................................... 158,620 Discontinued operations................................................................... 33,383 Total..................................................................................... $192,003
The write-down of assets represented predominantly non-cash adjustments made to reduce to net realizable value approximately 240 of the Company's 1,376 Denny's, Quincy's and El Pollo Loco restaurants. These 240 restaurants were identified for sale, conversion to another concept, or closure. The 240 restaurants identified in the restructuring plan had aggregate operating revenues during 1993 of approximately $227 million and a negative cash flow of approximately $2.4 million. As of December 31, 1994, 31 units had been sold, closed or converted to another concept. The remaining 209 restaurants had aggregate operating revenues during 1994 of approximately $200.0 million. The Company estimates that the remaining portions of the restructuring plan will be completed during 1995. The write-down of assets also included a charge of $15 million to establish a reserve for operating leases related to restaurant units which will be sold to franchisees or closed and offices which will be closed. During 1994, approximately $1.4 million in lease payments were charged against the restructuring reserves. Approximately $28 million of the restructuring charges represent incremental cash charges of which approximately $6.5 million and $8.2 million were incurred and paid in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Unpaid amounts are included in accrued restructuring cost on the accompanying balance sheet. NOTE 4 DEBT At December 31, 1993, advances of $93.0 million were outstanding under the working capital facility portion of the Company's credit agreement (Restated Credit Agreement). Such advances were classified as long-term debt in accordance with the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement at such date. At December 31, 1994, the Restated Credit Agreement includes a working capital and letter of credit facility of up to a total of $250.0 million which includes a working capital sublimit of $160.0 million and a letter of credit sublimit of $157.9 million. At such date, the Company had no working capital borrowings; however, letters of credit outstanding were $108.9 million. All outstanding amounts under the Restated Credit Agreement must be repaid by June 17, 1996. See also discussion below. F-10 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 4 DEBT -- Continued Long-term debt consists of the following:
DECEMBER 31, 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Restated Credit Agreement: Borrowings under working capital facility, interest varies with prime and LIBOR at December 31, 1993 -- 6.5%................................................................................. $ 93,000 $ -- Senior term loan, interest varies with prime and LIBOR at December 31, 1993 -- 5.9375%.......... 171,295 -- Notes and Debentures: 10.75% Senior Notes due September 15, 2001, interest payable semi-annually...................... 275,000 275,000 10.875% Senior Notes due December 1, 2002, interest payable semi-annually....................... 300,000 300,000 11.25% Senior Subordinated Debentures due November 1, 2004, interest payable semi-annually................................................................................ 722,411 722,411 11.375% Senior Subordinated Debentures due September 15, 2003, interest payable semi-annually... 125,000 125,000 10% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2014 (10% Convertible Debentures), interest payable semi-annually; convertible into Company common stock any time prior to maturity at $24.00 per share............................................................................. 99,259 99,259 Mortgage Notes Payable: 10.25% Guaranteed Secured Bonds due 2000........................................................ 208,508 205,612 11.03% Notes due 2000........................................................................... 160,000 160,000 Other notes payable, mature over various terms to 20 years, payable in monthly or quarterly installments with interest rates ranging from 6.5% to 15.0% (a).............................. 24,893 23,129 Capital lease obligations (see Note 5)............................................................ 174,099 170,697 Notes payable secured by equipment, mature over various terms up to 7 years, payable in monthly installments with interest rates ranging from 8.5% to 9.64%(b).................................. 21,912 17,948 Total............................................................................................. 2,375,377 2,099,056 Less current maturities (c)....................................................................... 34,213 31,408 $2,341,164 $2,067,648
(a) Collateralized by restaurant and other properties with a net book value of $37.9 million at December 31, 1994. (b) Collateralized by equipment with a net book value of $18.8 million at December 31, 1994. (c) Aggregate annual maturities during the next five years of long-term debt are as follows (in thousands): 1995 -- $31,408; 1996 -- $40,248; 1997 -- $39,779; 1998 -- $33,301, and 1999 -- $28,017. The borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement are secured by the stock of certain operating subsidiaries and the Company's trade and service marks and are guaranteed by certain operating subsidiaries. Such guarantees are further secured by certain operating subsidiary assets. The Restated Credit Agreement and indentures under which the debt securities have been issued contain a number of restrictive covenants. Such covenants restrict, among other things, the ability of Flagstar and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness, create liens, engage in business activities which are not in the same field as that in which the Company currently operates, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, transactions with affiliates and the payment of dividends. In addition, the Restated Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative financial covenants including provisions for the maintenance of a minimum level of interest coverage (as defined), limitations on ratios of indebtedness (as defined) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), and limitations on annual capital expenditures. During September 1993, net proceeds of $387.5 million from the issuance of $275 million of 10.75% Senior Notes and $125 million of 11.375% Senior Subordinated Debentures were used to reduce the Company's senior term loan. During June 1994, net proceeds from the sale of Canteen Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary, were used to prepay $170.2 million of outstanding principal under the senior term loan and repay $126.1 million of outstanding working capital advances. In connection with such sale and use of the net proceeds, the Restated Credit Agreement was F-11 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 4 DEBT -- Continued amended to include, among other things, less restrictive financial covenants, a requirement that working capital advances under the credit facility be repaid in full and not reborrowed for at least 30 consecutive days during any 13-month period, and a reduction in annual capital expenditures to reflect the reduced size of ongoing operations. The Company was in compliance with the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement at December 31, 1994. Under the most restrictive provision of the Restated Credit Agreement (ratio of total debt to EBITDA, as defined), at December 31, 1994, the Company could incur approximately $138 million of additional indebtedness. At December 31, 1994, the 10.25% guaranteed bonds were secured by, among other things, mortgage loans on 386 restaurants, a lien on the related restaurant equipment, assignment of intercompany lease agreements, and the stock of the issuing subsidiaries. At December 31, 1994, the restaurant properties and equipment had a net book value of $343.9 million. In addition, the bonds are insured with a financial guaranty insurance policy written by a company that engages exclusively in such coverage. Principal and interest on the bonds is payable semiannually; certain payments are made by the Company on a monthly basis. Principal payments total $2.9 million in 1995; $12.5 million annually through 1999; and $152.7 million in 2000. The Company through its operating subsidiaries covenants that it will maintain the properties in good repair and expend annually to maintain the properties at least $16.9 million in 1995 and increasing each year to $23.7 million in 2000. The 11.03% mortgage notes are secured by a pool of cross collateralized mortgages on 240 restaurants with a net book value at December 31, 1994 of $220.7 million. In addition, the notes are collateralized by, among other things, a security interest in the restaurant equipment, the assignment of intercompany lease agreements and the stock of the issuing subsidiary. Interest on the notes is payable quarterly with the entire principal due at maturity in 2000. The notes are redeemable, in whole, at the issuer's option. The Company through its operating subsidiary covenants that it will use each property as a food service facility, maintain the properties in good repair and expend at least $5.3 million per annum and not less than $33 million, in the aggregate, in any five year period to maintain the properties. At December 31, 1994, the Company has $900 million aggregate notional amount in effect of reverse interest rate exchange agreements with maturities ranging from twenty-four to sixty months. These notional amounts reflect only the extent of the Company's involvement in these financial instruments and do not represent the Company's exposure to market risk. The Company receives interest at fixed rates calculated on such notional amounts and pays interest at floating rates based on six months LIBOR in arrears calculated on like notional amounts. The net income or expense from such agreements is reflected in interest and debt expense. Management intends to maintain its exchange agreements until maturity, unless there is a material change in the underlying hedged instruments of the Company. The counterparties to the Company's interest rate exchange agreements are major financial institutions who participate in the Company's senior bank credit facility. Such financial institutions are leading market-makers in the financial derivatives markets, are well capitalized, and are expected to fully perform under the terms of such exchange agreements, thereby mitigating the credit risk to the Company. The Company is exposed to market risk for such exchange agreements due to the interest rate differentials described above. The Company monitors its market risk by periodically preparing sensitivity analyses of various interest rate fluctuation scenarios and the results of such scenarios on the Company's cash flows on a nominal and discounted basis. In addition, the Company obtains portfolio mark-to-market valuations from market-makers of financial derivatives products. Information regarding the Company's reverse interest rate exchange agreements at December 31, 1994 is as follows:
AMOUNT OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE YEAR OF NOTIONAL INTEREST RATE MATURITY PAYMENT RECEIVED PAID 1997 $500,000 5.15% 7.03% 1998 300,000 5.57% 6.97% 1999 100,000 5.82% 6.93% $900,000 5.37% 7.00%
F-12 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 4 DEBT -- Continued The estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt (excluding capital lease obligations) is approximately $1.74 billion at December 31, 1994. Such computations are based on market quotations for the same or similar debt issues or the estimated borrowing rates available to the Company. At December 31, 1994, the estimated fair value of the $900 million notional amount of reverse interest rate swaps was a net payable of approximately $74.1 million and represents the estimated amount that the Company would be required to pay to terminate the swap agreements at December 31, 1994. This estimate is based upon a mark-to-market valuation of the Company's swap portfolio obtained from a major financial institution which is one of the counterparties to the exchange agreements. NOTE 5 LEASES AND RELATED GUARANTEES The Company's operations utilize property, facilities, equipment and vehicles leased from others. In addition, certain owned and leased property, facilities and equipment are leased to others. Buildings and facilities leased from others primarily are for restaurants and support facilities. At December 31, 1994, 951 restaurants were operated under lease arrangements which generally provide for a fixed basic rent, and, in some instances, contingent rental based on a percentage of gross operating profit or gross revenues. Initial terms of land and restaurant building leases generally are not less than twenty years exclusive of options to renew. Leases of other equipment primarily consist of merchandising equipment, computer systems and vehicles, etc. As lessor, leasing operations principally consist of merchandising equipment under noncancelable leases for a term of eight years to franchised distributors of a subsidiary. Numerous miscellaneous sublease agreements also exist. Information regarding the Company's leasing activities at December 31, 1994 is as follows:
OPERATING LEASES CAPITAL LEASES MINIMUM LEASE MINIMUM MINIMUM PAYMENTS NET OF LEASE SUBLEASE SUBLEASE RENTALS OF PAYMENTS PAYMENTS IMMATERIAL AMOUNTS (IN THOUSANDS) Year: 1995........................................................................... $ 38,788 $ 3,690 $ 39,225 1996........................................................................... 35,204 3,549 36,183 1997........................................................................... 32,107 3,275 34,036 1998........................................................................... 25,788 2,915 30,936 1999........................................................................... 20,902 2,526 27,674 Subsequent years............................................................... 144,401 4,598 178,148 Total....................................................................... $297,190 $20,553 $ 346,202 Less imputed interest............................................................ 126,493 Present value of capital lease obligations....................................... $170,697
The total rental expense included in the determination of operating income for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is as follows:
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Basic rents................................................................... $ 44,441 $ 48,870 $ 49,234 Contingent rents.............................................................. 12,842 12,306 12,178 Total......................................................................... $ 57,283 $ 61,176 $ 61,412
F-13 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 5 LEASES AND RELATED GUARANTEES -- Continued Total rental expense does not include sublease rental income of $9,437,000, $8,998,000, and $9,975,000 for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994, respectively. NOTE 6 INCOME TAXES A summary of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes attributable to loss before discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle is as follows:
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Current: Federal..................................................................... $ 6,301 $ 1,323 $ 365 State, Foreign and Other.................................................... 2,869 3,762 215 9,170 5,085 580 Deferred: Federal..................................................................... (13,471) (74,606) -- State, Foreign and Other.................................................... (1,943) (9,807) (2,793) (15,414) (84,413) (2,793) Benefit from income taxes..................................................... $ (6,244) $(79,328) $ (2,213) The total provision (benefit) from income taxes related to: Loss before discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and cumulative effect of change in accounting principles................................ $ (6,244) $(79,328) $ (2,213) Discontinued operations..................................................... (339) (1,821) 10,470 Extraordinary items......................................................... (85,053) (196) (174) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles........................ (8,785) (90) -- Total provision (benefit) from income taxes................................... $ (100,421) $(81,435) $ 8,083
For the year ended December 31, 1993, the Company utilized regular tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $9.5 million. During 1994, the provision for income taxes relating to discontinued operations was reduced due to the utilization of regular tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $89 million. In addition, the deferred federal tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 1993, has been offset by approximately $2.7 million due to the 1% corporate tax rate increase included in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. F-14 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 6 INCOME TAXES -- Continued The following represents the approximate tax effect of each significant type of temporary difference and carryforward giving rise to the deferred income tax liability or asset:
DECEMBER 31, 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Deferred tax assets: Amortization (including write-down) of intangible assets............................................. $ 1,768 $ -- Self-insurance reserves.............................................................................. 33,947 40,269 Capitalized leases................................................................................... 6,984 2,978 Assets held for sale................................................................................. 31,945 7,343 Other accruals and reserves (includes restructuring reserves)........................................ 93,404 38,246 Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards......................................................... 13,330 14,125 General business credit carryforwards................................................................ 4,751 13,225 Net operating loss carryforwards..................................................................... 72,539 44,450 Less: valuation allowance............................................................................ (102,235) (28,767) Total deferred tax assets............................................................................ 156,433 131,869 Deferred tax liabilities: Depreciation of fixed assets......................................................................... 180,294 148,904 Amortization of intangible assets.................................................................... -- 4,644 Total deferred tax liabilities....................................................................... 180,294 153,548 Total deferred income tax liability.................................................................. $ 23,861 $ 21,679
The Company has provided a valuation allowance for the portion of the deferred tax asset for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. The difference between the statutory federal income tax rate and the effective tax rate on loss from continuing operations before discontinued operations, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change is as follows:
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 Statutory rate................................................................ 34% 35% 35% Differences: State, foreign, and other taxes, net of federal income tax benefit.......... (4) -- 12 Amortization and write-off of goodwill...................................... (16) (26) -- Portion of losses not benefited as a result of the establishment of valuation allowance...................................................... -- (3) (35) Effective tax rate............................................................ 14% 6% 12%
At December 31, 1994, the Company has available, to reduce income taxes that become payable in the future, general business credit carryforwards of approximately $13.2 million most of which expire in 2002 through 2004, and alternative minimum tax (AMT) credits of $14.1 million. The AMT credits may be carried forward indefinitely. In addition, the Company has available regular income tax net operating loss carryforwards of $127 million which expires in 2007. Due to the Recapitalization of the Company which occurred during 1992, the Company's ability to utilize general business credits, and AMT credits which arose prior to 1992 will be limited to a specified annual amount. The annual limitation for the utilization of the tax credit carryforwards is approximately $8 million. The remaining amount of net operating loss carryforward which arose in 1992 of $127 million is not expected to be subject to any annual limitation. F-15 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 7 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS The Company maintains several defined benefit plans which cover a substantial number of employees. Benefits are based upon each employee's years of service and average salary. The Company's funding policy is based on the minimum amount required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Company also maintains defined contribution plans. Total net pension cost of defined benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994 amounted to $2,672,000, $3,724,000 and $3,995,000, respectively, of which $1,738,000, $2,802,000 and $3,270,000 related to funded defined benefit plans and $934,000, $922,000 and $725,000 related to nonqualified unfunded supplemental defined benefit plans for executives. The components of net pension cost of the funded and unfunded defined benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994 determined under SFAS No. 87 follow:
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 1992 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Service cost-benefits earned during the year.................................. $ 2,137 $ 2,625 $ 3,076 Interest cost on projected benefit obligations................................ 1,864 2,281 2,427 Actual return on plan assets.................................................. (115) (1,284) 761 Net amortization and deferral................................................. (1,214) 102 (2,269) Net pension cost.............................................................. $ 2,672 $ 3,724 $ 3,995
The following table sets forth the funded status of the plans and amounts recognized in the Company's balance sheet for its funded defined benefit plans:
DECEMBER 31, 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Actuarial present value of accumulated benefit obligations: Vested benefits....................................................................................... $20,087 $19,887 Non-vested benefits................................................................................... 1,077 1,412 Accumulated benefit obligations......................................................................... $21,164 $21,299 Plan assets at fair value............................................................................... $20,600 $21,859 Projected benefit obligation............................................................................ 28,027 27,556 Funded status........................................................................................... (7,427) (5,697) Unrecognized net loss from past experience different from that assumed.................................. 8,684 7,270 Unrecognized prior service cost......................................................................... 441 137 Unrecognized net asset.................................................................................. (152) -- Additional liability.................................................................................... (2,109) -- Prepaid (accrued) pension costs......................................................................... $ (563) $ 1,710
Assets held by the Company's plans are invested in money market and other fixed income funds as well as equity funds. F-16 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 7 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS -- Continued The following sets forth the funded status of the plans and amounts recognized in the Company's balance sheet for its unfunded defined benefit plans:
DECEMBER 31, 1993 1994 (IN THOUSANDS) Actuarial present value of accumulated benefit obligations: Vested benefits........................................................................................ $ 3,467 $ 3,888 Non-vested benefits.................................................................................... 294 343 Accumulated benefit obligations.......................................................................... $ 3,761 $ 4,231 Plan assets at fair value................................................................................ $ -- $ -- Projected benefit obligation............................................................................. (5,727) (4,623) Funded status............................................................................................ (5,727) (4,623) Unrecognized net loss from past experience different from that assumed................................... 2,234 468 Unrecognized prior service cost.......................................................................... 849 738 Unrecognized net asset at January 1, 1987 being amortized over 15 years.................................. (179) (123) Additional liability..................................................................................... (1,300) (1,163) Accrued pension costs.................................................................................... $(4,123) $(4,703)
Significant assumptions used in determining net pension cost and funded status information for all the periods shown above are as follows:
1993 1994 Discount rate..................................................................... 7.5% 8.25% Rates of salary progression....................................................... 4.0% 4.0 % Long-term rates of return on assets............................................... 10.0% 10.0 %
In addition, the Company has defined contribution plans whereby eligible employees can elect to contribute from 1%-15% of their compensation to the plans. These plans include profit sharing and savings plans under which the Company makes matching contributions, with certain limitations. Amounts charged to income under these plans were $4,107,000, $3,767,000, $3,932,000 for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994, respectively. Incentive compensation plans provide for awards to management employees based on meeting or exceeding certain levels of income as defined by such plans The amounts charged to income under the plans for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994 were as follows: $4,335,000, zero and $4,212,000. In addition to these incentive compensation plans, certain operations have incentive plans in place under which regional, divisional and local management participate. The 1989 Stock Option Plan permits a Committee of the Board of Directors to grant options to key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at a stated price established by the Committee. Such options are exercise at such time or times either in whole or part, as determined by the Committee. The 1989 Stock Option Plan authorizes grants of up to 4,500,000 common shares. Options of 2,979,270 and 3,308,200, respectively, were outstanding at December 31, 1993 and 1994 of which 131,870 and 241,610, respectively, were exercisable. Such options have exercisable prices of between $9.00 and $20.00 per share and become exercisable between one and two years after the date of grant with an additional twenty to twenty-five percent of such options becoming exercisable each year thereafter. During 1993 and 1994 no options were exercised. If not exercised, the options expire ten years from the date of grant. In 1990, the Board of Directors adopted a 1990 Non-qualified Stock Option Plan (the 1990 Option Plan) for its directors who do not participate in management and are not affiliated with GTO (see Note 13). Such plan, as currently in effect, authorizes the issuance of up to 110,000 shares of common stock. The plan is substantially similar in all respects to the 1989 Option Plan described above. The Committee of the Board administering the 1990 Option Plan granted options F-17 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 7 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS -- Continued for 30,000 shares as of July 31, 1990 at $29.05 per share, the market price per share on the date of grant. At December 31, 1993 and 1994, respectively, options outstanding under the 1990 Option Plan totalled 20,000 shares. During January 1995, the Company issued 65,306 shares of common stock, 50% of which are subject to forfeiture prior to January 23, 1996, and granted an option under the 1989 Stock Option Plan to purchase 800,000 shares of the Company's common stock, at market value at the date of grant, for a ten-year period. Such grant becomes exercisable at the rate of 20% per year beginning on January 9, 1996 and each anniversary thereafter. NOTE 8 OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS During 1992, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Standards No. 106 "Employer's Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions". This statement requires the accrual of the cost of providing postretirement benefits, including medical and life insurance benefits, during the active service period of the covered employees. The Company recognized the accumulated liability, measured as of January 1, 1992 through a one-time charge of $17,834,000 (net of income tax benefit of $8,785,000). Charges of the Company for such postretirement benefits during the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994, respectively, were recorded at Canteen Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary. During 1994, Canteen Corporation was sold by the Company (see Note 14). For the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994, the net postretirement benefit cost (income) included in loss from discontinued operations was $5,188,000, $(189,000), and $(100,000), respectively. NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES There are various claims and pending legal actions against or indirectly involving the Company, including actions concerned with civil rights of employees and customers, other employment related matters, taxes, sales of franchise rights, and other matters. Certain of these are seeking damages in substantial amounts. The amounts of liability, if any, on these direct or indirect claims and actions at December 31, 1994, over and above any insurance coverage in respect to certain of them, are not specifically determinable at this time. Flagstar has received proposed deficiencies from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for federal income taxes and penalties totalling approximately $46.6 million. Proposed deficiencies of $34.3 million relate to examinations of certain income tax returns filed by Denny's for periods ending prior to Flagstar's purchase of Denny's on September 11, 1987. These deficiencies primarily involve the proposed disallowance of certain expenses associated with borrowings and other costs incurred at the time of the leveraged buyout of Denny's in 1985 and the purchase of Denny's by Flagstar in 1987. Flagstar filed protests of the proposed deficiencies with the Appeals Division of the IRS stating that it believed the proposed deficiencies were erroneous. Flagstar and the IRS have reached a preliminary agreement on substantially all of the issues included in the original proposed deficiency. Based on this preliminary agreement, the IRS has agreed to waive all penalties and Flagstar estimates that its ultimate federal income tax deficiency will be less than $5 million. The remaining $12.3 million of proposed deficiencies relate to examinations of certain income tax returns filed by the Company and Flagstar for the four fiscal periods ended December 31, 1989. The deficiencies primarily involve the proposed disallowance of deductions associated with borrowings and other costs incurred prior to, at and just following the time of the acquisition of Flagstar in 1989. The Company intends to vigorously contest the proposed deficiencies because it believes the proposed deficiencies are substantially incorrect. The Company is also the subject of pending and threatened employment discrimination claims principally in California and Alabama. In certain of these claims, the plaintiffs have threatened to seek to represent a class alleging racial discrimination in employment practices at Company restaurants and to seek actual, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief. It is the opinion of Management (including General Counsel), after considering a number of factors, including but not limited to the current status of the litigation (including any settlement discussions), the views of retained counsel, the nature of the litigation or proposed tax deficiencies, the prior experience of the consolidated companies, and the amounts F-18 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -- Continued which the Company has accrued for known contingencies that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. NOTE 10 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
TOTAL TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' OTHER EQUITY DEFICIT EQUITY (DEFICIT) (IN THOUSANDS) Balance December 31, 1991...................................................... $302,896 $ (225,919) $ 76,977 Activity: Net Loss.................................................................. -- (225,010) (225,010) Issuance of Preferred Stock, net.......................................... 150,160 -- 150,160 Issuance of Common Stock and Warrants, net................................ 293,304 -- 293,304 Dividends on Preferred Stock.............................................. -- (6,064) (6,064) Balance December 31, 1992...................................................... 746,360 (456,993) 289,367 Activity: Net Loss.................................................................. -- (1,686,650) (1,686,650) Dividends on Preferred Stock.............................................. -- (14,175) (14,175) Minimum pension liability adjustment...................................... (11,091) -- (11,091) Balance December 31, 1993...................................................... 735,269 (2,157,818) (1,422,549) Activity: Net Income................................................................ -- 364,093 364,093 Dividends on Preferred Stock.............................................. -- (14,175) (14,175) Minimum pension liability adjustment...................................... 10,131 -- 10,131 Balance December 31, 1994...................................................... $745,400 $(1,807,900) $ (1,062,500)
On June 16, 1993, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizing the issuance of 200,000,000 shares of $0.50 par value common stock and 25,000,000 shares of $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) and authorizing a five-for-one reverse stock split. Such amendment increased the par value of the common stock to $0.50 per share from $0.10 per share. All references in the financial statements with respect to the number of shares of common stock and related per share amounts have been restated to reflect the reverse stock split. Each share of the $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (Preferred Stock) is convertible at the option of the holder, unless previously redeemed, into 1.359 shares of common stock. The Preferred Stock may be exchanged at the option of the Company, in up to two parts, at any dividend payment date for the Company's 9% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (Exchange Debentures) due July 15, 2017 in a principal amount equal to $25.00 per share of Preferred Stock. Each $25.00 principal amount of Exchange Debenture, if issued, would be convertible at the option of the holder into 1.359 shares of common stock of the Company. The Preferred Stock may be redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, on or after July 15, 1994 at $26.80 per share if redeemed during the twelve month-period beginning July 15, 1994, and thereafter at prices declining annually to $25.00 per share on or after July 15, 2002. The warrants outstanding at December 31, 1994 entitle the holder to purchase 15 million shares of Company common stock at $17.50 per share, subject to adjustment for certain events, and may be exercised at any time after December 31, 1994 through November 16, 2000. F-19 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 11 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS The outstanding warrants as well as the stock options issued to management and directors are common stock equivalents. The $2.25 Preferred Stock and 10% Convertible Debentures, which are convertible into the common stock of the Company (see Note 4), are not common stock equivalents; however, such securities are considered "other potentially dilutive securities" which may become dilutive in the calculation of fully diluted per share amounts. The calculations of primary and fully diluted loss per share amounts for the years ended December 31, 1992 and 1993 have been based on the weighted average number of Company shares outstanding and give consideration to the issuance of common shares during 1992. In addition, such primary and fully diluted losses per share amounts have been adjusted on a retroactive basis to reflect the reverse stock split effected during 1993. The warrants, options, $2.25 Preferred Stock, and 10% Convertible Debentures have been omitted from the calculations for 1992 and 1993 because they have an antidilutive effect on loss per share. For the year ended December 31, 1994, the calculation of primary earnings per share has been based on the weighted average number of outstanding shares as adjusted by the assumed dilutive effect that would occur if the outstanding warrants and stock options were exercised, using the modified treasury stock method. The calculation of fully diluted earnings per share has been based on additional adjustments to the primary earnings per share amount for the dilutive effect of the assumed conversion of the $2.25 Preferred Stock and 10% Convertible Debentures. NOTE 12 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS The Company recorded losses from extraordinary items as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1992 INCOME LOSSES, TAX NET OF LOSSES BENEFITS TAXES (IN THOUSANDS) Recapitalization: Premiums paid to retire certain indebtedness.......................................... $170,762 $(62,513) $108,249 Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on indebtedness retired............. 57,583 (21,080) 36,503 228,345 (83,593) 144,752 Prepayment of Term B Loan: Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on Term B loan...................... 10,099 (1,310) 8,789 Defeasance of Mortgage Notes Payable: Premiums paid to defease certain indebtedness............................................................... 1,362 (102) 1,260 Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on indebtedness retired............. 648 (48) 600 2,010 (150) 1,860 Total................................................................................... $240,454 $(85,053) $155,401
F-20 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 12 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS -- Continued
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993 INCOME LOSSES, TAX NET OF LOSSES BENEFITS TAXES (IN THOUSANDS) Prepayment of Term Loan: Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on indebtedness retired............. $ 26,469 $ (179) $ 26,290 Recapitalization: Premiums and costs to repurchase 10% Convertible Debentures........................... 90 (12) 78 Write-off of unamortized deferred financing cost on indebtedness retired.............. 42 (5) 37 132 (17) 115 Total................................................................................... $ 26,601 $ (196) $ 26,405
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 INCOME LOSSES, TAX NET OF LOSSES BENEFITS TAXES (IN THOUSANDS) Prepayment of Term Loan: Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on indebtedness retired............. $11,931 $ (174) $11,757
Losses during the fourth quarter of 1992 were attributable to the recapitalization and related transactions for premiums paid to retire the 14.75% Senior Notes, 17% Debentures, and 15% Debentures. In addition, the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs related to such indebtedness and the Term A loan under the Prior Bank Credit Agreement, were charged-off simultaneously. During the third quarter of 1992, the prepayment of the Term B loan under the Prior Bank Credit Agreement resulted in a charge-off of the remaining unamortized deferred financing costs on the Term B loan. Proceeds received from the sale of 6,300,000 shares of $2.25 Series A Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock were used to prepay the Term B loan. During the second quarter of 1992, $7,648,000 of the Company's 10.25% Guaranteed Secured Bonds were defeased in accordance with the provisions of the bond indenture. Accordingly, premiums were paid on the defeased debt and the related unamortized deferred financing costs were charged-off. During the third quarter of 1993, the prepayment of $387.5 million of the Company's term loan under the Restated Credit Agreement resulted in a charge-off of $26.5 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. During the first quarter of 1993, the Company purchased $741,000 in principal amount of 10% Convertible Debentures at 101% of their principal amount plus unpaid accrued interest, pursuant to change in control provisions of the indenture. The repurchase of the 10% Convertible Debentures resulted in a charge of $132,000. During the second quarter of 1994, the Company sold Canteen Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary. A portion of the proceeds from the sale was used to prepay $170.2 million of term and $126.1 million of working capital advances which were outstanding under the Company's Restated Credit Agreement resulting in a charge-off of $11.9 million of unamortized deferred financing costs. NOTE 13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company expensed annual advisory fees of $1,000,000 during 1992 and $250,000 during 1993 and 1994 for Gollust, Tierney & Oliver, Incorporated (GTO). GTO earned interest of $1,344,000 in 1992 from senior indebtedness which was previously outstanding. In addition, GTO and related entities received premiums of $2,689,000 related to the redemption of such indebtedness during 1992. F-21 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS -- Continued The Company expensed annual advisory fees to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation (DLJ) of $200,000 for 1992. In 1992 DLJ received fees of $1,380,000 related to investment banking services for the sale of the Company's preferred stock, $7,000,000 as financial advisor to the Company, and $3,738,000 related to the exchange of and issuance of certain indebtedness in the recapitalization. DLJ received $4,059,000 during 1993 for investment banking services related to the issuance of indebtedness by the Company. In 1992, the Company paid a fee to KKR of $15,000,000 for financial advisory services in connection with the recapitalization. In 1993 and 1994, KKR received annually financial advisory fees of $1,250,000. In November 1992 in connection with the recapitalization, the Company loaned $13,922,000 to its chairman, the proceeds of which were used to repay a 1989 loan obtained by the officer for the purchase of Company common stock. The loan is due in November 1997 and is secured by 812,000 shares of common stock and certain other collateral. During 1993 and 1994, the Company earned $789,000 and $842,000, respectively, on the loan which accrues interest at 5.6% per annum and is payable at maturity. During 1994, the Company, through Volume Services, Inc. a stadium concession subsidiary, and Carolinas Stadium Corporation entered into a long-term agreement whereby Volume Services, Inc. will be the concession manager of Carolinas Stadium upon completion of the stadium for a term of 20 years, and will provide concession services for National Football League games played at Clemson University during 1995. The agreement provides for a $2.0 million payment by the Company during 1994 and additional payments of $1.5 million during each of 1995 and 1996, respectively, and $1.0 million during 2004 as well as certain minimum commissions during each year of operation. Volume has also committed to incur construction costs and other related capital expenditures for the project of an additional $10.5 million by 1996. The chairman of the Company is affiliated with Carolinas Stadium Corporation. NOTE 14 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS During April 1994, the Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell the food and vending business and its intent to dispose of the remaining concession and recreation services businesses of its subsidiary, Canteen Holdings, Inc. The Company sold Canteen Corporation, a food and vending subsidiary, for $447.1 million during June 1994, and recognized a net gain of approximately $399.2 million, net of income taxes, during the year ended December 31, 1994. A portion of the proceeds from such transaction was used to prepay $170.2 million of outstanding principal under the senior term loan and liquidate $126.1 million of outstanding working capital advances. During November 1994, the Company announced that it had agreed to sell TW Recreational Services, Inc., a concession and recreation services subsidiary. Such transaction is subject to resolution of certain issues that have been raised by the National Park Service. The Company is continuing its efforts to sell Volume Services, Inc., a stadium concession services subsidiary; however, the major league baseball strike has delayed the sale of Volume beyond the time originally anticipated. Prior period financial statements and related notes have been reclassified to present Canteen Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as discontinued operations in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30. Revenues and operating income (loss) of the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994 were $1.28 billion, $1.37 billion, and $859.7 million and $50.9 million, $(313.3) million, and $32.6 million, respectively. F-22 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 15 QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED) The results for each quarter include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. The consolidated financial results on an interim basis are not necessarily indicative of future financial results on either an interim or an annual basis. Selected consolidated financial data for each quarter within 1993 and 1994 are as follows:
FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Year Ended December 31, 1993: Operating Revenues........................................................ $592,783 $658,201 $689,941 $ 674,244 Operating expenses: Product costs........................................................... 198,163 227,622 240,406 232,954 Payroll & benefits...................................................... 216,319 229,267 231,758 227,887 Depreciation & amortization expense..................................... 40,644 42,064 41,438 46,085 Other................................................................... 110,505 121,495 133,826 113,933 Write-off of goodwill and certain other intangibles..................... -- -- -- 1,104,553 Provision for restructuring charges..................................... -- -- -- 158,620 Operating income (loss)................................................... $ 27,152 $ 37,753 $ 42,513 $(1,209,788) Loss before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.................................................... $(30,071) $(11,852) $ (6,705) $(1,599,607) Net loss applicable to common shareholders................................ $(41,137) $(15,396) $(26,407) $(1,617,885) Primary and fully diluted per share amounts applicable to common shareholders: Loss before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle................................................. $ (0.80) $ (0.36) $ (0.24) $ (37.83) Net loss................................................................ $ (0.98) $ (0.36) $ (0.62) $ (38.18) Year Ended December 31, 1994: Operating Revenues........................................................ $626,273 $679,563 $700,589 $ 659,541 Operating expenses: Product costs........................................................... 217,607 234,770 239,479 227,231 Payroll & benefits...................................................... 227,318 241,419 238,075 213,116 Depreciation & amortization expense..................................... 31,713 31,765 32,866 33,288 Other................................................................... 110,809 126,304 128,228 128,058 Recovery of restructuring charges....................................... -- -- -- (7,207) Operating income.......................................................... $ 38,826 $ 45,305 $ 61,941 $ 65,055 Income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle................................................. $(23,072) $361,619 $ 23,519 $ 13,784 Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders....................... $(26,616) $347,253 $ 19,976 $ 9,305 Primary per share amounts applicable to common shareholders: Income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.............................................. $ (0.63) $ 7.09 $ 0.47 $ 0.24 Net income (loss)....................................................... $ (0.63) $ 6.88 $ 0.47 $ 0.22 Fully diluted per share amounts applicable to common shareholders: Income (loss) before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.............................................. $ (0.63) $ 5.78 $ 0.47 $ 0.24 Net income (loss)....................................................... $ (0.63) $ 5.61 $ 0.47 $ 0.22
During the third quarter of 1993, the Company changed its method of determining the discount rate applied to insurance liabilities retroactive to January 1, 1993 pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 92 issued by the staff F-23 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) NOTE 15 QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED) -- Continued of the Securities and Exchange Commission in June 1993 concerning the accounting for environmental and other contingent liabilities. During the second quarter of 1994, the Company sold its food and vending subsidiary (see Note 14) and recorded a $383.9 million net gain on the sale of the discontinued operation. During the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company increased its gain by $15.3 million to reflect the final settlement of such sale. During the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company recognized a reduction in operating expenses of approximately $15.0 million principally due to favorable claims trends associated with the Company's self-insurance liabilities. The effect of the Company's other potentially dilutive securities (see Note 11) on the computations of fully diluted loss per share amounts for the 1993 quarters and first, third, and fourth quarters of 1994 were anti-dilutive. Accordingly, the primary and fully diluted loss per share amounts for such quarters are equivalent. F-24
EX-3 2 EXHIBIT 3.5 EXHIBIT 3.5 BY-LAWS(1) OF FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. A DELAWARE CORPORATION ARTICLE I OFFICES SECTION 1. REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington. SECTION 2. OTHER OFFICES. The Corporation may have other offices, either within or without the state of Delaware, at such place or places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require. ARTICLE II MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS SECTION 1. ANNUAL MEETINGS. Annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors and for such other business as may stated in the notice of the meeting shall be held at such place, either within or without the state of Delaware, and at such time and date, commencing in the year 1989, as the Board of Directors, by resolution, shall determine and as set forth in the notice of the meeting. If the date of the annual meeting shall fall upon a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day. At each annual meeting, the stockholders entitled to vote shall elect a Board of Directors and they may transact such other corporate business as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting. SECTION 2. OTHER MEETINGS. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose may be held at such time and place, within or without the state of Delaware, as may be fixed by the Board of Directors and shall be stated in the notice of meeting. SECTION 3. INSPECTOR OF ELECTION. At each meeting of stockholders at which an election of directors is to be held, the chairman of the meeting may, but shall not be required to, appoint one person, who need not be a stockholder, to act as inspector of election at such meeting. The inspector so appointed, before entering on the discharge of his duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to faithfully execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability, and thereupon their inspector shall take charge of the polls and after the balloting shall canvas the votes and make a certificate of the results of the vote taken. No director or candidate for the office of director shall be appointed inspector. SECTION 4. VOTING. At each meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of stock entitled to vote held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy must be executed in writing by the stockholder or by the stockholder's duly authorized attorney. Upon the demand of any stockholder, the vote for directors and the vote upon any question before the meeting, shall be by ballot. All elections for directors and all other questions shall be decided by majority vote except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the laws of the state of Delaware. A complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the ensuing election, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of each, and the number of shares held by each, shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. 1. As amended through March 22, 1995. SECTION 5. QUORUM. At all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of stockholders of record holding a majority of the shares of stock of the Corporation issued, outstanding and entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In case a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, the holders of record of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until the requisite amount of stock entitled to vote shall be present. At any such adjourned meeting at which the requisite amount of stock entitled to vote shall be represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called; but only those stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting as originally called shall be entitled to vote at any adjournment or adjournments thereof. SECTION 6. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary, or the resolution of the Board of Directors. SECTION 7. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Written notice, stating the place, date and time of the meeting, and the general nature of the business to be considered, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting. No business other than that stated in the notice shall be transacted at any meeting without the unanimous consent of all the stockholders entitled to vote thereat. SECTION 8. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. Such written consent shall be filled in the minute book of the Corporation. ARTICLE III DIRECTORS SECTION 1. NUMBER AND TERM. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be not less than one nor more than fifteen. Within the limits above specified, the number of directors shall be determined from time to time by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors at any meeting thereof. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Each director shall be elected to serve until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify or until his earlier death, resignation or removal as provided in these Bylaws. Directors need not be stockholders. No person who has attained the age of 70 shall be eligible to stand for election or re-election by the stockholders or otherwise to be appointed to serve as a director of the Corporation. SECTION 2. RESIGNATION. Any director, member of a committee or other officer may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect on receipt thereof. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. SECTION 3. VACANCIES. If the office of any director, member of a committee or other officer becomes vacant, the remaining directors in office, though less than a quorum, by a majority vote, may appoint any qualified person to fill such vacancy, who shall hold office for the unexpired term and until his successor shall be duly chosen or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. In the event that the resignation of any director shall specify that it shall take effect at a future date, the vacancy resulting from such resignation may be filled prospectively in the same manner as provided in this paragraph. SECTION 4. REMOVAL. Except as hereinafter provided, any director or directors may be removed either for or without cause at any time by affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, at a special meeting of the stockholders called for the purpose, and the vacancies thus created may be filled, at the 2 meeting held for the purpose of removal, by the affirmative vote of a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote. Any director may be removed at any time for cause by the action of the directors, at a special meeting called for that purpose, by the vote in favor of removal of a majority of the total number of directors. SECTION 5. INCREASE OF NUMBER. The maximum number of directors may be increased by amendment of these By-Laws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors, though less than a quorum, or, by affirmative vote of a majority interest of the stockholders, at the annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose, and by like vote the additional directors may be chosen at such meeting to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are elected and qualify or until earlier death, resignation or removal. SECTION 6. POWERS. The Board of Directors shall exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except such as are by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or by these By-Laws conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders. SECTION 7. COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more directors of the Corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, or in these By-Laws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending the By-Laws of the Corporation; and, unless the resolution, these By-Laws, or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock. SECTION 8. MEETINGS. The newly elected directors may hold their first meeting for the purpose of organization and the transaction of business, if a quorum be present, immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders; or the time and place of such meeting may be fixed [by] consent in writing of all the directors. Regular meetings of the directors may be held without notice at such places and times as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary on the written request of any two directors on at least two day's notice to each director and shall be held at such place or places as may be determined by the directors, or shall be stated in the call of the meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. SECTION 9. QUORUM. A majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall be present, the act of a majority of the directors present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws. If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained, and no further notice thereof need by given other than by announcement at the meeting which shall be so adjourned. SECTION 10. COMPENSATION. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors or as members of committees, but by resolution of the Board of Directors a fixed fee and expenses of attendance may be 3 allowed for attendance at each meeting. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor. SECTION 11. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting, if prior to such action a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board of Directors, or of such committee as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. SECTION 12. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and for the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation as it may deem proper, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS SECTION 1. OFFICERS. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any shall have been elected, a President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors and who shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. In addition, the Board of Directors may elect one or more Vice Presidents and such Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers as they may deem proper. None of the officers of the Corporation need be directors (except for the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any) or stockholders. The officers shall be elected at the first meeting of the Board of Directors after each annual meeting. Any person may hold one or more offices. The compensation of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. SECTION 2. OTHER OFFICERS AND AGENTS. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it may deem advisable, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate to any officer or officers the power to appoint any such officer, to fix their respective terms of office, to prescribe their respective powers and duties, to remove them and to fill vacancies in any such offices. SECTION 3. CHAIRMAN. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if one be elected, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders, and absent instructions to the contrary by the Board of Directors, shall exercise general supervision over the property, affairs and business of the Corporation, shall authorize the other officers of the Corporation to exercise such powers as he may deem to be in the best interests of the Corporation and shall have and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. SECTION 4. PRESIDENT. The President shall have such duties as may from time to time be delegated to him by the Board of Directors. In the event there shall be no Chairman, the President shall exercise all powers conferred on the Chairman by Section 3 of this Article. In the event a Chairman is elected, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and, in the absence or disability of the Chairman, shall have the powers of the Chairman. SECTION 5. VICE PRESIDENTS. Each Vice President shall have such power[s] and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the directors. The Board of Directors may further designate the area or areas of responsibility assigned to a Vice President by appropriate words, such as Senior Vice President or Group Vice President added to the title of the office or offices held by such Vice President. SECTION 6. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation. He shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositaries as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation in such manner as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, the Chairman or the President, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements. He shall render to the Chairman, the President and the Board of Directors at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors, or whenever they may request it, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. SECTION 7. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of stockholders and directors, and all other notices required by law or by these By-Laws, and in case of his absence or refusal or neglect so to do, any such notice may be given by any person thereunto directed by the Chairman, the President, or the directors, or 4 stockholders, upon whose requisition the meeting is called as provided in these By-Laws. He shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and of the directors, in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the directors, the Chairman or the President. He shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the same to all instruments requiring it, when authorized by the directors or the President, and attest the same. SECTION 8. ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries, if any, shall be elected and shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them, respectively, by the directors. SECTION 9. RESIGNATION. Any officer may resign at any time, unless otherwise provided in any contract with the Corporation, by giving written notice to the Chairman, if any, or the President or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof. SECTION 10. REMOVAL. Any officer may be removed at any time by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, with or without cause. Any officer not elected by the Board of Directors may be removed in such manner as may be determined by, or pursuant to delegation from, the Board of Directors. SECTION 11. VACANCIES. If a vacancy shall occur in any office, such vacancy may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors. SECTION 12. SURETY BONDS. In the event the Board of Directors shall so require, any officer or agent of the Corporation shall execute to the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may direct, conditioned on the faithful performance of the officer's duties to the Corporation. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 1. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK. A certificate or certificates of stock, signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if one be elected, the President or a Vice President, and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation, shall be issued to each stockholder certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation. Any of or all of the signatures may be facsimiles. The certificate or certificates or stock shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time adopt and shall be countersigned and registered in such manner, if any, as the Board of Directors may prescribe. In case any officer who shall have signed, or whose facsimile signature shall have been used on any such certificate, shall cease to be such officer of the Corporation before such certificate shall have been issued by the Corporation, such certificate may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person who signed such certificate, or whose facsimile signature shall have been used thereon, had not ceased to be such officer; and such issuance and delivery shall constitute adoption of such certificate by the Corporation. There shall be entered on the books of the Corporation the number of each certificate issued, the number (and class or series, if any) of shares represented thereby, the name and address of the person to whom such certificate was issued and the date of issuance thereof. SECTION 2. LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. A new certificate of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the directors may, in their discretion, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representatives, to give the Corporation a bond, in such sum as they may direct, not exceeding double the value of the stock, to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss of any such certificate, or the issuance of any such new certificate and to provide such evidence of loss, theft or destruction as the Board of Directors may require. SECTION 3. TRANSFER OF SHARES. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable only upon its books by the holders of record thereof in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, and upon such transfer the old certificates shall be surrendered, along with such evidence of the authenticity of such transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require, to the Corporation by the delivery thereof to the person in charge of the stock and transfer books, or to such other person as the directors may designate, by whom they shall be cancelled, and new certificates shall thereupon be issued. A record shall be made of each transfer 5 and whenever a transfer shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer. SECTION 4. REGULATIONS, TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS. The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issuance and transfer of certificates for shares of the stock of the Corporation, may appoint transfer agents or registrars, or both, and may require all certificates of stock to bear the signature of either or both. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the Corporation from acting as its own transfer agent at any of its offices. SECTION 5. STOCKHOLDERS RECORD DATE. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance a record date, which shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. SECTION 6. SHAREHOLDERS RECORD OWNERSHIP. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered as such on the books of the Corporation as the owner of shares of the Corporation's stock to receive dividends and to vote as such owner. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, regardless of whether the Corporation shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law. SECTION 7. DIVIDENDS AND RESERVES. Subject to the applicable provisions of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may, out of funds legally available therefor, at any regular or special meeting, declare dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation as and when they deem expedient. Before declaring any dividend there may be set apart out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends, such sum or sums as the directors from time to time in their discretion deem proper for working capital, or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for the purpose of repairing, maintaining or increasing the property or business of the Corporation or for such other purposes as the directors shall deem conducive to the interests of the Corporation. The Board of directors may, in its discretion, modify or abolish any such reserve at any time. SECTION 8. SEAL. The corporate seal shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the Corporation, the year of its creation and the words "CORPORATE SEAL, DELAWARE". Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed, reproduced, engraved, printed or otherwise represented. SECTION 9. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. SECTION 10. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS. All agreements, deeds, contracts, proxies, covenants, bonds, checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, bills of exchange, notes, acceptances and endorsements, and all evidences of indebtedness and other documents, instruments or writings of any nature whatsoever, issued in the name of the Corporation, shall be signed by such officers, agents or employees of the Corporation, or by any one of them, and in such manner, as from time to time may be determined, either generally or in specific instances, by the Board of Directors or by such officer or officers to whom the Board of Directors may delegate the power to so determine. SECTION 11. STOCK OF OTHER CORPORATIONS. Subject to such limitations as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, any officer of the Corporation shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend, to act and vote at, and to waive notice of, any meeting of stockholders of any corporations, shares of stock of which are owned by or stand in the name of the Corporation, and to execute and deliver proxies and actions in writing for the voting of any such shares, and at any such meeting or by action in writing may exercise on behalf of the Corporation any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such shares. SECTION 12. NOTICE AND WAIVER OF NOTICE. Whenever any notice is required by these By-Laws to be given, personal notice is not meant unless expressly so stated, and any notice so required shall be deemed to be sufficient if given by depositing the same in the United states mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person entitled thereto at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the day of 6 such mailing. Stockholders not entitled to vote shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meetings except as otherwise provided by statute. Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given under the provisions of any law, or under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting, whether of stockholders (in person or by proxy) or of directors or of any committee of the Board of Directors, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when such person attends such meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not legally called or convened. SECTION 13. BOOKS, ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECORDS. Except as otherwise provided by law, the books, accounts and other records of the Corporation shall be kept at such place or places (within or without the state of Delaware) as the Board of Directors, the Chairman or the President may form time to time designate. SECTION 14. INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. ARTICLE VI AMENDMENTS These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed and By-Laws may be made at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting thereof if notice of the proposed alteration or repeal or By-Law or By-Laws to be made be contained in the notice of such special meeting, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, or at any special meeting of the Board of Directors, if notice of the proposed alteration or repeal, or By-Law or By-Laws to be made, be contained in the notice of such special meeting. 7 EX-4 3 EXHIBIT 4.28 EXHIBIT 4.28 [Execution Copy] SIXTH AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND CONSENT SIXTH AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND CONSENT, dated as of June 17, 1994 (this "Amendment"), among FLAGSTAR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation formerly known as TW Services, Inc. ("Flagstar"), TWS FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Funding"), and each financial institution executing this Amendment as a "Lender" (each, a "Lender"). PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: 1. Flagstar, Funding, the Lenders and the Co-Agents and Managing Agent referred to therein have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 1992 (as amended to date, the "Credit Agreement"; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined unless otherwise defined herein). 2. Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, Waiver and Consent dated as of April 26, 1994 (the "Fourth Amendment") to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to grant the requisite waivers and consents to permit the consummation of the Sale Transaction (as defined in the Fourth Amendment), subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Fourth Amendment. Pursuant to Section 2.04(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Working Capital Facility is required to be permanently reduced by an amount equal to the excess of the Net Cash Proceeds of the Sale Transaction over the aggregate amount of the Term Advances. 3. The Borrowers have determined that the proceeds of the Sale Transaction will be in excess of the amount required by the terms of the Credit Agreement to be applied to prepay in full the Term Advances and have requested that the Lenders agree (a) to clarify the application of the proceeds of the Sale Transaction to the Obligations outstanding under the Loan Documents and (b) to waive the required reduction of the Working Capital Facility. 4. The Borrowers have asked the Lenders to waive the condition set forth in Section 1(b)(ii) of the Fourth Amendment to permit certain of the Letters of Credit to remain outstanding for a period of up to 60 days after the date of the consummation of the Sale Transaction. 5. Canteen Holdings, Inc. ("Canteen") proposes to sell its Recreational and Volume Services Businesses by selling in one or more transactions its direct and indirect Subsidiaries listed on Schedule A hereto (the "Subject Subsidiaries") (the "Recreational and Volume Services Sale Transactions"). In anticipation of the Recreational and Volume Services Sale Transactions, the Borrowers have requested the amendment of Section 5.02(e) of the Credit Agreement. 6. The Borrowers have requested that the Credit Agreement be amended, among other things, to permit the Loan Parties to retire a portion of their Funded Debt in an amount equal to the portion of the proceeds of the Sale Transaction not required to be delivered to the Managing Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 7. The Lenders have expressed their willingness to grant the Borrowers' requests as set forth above on the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. WAIVER AND CONSENT CONCERNING THE SALE TRANSACTION. (a) The Lenders hereby agree that the condition set forth in Section 1(b)(i) of the Fourth Amendment shall be satisfied if the Managing Agent shall have received for application to the reduction of Commitments under the Credit Agreement an amount sufficient (i) to repay in full the outstanding Term Advances, (ii) to reduce the Working Capital Facility to an amount equal to $150,000,000 plus the Extension Amount (as defined below) and (iii) to reduce all other Commitments outstanding under the Credit Agreement, if any, to zero. (b) The Lenders hereby agree that the condition set forth in Section 1(b)(ii) of the Fourth Amendment shall be satisfied if Flagstar shall have returned to the Issuing Banks for cancellation all Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule B hereto having an Available Amount in excess of $300,000, provided that the aggregate Available Amount of such Letters of Credit not so returned shall not exceed $662,500; provided further, that within 60 days after the consummation of the Sale Transaction, the Borrowers shall have returned to the Issuing Banks for cancellation all of the Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule B hereto or shall have deposited cash collateral with the Issuing Bank of each such outstanding Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the Available Amount of such outstanding Letter of Credit. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, hereby amended as follows: (a) Section 2.14(b) is amended by adding at the end thereof "or for the purposes permitted by Section 5.02(n)(i)(G)." (b) Section 4.01(g) is amended by deleting the date "1991" and substituting therefor the date "1993". (c) Section 5.02(e) is amended by deleting from the end of clause (vi) thereof the word "and", adding to the end of clause (vii) thereof the word "and" and adding a new clause (viii) thereto to read as follows: "(viii) dispositions of IM Parks, Inc., IM Stadium, Inc. and their respective Subsidiaries on or before March 31, 1995, PROVIDED that (i) on or prior to the date of disposition of each such Subsidiary, Funding shall have returned to the Issuing Banks for cancellation, or shall have made other arrangements satisfactory to the requisite Lenders in respect of, the Letters of Credit issued in support of obligations of such Subsidiary, (ii) any such disposition shall be for an amount not less than fair market value and on other terms and conditions reasonable and customary in similar transactions, in each case as determined in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders and (iii) the Net Cash Proceeds of such dispositions are used to prepay Advances in accordance with Section 2.05;" (d) Section 5.02(e) is further amended by deleting from the proviso clause at the end thereof the phrase "clauses (iv) and (v)" and substituting therefor the phrase "clauses (iv), (v) and (viii)". (e) Section 5.02(n) is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end of clause (i)(E) thereof and substituting a comma therefor, adding the word "and" at the end of clause (i)(F) thereof and adding a new clause (i)(G) to read as follows: "(G) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of Funded Debt, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the result of (I) $175,000,000 minus (II) the excess of $300,000,000 over the amount of the Working Capital Facility on the day after the consummation of the sale of IM Vending, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, provided that, both before and after giving effect to any transaction permitted by this clause (G), (aa) the Borrowers shall have an aggregate of (i) Cash Equivalents and the balance of cash in the Funding Cash Concentration Account and (ii) an amount equal to the excess of the amount of the Working Capital Facility over the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Working Capital Advances plus (y) the Working Capital Reserve Amount of not less than $100,000,000 and (bb) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing". SECTION 3. EXTENSION OF WORKING CAPITAL COMMITMENTS. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section 3, the following terms are defined as follows: "ELECTED PREPAYMENT WAIVER" of a Lender means the amount of such Lender's Working Capital Commitment in excess of such Lender's Remaining Commitment that such Lender elects to maintain as its Working Capital Commitment after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of the Sale Transaction, as indicated on such Lender's signature page hereof. "EXTENSION AMOUNT" means the aggregate amount of the Elected Prepayment Waivers of the Lenders. "REMAINING COMMITMENT" of a Lender means such Lender's pro rata share, determined by reference to such Lender's Working Capital Commitment prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, of $150,000,000. (b) DETERMINATION OF ELECTED PREPAYMENT WAIVERS. (i) On or before June 16, 1994, each Lender that elects an Elected Prepayment Waiver shall deliver to the Managing Agent a copy of its signature page to this Amendment, duly executed by such Lender and specifying in the space provided on such page opposite the name of such Lender such Lender's Elected Prepayment Waiver. (ii) Promptly upon receipt of the signature pages as contemplated by clause (i) above, the Managing Agent shall notify the Borrowers of the Extension Amount. If the Extension Amount is less than $150,000,000, the Borrowers may elect not to accept the Elected Prepayment Waivers, whereupon the 2 Working Capital Facility shall be $150,000,000. The Managing Agent shall promptly notify each Lender that has an Elected Prepayment Waiver of its Working Capital Commitment after giving effect to this Amendment and shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrowers of the amount of the Working Capital Facility after giving effect to this Amendment. (c) EXTENSION OF WORKING CAPITAL COMMITMENTS. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, each Lender that has an Elected Prepayment Waiver hereby waives Section 2.04(b) of the Credit Agreement to the extent of such Elected Prepayment Waiver, whereupon (i) that portion of the Working Capital Facility equal to the Extension Amount that would otherwise be reduced by application of the proceeds of the Sale Transaction shall instead remain outstanding, and (ii) the amount of the Working Capital Facility shall be equal to the sum of $150,000,000 and the Extension Amount. SECTION 4. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. (a) This Amendment and Section 1 hereof shall become effective when, and only when (i) the Managing Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by Flagstar, Funding and the Required Lenders or, as to any of the Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Managing Agent that such Lenders have executed this Waiver and (ii) the Managing Agent shall have received the Consent attached hereto, signed by each Subsidiary of Flagstar. (b) Sections 2 and 3 hereof shall become effective on and as of the date on or prior to July 31, 1994 when, in addition to the conditions set forth in clause (a) above, the following conditions shall have been satisfied or duly waived: (i) The Sale Transaction shall have been consummated. (ii) Flagstar shall have paid to the Managing Agent, in accordance with Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement and for the account of each Lender, an extension fee equal to 0.5% of such Lender's Elected Prepayment Waiver. (iii) If the Extension Amount is less than $150,000,000, the Managing Agent shall have received a notice from the Borrowers that the Borrowers have not made the election pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii) above to not accept the Elected Prepayment Waivers. (iv) The Borrowers shall have accepted Elected Prepayment Waivers in an aggregate amount of not less than $100,000,000. (v) The Managing Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the date of receipt thereof by the Managing Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Agent, signed by a duly authorized officer of each Loan Party, stating that: (A) The representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document and in Section 5 hereof are correct on and as of the date of such certificate as though made on and as of such date, and (B) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default. SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Flagstar represents and warrants as follows: (a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within such Loan Party's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i) contravene such Loan Party's charter or by-laws, (ii) violate any law (including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), rule, regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award applicable to any Loan Party, (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument binding on or affecting any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by or permitted under the Loan Documents) upon or with respect to any of the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries except, as to (ii) and (iii) above, as would not, and would not be reasonably likely to, have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery, recordation, 3 filing or performance by any Loan Party of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except where the failure to obtain, take, give or make such authorizations, approvals, actions, notices or filings would not, and would not be reasonably likely to, have a Material Adverse Effect. (c) This Amendment and the Consent have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto. Assuming that (i) this Amendment is duly executed and delivered by, and is within the power and authority of, the Required Lenders and (ii) the Credit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by, and is within the power and authority of the Managing Agent, the Co-Agents and the Lenders, this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). SECTION 6. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE LOAN DOCUMENTS. (a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, on and after the date hereof each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or Co-Agent or the Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. This Waiver shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. SECTION 8. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Waiver by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Waiver. 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. BORROWERS FLAGSTAR CORPORATION By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Title: Vice President and Treasurer TWS FUNDING, INC. By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Title: Treasurer LENDERS CITIBANK, N.A. Elected Prepayment Waiver $12,589,232.67 By: /s/ DOUGLAS P. FLETCHER Title: Attorney-in-fact
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Elected Prepayment Waiver $5,775,908.19 By: /s/ J. ALAN EDWARDS Title: Vice President
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY Elected Prepayment Waiver $0 By: /s/ MARY JO JOLLY Title: Assistant Vice President
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. Elected Prepayment Waiver $27,874,914.00 By: /s/ DAVID B. TOWNSEND Title: Managing Director
5 CHEMICAL BANK ELECTED PREPAYMENT WAIVER $24,897,174.00 By: /s/ WILLIAM P. RINDFUSS Title: Vice President
THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED -- NEW YORK BRANCH Elected Prepayment Waiver $0 By: /s/ SHUNKO UCHIDA Title: Vice President
NATIONSBANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, N.A. Elected Prepayment Waiver $23,897,349.98 By: /s/ CYNTHIA A. GRIM Title: Senior Vice President
EATON VANCE PRIME RATE RESERVES Elected Prepayment Waiver $0 By: /s/ MICHAEL J. CANNON Title: Vice President
GIROCREDIT BANK AG DER SPARKASSEN Elected Prepayment Waiver $1,169,044.00 By: /s/ ANCA TRIFAN Title: Vice President /s/ R. F. STONE Title: First Vice President
INTERNATIONALE NEDERLANDEN (U.S.) CAPITAL CORPORATION Elected Prepayment Waiver $0 By: /s/ JOAN M. CHIAPPE Title: Vice President
6 THE MITSUBISHI TRUST AND BANKING CORPORATION Elected Prepayment Waiver $2,481,203.00 By: /s/ PATRICIA M. LORET DE MOLA Title: Senior Vice President
RESTRUCTURED OBLIGATIONS BACKED BY SENIOR ASSETS, B.V. Elected Prepayment Waiver By: Chancellor Sr. Secured Mgmt., Inc., as Portfolio Advisor $0 By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER A. BONDY Title: Assistant Vice President
THE SAKURA BANK, LTD. Elected Prepayment Waiver $1,315,174.19 By: /s/ YASUHIRO TERADA Title: S.V.P. & A.G.M.
STICHTING RESTRUCTURED OBLIGATIONS BACKED BY SENIOR ASSETS 2 (ROSA2) Elected Prepayment Waiver By: Chancellor Sr. Secured Mgmt., Inc., as Portfolio Advisor $0 By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER A. BONDY Title: Assistant Vice President
7 SCHEDULE A SUBJECT SUBSIDIARIES Canteen Management Services, Inc. IM Parks, Inc. IM Stadium, Inc. TW Recreational Services, Inc. Volume Services, Inc. (a Kansas corporation) Volume Services, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) 8 SCHEDULE E TO SIXTH AMENDMENT, WAIVER AND CONSENT CANTEEN HOLDINGS, INC. FOOD & VENDING DIVISION ESTIMATED LEVEL OF LETTERS OF CREDIT TO BE OUTSTANDING ON JUNE 20, 1994
ISSUED BY: ISSUED TO: DESCRIPTION: AMOUNT: ScotiaBank Transportation Ins. Co. Workers compensation, General liability and Auto liability (periods prior to 1993) $25,712,897(1) Citibank Transportation Ins. Co. Workers compensation and Auto liability (1994) 6,609,513(2) ScotiaBank CNA Performance Bonds 6,700,000 Citibank Industrial Commission of Ohio State of Ohio workers compensation 100,000 Citibank AMWEST Surety Performance Bond 137,500 ScotiaBank Met Life Leases -- Wometco 125,000 ScotiaBank Gables Capital Leases -- Wometco 300,000 ESTIMATED TOTAL $39,684,910
(1) Estimated Food & Vending allocation of gross L/C of $42,990,000 securing all such obligations of Flagstar and its subsidiaries. (2) Estimated Food & Vending allocation of gross L/C of $37,010,000 securing all such obligations of Flagstar and its subsidiaries. This L/C began the year at $3.1 million and increases at the rate of approximately $3.1 million each succeeding month through December. The Food & Vending portion increases at the rate of approximately $1.1 million per month. 9 CONSENT DATED AS OF JUNE 17, 1994. The undersigned, each a Guarantor under the Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of November 16, 1992 (as amended to date, the "Guaranty") and a Grantor under the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of November 16, 1992 (as amended to date, the "Security Agreement") in favor of the Managing Agent for the Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to in the foregoing Sixth Amendment, Waiver and Consent, hereby consents to said Sixth Amendment, Waiver and Consent and hereby confirms and agrees that (i) each of the Guaranty and the Security Agreement is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that, upon the effectiveness of, and on and after the date of, the Sixth Amendment, Waiver and Consent, each reference in each of the Guaranty and the Security Agreement to the Credit Agreement, "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by said Sixth Amendment, Waiver and Consent and (ii) the Security Agreement and all of the Collateral described therein do, and shall continue to, secure the payment of all of the Obligations (as defined therein). Subsidiaries SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES CANTEEN HOLDINGS, INC. DENNY'S HOLDINGS, INC. SPARTAN HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ JOHN A. GERSON President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above 10 CANTEEN SUBSIDIARY GROUP ACE FOODS, INC. AUTOMATIC CIGARETTE SERVICE COMPANY AUTOMATIC MERCHANTS, INC. BATON ROUGE CIGARETTE SERVICE, INC. CANTEEN CORPORATION CANTEEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. CANTEEN SERVICE, INC. CIGARETTE SERVICE CO., INC. CONSOLIDATED COIN CATERERS CORPORATION 5111 W. LEXINGTON BUILDING CORPORATION IM VENDING, INC. IM PARKS, INC. IM STADIUM, INC. NEW ORLEANS CIGARETTE SERVICE CORPORATION THE OAK ROOM, INC. QUAD COUNTY CANTEEN SERVICE COMPANY TW RECREATIONAL SERVICES, INC. UNITED FOOD MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. N.Y. VOLUME SERVICES, INC. (A KANSAS CORPORATION) VOLUME SERVICES, INC. (A DELAWARE CORPORATION) By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Vice President or Treasurer of each of the corporations listed above 11 DENNY'S SUBSIDIARY GROUP CB DEVELOPMENT #6, INC. C-B-R DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. DANNY'S DO NUTS #10, INC. DENNY'S, INC. DENNY'S MANAGEMENT, INC. DENNY'S REALTY, INC. DFC TRUCKING CO. EAVES PACKING COMPANY, INC. EL POLLO LOCO, INC. By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN, III President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above DENNY'S RESTAURANTS OF IDAHO, INC. By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN, III Title: Assistant Treasurer 12 HAROLD BUTLER ENTERPRISES #362, INC. HAROLD BUTLER ENTERPRISES #607, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 1, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 5, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 6, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 7, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 8, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 9, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 14, INC. PORTIONTROL FOODS, INC. PROFICIENT FOOD COMPANY By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN, III President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above TWS 200 CORP. TWS 300 CORP. TWS 500 CORP. TWS 600 CORP. TWS 700 CORP. TWS 800 CORP. WDH SERVICES, INC. By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN, III President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above CB DEVELOPMENT #9, LTD. DENNY'S OF CANADA LTD. DENNY'S RESTAURANTS OF CANADA, LTD. By /s/ WILLIAM H. MITCHELL Title: Vice President 13 SPARTAN SUBSIDIARY GROUP QUINCY'S REALTY, INC. QUINCY'S RESTAURANTS, INC. FLAGSTAR ENTERPRISES, INC. SPARDEE'S REALTY, INC. FLAGSTAR SYSTEMS, INC. SPARTAN REALTY, INC. By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Treasurer of each of the corporations listed above SPARTAN MANAGEMENT, INC. By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Title: Treasurer ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR: AMS HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ JOHN A. GERSON Title: President or Vice President 14
EX-4 4 EXHIBIT 4.29 EXHIBIT 4.29 EXECUTION COPY SEVENTH AMENDMENT SEVENTH AMENDMENT dated as of October 7, 1994 (this "Amendment"), among FLAGSTAR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation formerly known as TW Services, Inc. ("Flagstar"), TWS FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Funding"), and each financial institution executing this Amendment as a "Lender" (each, a "Lender"). PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: 1. Flagstar, Funding, the Lenders and the Co-Agents and Managing Agent referred to therein have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 1992 (as amended to date, the "Credit Agreement"; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined unless otherwise defined herein). 2. The Borrowers have requested that the Credit Agreement be amended, among other things, to amend the ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA. 3. The Lenders have expressed their willingness to grant the Borrowers' request as set forth above on the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, hereby amended as follows: (a) Section 1.01 is amended by adding thereto, in proper alphabetical sequence, the following defined term: "ADJUSTED CASH CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" means, for any period, Cash Capital Expenditures less, for each of the fiscal quarters set forth below, the amount set opposite such fiscal quarter:
FISCAL QUARTER ENDED AMOUNT December 31, 1994................................... $ 75,000,000 March 31, 1995...................................... 105,000,000 June 30, 1995....................................... 125,000,000 September 30, 1995.................................. 125,000,000 December 31, 1995................................... 110,000,000 March 31, 1996...................................... 65,000,000
(b) Section 2.01(g) is amended in full to read as follows: (g) Clean-up. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2.01(d) and 2.10(e), no Borrowings may be made under Section 2.01(d) or 2.01(e) unless there shall have been, during the 13 months immediately preceding the proposed date thereof, a period of at least 30 consecutive days during which the aggregate principal amount of Working Capital Advances and Swing Line Advances outstanding (other than Working Capital Advances resulting from drawings under Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.13(c) that are repaid or prepaid within three Business Days) did not exceed $0. (c) Section 5.02(n) is amended by deleting the comma at the end of clause (i)(E) thereof, substituting the word "and" therefor, deleting the word "and" at the end of clause (i)(F) thereof and deleting therefrom the following: (G) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of Funded Debt, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the result of (I) $175,000,000 minus (II) the excess of $300,000,000 over the amount of the Working Capital Facility on the day after the consummation of the sale of IM Vending, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, provided that, both before and after giving effect to any transaction permitted by this clause (G), (aa) the Borrowers shall have an aggregate of (i) Cash Equivalents and the balance of cash in the Funding Cash Concentration Account and (ii) an amount equal to the excess of the amount of the Working Capital Facility over the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Working Capital Advances plus (y) the Working Capital Reserve Amount of not less than $100,000,000 and (bb) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (d) Section 5.04(a) is amended in full to read as follows: (a) Total Debt to EBITDA. Permit the ratio of (i) Adjusted Total Debt outstanding on the last day of any fiscal quarter to (ii) EBITDA of Flagstar and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the Rolling Period then ended to be more than the amount for such Rolling Period set forth below:
ROLLING PERIODS ENDING RATIO On or after March 31, 1994 and on or prior to December 31, 1994................................................ 5.70:1.00 On or after March 31, 1995.............................. 5.90:1.00
(e) Section 5.04(c) is amended by adding the word "Adjusted" immediately before the phrase "Cash Capital Expenditures". (f) Section 5.04(d) is amended by deleting the amounts set opposite the Fiscal Years Ending In December 1994 and December 1995 and substituting therefor the amounts set opposite such periods as set forth below:
FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN AMOUNT December 1994............................................ $200,000,000 December 1995............................................ $175,000,000
SECTION 2. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective when, and only when (a) Flagstar shall have paid to the Managing Agent, in accordance with Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement and for the account of each Lender, a fee equal to 0.15% of such Lender's Working Capital Commitment, (b) the Managing Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by Flagstar, Funding and the Required Lenders or, as to any of the Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Managing Agent that such Lenders have executed this Amendment, (c) the Managing Agent shall have received the Consent attached hereto, signed by each Subsidiary of Flagstar and (d) the Managing Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the date of receipt thereof by the Managing Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Agent, signed by a duly authorized officer of each Loan Party, stating that: (i) The representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document and in Section 3 hereof are correct on and as of the date of such certificate as though made on and as of such date, and (ii) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default. SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Flagstar represents and warrants as follows: (a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within such Loan Party's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i) contravene such Loan Party's charter or by-laws, (ii) violate any law (including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), rule, regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award applicable to any Loan Party, (iii) conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any contract, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument binding on or affecting any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by or permitted under the Loan Documents) upon or with respect to any of the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries except, as to (ii) and (iii) above, as would not, and would not be reasonably likely to, have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery, recordation, filing or performance by any Loan Party of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except where the failure to obtain, take, give or make such authorizations, approvals, actions, notices or filings would not, and would not be reasonably likely to, have a Material Adverse Effect. 2 (c) This Amendment and the Consent have been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto. Assuming that (i) this Amendment is duly executed and delivered by, and is within the power and authority of, the Required Lenders and (ii) the Credit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by, and is within the power and authority of the Managing Agent, the Co-Agents and the Lenders, this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). SECTION 4. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE LOAN DOCUMENTS. (a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, on and after the date hereof each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or Co-Agent or the Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. SECTION 5. GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. SECTION 6. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. Borrowers FLAGSTAR CORPORATION By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Title: Vice President and Treasurer TWS FUNDING, INC. By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Title: Treasurer Lenders CITIBANK, N.A. By /s/ DOUGLAS P. FLETCHER Title: Attorney-in-fact THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By /s/ J. ALAN EDWARDS Title: Authorized Signatory BANKERS TRUST COMPANY By /s/ MARY JO JOLLY Title: Assistant Vice President THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. By /s/ MARC D. GALLIGAN Title: Vice President 4 CHEMICAL BANK By /s/ WILLIAM P. RINDFUSS Title: Vice President THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED -- NEW YORK BRANCH By /s/ SHUNKO UCHIDA Title: Vice President NATIONSBANK OF NORTH CAROLINA, N.A. By /s/ CYNTHIA A. GRIM Title: Senior Vice President GIROCREDIT BANK By /s/ SHARAD GUPTA Title: Senior Vice President By /s/ R. F. STONE Title: First Vice President THE NIPPON CREDIT BANK, LTD. By /s/ CLIFFORD ABRAMSKY Title: Vice President & Manager THE SAKURA BANK, LTD. By /s/ MASAHIRO NAKAJO Title: S.V.P. & Manager 5 SUN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By /s/ LYNN A. HOPTON Title: Vice President, Sun America Investments, Inc. VAN KAMPEN MERRITT PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST By /s/ JEFFREY W. MAILLET Title: Vice President & Portfolio Manager 6 CONSENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 7, 1994. The undersigned, each a Guarantor under the Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of November 16, 1992 (as amended to date, the "Guaranty") and a Grantor under the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of November 16, 1992 (as amended to date, the "Security Agreement") in favor of the Managing Agent for the Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to in the foregoing Seventh Amendment, hereby consents to said Seventh Amendment and hereby confirms and agrees that (i) each of the Guaranty and the Security Agreement is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that, upon the effectiveness of, and on and after the date of, the Seventh Amendment, each reference in each of the Guaranty and the Security Agreement to the Credit Agreement, "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by said Seventh Amendment and (ii) the Security Agreement and all of the Collateral described therein do, and shall continue to, secure the payment of all of the Obligations (as defined therein). Subsidiaries SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES CANTEEN HOLDINGS, INC. DENNY'S HOLDINGS, INC. SPARTAN HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ JOHN A. GERSON President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above CANTEEN SUBSIDIARY GROUP CANTEEN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. IM PARKS, INC. IM STADIUM, INC. TW RECREATIONAL SERVICES, INC. VOLUME SERVICES, INC. (A KANSAS CORPORATION) VOLUME SERVICES, INC. (A DELAWARE CORPORATION) By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Vice President or Treasurer of each of the corporations listed above 7 DENNY'S SUBSIDIARY GROUP CB DEVELOPMENT #6, INC. C-B-R DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. DANNY'S DO NUTS #10, INC. DENNY'S, INC. DENNY'S MANAGEMENT, INC. DENNY'S REALTY, INC. DFC TRUCKING CO. EAVES PACKING COMPANY, INC. EL POLLO LOCO, INC. By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above DENNY'S RESTAURANTS OF IDAHO, INC. By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN Title: Assistant Treasurer HAROLD BUTLER ENTERPRISES #362, INC. HAROLD BUTLER ENTERPRISES #607, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 1, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 5, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 6, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 7, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 8, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 9, INC. LA MIRADA ENTERPRISES NO. 14, INC. PORTIONTROL FOODS, INC. PROFICIENT FOOD COMPANY By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above TWS 200 CORP. TWS 300 CORP. TWS 500 CORP. TWS 600 CORP. TWS 700 CORP. TWS 800 CORP. WDH SERVICES, INC. 8 By /s/ ROBERT L. WYNN President or Vice President of each of the corporations listed above EAVES PACKING COMPANY, INC. By /s/ H. STEPHEN MCMANUS Vice President and Secretary CB DEVELOPMENT #9, LTD. DENNY'S OF CANADA LTD. DENNY'S RESTAURANTS OF CANADA, LTD. By /s/ GAYLON SMITH Title: Vice President SPARTAN SUBSIDIARY GROUP QUINCY'S REALTY, INC. QUINCY'S RESTAURANTS, INC. FLAGSTAR ENTERPRISES, INC. SPARDEE'S REALTY, INC. FLAGSTAR SYSTEMS, INC. SPARTAN REALTY, INC. By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Treasurer of each of the corporations listed above SPARTAN MANAGEMENT, INC. By /s/ C. BURT DUREN Title: Treasurer ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR: AMS HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ JOHN A. GERSON Title: President or Vice President 9
EX-10 5 EXHIBIT 10.6 EXHIBIT 10.6 AMENDMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT This Amendment dated as of January 1, 1995, to the Stockholders' Agreement dated as of August 11, 1992 as previously amended by amendments thereto dated September 30, 1992 and April 6, 1993 (the "Stockholders' Agreement") is made by all of the parties to the Stockholders' Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Stockholders' Agreement. RECITALS A. GTO is in the process of distributing to its investors shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Stockholders' Agreement. B. GTO desires to have the Stockholders' Agreement terminate as to GTO but the provisions of Section 6.2 of the Stockholders' Agreement are not generally effective with respect to all of the various entities comprising GTO because, even after giving effect to GTO's contemplated distribution to its investors, GTO will still own more than 2% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis. C. The other parties to the Stockholders' Agreement are willing to enter into this Amendment to terminate the Stockholders' Agreement as to GTO at this time. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the terms and conditions herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: The Stockholder's Agreement is hereby amended to delete GTO as a party thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above. GOLLUST, TIERNEY AND OLIVER By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: General Partner CONISTON PARTNERS By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: General Partner CONISTON INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, L.P. By: GOLLUST, TIERNEY AND OLIVER General Partner By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: General Partner SABRE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY, L.P. By: SABRE MANAGEMENT CO., General Partner By: GOLLUST, TIERNEY AND OLIVER, General Partner By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: General Partner HELSTON INVESTMENT INC. By: GOLLUST, TIERNEY AND OLIVER INCORPORATED, Investment Manager By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: Managing Director SABRE OPERATIONS, INC. By: GOLLUST, TIERNEY AND OLIVER INCORPORATED, Investment Manager By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: Managing Director NACO-NORTH ATLANTIC CONTINENTAL CAPITAL LTD. By: /s/ Title: Attorney-In-Fact SAURER GROUP INVESTMENTS LTD. By: /s/ Title: Attorney-In-Fact 2 THE COMMON FUND FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS By: GOLLUST, TIERNEY AND OLIVER INCORPORATED, Investment Manager By: /s/ AUGUSTUS K. OLIVER Title: Managing Director DLJ CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ Director, Vice President TW ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: KKR ASSOCIATES, General Partner By: /s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ Title: General Partner KKR PARTNERS, II, L.P. By: KKR ASSOCIATES, General Partner By: /s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ Title: General Partner FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC., (formerly TW Holdings, Inc.) By: /s/ RHONDA J. PARISH Senior Vice President & General Counsel /s/ JEROME J. RICHARDSON Jerome J. Richardson 3 EX-10 6 EXHIBIT 10.9 EXHIBIT 10.9 TW HOLDINGS, INC. 1989 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN AS ADOPTED DECEMBER 1, 1989* 1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN This TW Holdings, Inc. 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company by providing the employees of the Company, who are largely responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the employ of the Company. 2. DEFINITIONS As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below: (a) "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of TW Holdings, Inc. (b) "Cause," when used in connection with the termination of a Participant's employment with the Company, shall mean the termination of the Participant's employment by the Company on account of (A) an act or acts by him, or any omission by him, constituting a felony, if the Participant has entered a guilty plea or confession to, or has been convicted of, such felony, (B) any proven act of fraud or dishonesty by the Participant which results or is intended to result in any material financial or economic harm to the Company or (C) a breach of a material provision of any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company. (c) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. (d) "Committee" shall mean the Committee designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4 hereof from time to time. (e) "Common Stock" shall mean TW Holdings, Inc. common stock, $0.10 par value per share. (f) "Company" shall mean TW Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of its Subsidiaries. (g) "Disability" shall mean any physical or mental condition which would qualify a Participant for a disability benefit under the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company and applicable to him. (h) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (i) the "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock on any day shall be (A) the closing sales price on the immediately preceding day of a share of Common Stock as reported on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or admitted to trading or (B) if not so reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on the immediately preceding business day as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or (C) if not so reported, as furnished by any member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected by the Committee. In the event that the price of a share of Common Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion. (j) "Option" shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Each Option shall be identified as a non-qualified stock option in the agreement by which it is evidenced. (k) "Participant" shall mean an employee of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Plan and to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan, and, upon his death, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be. (l) "Plan" shall mean this TW Holdings, Inc. 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. (m) "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. * As amended through June 7, 1994. (n) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in which at the time of reference TW Holdings, Inc. owns, directly or indirectly, stock comprising more than fifty percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation. (o) "Voluntary Termination" shall mean any voluntary termination by the Participant of his employment with the Company. 3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7 hereof, the Committee may grant Options under the Plan with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that in the aggregate does not exceed 4,500,000 shares. In the event that any outstanding Option expires, terminates or is cancelled for any reason, the shares of Common Stock subject to the unexercised portion of such Option shall again be available for grants under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be either newly issued shares or treasury shares, at the discretion of the Committee. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of three or more persons, each of whom shall be a "disinterested person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee shall from time to time designate the key employees of the Company who shall be granted Options and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Option. The Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan, including authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan and the terms of any Option issued under it and to adopt such rules and regulations for administering the Plan as it may deem necessary. Decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties. The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, accelerate the date on which any Option becomes exercisable. In addition, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, grant Options to Participants on the condition that such Participants surrender to the Committee for cancellation such other Options (including, without limitation, Options with higher exercise prices) as the Committee specifies. Notwithstanding Section 3 herein, prior to the surrender of such other Options, Options granted pursuant to the preceding sentence of this Section 4 shall not count against the limits set forth in such Section 3. Whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute termination of employment shall be determined by the Committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission, or determination relating to the Plan, and TW Holdings, Inc. shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of TW Holdings, Inc.) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company. 5. ELIGIBILITY The persons who shall be eligible to receive Options pursuant to the Plan shall be such employees of the Company who are responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company (including officers of TW Holdings, Inc., whether or not they are directors of TW Holdings, Inc.) as the Committee shall select from time to time. 6. OPTIONS Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve. Options shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) Identification of Options All Options granted under the Plan shall be identified in the agreement evidencing such Options as non-qualified stock options that are not intended to be incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422A of the Code. 2 (b) Exercise Price The exercise price in respect of each share of Common Stock covered by any Option granted under the Plan shall be such price as the Committee shall determine on the date on which such Option is granted; PROVIDED, that in the case of any Option granted prior to December 31, 1989 such exercise price shall be Four Dollars ($4.00) per share of Common Stock covered by such Option; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that such exercise price may not be less than the minimum price required by law. (c) Term and Exercise of Options (1) Each Option shall be exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee on the day on which such Option is granted and set forth in the Option agreement with respect to such Option; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option was granted; and, PROVIDED, FURTHER, that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in this Plan. (2) Each Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part; PROVIDED, that no partial exercise of an Option shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000 or in respect of less than 100 shares of Common Stock. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof. Upon the partial exercise of an Option, the agreement evidencing such Option shall be returned to the Participant exercising such Option together with the delivery of the certificates described in Section 6(c)(5) hereof. (3) Subject to the provisions of Section 11 hereof, an Option shall be exercised by delivering notice to TW Holdings, Inc.'s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, no less than three business days in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. Such notice shall be accompanied by the agreement evidencing the Option, shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and the effective date of the proposed exercise and shall be signed by the Participant. The Participant may withdraw such notice at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise, in which case such agreement shall be returned to him. Payment for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be made on the effective date of such exercise either (i) in cash, by certified check, bank cashier's check or wire transfer, or (ii) subject to the prior written approval of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant and valued at their Fair Market Value on the effective date of such exercise, or partly in shares of Common Stock with the balance in cash, by certified check, bank cashier's check or wire transfer. Any payment in shares of Common Stock shall be effected by the delivery of such shares to the Secretary of TW Holdings, Inc., duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank, together with any other documents and evidences as the Secretary of TW Holdings, Inc. shall require from time to time. (4) Any Option granted under the Plan may be exercised by a broker-dealer acting on behalf of a Participant if (i) the broker-dealer has received from the Participant or the Company a fully- and duly-endorsed agreement evidencing such Option and instructions signed by the Participant requesting TW Holdings, Inc. to deliver the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option to the broker-dealer on behalf of the Participant and specifying the account into which such shares should be deposited, (ii) adequate provision has been made with respect to the payment of any withholding taxes due upon such exercise and (iii) the broker-dealer and the Participant have otherwise complied with Section 220.3(e)(4) of Regulation T, 12 CFR Part 220. (5) Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Participant and delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the effective date on which the Option is exercised. (6) During the lifetime of a Participant, each Option granted to him shall be exercisable only by him. No Option shall be assignable or transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. (d) Effect of Termination of Employment Except as otherwise provided in the agreement evidencing the grant of an Option: (1) In the event that the employment of a Participant with the Company shall terminate for any reason other than for Cause or by reason of Voluntary Termination (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent 3 that they were exercisable at the time of such termination of employment, shall remain exercisable until the expiration of one year after such termination of employment, on which date they shall expire and terminate and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire and terminate at the close of business on the date of such termination of employment; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term. (2) In the event of the termination of a Participant's employment for Cause or by reason of Voluntary Termination, all outstanding Options granted to such Participant shall expire and terminate at the commencement of business on the date of such termination of employment. (e) Certain Restrictions (1) Without limiting the provisions of Section 10 hereof, unless otherwise specified in the agreement pursuant to which an Option is granted, in the event a Participant's employment by the Company is terminated for Cause prior to July 5, 1994, such Participant shall be required to offer to sell to TW Holdings, Inc. or its designee all shares of Common Stock acquired by him pursuant to the exercise of such Option and at the time of such termination of employment owned by him, and TW Holdings, Inc. shall have the right to require such Participant to sell such shares to it or its designee, at a price per share equal to the exercise price with respect to each such share under such Option. Such offer and right shall be on the basis that the purchase and sale shall occur on a business day selected by TW Holdings, Inc. by written notice to the Participant, which business day shall be at least five calendar days after TW Holdings, Inc. gives the Participant written notice of its intent to purchase such shares and which business day shall be not more than ninety (90) days following such termination of employment. At the time of such purchase and sale, the Participant shall deliver to TW Holdings, Inc. the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock to be so purchased against payment of the purchase price therefor in cash or by certified check, wire transfer or bank cashiers check, as selected by TW Holdings, Inc. or its designee. (2) Without limiting the provisions of Section 10 hereof, certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Plan shall bear such legends as the Committee, its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to reflect the restrictions described in this Section 6(e). 7. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK (a) Shares Available for Grants In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Options shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee may, but need not, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options may be granted as the Committee may deem appropriate. (b) Outstanding Options - Increase or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration Subject to any required action by the shareholders of TW Holdings, Inc., in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Common Stock), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of consideration by TW Holdings, Inc., the Committee shall proportionally adjust the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Option and the exercise price per share of Common Stock in respect of each such Option. (c) Outstanding Options - Certain Mergers Subject to any required action by the shareholders of TW Holdings, Inc., in the event that TW Holdings, Inc. shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities of another corporation), each Option outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation shall pertain to and apply to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Option would have received in such merger or consolidation. 4 (d) Outstanding Options - Certain Other Transactions In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of TW Holdings, Inc., (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of TW Holdings, Inc.'s assets, (iii) a merger or consolidation involving TW Holdings, Inc. in which TW Holdings, Inc. is not the surviving corporation or (iv) a merger or consolidation involving TW Holdings, Inc. in which TW Holdings, Inc. is the surviving corporation but the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities of another corporation and/or other property, including cash, the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, have the power to: (i) cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Option outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Option was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common Stock subject to such Option, equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion, of the property (including cash) received or to be received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise price in respect of each share of Common Stock covered by such Option; or (ii) provide for the exchange of each Option outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable) for an option on some or all of the property for which each share of Common Stock subject to such Option is exchanged and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion in the exercise price of the option, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the option or, if appropriate, provide for a cash payment to the Participant to whom such Option was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Option. (e) Outstanding Options - Other Changes In the event of any change in the capitalization of TW Holdings, Inc. or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Sections 7(a), (b), (c) or (d) hereof, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Options outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share exercise price of each such Option as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. (f) No Other Rights Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of TW Holdings, Inc. or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by TW Holdings, Inc. of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or the exercise price of any Option. 8. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER No person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Option granted pursuant to this Plan until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate with respect to such shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7 hereof, no adjustment to any Option shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date on which such stock certificate is issued. 9. NO SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS; NO RIGHT TO OPTION Nothing contained in the Plan or any Option shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his employment by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company, subject to the terms of any separate employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Option. No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Option hereunder. The Committee's granting of an Option to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Option to such Participant or any other Participant or other person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other Participant or other person. 5 10. SECURITIES MATTERS (a) TW Holdings, Inc. shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, TW Holdings, Inc. shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until TW Holdings, Inc. is advised by its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable. (b) The exercise of any Option granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to TW Holdings, Inc. shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. TW Holdings, Inc. may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any exercise of an Option granted hereunder in order to allow the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto to be made pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from such registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state securities laws. TW Holdings, Inc. shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option granted hereunder. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid or delivered with respect thereto. 11. WITHHOLDING TAXES (a) Cash Remittance Whenever shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option, the Participant shall be required, as a condition to the exercise of the related Option, to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares. (b) Stock Remittance At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee (which approval may be withheld for any reason whatsoever or for no reason), when shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option, in lieu of the cash remittance required by Section 11(a) hereof, the Participant may tender to the Company a number of shares of Common Stock determined by such Participant, the Fair Market Value of which at the tender date the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, to be sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise and not greater than the Participant's estimated total federal, state and local tax obligations associated with such exercise. (c) Stock Withholding At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee (which approval may be withheld for any reason whatsoever or for no reason), when shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option, in lieu of the cash remittance required by Section 11(a) hereof, the Company shall withhold a number of such shares determined by such Participant, the Fair Market Value of which at the exercise date the Committee determines (in its sole discretion) to be sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise and not greater than the Participant's estimated total federal, state and local tax obligations associated with such exercise. (d) Participants Subject to Section 16(b) Notwithstanding Section 6(c)(5) hereof, the Company shall hold as custodian for any Participant who is subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and who has not made an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code stock certificates evidencing the total number of shares of Common Stock required to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the expiration of six months following the date of such exercise. Upon the expiration of such six-month period, the Participant shall remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, 6 state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares, unless the Participant has made an election, and the Committee has approved such election, pursuant to Section 11(b) or (c) hereof, in which case the Participant shall tender a number of shares prior to such delivery, or the Company shall withhold a number of shares, as the case may be, determined pursuant to such Section. (e) Timing and Method of Elections Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Participant who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may not make either of the elections described in Sections 11(b) and (c) hereof prior to the expiration of six months after the date on which the applicable Option was granted, except in the event of the death or Disability of the Participant. In addition, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Participant who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may not make such elections other than (i) during the 10-day window period beginning on the third business day following the date of release for publication of TW Holdings, Inc.'s quarterly and annual summary statements of sales and earnings and ending on the twelfth business day following such date or (ii) at least six months prior to the date as of which the income attributable to the exercise of such Option is recognized under the Code. Such elections shall be irrevocable and shall be made by the delivery to TW Holdings, Inc.'s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, of a written notice signed by the Participant. 12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that without approval of the shareholders no revision or amendment shall (a) except as provided in Section 7 hereof, increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan, (b) materially increase the benefits accruing to individuals holding Options granted pursuant to the Plan or (c) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan. 13. NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE The grant to a Participant of an Option shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Option. 14. TRANSFERS UPON DEATH Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Options granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Participant's estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Option, or the right to exercise any Option, shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Option that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgment made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Option. 15. EXPENSES The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. 16. FAILURE TO COMPLY In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, if a Participant shall fail to comply with any of the terms or conditions of the Plan or the agreement executed by such Participant evidencing an Option, the Committee may cancel such Option and cause such Option to be forfeited, in whole or in part, as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant within ten days after such Participant's receipt of written notice of such failure from the Committee or the Company. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on December 1, 1989, subject to approval by the shareholders of TW Holdings, Inc. in accordance with applicable law and the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Options may be granted under the Plan at any time prior to the receipt of such shareholder approval; provided, however, that each such grant shall be subject to such approval. Without limitation on the foregoing, no Option may be exercised prior to the receipt of such approval. If the Plan is not so approved prior to November 30, 1990, then the Plan and all Options then outstanding hereunder shall forthwith automatically terminate and be of no force and effect. 7 EX-10 7 EXHIBIT 10.10 EXHIBIT 10.10 TW HOLDINGS, INC. 1990 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN AS ADOPTED JULY 31, 1990* 1. PURPOSE OF PLAN. This TW Holdings, Inc. 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company by providing the Participants (defined below), who serve as independent directors of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue as directors of the Company. 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below: (a) "Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of TW Holdings, Inc. (b) "Cause," when used in connection with the termination of a Participant's service as director of the Company, shall mean the termination of the Participant's directorship on account of (A) an act or acts by him, or any omission by him, constituting a felony, if the Participant has entered a guilty plea or confession to, or has been convicted of, such felony, or (B) any proven act of fraud or dishonesty by the Participant which results or is intended to result in any material financial or economic harm to the Company. (c) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. (d) "Committee" shall mean the committee designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4 hereof from time to time. (e) "Common Stock" shall mean TW Holdings, Inc. common stock, $0.10 par value per share. (f) "Company" shall mean TW Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each of its Subsidiaries. (g) "Disability" shall mean any physical or mental condition of a Participant which, in the sole discretion of the Committee, renders the Participant unable to fulfill his duties as a director of the Company. (h) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (i) The "Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock on any day shall be (A) the closing sales price on the immediately preceding day of a share of Common Stock as reported on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or admitted to trading or (B) if not so reported, the closing sales price on the immediately preceding day of a share of Common Stock as published in the NASDAQ National Market Issues report in the Eastern Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or (C) if not so reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on the immediately preceding business day as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or (D) if not so reported, as furnished by any member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected by the Committee. In the event that the price of a share of Common Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion. (j) "Option" shall mean an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 6 hereof. Each Option shall be identified as a non-qualified stock option in the agreement by which it is evidenced. (k) "Participant" shall mean a director of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Plan and to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan, and, upon his death, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be. (l) "Plan" shall mean this TW Holdings, Inc. 1990 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. (m) "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. * As amended through April 28, 1992. (n) "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation in which, at the time of reference, TW Holdings, Inc. owns, directly or indirectly, stock comprising more than fifty percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation. (o) "Voluntary Termination" shall mean any voluntary termination by the Participant of his service as director of the Company, resulting either from his resignation or declining to stand for re-election as director. Disability shall not be deemed a Voluntary Termination. 3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7 hereof, the Committee may grant Options under the Plan with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock that in the aggregate does not exceed 110,000 shares. In the event that any outstanding Option expires, terminates or is cancelled for any reason, the shares of Common Stock subject to the unexercised portion of such Option shall again be available for grants under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be either newly issued shares or treasury shares, at the discretion of the Committee. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of three or more persons, each of whom shall be a "disinterested person" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee shall designate the directors of the Company who shall be granted Options and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such Options. The Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan, including authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan and the terms of any Option issued under it and to adopt such rules and regulations for administering the Plan as it may deem necessary. Decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties. The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, accelerate the date on which any Option becomes exercisable. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission, or determination relating to the Plan, and TW Holdings, Inc. shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of TW Holdings, Inc.) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company. 5. ELIGIBILITY. The persons who shall be eligible to receive Options pursuant to the Plan shall be directors of the Company not affiliated with: (a) management of the Company; or (b) Gollust, Tierney & Oliver, a general partnership, or affiliated entities. 6. OPTIONS. Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by agreements in such form as the Committee shall approve. Options shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OPTIONS. All Options granted under the Plan shall be identified in the agreement evidencing such Options as non-qualified stock options that are not intended to be incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422A of the Code. (b) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price in respect of each share of Common Stock covered by any Option granted under the Plan shall be such price as the Committee shall determine on the date on which such Option is granted; provided that such exercise price may not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. (c) Term and Exercise of Options. (1) Each Option shall be exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee on the day on which such Option is granted and set forth in the Option agreement with respect to such Option; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option was granted; and, PROVIDED, FURTHER, that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in this Plan. (2) Each Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part; PROVIDED, that no partial exercise of an Option shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000 or in respect of less than 100 shares of Common Stock. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof. Upon the partial exercise of an Option, the agreement evidencing such Option shall be returned to the Participant exercising such Option together with the delivery of the certificates described in Section 6(c) (5) hereof. (3) Subject to the provisions of Section 11 hereof, an Option shall be exercised by delivering notice to TW Holdings, Inc.'s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, no less than three business days in advance of the effective date of the proposed exercise. Such notice shall be accompanied by the agreement evidencing the Option, shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and the effective date of the proposed exercise and shall be signed by the Participant. The Participant may withdraw such notice at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed exercise, in which case such agreement shall be returned to him. Payment for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be made on the effective date of such exercise either (i) in cash, by certified check, bank cashier's check or wire transfer or (ii) subject to the prior written approval of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant and valued at their Fair Market Value on the effective date of such exercise, or partly in shares of Common Stock with the balance in cash, by certified check, bank cashier's check or wire transfer. Any payment in shares of Common Stock shall be effected by the delivery of such shares to the Secretary of TW Holdings, Inc., duly endorsed in blank, together with any other documents and evidences as the Secretary of TW Holdings, Inc. shall require from time to time. (4) Any Option granted under the Plan may be exercised by a broker-dealer acting on behalf of a Participant if (i) the broker-dealer has received from the Participant or the Company a fully- and duly-endorsed agreement evidencing such Option and instructions signed by the Participant requesting TW Holdings, Inc. to deliver the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option to the broker-dealer on behalf of the Participant and specifying the account into which such shares should be deposited, (ii) adequate provision has been made with respect to the payment of any withholding taxes due upon such exercise and (iii) the broker-dealer and the Participant have otherwise complied with Section 220.3(e)(4) of Regulation T, 12 CFR Part 220. (5) Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Participant and delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the effective date on which the Option is exercised. (6) During the lifetime of a Participant, each Option granted to him shall be exercisable only by him. No Option shall be assignable or transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. (d) EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF DIRECTORSHIP. Except as otherwise provided in the agreement evidencing the grant of an Option: (1) In the event that the service of a Participant as director of the Company shall terminate by reason of Disability or for any reason other than for Cause or by reason of Voluntary Termination (i) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination of service, shall remain exercisable until the expiration of one year after such termination of service, on which date they shall expire and terminate, and (ii) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire and terminate at the close of business on the date of such termination of service; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term. (2) In the event of the termination of a Participant's service as director for Cause or by reason of Voluntary Termination, all outstanding Options granted to such participant shall expire and terminate at the commencement of business on the date of such termination of service. (e) CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS. (1) Without limiting the provisions of Section 10 hereof, unless otherwise specified in the agreement pursuant to which an Option is granted, in the event a Participant's service as director of the Company is terminated for Cause prior to July 5, 1994, such Participant shall be required to offer to sell to TW Holdings, Inc. or its designee all shares of Common Stock acquired by him pursuant to the exercise of such Option and at the time of such termination of service owned by him, and TW Holdings, Inc. shall have the right to require such Participant to sell such shares to it or its designee, at a price per share equal to the exercise price with respect to each such share under such Option. Such offer and right shall be on the basis that the purchase and sale shall occur on a business day selected by TW Holdings, Inc. by written notice to the Participant, which business day shall be at least five calendar days after TW Holdings, Inc. gives the Participant written notice of its intent to purchase such shares and which business day shall be not more than ninety (90) days following such termination of service. At the time of such purchase and sale, the Participant shall deliver to TW Holdings, Inc. the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock to be so purchased against payment of the purchase price therefor in cash or by certified check, wire transfer or bank cashiers check, as selected by TW Holdings, Inc. or its designee. (2) Without limiting the provisions of Section 10 hereof, certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Plan shall bear such legends as the Committee, its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to reflect the restrictions described in this Section 6(e). 7. ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK (a) SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Options shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee may, but need not, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Options may be granted as the Committee may deem appropriate. (b) OUTSTANDING OPTIONS -- INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ISSUED SHARES WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of TW Holdings, Inc., in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Common Stock), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of consideration by TW Holdings, Inc., the Committee shall proportionally adjust the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Option and the exercise price per share of Common Stock in respect of each such Option. (c) OUTSTANDING OPTIONS -- CERTAIN MERGERS. Subject to any required action by the shareholders to TW Holdings, Inc., in the event that TW Holdings, Inc. shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities of another corporation), each Option outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation shall pertain to and apply to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Option would have received in such merger or consolidation. (d) OUTSTANDING OPTIONS -- CERTAIN OTHER TRANSACTIONS. In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of TW Holdings, Inc., (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of TW Holdings, Inc.'s assets, (iii) a merger or consolidation involving TW Holdings, Inc. in which TW Holdings, Inc. is not the surviving corporation or (iv) a merger or consolidation involving TW Holdings, Inc. in which TW Holdings, Inc. is the surviving corporation but the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities of another corporation and/or other property, including cash, the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion, have the power to: (i) cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Option outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Option was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common Stock subject to such Option, equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion, of the property (including cash) received or to be received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise price in respect of each share of Common Stock covered by such Option; or (ii) provide for the exchange of each Option outstanding immediately prior to such event (whether or not then exercisable) for an option on some or all of the property for which each share of Common Stock subject to such Option is exchanged and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in its absolute discretion in the exercise price of the Option, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the Option or, if appropriate, provide for a cash payment to the Participant to whom such Option was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Option. (e) OUTSTANDING OPTIONS -- OTHER CHANGES. In the event of any change in the capitalization of TW Holdings, Inc. or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Sections 7(a), (b), (c) or (d) hereof, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Options outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in the per share exercise price of each such Option as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. (f) NO OTHER RIGHTS. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of TW Holdings, Inc. or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by TW Holdings, Inc. of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or the exercise price of any Option. 8. RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. No person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Option granted pursuant to this Plan until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate with respect to such shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 7 hereof, no adjustment to any Option shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date on which such stock certificate is issued. 9. NO RIGHT TO OPTION. No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Option hereunder. The Committee's granting of an Option to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Option to such Participant or any other Participant or other person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other Participant or other person. 10. SECURITIES MATTERS. (a) TW Holdings, Inc. shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, TW Holdings, Inc. shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until TW Holdings, Inc. is advised by its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable. (b) The exercise of any Option granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to TW Holdings, Inc. shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. TW Holdings, Inc. may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any exercise of an Option granted hereunder in order to allow the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto to be made pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from such registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state securities laws. TW Holdings, Inc. shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option granted hereunder. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid or delivered with respect thereto. 11. WITHHOLDING TAXES. (a) CASH REMITTANCE. Whenever shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option, the Participant shall be required, as a condition to the exercise of the related Option, to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares. (b) STOCK REMITTANCE. At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee (which approval may be withheld for any reason whatsoever or for no reason), when shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option, in lieu of the cash remittance required by Section 11(a) hereof, the Participant may tender to the Company a number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of which at the tender date the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, to be sufficient to exercise such Option and to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise and not greater than the Participant's estimated total federal, state and local tax obligations associated with such exercise. (c) STOCK WITHHOLDING. At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee (which approval may be withheld for any reason whatsoever or for no reason), when shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option, in lieu of the cash remittance required by Section 11(a) hereof, the Company shall withhold a number of such shares determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of which at the exercise date the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, to be sufficient to exercise such Option and to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise and not greater than the Participant's estimated total federal, state and local tax obligations associated with such exercise. (d) PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT TO SECTION 16(B). Notwithstanding Section 6(c)(5) hereof, the Company shall hold as custodian for any Participant who is subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and who has not made an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code stock certificates evidencing the total number of shares of Common Stock required to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the expiration of six months following the date of such exercise. Upon the expiration of such six-month period, the Participant shall remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such shares, unless the Participant has made an election, and the Committee has approved such election, pursuant to Section 11(b) or (c) hereof, in which case the Participant shall tender a number of shares prior to such delivery, or the Company shall withhold a number of shares, as the case may be, determined pursuant to such Section. (e) TIMING AND METHOD OF ELECTIONS. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Participant who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may not make either of the elections described in Sections 11(b) and (c) hereof prior to the expiration of six months after the date on which the applicable Option was granted, except in the event of the death or Disability of the Participant. In addition, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Participant who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may not make such elections other than (i) during the 10-day window period beginning on the third business day following the date of release for publication of TW Holdings, Inc.'s quarterly and annual summary statements of sales and earnings and ending on the twelfth business day following such date or (ii) at least six months prior to the date as of which the income attributable to the exercise of such Option is recognized under the Code. Such elections shall be irrevocable and shall be made by the delivery to TW Holdings, Inc.'s principal office, to the attention of its Secretary, of a written notice signed by the Participant. 12. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN. The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that without approval of the shareholders no revision or amendment shall (a) except as provided in Section 7 hereof, increase the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan, (b) materially increase the benefits accruing to individuals holding Options granted pursuant to the Plan or (c) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan. 13. NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE. The grant to a Participant of an Option shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Option. 14. TRANSFERS UPON DEATH. Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Options granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Participant's estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Option, or the right to exercise any Option, shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Option that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgements made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Option. 15. EXPENSES. The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. 16. FAILURE TO COMPLY. In addition to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, if a Participant shall fail to comply with any of the terms or conditions of the Plan or the agreement executed by such Participant evidencing an Option, the Committee may cancel such Option and cause such Option to be forfeited, in whole or in part, as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant within ten days after such Participant's receipt of written notice of such failure from the Committee or the Company. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN. The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on July 31, 1990, subject to approval by the shareholders of TW Holdings, Inc. as and to the extent such stockholder approval may be required, at the time of the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, in order for the Plan to comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended. Options may be granted under the Plan at any time prior to the receipt of such shareholder approval; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each such grant shall be subject to such approval. The Plan and all Options granted prior to such shareholder approval shall automatically terminate and be of no force and effect unless (1) the Plan receives the requisite shareholder approval, or (2) the Committee has made a written determination, in consultation with TW Holdings, Inc.'s legal counsel, that such approval is not required in order for the Plan to comply with the foregoing Rule 16b-3, at or prior to the annual meeting of the shareholders of TW Holdings, Inc. next succeeding the grant of such Options. Without limitation on the foregoing, no Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, prior to the receipt of such approval or such written determination. EX-10 8 EXHIBIT 10.41 EXHIBIT 10.41 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN FLAGSTAR CORPORATION AND JEROME J. RICHARDSON This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of January 10, 1995 amending and restating the Employment Agreement entered into as of August 11, 1992 between Flagstar Corporation (formerly, TW Services, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Jerome J. Richardson (the "Executive"), residing at 1116 Woodburn Road, Spartanburg, South Carolina. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed by the Company as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend and restate the Employment Agreement dated as of August 11, 1992 and to provide for the Executive's continuing employment as Chairman of the Company following the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, on the terms, and subject to the conditions, as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. TERMINATION OF PRIOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT The Employment Agreement dated as of July 26, 1989 will terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the closing (the "Closing") of the purchase by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. or one or more of its affiliates of common stock ("Common Stock") of Flagstar Companies, Inc. (formerly TW Holdings, Inc.) ("Holdings") and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to that certain Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated concurrently herewith; the date on which the Closing occurs is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date" 2. EMPLOYMENT The Company agrees tp employ the Executive as its Chief Executive Officer until February 6, 1995, as its Chairman until the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date unless the Board shall elect a successor Chairman upon at least 30 days prior written notice, and, thereafter as its Chairman Emeritus until the close of business on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, unless his employment is earlier terminated pursuant to section 6. (The Executive's period of employment under this Agreement, whether ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date or earlier pursuant to Section 6 is hereinafter referred to as the "Employment Term"). The Executive will serve the Company subject to the general supervision, advice and direction of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 3. DUTIES During the Employment Term, while the Executive shall be the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and/or Chairman Emeritus of the Company, the Executive shall serve on the Board and shall have such authority and duties as are customary in such positions, and shall perform such other services and duties as the Board may from time to time designate consistent with such positions. Until the Executive is replaced as Chief Executive Officer, the Executive shall devote his full time and best efforts to the business affairs of the Company; thereafter the Executive shall devote such reasonable time and efforts to the business affairs of the Company as may be required by the Board; however, the Executive may devote reasonable time and attention to: (i) serving as a director or member of a committee of any not-for-profit organization or engaging in other charitable or community activities; (ii) serving as a director or member of a committee of the corporations or organizations that the Executive presently services and such corporations and organizations that the Executive upon approval of the Board may serve in the future; (iii) managing his personal investments, including, but not limited to, Richardson Sports, TriArc Foods, and Isotechnology, Inc.; and (iv) serving as a director or officer of, or otherwise engaging in activities related to, the National Football League; provided, that the Executive may not accept employment with any other individual or other entity, or engage in any other venture which is in conflict with the business of the Company. 4. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (a) BASE COMPENSATION. The Company shall pay the Executive an annual base salary (the "Base Salary") as compensation for his employment, in equal installments and at least twice in each calendar month. The Base Salary for the Employment Period shall be at the annual rate of $750,000. In addition, commencing on January 1, 1995 until February 6, 1995, he shall be paid an additional $25,342; provided that such additional amount shall not constitute Base Salary for other purposes of this Agreement. (b) BONUS. For calendar years after 1994, the Executive's bonus compensation during the Employment Period shall be determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion. (c) LOAN. Within 60 days after the Closing Date, provided that Nations Bank shall transfer to the Company or Holdings, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation G under Section 7(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 relating to transfers of margin loans, all of the collateral which it shall then hold to secure its loan (the "NB Loan") made to the Executive in 1989 to finance the Executive's purchase of 675,475 shares (the "Shares") of Common stock and which collateral shall consist of at least the Shares and provided that the Executive shall consent to such transfer of collateral, the Company or Holdings, respectively, shall extend to the Executive a loan (the "Loan") in an amount equal to the lesser of the original principal of the NB Loan, approximately $13.5 Million, or the amount of the outstanding principal of the NB loan on the date the Executive repays the NB loan. The Executive shall use the proceeds of the Loan, and such other of his funds which may be required, to pay all of the current outstanding principal and interest due on the NB Loan. The Loan shall be evidenced by a recourse promissory note (the "Note") from the Executive to the Company or Holdings, as the case may be, which shall be secured by the Shares pursuant to a Pledge Agreement to be entered into by the Executive and the Company or Holdings. The terms of the Note shall be as follows: (i) All principal and interest on the Note shall be due and payable on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, provided, however, that in the event of a payment to the Executive pursuant to Section 7(a), the amount of such payment, less any applicable federal, state or local taxes payable by the Executive with respect thereto, shall be immediately offset to pay principal and interest on the Loan to the extent of such payment, with the balance of the Loan being payable on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date; and provided, further, at the election of the Company or Holdings, as the case may be, in its sole and absolute discretion, all such principal and interest shall become due and payable on the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company in a Termination for Cause or by reason of a Voluntary Termination, as each is defined in Section 6(c). (ii) The interest rate shall be fixed at an annual rate equal to the applicable federal rate pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 7872 for five-year term loans as in effect on the date the Note is executed. (d) STOCK OPTIONS. Effective as soon as practicable after the Closing, subject to the termination of the Executive's stock option dated as of December 6, 1989 (the "1989 Option") for 160,000 shares of Common Stock, the Company shall grant to the Executive a new option for 160,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Exchange Option") and a new option for 440,000 shares of Common Stock (the Additional Option) (the Exchange Option and the Additional Option are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "New Options"). The New Options shall be granted subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) the exercise price with respect to 100,000 shares under the Exchange Option shall be $15.00 per share, (ii) the exercise price with respect to 60,000 shares under the Exchange Option and all of the shares under the Additional Option shall be 17.50 per share, (iii) the New Options shall be exercisable at the rate of 20% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, conditioned on the Executive's continuing to be employed by the Company, provided, however that if the Company terminates the Executive's employment other than in a Termination for Cause, or if the Executive dies, the New Options shall be immediately and fully exercisable, (iv) the New Options shall be granted under and subject to Holdings' 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan"), (v) all shares of Common Stock acquired by the Executive upon any exercise of the New Options shall be subject to the Richardson Shareholder 2 Agreement (the "Shareholder Agreement") entered into the Executive and the Company, and (vi) the grant of the New Options shall be subject to approval by Holdings' shareholders. (e) VACATION. During each calendar year during the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to no fewer than four weeks paid vacation, as determined by the Board, unless, based on his length of service with the Company and his position with the Company, the Executive is entitled to a greater number of weeks paid vacation under the Company's generally applicable vacation policy. (f) BENEFITS. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all pension, profit sharing and other retirement plans, all incentive compensation plans and all group health, hospitalization and disability insurance plans and other employee welfare benefit plans in which other senior executives of the Company may participate on terms and conditions no less favorable than those (i) which apply to such other senior executives of the Company and (ii) which are substantially equivalent on an aggregate basis to those which are currently in effect, except in any case to the extent the Executive may otherwise agree in writing. The Executive will continue to be provided with office space and secretarial assistance at 311 East Main Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina after he ceases to be Chief Executive Officer. (g) INSURANCE POLICY. During the Employment Term the Company shall continue in effect the agreement dated January 2, 1975 between the Executive and Spartan Food System, Inc. covering Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company policy number 5-215831 and the Company shall not terminate said agreement without the written consent of the Executive. 5. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES (a) EXPENSES INCURRED IN PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYMENT. In addition to the compensation provided for under section 4 hereof, upon submission of proper vouchers, the Company will pay or reimburse the Executive for all normal and reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by the Executive during the Employment Term in connection with the Executive's responsibilities to the Company. (b) FEES AND EXPENSES IN RELATION HERETO. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for the reasonable professional fees and expenses incurred in relation to this Agreement, its subject matter, and the attendant agreement(s) relating to the Executive's Common Stock and stock options of Holdings. 6. TERMINATION (a) Notwithstanding Section 2 hereof, the Employment Term shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) immediately upon the death of the Executive; provided, however, that in such event and in addition to any other death benefits, the Executive's surviving spouse shall be paid the Base Salary in monthly installments for a period of one (1) year commencing immediately upon the death of the Executive; (ii) upon the close of business on the 180th day following the date on which the Company gives the Executive written notice of the termination of his employment as a result of a Permanent Disability (as defined in subsection (c)); provided, however, that the Executive shall be paid one-half of the Base Salary and Bonus for a period of two years after the termination of the Executive's employment; (iii) upon the close of business on the effective date of a "Voluntary Termination" (as defined in subjection (c)) by the Executive of his employment with the Company; (iv) upon the close of business on the date on which the Company gives the Executive written notice of "Termination for Cause" (as defined in subsection (c)) of his employment. (b) In the event of the termination of the Employment Term pursuant to subsection (a), the Company shall pay the Executive (or, in the case of his death, his estate or other legal representative), not later than 90 days after such termination, in a lump sum (except for additional payments due under clauses (i) and (ii) of subjection (a)), all accrued but unpaid Base Salary and Bonus and other accrued benefits pursuant to section 4 through the date of his termination. (c) For purposes of this Agreement: (1) "Permanent Disability" shall mean the Executive's inability to perform the duties contemplated by this Agreement by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which has continued for more than 180 3 consecutive days. The Executive agrees to submit such medical evidence regarding such disability or infirmity as is reasonably requested by the Company. (2) "Termination for Cause" shall mean any termination of the Executive's employment for "cause". For purposes of this Agreement, termination of the Executive's employment shall be deemed to have been for cause only if termination of his employment shall have been the result of (i) an act or acts by him, or any omission by him, constituting a felony, and the Executive has entered a guilty plea or confession to, or has been convicted of, such felony, or as a result of any proven act of fraud or dishonesty by the Executive which results or is intended to result in any material financial or economic harm to the Company, or (ii) breach of a material provision of this Agreement or of the Shareholder's Agreement by the Executive. (3) "Voluntary Termination, shall mean any voluntary termination by the Executive of his employment with the Company; the Executive shall give the Company at least 120 days' prior written notice of the effective date of any Voluntary Termination. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be deemed to have terminated his employment with the Company voluntarily if (i) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company as a result of a material breach by the Company of a material provision of this Agreement which the Company does not take measures to correct with 60 days after the Executive notifies the Board in writing of the action or omission which the Executive believes constitutes such a breach and (ii) the Executive gives 30 days' prior written to the Company of his intention to terminate his employment within 90 days after giving notice to the Board of the purported breach. 7. ACCELERATION OF BENEFITS; NO MITIGATION (a) In the event that the Executive's employment is terminated for any reason other than as set forth in section 6, then all remaining Base Salary, Bonus and other benefits for the remaining Employment Term of this Agreement shall be immediately due, owing and payable in a lump sum to the Executive without mitigation; for the purposes of this section only, the Executive's annual Base Salary and Bonus, in the aggregate, shall be deemed to be payable at a rate of $1,500,000 for each full year of the Employment Term. The Company shall also be obligated to provide health and welfare benefits to the Executive and his dependents for the remainder of the Employment Term, on terms no less favorable than those in effect for continuing senior executives of the Company, and shall provide the Executive with service credit under any retirement plan in which the Executive participates for the remainder of the Employment Term. In the event that the Executive's participation in any health, welfare or retirement plan is prohibited by law or the terms of the plan after his termination of employment, the Company shall provide the Executive with the cash equivalent of the benefits under such plan to which he would be entitled pursuit to the preceding sentence. (b) In the event that the Company terminates the Executive's employment within one year after the Closing Date for any reason other than as set forth in section 6, if any of the payments or other benefits (collectively, the "Payments") payable to the Executive hereunder are held to be subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Company shall pay to the Executive an additional amount such that the net amount retained by the executive, after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payment and any federal, state or local income tax and Excise Tax upon the payment provided by this section, shall be equal to the Payments. 8. LOCATION OF COMPANY HEADQUARTERS The Company shall continue to maintain its corporate headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina and the principal place of the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be within a 25 mile radius of Spartanburg, South Carolina and, unless the Executive agrees otherwise, any requirement that he be based outside of such area shall be a termination of this Agreement as described in section 7; provided, however, that travel required in connection with the Executive's duties shall not be deemed a breach of this provision. 9. PROTECTED INFORMATION; PROHIBITED SOLICITATION (a) The Executive hereby recognizes and acknowledges that during the course of his employment by the Company, the Company has disclosed and will furnish, disclose or make available to the Executive confidential or proprietary information related to the Company's business, including, without limitation, customer lists, ideas, processes, inventions and devices, that such confidential or proprietary information has been developed and will be developed through the Company's expenditure of substantial time and money, and that all such confidential information could be used by the Executive and others to compete with the Company. The Executive hereby agrees that all such confidential or proprietary 4 information shall constitute trade secrets, and further agrees to use such confidential or proprietary information only for the purpose of carrying out his duties with the Company and not otherwise to disclose such information. No information otherwise in the public domain shall be considered confidential. (b) The Executive hereby agrees, in consideration of his employment hereunder and in view of the confidential position to be held by the Executive hereunder, that during the Employment Term and for the period ending on the date which is three years after the later of (1) the termination of the Employment Term and (2) the date on which the Company is no longer required to provide the payments and benefits described in section 4, the Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Company, knowingly solicit, entice or persuade any other employees of the Company or any affiliate of the Company to leave the services of the Company or such affiliate for any reason. (c) The Executive further agrees that, in the event of the Termination for Cause or the Voluntary Termination of his employment with the Company, he shall not (except as to the activities described in section 3) for a period of three years following such termination enter into any relationship whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, alone or in partnership, or as an officer, director, employee or stockholder (beneficially owning stock or options to acquire stock totaling more than five percent of the outstanding shares) of any corporation (other than the Company or Holdings), or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire a significant present or future equity or other proprietorship interest, whether as a stockholder, partner, proprietor or otherwise, with any enterprise, business or division thereof (other than the Company or Holdings), which is engaged in the restaurant or food services business in those states within the United States in which the Company, holdings and any of its subsidiaries is at the time of such termination of employment conducting its business and which has annual sales of at least $50,000,000. (d) So long as the Executive is employed by the Company and so long as the restrictions of this section apply, prior to accepting any engagement to act as an employee, officer, director, trustee, principal, agent or representative of any type of business or service (other than as an employee of the Company), the Executive shall (i) to the extent not described in Section 3, disclose such engagement in writing to the Company and (ii) disclose to the other entity with which he has agreed to act as an employee, officer, director, trustee, agent or representative, or to other principals together with whom he proposes to act as a principal in such business or service, the existence of the covenants set forth in this section and the provisions of section 10. (e) The restrictions in this section 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be in addition to any restrictions imposed upon the Executive by statute or at common law. (f) The parties hereby acknowledge that the restrictions in this section 9 have been specifically negotiated and agreed to by the parties hereto and are limited to only those restrictions necessary to protect the Company from unfair competition. The parties hereby agree that if the scope or enforceability of any provision, paragraph or subparagraph of this section 9 is in any way disputed at any time, and should a court find that such restrictions are overly broad, the court may modify and enforce the covenant to the extent that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Each provision, paragraph and subparagraph of this section 9 is separable from every other provision, paragraph, and subparagraph and constitutes a separate and distinct covenant. 10. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF The Executive hereby expressly acknowledges that any breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any of the terms set forth in sections 3 and 9 of this agreement may result in significant and continuing injury to the Company, the monetary value of which would be impossible to establish. Therefore, the Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to apply for injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The provisions of this section shall survive the Employment Term. 11. PARTIES BENEFITED; ASSIGNMENTS This Agreement shall be binding upon the Executive, his heirs and his personal representative or representatives, and upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the Executive. 12. NOTICES Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Board and the Company at its then principal office, with a copy to TW Associates, 5 L.P., c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Nine West 57th Street, New York, New York, Attention: Clifton S. Robbins, or to the Executive at the address set forth in the preamble, as the case may be, or to such other address or addresses as any party hereto or TW Associates, L.P. may from time to time specify in writing for the purpose in a notice given to the other parties in compliance with this section. Notices shall be deemed given when received. 13. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles. 14. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE; LEGAL EXPENSES The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as in effect at the time of the subject act or omission, and he will be entitled to the protection of any insurance policies the Company may elect to maintain generally for the benefit of its directors and officers against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or his serving or having served any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Company (other than any dispute, claim or controversy described in section 10 of this Agreement except that the Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of his reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses if he is the prevailing party). 15. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS The Company and the Executive agree that neither shall make any public announcement concerning the terms of this Agreement or the relinquishment by the Executive of the Position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company without the consent of the other party, unless required to do so by law. 16. MISCELLANEOUS This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements or understandings between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties hereto. A waiver of the breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term or condition. This Agreement is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason and to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all of which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. The compensation provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to any withholdings and deductions required by any applicable tax laws. Any amounts payable under this Agreement to the Executive after the death of the Executive shall be paid to the Executive's estate or legal representative. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience or reference only and shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above. FLAGSTAR CORPORATION By /s/ PAUL E. RAETHER Title /s/ JEROME J. RICHARDSON Jerome J. Richardson 6 EX-10 9 EXHIBIT 10.42 EXHIBIT 10.42 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. AND JAMES ADAMSON This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of January 10, 1995 (the "Effective Date") between Flagstar Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and James B. Adamson (the "Executive"), residing at 10040 South West Sixtieth Court, Miami, Florida 33156. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement providing for the Executive's employment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and, if so elected, for the Executive's service as a Director of the Company on the terms, and subject to the conditions, as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. EMPLOYMENT The Company agrees to employ from the first day following the Executive's termination of his employment with his current employer (the "Commencement Date") until the close of business on the third anniversary of that date, unless his employment is earlier terminated pursuant to section 5. (The Executive's period of employment under this Agreement, whether ending on the third anniversary of the Commencement Date or earlier pursuant to section 5 is hereinafter referred to as the "Employment Term," and each twelve consecutive month period or portion thereof beginning on the Commencement Date and each anniversary thereof during the Employment Term is hereinafter referred to as a "Contract Year.") The Executive shall commence providing services hereunder on a full business time basis within two weeks after the Commencement Date and at such time (the "Start Date") shall commence to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. During the Employment Term, the Executive, if elected or appointed thereto, shall also serve as a Director of the Company and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"). The Executive will be elected or appointed as a Director of the Company no later than the first meeting of the Board after the Commencement Date and as Chairman of the Board of the Company within six (6) months after the Commencement Date. During the Employment Term and for so long as the Executive is an active employee of the Company in good standing, the Board shall nominated the Executive for election as a Director of the Company whenever his term as a Director of the Company expires. The Executive will serve the Company subject to the general supervision, advice and direction of the member of the Board other than the Executive (the "Disinterested Directors") and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 2. DUTIES (a) During the Employment Term, and while serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company the Executive shall have such authority and duties as are customary in such positions, and shall perform such other services and duties as the Disinterested Directors may from time to time designate consistent with such positions. The Executive agrees that the Start Date shall be no later the February 28, 1995. The Executive agrees to relocate to the environs of the Company's headquarters as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the last to occur of (i) the end of the first Contract Year or (ii) the end of the third calendar month following the completion of any relocation of the Company's headquarters if such relocation begins during the first Contract Year (the "Relocation Term"); provided, however, that the Executive shall not be required to relocate more than once during the Employment Term and the Company's headquarters shall be in Spartanburg, South Carolina during the Employment Term, unless as other wise agreed by the Executive. (b) The Executive shall report solely to the board. All senior officers of the Company shall report, directly or indirectly through other senior officers, to the Executive, and the Executive shall be responsible for reviewing the performance of the other senior officers of the Company, and shall from time to time advise the Board of his recommendations for any adjustments to the salaries of and bonus payments to such officers. The Executive shall be responsible for, and, subject to discussion with and ratification by the Board, have the authority to enter into, employment contracts on behalf of the Company with other executives of the Company. (c) The Executive shall devote his full business time and best efforts to the business affairs of the Company; however, the Executive may devote reasonable time and attention to: (i) serving as a director or member of a committee of any not-for-profit organization or engaging in other charitable or community activities; and (ii) serving as a director or member of a committee of the corporations or organizations that the Executive presently serves and such corporations and organizations that the Executive upon approval of the Board may serve in the future; provided, that the Executive may not accept employment with any other individual or other entity, or engage in any other venture which is indirectly or directly in conflict or competition with the business of the Company. 3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (a) BASE COMPENSATION. During the Employment Term the Company shall pay the Executive an annual base salary (the "Base Salary") as compensation for this employment, in equal installments and at least twice in each calendar month. The Base Salary shall be at the annual rate of $950,000 for the first Contract Year; $1,000,000 for the second Contract Year; and $1,050,000 for the third Contract Year. (b) BONUS. (i) SIGN-ON BONUS. The Company shall pay $500,000 to the Executive in a lump sum on the Effective Date. The Executive shall remit $500,000 to the Company in a lump sum two weeks after the Commencement Date if he does not report to work for the Company as set forth in section 1. (ii) ANNUAL BONUS. For each calendar year ending during the Employment Term, the Executive's bonus compensation ("Annual Bonus") shall be at an annual rate equal to a percentage between 0% and 200% of his Base Salary in effect on December 31 of such calendar year, with a target of 75% of Base Salary (the "Targeted Bonus") if the Company and the Executive achieve budgeted financial and other performance targets which shall be established by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the board (the "Compensation Committee"), and which percentage shall be greater than or less than 75% if the Company's and the Executive's performance exceeds or falls short of, respectively, such budgeted targets, as shall be determined by the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that the minimum Annual Bonus for calendar year 1995 shall be $500,000. The Executive's Annual Bonus earned with respect to each year shall be paid at the same time as annual incentive bonuses with respect to that year are paid to other senior executives of the Company generally. (c) RESTRICTED STOCK. On the Commencement Date, the Company shall issue to the Executive shares of common stock of the Company, $.10 par value per share, with an aggregate market value (determined as of the close of the trading day immediately preceding the Effective Date) equal to $400,000 (the "Restricted Stock"). The Restricted Stock shall be issued subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) 50% of the Restricted Stock shall vest on the Start Date and the remaining 50% of the Restricted Stock shall vest on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, conditioned upon the Executive's continuing to be employed by the Company on such dates or as otherwise provided by this Agreement; (ii) all shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the Adamson Shareholder Agreement (the "Shareholder Agreement") entered into by the Executive and the Company; and (iii) the Executive shall make an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") with respect to his receipt of the Restricted Stock. On the Start Date the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum $267,000 to reimburse the Executive in part for his income tax liabilities with respect to his receipt of the Restricted Stock. The Executive shall remit $267,000 in a lump sum to the Company if the Executive does not report to work for the Company as set forth in section 1. (d) STOCK OPTIONS. On the Effective Date, the Company shall grant to the Executive an option for 800,000 shares of common stock of the Company, $.10 par value per share (the "Option"). The Option shall be granted subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) the exercise price with respect to shares under the Option shall be the market price per share at the close of the trading day immediately preceding the Effective Date; (ii) 20% of the Option shall be exercisable January 9, 1996 and an additional 20% shall be exercisable on each anniversary thereof, conditioned upon the Executive's continuing to be employed by the Company on such dates or as otherwise provided by this Agreement; (iii) the Option shall be granted under and subject to the Company's 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Option Plan"); (iv) the Option shall be evidenced by, and subject to, the Option Agreement entered into by the Executive and the Company (the "Option Agreement") having terms described in the Option Plan, except to the extent otherwise specified 2 in this Agreement, and the Option Agreement shall specify that in the event of the termination of the Employment Term other than a termination by the Company for "Cause" (as defined in section 5(c) of this Agreement) and pursuant to section 5(a)(iv) or a "Voluntary Termination" (as defined in section 5(c) of this Agreement) by the Executive pursuant to section 5(a)(v), the vested portion of the Executive's Option shall remain exercisable, but not beyond January 9, 2005, until the later of (A) the first anniversary of such termination of the Employment Term and (B) the date on which the Company is no longer required to provide the benefits described in section 5(b) (other than any continuation coverage which the Executive and/or his Family is entitled to elect under Section 4980B of the Code); and (v) all shares of common stock acquired by the Executive upon any exercise of the Option shall be subject to the Shareholder Agreement. (e) VACATION. During each calendar year of the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to no fewer than four weeks of paid vacation, as determined by the Board, unless, based on his length of service with the Company and his position with the Company, the Executive is entitled to a greater number of weeks paid vacation under the Company's generally applicable vacation policy; provided, however, that the Executive's paid vacation shall be reduced pro rata for any partial calendar year during the Employment Term, ignoring, for purposes of determining a partial year under this subsection (e), the period of time between January 1, 1995 and the Start Date. (f) BENEFITS. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all pension, profit sharing and other retirement plans, all incentive compensation plans and all group health, hospitalization and disability insurance plans and other employee welfare benefit plans in which other senior executives of the Company may participate on terms and conditions no less favorable than those which apply to such other senior executives of the Company. (g) INSURANCE POLICY. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(f), during the Employment Term the Company shall maintain in effect term life insurance coverage for the Executive with death benefits of at least $3,250,000 in the aggregate, subject to the Executive's insurability and with the beneficiary or beneficiaries thereof designated by the Executive. Notwithstanding section 8 of this Agreement, such life insurance policy or policies may be assigned to a trust for the benefit of any beneficiary by the Executive. (h) COMPANY JET PRIVILEGES. Until the sooner of the end of the Relocation Term or the Executive's relocation to the environs of the Company headquarters, the Executive shall be permitted to use the Company jet for at least one return trip per week to the Miami area. 4. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES (a) EXPENSES INCURRED IN RELOCATION. The Company will pay or reimburse the Executive for all normal and reasonable expenses (including closing costs on the purchase of the Executive's principal residence) incurred by the Executive in relocating his family and personal effects to the environs of the Company's headquarters and shall pay or reimburse the Executive for reasonable temporary living expenses and rental costs incurred by him maintaining a temporary residence near the Company headquarters until such relocation, but in no event beyond the expiration of the Relocation Term. The Company and the Executive intend that such living arrangements and residence shall be of a first class nature consistent with the Executive's position with the Company. The Company shall also reimburse the Executive for all closing costs incurred by him on the sale of his current residence in Miami and for up to $250,000 in the aggregate for (1) the real estate commissions incurred in selling the Executive's current residence in Miami and (2) the amount by which $950,000 exceeds the sale price of such residence; provided however, that prior to entering into any binding contract for the sale of such residence, the Executive shall be obligated to negotiate in good faith with the Company for the Company's purchase of such residence from the Executive for $950,000. With respect to the reimbursements set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company shall pay, or reimburse the Executive, for the amount of any federal and state income tax liabilities with respect to his receipt of such reimbursements from the Company, after taking into account any deductions or other tax benefits attributable to such reimbursements. (b) EXPENSES INCURRED IN SECURING THE EXECUTIVE'S MIAMI RESIDENCE. The Company shall pay, or reimburse the Executive, for the cost of maintaining security on his current residence in the Miami area consistent with the security arrangements provided by the Executive's current employer for so long as the Executive or his family reside there, but in no event beyond the expiration of the Relocation Term. (c) EXPENSES INCURRED IN PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYMENT. In addition to the compensation provided for under section 3 hereof, upon submission of proper vouchers, the Company will pay or reimburse the Executive for all normal and reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive during the Employment Term in connection with the Executive responsibilities 3 to the Company, including the Executive's first class travel expenses and, for no more than four (4) trips chosen by the Executive each Contract Year, first class travel expenses for the Executive's spouse to accompany him on such business travel. (d) LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSE IN RELATION HERETO. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for the reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in relation to this Agreement, its subject matter, and the attendant agreements relating to the Executive's Restricted Stock, the Option and the Shareholder Agreement. (e) PERSONAL TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING EXPENSES. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for reasonable legal, accounting and financial advisor fees and expenses incurred by the Executive for personal tax, financial and estate planning services in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for each Contract Year. 5. TERMINATION (a) EVENTS OF TERMINATION. Notwithstanding section 1 hereof, the Employment Term shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following events: (i) the death of the Executive; (ii) the close of business on the 180th day following the date on which the Company gives the Executive written notice of the termination of his employment as a result of his "Permanent Disability" (as defined in subsection (c)); (iii) the close of business on the date on which the Company gives the Executive written notice of the Company's termination of his employment as a "Termination without Cause" (as defined in subsection (c)); (iv) the close of business on the date on which the Company gives the Executive written notice of the Company's termination of his employment for "Cause" (as defined in subsection (c)); and (v) the close of business on the effective date of a "Voluntary Termination" (as defined in subsection (c)) by the Executive of his employment with the Company. (b) TERMINATION BENEFITS. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason set forth in subsection (a), the Company shall provide the Executive (or, in the case of his death, his estate or other legal representative), any Annual Bonus earned but not yet paid with respect to the preceding calendar year, benefits due him under the Company's benefits plans and policies for his services rendered to the Company prior to the date of such termination (according to the terms of such plans and policies), and the Company shall pay the Executive not later than 90 days after such termination, in a lump sum, all Base Salary earned through the date of such termination. The Executive shall be entitled to the payments and benefits described below only as each is applicable to such termination of employment. (i) In the event of a termination under subsection (a)(i) and in addition to any other death benefits payable under the Company's benefit plans or policies, (A) for so long as the Executive's surviving spouse is receiving any Base Salary payment under clause (B) below, the Executive's family dependents (collectively, "Family") shall be entitled to receive and participate in the disability, health, medical and other welfare benefit plans which the Executive and/or his Family would otherwise have been entitled to hereunder if the Executive had not terminated employment (the "Welfare Benefits") in addition to any continuation coverage which the Executive's Family is entitled to elect under Section 4980B of the Code; and (B) for a period of one year following the date of the Executive's death, the Executive's surviving spouse shall be paid (x) the Base Salary in effect at the date of the Executive's death, payable in monthly installments, and (y) the Annual Bonus that would have been paid under section 3(b) (ii) to the Executive during such period, payable as and when annual incentive bonuses with respect to such period are paid by the Company to other senior executives of the Company generally. (ii) In the event of a termination under subsection (a)(ii), for a period of two years after the date of such termination of the Executive's employment, (A) the Executive and/or his Family shall be entitled to receive and participate in the Welfare Benefits in addition to any continuation coverage which the Executive and/or his Family is entitled to elect under Section 4980B of the Code; and (B) the Executive shall be paid (x) one-half of the Base Salary in effect at such date of termination, payable in monthly installments, and (y) one-half of the Annual Bonus that would be payable under section 3(b)(ii) for such period, payable as and when annual incentive bonuses with respect to such period are paid by the Company to other senior executives of the Company generally. 4 (iii) In the event of a "Termination without Cause" under subsection (a)(iii), (A) the Executive and/or his Family shall be entitled until the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of such termination of employment or (y) the commencement of coverage of the Executive and/or his Family by another group medical benefits plan providing substantially comparable benefits to the Welfare Benefits and which does not contain any pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations, to receive and participate in the Welfare Benefits in addition to any continuation coverage which the Executive and/or his Family is entitled to elect under Section 4980B of the Code: (B) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum an amount equal to the greater of (x) the product of the number of months remaining in each Contract Year multiplied by one-twelfth of the rate of Base Salary scheduled to be in effect during each such month pursuant to section 3(a) determined without regard to this section 5 or (y) the product of the number of months remaining in each Contract Year multiplied by one-twelfth of the rate of Base Salary scheduled to be in effect during each such month pursuant to section 3(a) plus the difference between 24 and the number of such remaining months multiplied by $87,500; (C) the Company shall pay the Executive the Annual Bonus that would have been payable to the Executive pursuant to section 3(b)(ii) for the calendar year of the termination of employment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full or partial months of the Employment Term occurring during the calendar year of termination, and the denominator of which is 12, payable as and when annual incentive bonuses with respect to such period are paid by the Company to other senior executives of the Company generally; (D) the Option shall continue to become exercisable as set forth in section 3(d) for the first, second and third vesting installments of the Option as if the Executive had not terminated employment hereunder, and (E) the Restricted Stock shall be 100% vested on the effective date of such termination of employment; provided, however, that in the event of any Termination without Cause following a Change in Control of the Company pursuant to subsection (c)(iv)(D), the Restricted Stock and the Option shall be 100% vested and exercisable as of the date of such termination and the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Executive in a lump sum upon the date of such termination an amount equal to his Targeted Bonus for the Contract Year of termination of employment multiplied by the factor two. (iv) In the event of a termination for Cause under subsection (a)(iv) and in the event of a Voluntary Termination under subsection (a)(v), the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits or payments from the Company except as provided in the first sentence of subsection (b) above. (c) For purposes of this Agreement: (i) "Permanent Disability" shall mean the Executive's inability to perform the material duties contemplated by this Agreement by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which has continued for more than 180 consecutive days. The Executive agrees to submit such medical evidence regarding such disability or infirmity as is reasonable requested by the Company. (ii) A "Change in Control of the Company" shall occur on the date on which (A) TW Associates, L.P. and KKR Partners II, L.P. (collectively, "KKR") disposes (whether in one or more transactions) by sale or exchange (other than to or with any other person or entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by, in control of or under common control with KKR, as the term "control" is defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the greater of (x) the amount of common stock of the Company held by KKR as of the Effective Date, and (y) the amount of common stock of the Company held by KKR as of any subsequent date during the Employment Term, and (B) KKR no longer retains the voting power to elect a majority of the Board. (iii) "Clause" shall mean (A) the Executive's habitual neglect of his material duties, (B) an act or acts by the Executive, or any omission by him, constituting a felony, and the Executive has entered a guilty plea or confession to, or has been convicted of, such felony, (C) the Executive's failure to follow any lawful directive of the Board consistent with the Executive's position and duties, (D) an act or acts of fraud or dishonesty by the Executive which results or is intended to result in financial or economic harm to the Company, or (E) breach of a material provision of this Agreement or of the Shareholder's Agreement by the Executive; provided, that the Company shall provide the Executive (x) written notice specifying the nature of the alleged Cause, and, with respect to clauses (A), (C) and (E), (y) a reasonable opportunity to appear before the Board to discuss the matter, and (z) a reasonable opportunity to cure any such alleged Cause. (iv) "Voluntary Termination" shall mean any voluntary termination by the Executive of his employment with the Company provided that the Executive shall give the Company at least 120 days' prior written notice of the effective date of such termination. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be deemed to have incurred a "Voluntary Termination" upon one of the events set forth below: (A) upon 10 days' prior written notice from the 5 Executive of his voluntary termination of his employment with the Company following a breach by the Company of a material provision of this Agreement which the Company does not correct within 30 days or such longer reasonable amount of time required to correct such breach, not to exceed 90 days, after the Executive notifies the Board in writing of the action or omission which the Executive believes constitutes such a breach; (B) upon the Executive's 30 days' prior written notice to the Board if the Executive has not been elected or appointed Chairman of the Board within six months after the Commencement Date; (C) upon the otherwise scheduled expiration of the Employment Term (or any later date to which the Executive's employment has been extended pursuant to an offer of employment from the Company as contemplated by this section 5(c)(iv)(C)) if the Company does not offer to extend the Executive's employment beyond such date for a period of at least two years on terms that are substantially comparable to the terms of this Agreement without regard to the terms of sections (3)(b)(i), 3(c), 3(d), 4(a), and 4(b); or (D) upon the close of business on the effective date of the Executive's 30 days' prior written notice to the Board of his election to terminate employment with the Company within 90 days following a Change in Control of the Company; (v) "Termination without Cause" shall mean a termination by the Company of the Executive's employment without Cause (as defined above), and shall be deemed to include any termination under the circumstances described in subsections (c)(iv)(A) through (D). (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any payment or benefit from the Company would be subject to the tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, the Executive shall designate which payments or benefits or portion thereof shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to Section 4999 of the Code; but only if, by reason of such reduction, the benefit to the Executive of all amounts payable under section 5 plus all other payments and benefits that the Executive receives or is then entitled to receive from the Company that would constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, net of income and excise taxes with respect thereto (the "Net After Tax Benefit") is greater than the Net After Tax Benefit if the reduction were not made. (e) In the event of any termination of the Executive's employment by the Company the Executive shall not be required to seek other employment to mitigate damages, and any income earned by the Executive from other employment or self-employment or self-employment shall not be offset against any obligations of the Company to the Executive under this Agreement. 6. PROTECTED INFORMATION; PROHIBITED SOLICITATION (a) The Executive hereby recognizes and acknowledges that during the course of his employment by the Company, the Company will furnish, disclose or make available to the Executive confidential or proprietary information related to the Company's business, including, without limitation, customer lists, ideas, processes, inventions and devices, that such confidential or proprietary information has been developed and will be developed through the Company's expenditure of substantial time and money, and that all such confidential information could be used by the Executive and others to compete with the Company. The Executive hereby agrees that all such confidential or proprietary information shall constitute trade secrets, and further agrees to use such confidential or proprietary information only for the purpose of carrying out his duties with the Company and not otherwise to disclose such information unless otherwise required to do so by subpoena or other legal process. No information otherwise in the public domain shall be considered confidential. (b) The Executive hereby agrees, in consideration of his employment hereunder and in view of the confidential position to be held by the Executive hereunder, that during the Employment Term and for the period ending on the date which is two years after the later of (1) the termination of the Employment Term and (2) the date on which the Company is no longer required to provide the payments and benefits described in section 5(b) (other than any continuation coverage which the Executive and/or his Family is entitled to elect under Section 4980B of the Code), the Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Company, knowingly solicit, entice or persuade any other employees of the Company or any affiliate of the Company to leave the services of the Company or such affiliate for any reason. (c) The Executive further agrees that, he shall not (except as to the activities described in section 2(c)) for so long as he is receiving any benefits under section 5 (b) enter into any relationship whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, alone or in partnership, or as an officer, director, employee or stockholder (beneficially owning stock or options to acquire stock totaling more than five percent of the outstanding shares) of any corporation (other than the Company), or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire a significant present or future equity or other proprietorship interest, whether as a stockholder, partner, proprietor or otherwise, with any enterprise, business or division thereof (other than the Company), which is engaged in the restaurant or food services business in those states within the United States in which the Company 6 or any of its subsidiaries is at the time of such termination of employment conducting its business and which has annual sales of at least $50,000,000. (d) So long as the Executive is employed by the Company and so long as the restrictions of this section apply, no later than the date that the Executive accepts any engagement to act as an employee, officer, director, trustee, principal, agent or representative of any type of business or service (other than as an employee of the Company), the Executive shall (i) disclose such engagement in writing to the Company and (ii) disclose to the other entity with which he has agreed to act as an employee, officer, director, trustee, agent or representative, or to other principals together with whom he proposes to act as a principal in such business or service, the existence of the covenants set forth in this section and the provisions of section 7. (e) The restrictions in this section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be in addition to any restrictions imposed upon the Executive by statute or at common law. (f) The parties hereby acknowledge that the restrictions in this section 6 have been specifically negotiated and agreed to by the parties hereto and are limited to only those restrictions necessary to protect the Company from unfair competition. The parties hereby agree that if the scope or enforceability of any provision, paragraph or subparagraph of this section 6 is in any way disputed at any time, and should a court find that such restrictions are overly broad, the court may modify and enforce the covenant to the extent that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Each provision, paragraph, and subparagraph of this section 6 is separable from every other provision, paragraph, and subparagraph and constitutes a separate and distinct covenant. 7. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF The Executive hereby expressly acknowledges that any breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any of the terms set forth in section 6 of this Agreement may result in significant and continuing injury to the Company, the monetary value of which would be impossible to establish. Therefore, the Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to apply for injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The provisions of this section shall survive the Employment Term. 8. PARTIES BENEFITED; ASSIGNMENTS This Agreement shall be binding upon the Executive, his heirs and his personal representative or representatives, and upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by the Executive, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 9. NOTICES Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Board and the Company at its then principal office, with a copy to TW Associates, L.P., c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Nine West 57th Street, New York, New York, Attention: Paul Raether, or to the Executive at the address set forth in the preamble, as the case may be, or to such other address or addresses as any party hereto or TW Associates, L.P. may from time to time specify in writing for the purpose in a notice give to the other parties in compliance with this section. Notices shall be deemed given when received. 10. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles. 11. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE; LEGAL EXPENSES The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as in effect at the time of the subject act or omission, and shall advance to the Executive reasonable attorney's fees and expenses as such fees and expenses are incurred (subject to an undertaking from the Executive to repay such advances if it shall be finally determined that by a judicial decision which is not subject to appeal that the Executive was not entitled to the reimbursement of such fees and expenses) and he will be entitled to the protection of any insurance policies the Company may elect to maintain generally for the benefit of its directors and officers against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by him in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason 7 of his being or having been a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or his serving or having served any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee at the request of the Company (other than any dispute, claim or controversy arising under or relating to this Agreement). 12. DISPUTES Any dispute or controversy arising under, out of, in connection with or in relation to this Agreement shall, at the election and upon written demand of either the Executive or the Company, be finally determined and settled by arbitration in the city of the Company's headquarters in accordance with the rules and procedures of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 13. MISCELLANEOUS This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements or understandings between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties hereto. A waiver of the breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term or condition. This Agreement is intended to be performed in accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason and to any extent, be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity and unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, all of which shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law. The compensation provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to any withholdings and deductions required by any applicable tax laws. Any amounts payable under this Agreement to the Executive after the death of the Executive shall be paid to the Executive's estate or legal representative. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be a part of or control or affect the meaning of any provision hereof. [signature page follows] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above. FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. By: /s/ MICHAEL TOKARZ Title: /s/ JAMES. B. ADAMSON JAMES. B. ADAMSON 8 EX-10 10 EXHIBIT 10.43 EXHIBIT 10.43 ADAMSON SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT This Shareholder Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of January 10, 1995 (the "Effective Date") between TW Associates, L.P., ("Associates"), KKR Partners II, L.P. ("Partners") (collectively, "KKR"), and James B. Adamson ("Adamson"). RECITALS A. Pursuant to the terms of that certain Employment Agreement entered into as of January 10, 1995 between Adamson and Flagstar Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company will issue to Adamson on the "Commencement Date" (as defined in the Employment Agreement) common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") with an aggregate market value of $400,000 (the "Restricted Stock") and will issue to Adamson on the Effective Date an option (the "Option") to purchase 800,000 shares of Common Stock. B. The parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for the voting of KKR's Common Stock for Adamson's election to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and to provide Adamson with certain "tag- along" sale rights with respect to the Restricted Stock and any Common Stock issued to Adamson upon the exercise of the Option (collectively, the "Stock"). AGREEMENT In consideration of the foregoing and of the terms below, Associates, Partners and Adamson agree as follows: 1. VOTING OF KKR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. KKR agrees to vote all of its shares of Common Stock in favor of Adamson's election to the Board and as Chairman of the Board for so long as Adamson is an active employee of the Company in good standing. 2. TAG-ALONG SALE RIGHTS. (a) If at any time during the "Employment Term" (as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement) or for so long as the Executive is an active employee of the Company in good standing, KKR proposes to sell or exchange any of its Common Stock to any third party which is not an affiliate of KKR (a "Tag-Along Sale"), Adamson shall have the right to participate in such Tag-Along Sale and to include in such Tag-Along Sale a number of his shares of vested Common Stock determined by multiplying the total number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold or exchanged by KKR by a fraction, the numerator of which shall equal the aggregate number of shares of vested Common Stock owned by Adamson and the denominator of which shall equal the aggregate numbers of shares of vested Common Stock owned by Adamson and Common Stock owned by KKR. (b) If KKR intends to enter into a Tag-Along Sale, KKR will give Adamson at least 14 days' prior written notice of the proposed Tag-Along Sale, which notice (the "KKR Notice") will include the terms and conditions of such proposed sale or exchange. Adamson may, within 7 days after receiving the KKR Notice, notify KKR in writing that he wishes to participate in such proposed Tag-Along Sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the KKR Notice and specifying the number of shares of Common Stock that he desires to include in such proposed Tag-Along Sale (the "Adamson Tag-Along Notice"), subject to the foregoing limitations of this provision. If Adamson does not give KKR a timely Adamson Tag-Along Notice with respect to the proposed Tag-Along Sale, KKR may sell or exchange its Common Stock for a period of 90 days after expiration of the 7-day period during which Adamson was permitted to give the Adamson Tag-Along Novice on the terms and conditions not materially more favorable to KKR than those set forth in the KKR Notice, without including Adamson's vested Common Stock in such transaction. If Adamson gives KKR a timely Adamson Tag-Along Notice, KKR shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the prospective transferee(s) of the Common Stock in the Tag-Along Sale to agree to acquire the Common Stock identified by Adamson in the Adamson Tag-Along Notice upon the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the Common Stock proposed to be sold or exchanged by KKR. If the prospective transferee(s) are unwilling or unable to acquire all of the shares of Common Stock identified by Adamson upon such terms and conditions, then KKR may elect either to cancel such proposed transaction or to proceed with the proposed Tag-Along Sale, provided that it, or its designee, shall be required to purchase the shares of Common Stock identified in the Adamson Tag-Along Notice on terms and conditions which provide Adamson with an economic benefit which is equivalent to that which he would have derived had he been permitted to sell his Common Stock in the proposed Tag-Along Sale. 3. APPLICABLE LAW; JURISDICTION. The laws of the state of New York shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement. 4. TERM. This Agreement shall terminate upon termination of the Employment Term. 5. NOTICES. All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand (whether by overnight courier or otherwise) or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt required, postage prepaid, to the party to whom it is directed: (a) if to TW Associates, L.P. or KKR Partners II, L.P.: c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Nine West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 Attn: Paul Raether with a copy to: James D. C. Barrall, Esq. Latham & Watkins 633 W. 5th St. Los Angeles, CA 90071 (b) If to Adamson, to him at the following address: 10040 South West Sixtieth Court Miami, Florida 33156 with a copy to: John N. Turitzin, Esq. Battle Fowler LLP 75 East 5th St. New York, NY 10022 or at such other address as either party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other. [signature page follows] 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. TW ASSOCIATES, L.P. By /s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ Title: KKR PARTNERS II, L.P. By /s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ Title: /s/ JAMES B. ADAMSON James B. Adamson 3 EX-10 11 EXHIBIT 10.44 EXHIBIT 10.44 AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. AND JAMES ADAMSON This Amendment to Employment Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered into as of February 27, 1995 between Flagstar Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and James B. Adamson (the "Executive"), residing at 10040 South West Sixtieth Court, Miami, Florida 33156. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have entered into that certain Employment Agreement ("Agreement") dated January 10, 1995; and WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects, effective as of this date; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. The fifth sentence of Section 1 of the Agreement is amended and restated to provide as follows: "The Executive will be elected or appointed as a Director of the Company no later than the first meeting of the Board after the Commencement Date and as Chairman of the Board of the Company within six months after the Commencement Date, provided, however, that the Executive may waive such right to become Chairman for so long as he may elect, in his sole discretion, and may thereafter exercise such right by giving the Board thirty days prior written notice of his desire to become Chairman effective as of a specified date." 2. Clause (B) of subsection (c) (iv) of Section 5 of the Agreement is amended and restated to provide as follows: "(B) upon the Executive's 30 days' prior written notice to the Board if the Executive has not been elected or appointed Chairman of the Board within the time period prescribed in section 1, above;" IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above. FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. By: /s/ MICHAEL TOKARZ Title: /s/ JAMES B. ADAMSON James B. Adamson EX-10 12 EXHIBIT 10.45 EXHIBIT 10.45 May 14, 1993 203 E. Main Street Spartanburg, S.C. 29319-0001 803-597-8000 Mr. Gregory M. Buckley 324 Trinity Lane Oak Brook, Illinois 60521 Dear Greg: We are truly delighted you will join our company as TW Services' Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Quincy's. This letter outlines the terms of our offer as we discussed today. START DATE Effective June 1, 1993, you are on the TW payroll, with an expected arrival date of June 3, 1993. If you are able to start earlier, you will let me know. BASE SALARY Your annual base salary will be $225,000.00, to be paid monthly (on the 18th of each month or the nearest Thursday preceding the 18th via direct deposit). ANNUAL INCENTIVE You are eligible for an annual incentive. Your level of participation is 75% of base salary at target EBITDA. This year, any payout will be prorated based on your length of time with the company. The attached letter outlines specifics of the plan. STOCK OPTIONS Subject to ratification by the TWH Stock Option Committee, you will be granted 300,000 shares of TWH stock. Details of the plan will be provided to you after you join us. BONUS BUYOUT To compensate for six months of bonus potential with your current employer, we will pay you $35,000.00 (grossed up for tax purposes) as soon as practical after you join us. SIGNING BONUS We recognize that in making the transition from your current employer to our company, you are waiving a substantial amount in stock appreciation (to be realized February 1, 1994). To compensate for this, we will pay you $225,000.00, subject to normal withholding, as soon as practical after you join us. If you leave us voluntarily within the next year, you will reimburse us this amount. BENEFITS As outlined in the Benefits Summary you have previously received. Mr. Gregory M. Buckley Page Two May 14, 1993 RELOCATION We will provide relocation assistance as per the attached. Additionally, if you have not sold your home after six months, we will either extend duplicate house payments for an agreed to period of time or offer third party purchase. OTHER For any vested options with your current employer, exercised after acceptance of our offer and before joining us, we will reimburse you for tax on the difference between exercise and grant price, up to 40% of the spread (grossed up for tax purposes). This will be paid to you in March 1994. If you are in agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return to me. Greg, please know how happy we all are that you will be joining our team. We look forward to working with you and to welcoming you, Susan, and your daughters to Spartanburg. Please feel free to call if there are any questions. (Office: 803/597-8412; home : 803/587-6964) Sincerely, /s/ EDNA K. MORRIS Edna K. Morris Senior Vice President Human Resources :dk Attachments AGREED AND ACCEPTED: /s/ GREGORY M. BUCKLEY Gregory M. Buckley May 15, 1993 EX-10 13 EXHIBIT 10.46 EXHIBIT 10.46 May 24, 1993 203 E. Main Street Spartanburg, S.C. 29319-0001 803-597-8000 Mr. Ray Perry 686 Creek View Drive Orange, CA 92669 Dear Ray: We are truly delighted to offer you the opportunity to join our company as TW Services' Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of El Pollo Loco. This letter outlines the terms of our offer: START DATE You will join our company effective June 1, 1993. BASE SALARY Your annual base salary will be $240,000.00, to be paid monthly (on the 18th of each month or the nearest Thursday preceding the 18th via direct deposit). ANNUAL INCENTIVE You are eligible for an annual incentive. Your level of participation is 75% of base salary at target EBITDA. This year, any payout will be prorated based on your length of time with the company. The attached letter outlines specifics of the plan. STOCK OPTIONS Subject to ratification by the TWH Stock Option Committee, you will be granted 300,000 shares of TWH stock. Details of the plan will be provided to you after you join us. BENEFITS You are eligible for benefits as outlined in the attached Benefits Summary. Mr. Ray Perry Page Two May 24, 1993 SIGNING BONUS You will receive a signing bonus of $130,000.00, subject to normal withholding, as soon as practical after you join us. If you leave us voluntarily within one year from your hire date, you agree to reimburse us this amount. Ray, we sincerely hope you will accept our offer and become part of our team. We would welcome the opportunity to work with you. If you are in agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return to me. Please feel free to call if there are any questions. (Office: 803/597-8412; Home : 803/587-6964) Sincerely, /s/ EDNA MORRIS Edna Morris Senior Vice President Human Resources :nm Attachments AGREED AND ACCEPTED: /s/ RAYMOND J. PERRY Raymond J. Perry May 26, 1993 EX-10 14 EXHIBIT 10.47 EXHIBIT 10.47 June 4, 1993 203 E. Main Street Spartanburg, S.C. 29319-0001 803-597-8000 Mr. Ron Petty 895 Hibiscus Street Boca Raton, FL 33486 Dear Ron: We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to join our company as TW Services' Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Denny's. This letter outlines the terms of our offer. BASE SALARY Your annual base salary will be $285,000.00, to be paid monthly (on the 18th of each month or the nearest Thursday preceding the 18th via direct deposit). ANNUAL INCENTIVE You are eligible for an annual incentive. Your level of participation is 75% of base salary at target EBITDA. This year, any payout will be prorated based on your length of time with the company. The attached letter outlines specifics of the plan. STOCK OPTIONS Subject to ratification by the TWH Stock Option Committee, you will be granted 400,000 shares of TWH stock. Details of the plan will be provided to you after you join us. BENEFITS You are eligible for benefits as outlined in the attached Benefits Summary. RELOCATION We will provide relocation assistance as per the attached. SIGNING BONUS As a signing bonus, we will pay you $450,000.00 (subject to normal withholding) as soon as is practical after you join us. If you leave the company voluntarily within the next year, you agree to reimburse the company the full amount. Mr. Ron Petty Page Two June 4, 1993 CHANGE OF CONTROL If during the first five years of your employment TW Services had a change of control and your employment with the company was terminated by the company or by my resignation as a result of this change of control, you would receive pay equal to two years base pay plus bonus target. We would define change of control as: (1) KKR making the decision to sell the company or (2) J. J. Richardson terminating his employment with the company. If you are in agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return to me. Ron, we are happy to offer you this position and look forward to your acceptance to be a part of our team. We would welcome the opportunity to work with you and to welcome you, your spouse, and your children to Spartanburg. Please feel free to call me if there are any questions. (Office: 803/597-8412; Home : 803/587-6964) Sincerely, /s/ H. STEPHEN MCMANUS H. Stephen McManus Executive Vice President/ Restaurant Operations Attachments AGREED AND ACCEPTED: /s/ CHARLES R. PETTY Charles R. Petty June 7, 1993 EX-10 15 EXHIBIT 10.48 EXHIBIT 10.48 (Flagstar Logo appears here) October 3, 1994 Dear This letter is to outline the terms of a severance arrangement offered to certain key personnel within Flagstar. Under the terms of this arrangement, you will be entitled to a lump sum payment upon the occurrence of certain triggering events through November 1997. These triggering events are: a. Flagstar terminates your employment for any reason other than fraud or other illegal acts, or b. The company takes an action resulting in a diminution in your position, authority, responsibilities or compensation (excluding an isolated, insubstantial and/or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith which the company promptly remedies after notice by you), and you leave the company within 30 days of giving Jerome J. Richardson notice of your intent to resign under this provision, or c. Jerome J. Richardson leaves the employment of the company prior to his currently existing contract expiration date and you leave within six months thereafter. This payout will be equal to 200% of your then existing annual base salary and will be subject to required withholding for income and FICA taxes. Under no circumstances will you receive more than this amount regardless of the number of triggering events. If you are in agreement with these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return it to me in an envelope marked "Private and Confidential". This letter will then become effective. Sincerely, /s/ EDNA K. MORRIS Edna K. Morris Senior Vice President Human Resources AGREED AND ACCEPTED: EX-10 16 EXHIBIT 10.49 EXHIBIT 10.49 1994 SENIOR MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN FLAGSTAR CORPORATION I. PURPOSE Flagstar Corporation, including its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively "Flagstar") hereby adopts the Flagstar 1994 Senior Management Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to assist Flagstar in retaining and attracting qualified salaried employees in managerial or other important positions and to provide an additional incentive to employees in such positions to contribute to the success of Flagstar. II. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings: A. EMPLOYEE An individual on the active salaried payroll of Flagstar at any time during the fiscal year for which an award is made whose compensation is not governed by a collective bargaining agreement. B. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). C. EBITDA Earnings (as such term is defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) before interest, income taxes, depreciation an amortization for the Plan Year and before accruals for awards pursuant to the provisions of this Plan. EBITDA shall be calculated by Flagstar's auditors of record. D. PARTICIPANT An employee of Flagstar designated by the Committee pursuant to Article V hereof. E. FISCAL YEAR/PLAN YEAR That period of time from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994. F. TARGET AWARD A Participant's award that is designated by the Committee to be paid if goals are met at "target" levels as specified in the Plan. G. TEAM The group of Participants who participate in a particular Individual/Team Award Pool as discussed in Article IX. H. TEAM LEADER The Participant designated by the Chief Executive Officer to allocate the Team Pool (as defined in Article IX) to the Team members. III. EFFECTIVE DATE. This plan will become effective as of January 1, 1994. IV. ADMINISTRATION The Plan will be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to interpret the Plan. All determinations and actions taken by the Committee with respect to the administration and interpretation of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon the Participants. The Committee shall meet at such times as it deems appropriate. Meetings may be conducted by telephone. The vote of a majority of the Committee and the actions taken by the Committee shall be a part of the corporate records of Flagstar. V. PARTICIPANTS AND TARGET AWARDS Participants in the Plan for the Year shall be those employees of Flagstar nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of Flagstar and approved by the Committee. The Committee shall assign each Participant to one of the following categories. Categories will have the Target Awards shown.
TARGET AWARD, PARTICIPANT GROUP AS A % OF BASE SALARY Officers of Flagstar (excluding the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)............................... 75% Group I................................................................................................. 50% Group II................................................................................................ 25% Group III............................................................................................... 15%
VI. AWARDS Each Participant shall be designated by the Committee as either a Corporate Participant or a Concept Participant. There are three performance elements to the Plan: 1. Flagstar EBITDA 2. Concept EBITDA 3. Individual/Team Award Amounts are earned under each element without reference to the other elements. Corporate Participants will have 75% of their Target Awards earned through Flagstar EBITDA. Their Flagstar EBITDA Multiple is .75. In addition, they will be eligible for an Individual/Team Award as discussed in Article IX. Concept Participants will have 50% of their Target Awards earned through Flagstar EBITDA, and 25% earned through Concept EBITDA. Their Flagstar EBITDA Multiple is .50, and their Concept EBITDA Multiple is .25. In addition, they will be eligible for an Individual/Team Award as discussed in Article IX. VII. FLAGSTAR EBITDA A target Flagstar EBITDA will be determined each year by the Chief Executive Officer and the Committee. Participants earn their Target Award times their Flagstar EBITDA Multiple, if target Flagstar EBITDA is achieved. The Chief Executive Officer and Committee will also determine EBITDA levels above and below the target level that will result in an award more than or less than Target Award times Flagstar EBITDA Multiple. There is no cap on the amount that can be earned through Flagstar EBITDA. The Flagstar EBITDA payout schedule for 1994 is:
PERCENT OF TARGET AWARD TIMES FLAGSTAR EBITDA ($ MILLIONS) FLAGSTAR EBITDA MULTIPLE EARNED Below $ ........................................................................ 0% At $ ........................................................................... 50% At $ ........................................................................... 100% At $ ........................................................................... 200% Percent earned for each $1 million above $ ..................................... %
Note: Payout for Flagstar EBITDA achievement between points is interpolated on a straight-line basis. VIII. CONCEPT EBITDA A target Concept EBITDA will be determined for each Concept by the Chief Executive Officer and the Committee. Participants earn their Target Award times their Concept EBITDA Multiple, if target Concept EBITDA is achieved. 2 The Chief Executive Officer and the Committee will also determine Concept EBITDA levels above and below the target level that will result in an award more than or less than Target Award times the Concept EBITDA Multiple. The maximum award possible is 200% of Target Award times the Concept EBITDA Multiple. Each Concept will have a performance/payout schedule consistent with the following:
PERCENT OF TARGET AWARD TIMES CONCEPT EBITDA ($ MILLIONS) CONCEPT EBITDA MULTIPLE EARNED Below $ ........................................................................ 0% At $ ........................................................................... 50% At $ ........................................................................... 100% At or above $ .................................................................. 200%
Note: Payout for Concept EBITDA achievement between points is interpolated on a straight-line basis. IX. INDIVIDUAL/TEAM AWARD Each Participant will be assigned to a Team by the Chief Executive Officer and the Committee. The Target Awards for Participants within each Team will be summed and multiplied by 25%. The result equals the Initial Team Pool for each Team under the Individual/Team Award. After the Plan Year has ended, the Chief Executive Officer will determine the amounts of the Final Team Pools. He will make reference to expectations set with each Team during the Plan Year in making this determination. A Final Team Pool can range in size from zero to 150% of the Initial Team Pool. The Chief Executive Officer will determine the amount from each Final Team Pool that will be paid as the Individual/Team Award to the Team Leader. Each Team Leader will allocate the remaining Final Team Pool to the other Participants on his or her Team. The allocation will be made in the Team Leader's discretion, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer. Individual/Team Awards to any single Participant have no limit, except that the total of all such awards for any Team must be less than or equal to the Final Team Pool. Individual payouts may be zero. X. PAYMENT OF AWARDS Any award made to a Participant shall be paid as soon as practicable after the close of the Plan Year. XI. RESERVE In connection with determining awards for a Plan Year as herein provided, in addition to other allocations made pursuant to the Plan, the Board may direct the creation of a Reserve and credit thereto a sum of money for the purpose of making awards as determined by the Committee to any Employee who was not a Participant under the Plan, or who otherwise would not receive an award under the Plan. The creation of a Reserve by the Board shall not obligate the Committee to make awards for the Reserve. Awards from the Reserve shall be made at such times and in such amounts as the Committee deems appropriate. XII. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT The Committee shall determine the award, if any, to be paid to a Participant whose employment is terminated during a Plan Year. Awards vest on the January 1 following the end of the Plan Year. XIII. NEW HIRES OR PROMOTIONS Employees hired or promoted during a Plan Year shall be eligible to receive such award for that Plan Year as the Committee may determine. XIV. ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS A Participant may not assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber amounts accruing to such Participant under the Plan. 3 XV. NO CREATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE PLAN No employee or other person shall have any claim or right to be named a Participant or granted an award under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any Employee or Participant under the Plan any right to be retained in the employ of Flagstar. XVI. WITHHOLDING TAX Flagstar shall deduct from all amounts paid as awards to Participants all taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments. XVII. DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT PRIOR TO PAYMENT OF AN AWARD If a Participant shall die before the payment of any award under the Plan, the award shall be paid only to the executor, administrator or other legal representative of the deceased Participant following the receipt of a court certificate of the appointment thereof. The allocation of awards, if any, to a Participant who dies prior to the end of the Plan Year shall be in the sole discretion of the Committee. XVIII. CANCELLATION OF AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE PLAN The Board shall have the right to cancel, amend or modify this Plan in its sole discretion. Such cancellation, amendment or modification that takes place during a Plan Year may be retroactive to the beginning of that Plan Year, as the Board determines. XIX. OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any right of Participants in this Plan to participate in other employee benefits plans of Flagstar. XX. MISCELLANEOUS Any award under the Plan will not affect the amount of any insurance coverage available to the Participant under any group insurance plan maintained by Flagstar. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee or a member of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by Flagstar against and from any and all loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan. Upon the institution of any claim, action, suit or proceeding against such person, immediate written notice shall be given to Flagstar and Flagstar shall, at its sole expense, defend the same. All expenses and costs in connection with the operation of the Plan shall be borne by Flagstar. 4
EX-10 17 EXHIBIT 10.50 EXHIBIT 10.50 DEVAL L. PATRICK MARI MAYEDA ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL TERESA DEMCHAK PAUL F. HANCOCK ANTONIO LAWSON BRIAN F. HEFFERNAN SAPERSTEIN, MAYEDA & GOLDSTEIN FERNANDO M. OLGUIN 1300 Clay Street, 11th Floor Housing and Civil Oakland, CA 94612 Enforcement Section (510) 763-9800 Civil Rights Division U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PATRICIA G. PRICE P.O. Box 65998 AMANDA K. WILSON Washington, D.C. 20035-5998 PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM (202) 514-8034 111 West St. John, Suite 315 San Jose, CA 95113 MICHAEL J. YAMAGUCHI (408) 293-4790 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY MARY BETH UITTI Attorneys for Plaintiff CHIEF, CIVIL DIVISION Kristina Ridgeway Assistant U.S. Attorney Individually and on Behalf 450 Golden Gate Avenue of all Persons Similarly San Francisco, CA 94102 Situated Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Civ. No. 93-20208-JW ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) AMENDED CONSENT DECREE ) FLAGSTAR CORPORATION and ) DENNY'S, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ___________________________________) ) Consolidated With KRISTINA RIDGEWAY, Individually ) and on Behalf of all Persons ) Similarly Situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Civ. No. 93-20202-JW ) v. ) ) FLAGSTAR CORPORATION and ) DENNY'S, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________) TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 II PURPOSES OF THIS DECREE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 III THE PARTIES' CONTENTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 A. Plaintiffs' Contentions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 B. Defendants' Contentions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 IV DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 V JURISDICTION, SCOPE AND TERM OF DECREE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 VI GENERAL NONDISCRIMINATORY PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 VII COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 A. General Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 B. Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 C. Notice to Employees and Agents and Training and Education Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1. Notification to Employees and Agents . . . . . . . . 17 2. Training of Employees and Agents . . . . . . . . . . 19 3. Notice to and Training of Franchisees. . . . . . . . 25 D. Notice to the Public and Advertising. . . . . . . . . . . 29 VIII TESTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 IX MONITORING. RECORD-KEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . 35 A. Civil Rights Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 B. Record-Keeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 1. Record-Keeping in General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 2. Application of Attorney-Client Privilege And Work-Product Doctrine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 3. Civil Rights Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 4. Denny's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 5. Complaints of Discrimination Under the Original Decree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 C. Reporting Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 1. Preliminary Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 2. Semi-Annual Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3. Reports To Testing Organizations . . . . . . . . . . 49 4. Reports Re: Complaints Of Discrimination . . . . . . 49 D. Dispute Resolution Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 X. CLASS MONETARY RELIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 A. Monetary Settlement Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 1. Establishment of Monetary Settlement Fund. . . . . . 51 2. Allocation of Monetary Settlement Fund . . . . . . . 51 3. Reduction of Opt-Outs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 B. Definition of the Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 2. Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 3. Class Counsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 C. Claims Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 1. Selection of Third Party Claims Administrator. . . . 53 2. Duties and Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 3. Maintenance of Toll Free "800" Lines . . . . . . . . 54 4. Reports from the Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5. Payment of the Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 D. Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 1. Mailed Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 2. Tracing of Mailed Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 3. Published Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 a. Preliminary Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 b. Final Approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 E. Provisions for Objections and Exclusions. . . . . . . . . 57 1. Objections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 3. Filing of Completed Claim Forms. . . . . . . . . . . 58 4. Initial Review of Claim Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 5. Approval of Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 6. Disputed Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 7. Unresolved Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 8. Rejected Claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 9. Deadline for Administrator Review of All Claims. . . 60 G. Special Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 1. Selection and Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 2. Review of Appeals by the Special Master. . . . . . . 61 3. Payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 H. Class Monetary Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 1. Named Plaintiffs Monetary Distribution . . . . . . . 61 2. Class Monetary Distribution List . . . . . . . . . . 62 3. Payment of Class Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 4. Undeliverable Claim Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5. Class Fund Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 a. Determination of Fund Balance . . . . . . . . . 63 I. Attorneys' Fees and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 1. Stage One Fees and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 2. Stage Two Fees and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 3. Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 J. Release Of Claims By Plaintiff Class. . . . . . . . . . . 64 XI NOTICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 XII INCIDENTS OF DISCRIMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 XIII ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY. . . . . . . . 66 I INTRODUCTION On March 26, 1993, plaintiff United States filed a complaint simultaneously with a Consent Decree ("Original Decree") against defendants TW Services, Inc. (now Flagstar Corporation) and Denny's, Inc. The Original Decree was approved by this Court on April l, 1993. On March 24, 1993, Plaintiff Class filed a complaint against defendants TW Services, Inc., TW Holdings Inc. (now Flagstar Companies, Inc.) and Denny's, Inc. and Denny's Holdings, Inc. (collectively referred to as "defendants"). On July 2, 1993, the Court, on its own motion, consolidated both actions for pretrial purposes. The complaints of both plaintiffs allege violations of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. (section mark)(section mark) 2000a, et seq. ("Public Accommodations Act"). In addition, the complaint filed by Plaintiff Class alleges violations of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 1981, 42 U.S.C. (section mark 1985(3), California Business and Professions Code (section mark)(section mark) 17200 et seq., California Civil Code (section mark)(section mark) 51 et seq. and California Civil Code (section mark)(section mark) 1750 et seq. Defendant Flagstar Corporation is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Flagstar Corporation, through its subsidiary Denny's, conducts business across the United States, including the State of California. Defendant Flagstar Companies, Inc. wholly owns defendant Flagstar Corporation. Denny's, Inc. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Defendant Denny's Holdings is a subsidiary of Flagstar Corporation and owns defendant Denny's, Inc. The complaints of the United States and the Plaintiff Class allege that Denny's, a subsidiary of Flagstar Corporation, has engaged in a pattern or practice of denying to African-American persons, and their companions on the basis of race or color, the use and enjoyment of the facilities, services, and accommodations of Denny's Restaurants on the same basis as they make such available to white persons. More specifically, the United States and the Plaintiff Class allege that Denny's: (1) implemented terms and conditions for service to African-American persons and their companions that are less favorable than the terms and conditions for service to white persons; (2) treats African-American customers and their companions less favorably than white customers; and (3) discourages African-American persons from visiting its restaurants. Following the execution of the Original Decree on April 1, 1993, numerous complaints of racial discrimination were submitted to Plaintiff Class and the United States. The United States investigated many of these complaints and, based on those investigations, the United States has determined that an amendment of the Original Decree is necessary to expand the procedures designed to ensure that defendants are taking appropriate action to address alleged violations of the Public Accommodations Act and to prevent discrimination in the future. In addition, to further the public interest, a description of plaintiffs' contentions and the evidence on which they would rely if this case were adjudicated will be recited below in Section III. Denny's and Flagstar Corporation continue to deny the allegations set forth in the complaints of the United States and the Plaintiff Class. However, the parties have agreed that, in order to avoid protracted and costly litigation, this controversy should be resolved through 2 the amendment of the Original Decree. This Amended Consent Decree shall constitute a resolution of all claims asserted or which could have been asserted on the basis of race or color by African Americans and their companions with regard to discrimination in public accommodations by both the United States and Plaintiff Class through May 24, 1994. As indicated by the signature of counsel at the end of this document, the parties have consented to the entry of this Amended Consent Decree (hereinafter "Decree"). II PURPOSES OF THIS DECREE The parties have entered into this Decree for the following purposes: A. To ensure, by means set forth in this Decree, that all future customers of Denny's Restaurants and franchisees are accorded equal treatment and service regardless of race and/or color. B. To provide injunctive relief in furtherance of the public interest, and injunctive and monetary relief to all class members by means of the goals, timetables, and other procedures set forth in this Decree. C. To avoid further protracted, expensive, and disruptive litigation. III THE PARTIES' CONTENTIONS A. Plaintiffs' Contentions Plaintiffs contend that they would produce, at a minimum, testimonial evidence at trial substantially as follows, and that, if such testimony were elicited as described, it would demonstrate a violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. (section mark)(section mark) 2000a et seq. 3 In addition, Plaintiff Class contends that it would produce, at a minimum, testimonial evidence at trial substantially as follows, and that, if such testimony were elicited as described, it would demonstrate a violation of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 1981, 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 1985(3), California Business and Professions Code (section mark)(section mark) 17200 et seq., California Civil Code (section mark)(section mark) 51 et seq. and California Civil Code (section mark)(section mark) 1750 et seq. 1. As of the date of this Amended Consent Decree, Denny's, Inc., a subsidiary of defendant Flagstar Corporation, owns, operates and franchises Denny's Restaurants across the United States, including the State of California. 2. The testimony would establish that defendants required pre-payment and/or cover charges as a precondition for African-American persons to receive service or food at defendants' restaurants. In one such incident, in December, 1991, a group of approximately eighteen (18) African-American high school and college students visited a Denny's Restaurant in San Jose, California. The group was told by defendants' manager that, prior to being seated, they would have to pay for their meals in advance and/or a $2.00 "cover charge" or "minimum." During this visit, there was a group of white students in defendants' restaurant that had not been asked to prepay and/or pay a cover charge. The African-American students, despite their offer to break up into smaller groups, were denied service by defendants. 3. The testimony would further establish that, in November, 1991, at a Denny's Restaurant in San Diego, California, a group of eleven (11) African-American persons, most of them related, were required to prepay for their meals in advance. Witnesses observed several non-African-American persons pay at the cash register. 4 4. The testimony would further establish that on two separate occasions, in 1991, at a Denny's Restaurant in San Jose, California, two different groups of African-American persons were required to prepay prior to being served. The first group consisted of seven (7) to ten (10) African-American students. The second group, which consisted of approximately fifteen (15) to (20) African-American high school students, waited for more than an hour without having their orders taken. A waitress finally came over and told the group that they would have to pay for their meals before they could be served. Approximately half of the group left the restaurant. A few minutes later, the other half of the group was escorted out of the restaurant by police at defendants' restaurant's request. 5. The same restaurant referenced in paragraph 4 above, in 1992, was responsible for the removal from the restaurant by the police of a group of four female high school students, three African American and one East Indian. The females, who were not allowed to finish their meals, were removed because, according to the testimony that would be provided, there were "too many of you people here." 6. The testimony would further establish that, in 1992, at one of defendants' restaurants in Santa Clara, California, an African-American person was required to prepay and treated poorly by the waiter on duty, while a white male was seated -- without prepayment -- by the same waiter. 7. The evidence and testimony would further establish that, in 1992, at a Denny's Restaurant in Sacramento, California, African-American customers were required to prepay for their meals and provide identification prior to being allowed into the restaurant. 8. The evidence and testimony would further establish that, in 1991, an 5 African-American family of five (two parents and three children) who visited one of defendant's restaurants in Vallejo, California, to celebrate the birthday of one of the children was denied a "free birthday meal." The family was made to wait an excessively long period of time for service, was treated discourteously, and required to produce burdensome proof of their child's date of birth. The family eventually left the restaurant because of the embarrassment and humiliation they had suffered. 9. The evidence and testimony would further establish that a Denny's Restaurant in San Jose also does not provide "free birthday meals" to African-American customers on the same terms and conditions as those provided to non-African-American customers. 10. The evidence and testimony would further establish that on April 1, 1993, the same day the Original Decree was entered, a group of 21 United States Secret Service officers (7 African-American and 14 white), in uniform, drove to Annapolis, Maryland early in the morning to prepare for a trip by the President of the United States to the Naval Academy. The officers stopped for breakfast at a Denny's Restaurant in Annapolis. Six African-American officers sat together at a table, and the other officers sat elsewhere. The six African-American officers who sat together did not get served in the 55 minutes they were in the restaurant; the other officers, including an African-American officer sitting with white officers, did get served. 11. The evidence and testimony would further establish that several months after the execution of the Original Decree, at a Denny's Restaurant in Mojave, California, an African-American family was denied seating and service. Non-African-American witnesses 6 observing the incident would testify that during the approximately fifty (50) minutes that the African-American family waited to be seated, they and numerous other non-African-Americans who arrived after the African-American family were seated and served. The witnesses would further testify that although seating was available, the African-American family was not offered seating and eventually left the restaurant. 12. The evidence and testimony would further establish that on or about June 23, 1993, an African-American man and Caucasian woman ("military couple"), both members of the United States Armed Services, visited a Denny's Restaurant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Restaurant was not crowded. There were perhaps ten (10) other people sitting in a section at the back of the Restaurant. A Caucasian group, comprised of a couple, a baby and an elderly man, were sitting and eating at the table diagonally to the right of the direction the couple was facing. Approximately ten (10) minutes after they were seated, a Caucasian couple was seated at a table diagonal and to the left of the direction the couple was facing. A Caucasian waitress took their order immediately. The waitress delivered their food within approximately five minutes and refilled their coffee cups. The waitress had been so close to the military couple's table when she was delivering the Caucasian couple's food that she bumped up against their table. She did not take the military couple's order at that time, although their menus were laying closed at the edge of their table. In addition to taking the second Caucasian couple's orders and serving their food, the waitress refilled the coffee cups at the tables of both the Caucasian couple and group at least twice during this period. Both of the tables were so close to the military couple's table that the waitress brushed up against their table when she went to refill the coffee cups of both the Caucasian couple and group. 7 The military couple eventually left the restaurant without being served. 13. The evidence and testimony would further establish that Denny's managers in San Jose, California were instructed individually and at district meetings to limit patronage by African-American customers by ignoring African-American customers, telling them that tables were not available when, in fact, tables were available, requiring customers to pay for their meals in advance and closing down the restaurant when too many African-American customers attempted to visit the restaurant. 14. The evidence and testimony would further establish that Denny's managers in Los Angeles were instructed to seat African-American customers in certain areas of the restaurant, require groups of African-American customers to pay for their meals in advance, deny separate checks for African-American groups when the same was provided to non-African- American groups, charge a 15% gratuity to the checks of African-American customers and discourage African-American customers by denying seating and/or requiring them to wait for prolonged periods prior to being seated. B. Defendants' Contentions Denny's and Flagstar Corporation deny the allegations set forth in the complaints of the United States and the Plaintiff Class. Denny's has investigated many of these incidents of alleged discrimination, and although some involved problems with customer service, Denny's does not believe that the Claimants were discriminated against on the basis of race. However, Denny's and Flagstar Corporation recognize that some individual employees may act in a discriminatory manner towards customers even though such actions are contrary to Company policy. Consequently, Denny's and Flagstar Corporation are willing to adopt the procedures 8 set forth in this Decree to prevent incidents of discrimination from arising in the future. Denny's and Flagstar Corporation believe it is in their best interest to enter into this Decree and resolve the monetary claims of Plaintiff Class in order to avoid the costs of continuing to litigate this matter. Denny's and Flagstar Corporation continue to be committed to investigating claims of discrimination, and to remedy any incidents of discrimination promptly. ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED as follows: IV DEFINITIONS The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Decree, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Decree, shall have the following meanings: A. "African-Americans" shall include all black persons. B. "Agent" shall mean any person including, but not limited to, security personnel, involved in the treatment and service of customers at Denny's Restaurants. C. "Claim Form" shall mean the printed form, which is Exhibit G to this Decree, in English by which claimants assert their claims, or any equivalent form or document that contains substantially all of the information sought in the printed form. D. "Claim Period" shall be defined as the period commencing on November 14, 1988 and ending on May 24, 1994. E. "Claimant" shall mean all eligible class members who have not opted out of the lawsuit and have filed a claim form which states facts upon which the Claims Administrator 9 and/or Class Counsel and/or a Special Master can determine that during the liability period, the claimant was subjected to differential treatment and/or services as a customer at a Denny's Restaurant in California on account of race or color of the claimant or his or her companion. F. "Complaint" includes any oral or written, formal or informal complaint, to any administrative or official body or to any officer, employee, agent or franchisee of Denny's. G. "Denny's" shall refer to Denny's Inc., all company-owned "Denny's Restaurants" and all officers, employees and agents of Denny's, Inc. and company-owned "Denny's Restaurants." H. "Original Decree" shall refer to the Decree entered in Civil No. 93-20208-JW on April 1, 1993. I. "Plaintiff Class" shall refer to all African-American customers of Denny's Restaurants and franchised Denny's Restaurants in California and their companions who at any time between November 14, 1988 and May 24, 1994 were subjected to discriminatory customer treatment and/or service practices based on race or color, including but not limited to: 1. Payment for meals prior to service or consumption ("pre-payment") based on race or color; 2. Payment of a "cover charge" prior to service based on race or color; 3. Denial of or delay in seating based on race or color; 4. Denial of a complimentary "birthday meal" or other promotional items or programs based on race or color; 5. Forced or threatened removal from the restaurant based on race or color; 10 6. Charges for services or food items for which non African-American customers were not charged based on race or color; and 7. Other forms of differential service based on race or color. J. "Principal" or "Principally Featured" shall refer to: (i) anyone who is seen and who speaks a line or lines of dialogue, whether directly employed for such work or after being hired as an extra performer; or (ii) anyone whose face appears silent, alone in a stationary camera shot, and is identified with the product or service; or (iii) anyone whose face appears silent and is identifiable and whose foreground performance demonstrates or illustrates a product or service or illustrates or reacts to the on or off-camera narrations or commercial message. Persons appearing in the foreground solely as atmosphere and not otherwise covered by the foregoing shall be deemed extra performers. K. "Testing" shall refer to an investigative process in which similarly situated pairs of individuals, or groups of individuals, are sent to a Denny's Restaurant at predetermined times under controlled circumstances to determine if employees at the restaurant are discriminating against customers on the basis of race or color. Although the precise requirements of a given test will differ depending upon the type of discrimination under examination and the practical limitations of the test situation, it is expected that (1) test pairs or groups will be carefully matched so as to be similar in all respects except in race or color; (2) test pairs or groups will visit the test site as close together in tune as logistically possible; and (3) test pairs or groups will be trained to seek similar service in a similar manner from the same restaurant employee(s). 11 V JURISDICTION, SCOPE AND TERM OF DECREE A. The parties have consented to the entry of this Decree. To this end, the parties stipulate and the Court finds that: (1) Denny's Restaurants are places of public accommodation within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 2000a(b)(1); (2) Denny's Restaurants' operations affect interstate commerce within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 2000a(c)(1); and (3) this Court has personal jurisdiction over defendants for purposes of this action and jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 2000a-6 and 28 U.S.C. (section mark)(section mark) 1331, 1343 and 1345. B. The parties agree and the Court ORDERS that the Original Decree entered in Civil No. 93-20208-JW on April 1, 1993 is hereby AMENDED. This Decree supersedes the Original Decree entered in Civil No. 93-20208-JW. C. The provisions of this Decree shall apply as follows: 1. All provisions of this Decree, unless otherwise indicated, shall apply to Denny's, its subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents, assigns, successors in interest in the ownership and/or operation of Denny's Restaurants, and anyone acting in whole or in part under the direction of Denny's or any of Denny's subsidiaries in connection with the treatment and/or service of customers in Denny's Restaurants. The provisions of Sections II, IV, VI, VIIA., VIIC.3., VIID.2. and VIII shall apply to franchisees to the extent stated in those sections. 2. Flagstar Corporation, its subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents, assigns, and successors in interest, or anyone acting in whole or in part under the direction of Flagstar Corporation or any of Flagstar Corporation's subsidiaries shall be bound by sections 12 VI, IXB1. and IXC4. of this Decree. D. The provisions of this Decree are effective immediately upon the entry of the Decree by the Court. The Decree shall be effective for a period of seven (7) years from May 24, 1994, unless the case is dismissed earlier as provided in the next paragraph. E. Within sixty (60) days preceding the fifth anniversary of the entry of the Decree by the Court, or at any time thereafter, Denny's may apply to the Court for an order dismissing the case. The United States and/or Plaintiff Class may respond to Denny's application in accordance with the Local Rules of this District. The Court may determine that an early dismissal of the case is appropriate based upon Denny's satisfaction of the terms, provisions and purposes of this Decree. Absent an early dismissal of this case or extensions by the Court, defendants may move for dismissal of this case at the close of the seven (7) year period. The United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class may oppose defendants' motion on any grounds appropriate under applicable law. VI GENERAL NONDISCRIMINATORY PROVISIONS Flagstar Corporation and Denny's, together with their respective subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents, assigns, successors in interest in the ownership and/or operation of their respective places of public accommodation, and those persons in active concert or participation with them in connection with the treatment and/or service of customers who receive actual notice of the Decree by Personal service or otherwise, and franchisees who receive actual notice of the Decree by personal service or otherwise, are HEREBY PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from: 13 A. Denying to any person, on the ground of race or color, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of its restaurants; B. Denying service, or offering less favorable terms and conditions of service, to any person on the ground of race or color; C. Requiring prepayment, a cover charge or identification as a condition of service, on the ground of race or color; D. Implementing different terms and conditions, on the ground of race or color, concerning Denny's promotional offers, including, but not limited to, any future offer of "free birthday meals"; E. Making statements, on the ground of race or color, that would discourage a reasonable person from visiting defendants' restaurants; F. Instructing or encouraging employees or staff members to discourage any person, on the ground of race or color, from visiting defendants' facilities or from enjoying the full benefits of defendants' facilities; G. Making, printing, or publishing, or causing to be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the service or equal enjoyment of defendants' restaurants that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race or color, or an intention to make any such limitation or discrimination; H. Representing to any person, because of race or color, that service or enjoyment of defendants' facilities is not available, when such is in fact so available; I. Denying service, or offering less favorable terms or conditions of service, to 14 any non-African-American customers because they patronize defendants' facilities as part of a group which includes African-American customers; J. Retaliating against any officer, employee or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree. VII COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS Denny's shall take the following steps to insure that its restaurants are operated in a nondiscriminatory manner: A. General Compliance Denny's shall implement the plan described below to ensure compliance with federal law by Denny's, its subsidiaries, franchisees, agents, officers and employees. The plan includes, but is not limited to, provisions for the development and implementation of a non-discrimination training program for personnel, the retention of a Civil Rights Monitor ("Monitor"), testing of Denny's franchise and company-owned restaurants to monitor and ensure compliance with this Decree, and notifying the public that Denny's Restaurants will operate in a nondiscriminatory manner. In order that compliance with this Decree may be monitored appropriately, Denny's shall maintain appropriate records. Denny's shall cooperate with the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class in providing complete, accurate and current information as required under this Decree regarding its restaurants and compliance with this Decree. 15 B. Policies Denny's customer service policies shall be uniformly applied to all customers, regardless of their race or color. This Decree shall not restrict Denny's from revising or modifying its policies concerning the treatment and service of customers, provided the revisions or modifications do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, or conflict with any provision of this Decree. During the period in which this Decree is in effect, Denny's shall deliver to the Monitor, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class any proposed, new, revised or amended customer service policies prior to their implementation so that the Monitor, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class may review such policies to ensure that they are consistent with the non-discrimination provisions of Section VI above. If the Monitor does not object or propose any amendments and/or revisions within fifteen (15) days of receipt of Denny's policies or any proposed amendments and/or revisions to those policies, Denny's may implement such policies. If the Monitor objects, Denny's proposed revisions and/or amendments to Denny's policies may not be adopted until after Denny's and the Monitor have endeavored, in good faith, to resolve all disputed issues concerning such policies pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure. In the event that the Monitor objects to any of Denny's existing or proposed customer service policies on the basis that they conflict with or undermine the provisions and purposes of this Decree, and Denny's does not modify such policy to the satisfaction of the Monitor, the United States may seek to address the issue through the Dispute Resolution Procedure, or, if a satisfactory resolution is not reached through that procedure, through the Court. In the 16 event that the Monitor objects to any of Denny's existing or proposed customer service policies on the basis that they conflict with or undermine the provisions or purposes of this Decree, and Denny's does not modify such policy to the satisfaction of the Monitor, and the United States does not address the objection to the satisfaction of the Monitor, counsel for the Plaintiff Class may seek to address the issue through the Dispute Resolution Procedure, or, if a satisfactory resolution of the issue is not reached through the procedure, through the Court. C. Notice to Employees and Agents and Training and Education Program 1. Notification to Employees and Agents a. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall send each of its officers, employees and agents a letter accompanied by: (i) a Summary of the Decree as set forth in Exhibit A and (ii) a copy of the Notice set forth in Exhibit B, explaining the employee's and/or agent's duties and obligations under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and this Consent Decree. In addition, Denny's shall inform its officers, employees and agents that any breach of, or failure to comply with, the terms and conditions set forth in section VI of this Decree shall subject them to dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action. Each person receiving the Summary and Notice shall execute a statement acknowledging that he or she has received and read the Summary and Notice, and that he or she agrees to act in accordance therewith. Such statement shall be in the form of Exhibit C to this Decree and copies thereof shall be retained at the unit where the employee works or, in the case of district, regional or divisional employees, at the divisional office, or, in the case of corporate officers, at Denny's corporate office. During the term of this Decree, copies of such statements shall be made available, upon ten (10) days notice, to the United 17 States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class. b. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall inform its current officers, employees and agents that if the officer, employee or agent wants a copy of the Consent Decree, one will be provided to him or her at Denny's expense. Where this Decree requires defendant to provide its officers, employees or agents a copy of a document (e.g., Exhibit B), the officers, employees or agents are entitled to keep permanently a copy of that document. Merely showing the officer, employee or agent a copy of the document does not comply with the requirements of this Decree. c. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall inform each current officer, employee and agent that Denny's cannot and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate in any way against any officer, employee or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree. This notice may be a separate document or incorporated as a part of Exhibit B, concerning the employee's or agent's duties and obligations under Title II. d. With respect to new officers, employees or agents, Denny's shall comply with the provisions of subparagraphs a., b. and c. above within seven (7) days of commencement of employment of the new officer, employee or agent. e. All Denny's officers, employees and agents shall be notified of the entry of this Decree in the first issue of the Denny's Newsletter, published subsequent to the effective date of this Decree. However, such publication shall not be later than six (6) months following the effective date of this Decree. The notice shall be printed on the cover 18 page of the Denny's Newsletter. The notice shall be submitted to the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Decree. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class does not object within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the proposed notice, Denny's may publish the proposed notice. If either the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the proposed notice pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. f. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall notify all employees that failure to comply with the obligations of this Decree shall affect the eligibility of any management employee to receive any benefits under any of Denny's incentive programs for management employees to the extent management discretion is involved in deciding such benefits. Denny's shall notify all employees that failure to comply with the obligations of this Decree shall affect the eligibility of any employee to receive a promotion to any position at Denny's. 2. Training of Employees and Agents a. Provided the Monitor approves Denny's existing non-discrimination training program, within sixty (60) days after entry of the Decree or retention of the Monitor, whichever is later, Denny's, through the Monitor, shall submit to the United States for comment and approval and the Plaintiff Class for comment that non-discrimination training program and identify the person(s) and/or organization(s) conducting the non-discrimination training program for the instruction of all currently employed personnel including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors 19 of operations, regional specialists, regional training managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers, managers in training, servers, hosts/hostesses, bus persons and security personnel ("All Employees"). If the Monitor does not approve of the existing non discrimination training program, within ninety (90) days subsequent to the entry of this Decree or retention of the Monitor, whichever is later, Denny's, through the Monitor, shall submit to the United States for approval and counsel for the Plaintiff Class for comment a proposed non-discrimination training program for instruction of All Employees. If the United States approves the existing non-discrimination training program, within ninety (90) days of the date of approval by the United States, the existing non-discrimination training program shall be presented live to all management personnel who have not had non-discrimination training pursuant to the Original Decree, including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers and managers in training. If a new non-discrimination training program is approved pursuant to this Decree and the Monitor determines that the existing non-discrimination training program, though not approved by the Monitor, provided adequate training, within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of approval by the United States, the new non-discrimination training program shall be presented live to all management personnel who have not had non-discrimination training pursuant to the Original Decree, including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training 20 managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers and managers in training. If a new non-discrimination training program is approved pursuant to this Decree and the Monitor determines that the existing non-discrimination training program was inadequate, within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of approval by the United States, the new non-discrimination training program shall be presented live to all management personnel including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers and managers in training. The non-discrimination training program may be provided via the use of videotape to non-management personnel (e.g., hosts, servers, buspersons, security personnel), provided: (i) the videotape entitled "What Color Am I" (which has been approved for purposes of this litigation by the United States) is approved by the Monitor, or if Denny's proposes to use another tape in the place of "What Color Am I," it is developed in consultation with the Monitor and is submitted to the United States and Plaintiff Class as provided below; and (ii) the employees are provided with the opportunity to contact, via telephone or letter, a person who has been trained to respond to the employees' questions or concerns regarding the training. The Monitor shall provide such persons with the training that the Monitor deems appropriate to satisfy the question-and-answer requirement of this paragraph. Pursuant to the Original Decree, the first training session in each Region in California has been attended by the Monitor under the Original Decree to ensure compliance 21 with the Decree. Non-management employees who were trained using "What Color Am I" under the terms of the Original Decree are not required to undergo training under this Decree, provided, however, that if the Monitor determines that "What Color Am I" is inadequate for the purposes of training non-management employees, all such non-management employees will have to be retrained. If Denny's proposes to replace "What Color Am I" with another videotape, Denny's shall submit the outline and a script of a proposed videotape to the United States for preliminary approval and counsel for the Plaintiff Class for review. If the United States does not object within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the outline and script of any videotape proposed for use in training non-management employees, Denny's may produce the proposed videotape. If the United States objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the proposed videotape pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. After the videotape is produced from the approved outline and script, Denny's shall submit the videotape to the United States for approval and counsel for the Plaintiff Class for review. If the United States does not object within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the videotape proposed for use in training non-management employees, Denny's may utilize the proposed videotape. If the United States objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the proposed videotape pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. Defendants shall have proprietary rights in all training materials and programs developed pursuant to the Decree. All non-discrimination training programs pursuant 22 to this Decree shall be created by or under the supervision of the Monitor or such other person(s) experienced in handling interracial problems or who have received or will receive instruction or training to handle such problems. The programs shall explain to all currently employed personnel their duties and obligations under Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and this Consent Decree. At a minimum, the non-discrimination training programs shall include the following: (i) instruction on the requirements of all applicable federal public accommodations laws; (ii) a review of Denny's non-discrimination policies and of the specific requirements of this Consent Decree; (iii) notice that Denny's cannot and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate in any way against any officer, employee or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree; (iv) instruction in procedures designed to ensure that neither race nor color enters, either directly or indirectly, into the process of making decisions concerning the treatment and/or service of customers; (v) a discussion of the business advantages of serving all persons on a non-discriminatory basis; (vi) training in racial sensitivity; (vii) provided the non-discrimination training program is presented live, a question and answer session for the purpose of reviewing each of the foregoing areas; and (viii) training of management in dealing with complaints. If the United States does not object within fifteen (15) days of receipt of any proposed non-discrimination training program, to the program or to the person or organization conducting the training program, Denny's may implement the non-discrimination training program. If the United States objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the proposed non-discrimination training programs pursuant to 23 the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. In the event that counsel for the Plaintiff Class objects to any proposed non-discrimination training program or to the person or organization conducting the training program, and the United States does not address the objection to the satisfaction of counsel for the Plaintiff Class, counsel for the Plaintiff Class may seek to address the issue through the Dispute Resolution Procedure, or, if a satisfactory resolution of the issue is not reached through the procedure, through the Court. b. Within thirty (30) days of the approval of any videotapes other than "What Color Am I" by the United States, Denny's, with the assistance of the Monitor, shall implement the non-discrimination training program required by subparagraph a. above. c. Each newly hired officer, employee or agent shall also receive training of the type described in subparagraph a. above. The additional training shall be provided within forty-five (45) days of the new officer, employee or agent's commencement date. d. Each officer, employee or agent who participates and receives instruction through the non-discrimination training program set forth in subparagraphs a. - c. above shall sign a statement in the form of Exhibit D to this Consent Decree, acknowledging that they have participated in and completed the non-discrimination training program. e. For the duration of this Decree, Denny's also shall include instruction regarding Denny's duties and obligations under Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and this Consent Decree, in all written training materials and formal training sessions dealing with treatment of the public provided in the ordinary course of business to its officers, 24 employees or agents. Such instruction shall be developed by the Monitor and include a statement that Denny's cannot and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate against any officer, employee or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree. f. Articles selected by the Monitor on the subjects of diversity, racial sensitivity and/or race relations shall be published a minimum of four (4) times per year in the Denny's Newsletter during the period in which this Decree is in effect. 3. Notice to and Training of Franchisees a. Within thirty (30) days of the entry of this Decree, Denny's shall provide each of its franchisees nationwide with a copy of the Decree (and obtain a return receipt) and a letter informing them of their obligation to comply with Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section VI of this Decree. The letter shall explain that Denny's has entered into the Decree and is committed to a policy of non-discrimination. The letter shall explain the requirements of the Decree and, specifically, that appropriate employees of the franchisees will be required to attend training sessions as set forth in the Decree. b. All new franchise agreements as to which offering circulars are distributed by Denny's on or after June 1, 1994, shall expressly provide that a failure by the franchisee to comply with Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and this Consent Decree will constitute an act which reflects materially and unfavorably upon the operation and reputation of Denny's business and trademark and, if not corrected, shall subject the franchisee to sanctions by Denny's including, but not limited to, cancellation of the franchise agreement. During the term of this Decree, Denny's must inform the Monitor, the United 25 States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class within fifteen (15) days of obtaining knowledge that any franchisee has failed to comply with the Public Accommodations Act and/or the applicable provisions of this Decree and the action, if any, taken by Denny's. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class objects to the action (or inaction) taken by Denny's, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the franchisee s violation of this Decree pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. c. No later than thirty (30) days following the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall amend its Franchise Operations Manual pursuant to the applicable section of Denny's franchise agreements to expressly require all franchisees to comply with Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the provisions of this Decree that are applicable to franchisees. Pursuant to the applicable sections of Denny's franchise agreements, a franchisee's failure to comply with this amendment to the Franchise Operations Manual shall subject the franchisee to sanctions by Denny's including, but not limited to, cancellation of the franchise agreement. During the term of this Decree, Denny's must inform the Monitor, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class within fifteen (15) days of obtaining knowledge of any franchisee who has failed to comply with this amendment to the Franchise Operations Manual and the action, if any, taken by Denny's. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class objects to the action (or inaction) taken by Denny's, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the franchisee's compliance with this amendment to the Franchise Operations Manual pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. 26 d. In addition to the provisions of subparagraphs a. through c. above, pursuant to the applicable sections of Denny's franchise agreements, Denny's shall consider any failure of a franchisee to comply with Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, to be conduct which reflects materially and unfavorably upon the operation and reputation of Denny's business and trademark, and Denny's shall therefore consider any such violation of the law by a franchisee to be sufficient grounds for immediate termination of the franchise agreement in accordance with the terms of the franchise agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require Denny's to terminate the franchise agreement where Denny's and the Monitor are satisfied that the franchisee has taken appropriate steps to avoid future violations of the Public Accommodations Act. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class objects to the action (or inaction) taken by Denny's, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the franchisee pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. e. Pursuant to the appropriate section of the Denny's franchise agreement, Denny's shall apply the non-discrimination training program requirements set forth in subsections 2.a. - d. above to its franchisees. Accordingly, within thirty (30) days of the implementation of the non-discrimination training program outlined in subsections 2.a. - d. above, Denny's shall give each franchisee written notice, pursuant to the appropriate section of the franchise agreement, of the commencement of such non-discrimination training program. Denny's shall require all existing and newly hired General Managers, Restaurant Managers, Managers in Training, Servers, Hosts/Hostesses, buspersons and security personnel 27 employed by Denny's franchisees to attend the non-discrimination training program as set forth in subsections 2.a. - d. With respect to live training of management personnel, Denny's shall satisfy this provision by providing timely notice to franchisees of the dates and locations of live training sessions in their division and informing them that management personnel are required to attend the live training. However, the Monitor may excuse a franchisee from the requirement that management personnel receive live training, and may instead require such management personnel to undergo training in a different manner, such as video and/or tele-conference training. In determining whether a franchisee's manager may be excused from receiving live training, the Monitor shall consider the burden and cost to the franchisee as well as the purposes of the Decree and the franchisee's restaurant's past record of complaint activity and testing results. Denny's shall impose no charge on the franchisees for conducting such non-discrimination training program. All management personnel of Denny's franchisees whose restaurant location is 100 miles or less from a site where live training is provided must attend live training. f. The United States and the Plaintiff Class shall not seek to hold Denny's in violation of the Consent Decree for the refusal of a franchisee to participate in the non-discrimination training program set forth above, provided that Denny's has made best efforts to secure compliance on the part of the franchisee. However, Denny's shall provide the Monitor, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class with the name and location of any Denny's franchisee which refuses or fails to participate in the training sessions within fifteen (15) days of when Denny's first receives knowledge of such refusal or failure. 28 D. Notice to the Public and Advertising Denny's shall inform the public generally and all potential customers specifically of their non-discrimination policies as follows: 1. Pursuant to the Original Decree, Denny's has posted at each public entrance to its restaurants, and in a location clearly visible to patrons, a sign indicating that the facilities are open and that service will be provided to all persons without regard to Race or color. The sign has dark letters at least one inch (1") high on a contrasting background. Denny's and any successor in interest shall maintain these signs at all times that this Decree is in effect. Denny's or any successor-in-interest shall cause to be posted in any new company-owned restaurants such signs when any such restaurants open. 2. Pursuant to the appropriate provision of the franchise agreement, Denny's shall require each of its franchise restaurants to display the sign in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 1. The United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class shall not seek to hold Denny's in violation of the Consent Decree for the refusal of a franchisee to display the sign, provided that Denny's has made best efforts to secure compliance on the part of the franchisee. However, Denny's shall provide the Monitor, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class with the name and location of any Denny's franchisee which refuses or fails to display the sign within fifteen (15) days of Denny's knowledge of such refusal or failure. 3. With the exception of highway billboards, Department of Transportation highway signs, and advertisements or promotional materials that appear in individual Denny's restaurants, the non-discrimination statement described above in paragraph 1 shall be readily 29 legible in all written media (newspapers, magazines, posters, brochures, fliers, etc.). The statement shall appear in a type size that conforms to the following requirements: a. Where other parts of the advertisement or promotional statement appear in only one type size, the non-discrimination statement must also appear in the same type size; b. Where other parts of the advertisement or promotional statement appear in two sizes, the non-discrimination statement may appear in either type size; and c. Where other parts of the advertisement or promotional statement appear in three or more type sizes, the non-discrimination statement shall appear in the next to smallest type size. 4. All menus and nationally distributed brochures (e.g., Denny's Travel Guide) shall contain the non-discrimination statement described in paragraph 1 above. The statement shall appear in a type size that conforms to the requirements set forth in subparagraphs 3.a. - c. above. 5. Pursuant to the Original Decree, Denny's has developed and placed newspaper advertisements in the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, Oakland Tribune, San Diego Union, and Los Angeles Times that comply with Paragraph 3 above, and such advertisements have run for four (4) days at least twice juring the period of April 1, 1993 through March 31, 1994. To help ensure that non-white persons are notified that they are welcome as customers of Denny's Restaurants, Denny's, for the period that this Decree is in effect, shall, in consultation with the Civil Rights Monitor, continue to place newspaper advertisements for Denny's Restaurants in the San Jose Mercury 30 News, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, Oakland Tribune, San Diego Union, and Los Angeles Times, that comply with paragraph 3 above. The first set of advertisements shall be developed no later than sixty (60) days following the retention of the Monitor. The placement of such advertisements shall begin no later than thirty (30) days following She development of the advertisements, and shall be run for four (4) days at least two (2) times per year. The size of the advertisement shall equal or exceed a quarter of a page. The advertisements containing the non-discrimination statement may be of the type and nature customarily used by Denny's to advertise its products and/or services. 6. Beginning with the effective date of this Decree, a minimum of thirty (30%) of the aggregate total of persons appearing annually in all newspaper advertisements and all other promotional materials including, but not limited to, brochures, flyers, coupons, or any other materials (collectively "advertisements") that depict persons shall be identifiably non-white. At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate total shall be identifiably African-American. With the exception of advertisements that feature a sole spokesperson, advertisements that solely feature non-white persons shall not be utilized in the computation of the above percentages. The computation of the percentage shall specifically exclude advertisements in which the "Corlick Sisters" are the only persons that are featured. a. with respect to television commercials, African-American persons shall be principally featured as employees or customers a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the time during which any employees or customers of Denny's are depicted. This percentage shall be computed by dividing the number of seconds each African-American person is depicted as a customer or employee in a television commercial by the number of 31 seconds any person is depicted as a customer or employee in a television commercial. The computation of this percentage shall specifically exclude television commercials in which the "Corlick Sisters" are the only persons that are featured. b. During each one-year period in which this Decree is in effect, any principals depicted as employees or customers in television commercials shall be identifiably non-white persons, other than African-Americans, a minimum of five percent (5%) of the time during which any employees or customers of Denny's are depicted during each one-year period; or, in the alternative, a minimum of five percent (5%) of the total number of principals depicted as employees or customers during each one-year period shall be identifiably non-white persons, other than African-Americans. The five percent (5%) of the time measure shall be calculated by the same method used to calculate the time during which African-Americans are depicted as customers or employees, except that the measure shall be applied to all commercials aired during each one-year period, not to each commercial aired. The five percent (5%) of the principals measure shall be calculated based upon all commercials aired during each one-year period, not as to each commercial aired. The computation of this percentage shall specifically exclude television commercials in which the "Corlick Sisters are the only persons that are featured 7. All advertisements called for in this section shall be distributed in a nondiscriminatory manner to convey the message that non-white persons are welcome as customers at all Denny's Restaurants. 32 VIII TESTING A. Testing of Denny's Restaurants and its franchisees nationwide shall be conducted to monitor Denny's practices at its restaurants and franchises. The costs and expense of all tests shall be paid by Denny's. B. No fewer than 450 tests per year, excluding California, shall be conducted during the first two (2) years of this Consent Decree. The tests shall be conducted by an independent civil rights organization experienced in testing selected by the Monitor, with the approval of the United States. Within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Decree or retention of the Monitor, whichever is later, the Monitor shall notify the United States of the names of independent civil rights organizations it proposes to use to satisfy the requirements of this section. If the United States does not object within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this information, Denny's may select the organizations proposed. If the United States objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the appropriateness of the civil rights testing organizations pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. C. No fewer than 175 tests during the first year and no less than 150 tests during the second year must be conducted during the term of this Decree in California. The tests shall be conducted by independent civil rights organizations experienced in testing selected by Denny's, with the approval of the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class as provided in section VIIIB. D. If, at any time after tests have been conducted for two years, the Monitor 33 determines that a smaller number of tests per year are adequate to accomplish the purpose of the testing provided for in this Decree, the Monitor may reduce the numbers of tests conducted to 300 tests per year outside of California and 100 tests per year in California for the remaining term of this Decree with the written approval of the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class (approval of Plaintiff Class limited to California tests only). Such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class withhold such approval, and Denny's objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning approval of a reduction in the number of tests per year pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. E. Nothing in this Decree shall prevent the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class from utilizing their own testers to monitor Denny's practices during the term of this Decree at their own expense. However, nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the United States or counsel for the Plaintiff Class from recovering attorneys' fees and costs in connection with successful motion to enforce the Decree. Such costs may include the cost of testing conducted at the direction of the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class in connection with the successful motion to enforce the Decree. The United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class also shall not be prevented from conducting non-testing investigations that include, but are not limited to, on-site observation of Denny's Restaurants and the treatment and service provided to customers, provided such investigations do not interfere with the normal business operations of the unit. F. The testing organizations may, at their discretion, consult with the Monitor, the 34 United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class regarding the timing, location and manner in which the tests will be conducted. However, the testing organizations, the Monitor, the United States or counsel for the Plaintiff Class may not, under any circumstances, disclose to Denny's the timing and/or location of a test conducted pursuant to this Section before the test has been completed. G. The results of all tests conducted pursuant to this section and supporting documentation, if requested, shall be reported to the Monitor, Denny's, the United States, and counsel for the Plaintiff Class. Where such results indicate a possible violation Of this Consent Decree (i.e., disparate treatment on the basis of race or color), the Monitor shall conduct an investigation of the facts and circumstances underlying such tests. Within fifteen (15) days of the completion of his or her investigation, the Monitor shall provide Denny's, the United States and counsel for Plaintiff Class with a report containing his or her conclusions and recommendations, if any, made to Denny's. Denny's shall respond or implement the Monitor's recommendations within fifteen (15) days of their receipt. If Denny's disagrees with or refuses to implement the Monitor's recommendations, the Monitor and the other parties shall attempt, in good faith, to resolve such potential breaches of this Decree pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, prior to bringing the matters before the Court. IX MONITORING. RECORD-KEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS A. Civil Rights Monitor 1. In order to ensure equal access to Denny's franchised and company-owned restaurants for all persons on a nondiscriminatory basis, a Civil Rights 35 Monitor shall be selected within seventy-five (75) days from the effective date of the Decree's injunctive provisions. The selection shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth below. The purpose of the Monitor is to ensure that this Decree is implemented effectively and to assist the United States and Plaintiff Class in monitoring defendants' compliance with this Decree. Although Denny's must pay the costs and expenses associated with the Monitor's position and his or her duties, the Monitor is responsible to the Court, the United States and Plaintiff Class. The Monitor may at any time consult with the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class regarding Denny's compliance with this Decree. The Monitor shall consult with Denny's primarily through Denny's designated officer, but may also consult with other Denny's employees as required by this Decree or as the Monitor deems necessary or appropriate. The Monitor shall provide Denny's with information concerning Denny's compliance with the Decree within a reasonable time after a request for such information is made by Denny's. The Monitor, however, may withhold any information from Denny's he or she reasonably determines is necessary, provided he or she informs Denny's of the nature of the information and the reason(s) it is being withheld within ten (10) days of Denny's request. If Denny's objects within ten (10) days of being informed of the withheld information, Denny's shall endeavor to resolve all issues concerning the withheld information, pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. In the event the Monitor determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that an act of discrimination has occurred in violation of the Public Accommodations Act and/or this Decree, he or she shall notify Denny's, the United States and counsel for the 36 Plaintiff Class within fifteen (15) days of such determination and provide all relevant documents upon request. A copy of all communications (e.g., letters, memoranda, etc.) between Denny's and the Monitor shall be provided to both the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class, except where the Monitor determines that providing copies of certain documents would be an unwarranted burden and so informs the parties. The Monitor shall direct all questions concerning interpretation of this Decree to the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class. The Monitor shall implement the Decree as directed by both the United States and Plaintiff Class. Within three (3) business days of being advised of the United States' and Plaintiff Class' interpretation of the Decree, the Monitor shall send a letter to Denny's, with a copy to the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class, informing Denny's of Plaintiffs' interpretation of the Decree and of his or her intent to implement the Decree as directed within fifteen (15) days of the date of the letter. If Denny's does not object within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the letter, the Monitor shall implement the Decree as directed by the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class. If Denny's objects, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to resolve all issues concerning the interpretation of the Decree pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. 2. As of the date of the filing of this Decree, the parties have been working cooperatively toward selection of a person to serve as the Monitor and, to the extent possible, that selection shall be made through a consensus of all of the parties. In the event the parties are unable to reach an agreement as to the selection of the Monitor, the selection of the Monitor shall be made by Denny's subject to the approval of the United States and 37 counsel for the Plaintiff Class, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class may, at their discretion, interview the person proposed by Denny's. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class has any abjection to Denny's proposed appointment, the objecting party shall notify Denny's within ten (10) days of receipt of the name and resume. If any disputes arise concerning the selection of the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to resolve them pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. Except upon approval by both the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class, Denny's may not offer or guarantee the Monitor employment, in any form, including a position as a consultant or independent contractor, for a period of five (5) years following the expiration of this Decree. 3. The Monitor's qualifications shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) familiarity with and experience in the monitoring and enforcement of civil rights, specifically in the areas of race and ethnicity; and (2) familiarity with and experience in the education and training of employees in (a) civil rights laws, specifically in the areas of race and ethnicity and (b) the requirements of compliance with consent decrees or court orders. Preference shall be given to an individual who (1) is familiar with and experienced in testing procedures used to determine compliance with civil rights laws, specifically in the areas of race and ethnicity; and (2) is an attorney with experience in civil rights and the monitoring and enforcement of consent decrees or court orders. If Denny's is unable to locate a person who satisfies the above qualifications, Denny's shall certify that it has made a diligent effort to locate someone suitably qualified. The certification shall set forth in detail the steps Denny's took in attempting to locate someone for the Monitor's position. After such 38 certification as been filed with the Court, the parties shall meet within fourteen (14) days of the filing of such certification to discuss revision of the qualifications and/or other candidates who may be suitable for the Monitor's position. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement as to the qualifications and/or hiring of the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to resolve the matter pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. 4. The Monitor's job duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) preparation of all reports called for under the terms of this Consent Decree; (2) in-house monitoring and supervision of progress towards compliance with this Decree; (3) monitoring of the testing program; (4) investigating complaints regarding the treatment or service of customers who believe they have been discriminated against, or subjected to unequal treatment due to their race or color, or witnessed others being discriminated against due to the race or color of those persons; (5) investigating complaints by Denny's employees who believe they have witnessed discriminatory actions regarding customer service or treatment by other Denny's employees and/or managers or believe they have themselves been pressured to discriminate against customers by other Denny's employees and/or managers; (6) providing the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class any relevant information known to or available to the Monitor under any provision of this Decree upon reasonable request; (7) preparing a written semi-annual report for submission to the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year beginning December 31, 1994, which shall describe at a minimum: (i) the activities and/or investigations of complaints, if any, undertaken by the Monitor in the preceding six months; (ii) the 39 compliance and progress Of the non-discrimination training programs; (iii) the results of tests conducted by the independent civil rights organization(s) during the preceding six months; and (iv) setting objectives for the next six months to eliminate any concerns of discrimination which the Monitor has identified; (8) meeting and conferring with counsel for the parties to consider suggestions for implementing the spirit and letter of this Decree and to clarify any information contained an the Monitor's reports; and (9) to provide reasonable cooperation to all parties in implementing the provisions and purposes of this Decree. 5. Denny's shall provide the Monitor with appropriate support staff and resources to carry out his or her duties effectively. In carrying out his or her duties and making recommendations, the Monitor shall take into consideration the cost-effectiveness of methods for implementing the purposes and provisions of this Decree. Nothing shall require or preclude the Monitor from selecting the most economical method for implementing the provisions of the Decree. The United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class may at any time evaluate the Monitor's support staff and resources. If the Monitor and/or the United States and/or Plaintiff Class believes that the Monitor's support staff and resources are inadequate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Decree, that party shall attempt to resolve those issues with Denny's pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. 6. Upon agreement of all parties to this Decree, the Monitor may be removed upon thirty (30) days notice. Any party may seek the removal of the Monitor on the ground that the Monitor has repeatedly failed to perform adequately any duties established by this Decree in such a manner as to undermine substantially the achievement of the purposes 40 and provisions of this Decree. To the extent practicable, the objecting party shall give the Monitor an opportunity to cure any deficiency prior to seeking his or her removal. Also, prior to seeking the Monitor's removal by the Court, the objecting party shall meet and confer with all other parties, pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, to seek their concurrence in the Monitor's removal. If a new Monitor must be selected, the parties shall follow the procedures set forth below. 7. If, for any reason, it becomes necessary to replace the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to select a new Monitor through a process involving Denny's, the United States, counsel for the Plaintiff Class and Class Counsel in the case of Dyson et al. v. Denny's Inc. et al., United States District Court Case No. DKC-93-1503 (D. Md.), and attempt to reach a consensus on the most qualified person available. If this process does not result in an agreement as to the selection of the new Monitor, the selection of the new Monitor shall be made by Denny's subject to the approval of the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class may, at their discretion, interview the person proposed by Denny's. If the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class have any objection to Denny's proposed appointment, the objecting party shall notify Denny's within ten (10) days of receipt of the name and resume. If any disputes arise concerning the appointment of the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to resolve them voluntarily, pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matters before the Court. Except upon approval by both the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class, Denny's may not offer or guarantee the Monitor employment, en any form, including a position as a consultant or independent 41 contractor, for a period of five (5) years following the expiration of this Decree. 8. The Monitor shall be responsible for investigating all complaints of discrimination against customers on the basis of race or color in Denny's restaurants and franchisees after May 24, 1994. All complaints received by Denny's after May 24, 1994, concerning discrimination in the service of customers shall be directed to the Monitor for investigation. Any obligation of Denny's to investigate claims of discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers on the basis of race or color shall be satisfied by Denny's referral of such claims to the Monitor. However, nothing contained in this Decree shall prohibit Denny's from conducting its own investigation of allegations of discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers on the basis of race or color, provided such investigation does not interfere with the Monitor's investigation. In the event that Denny's, after receiving notice of a complaint from the Monitor (see Section IXC.4. below) or otherwise, desires to investigate a complaint of discrimination, Denny's shall notify the Monitor of its intention to investigate the complaint. The Monitor shall have ten (10) days from the date of receipt of Denny's notice of intention to investigate in which to object to the undertaking and timing of an investigation of a particular complaint by Denny's. If the Monitor objects, and Denny's and the Monitor are unable to resolve whether and/or when Denny's should investigate a particular complaint, then Denny's shall attempt to resolve the matter with the Monitor pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, before bringing such matter before the Court. A contemporaneous on-site inquiry by a restaurant level manager or restaurant level supervisor 42 into a complaint of discrimination shall not be deemed an investigation for purposes of this subsection. 9. As part of the Monitor's preparation to perform his or her duties under this Decree, the Monitor shall spend two (2) weeks within the first three (3) months of his or her employment working and observing in one or more Denny's Restaurants. During the two week period, the Monitor shall be exposed to all restaurant operations and shifts, including, without limitation, weekend and "late night" or "graveyard" shifts. B. Record-Keeping 1. Record-Keeping in General. The parties acknowledge that certain information provided pursuant to this Decree is required for the sole purpose of investigating, monitoring and enforcing Denny's compliance with Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and this Decree. All records, reports and other documents maintained or produced pursuant to the terms of this Decree shall be kept confidential and used and/or disclosed solely for the purposes of this Decree. The Monitor, Denny's, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class shall not disclose such information to any person not a party to this Decree, except as is reasonably necessary to enforce, monitor or administer the provisions of this Decree or to comply with otherwise applicable laws. Any inadvertent disclosure of such confidential information to a person not a party to this Decree shall not constitute contempt unless such disclosure was willful. If the Monitor, the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class desire to disclose information made confidential by this section for any purpose other than to enforce or monitor the purposes and provisions of this Decree or to comply with otherwise applicable laws, that party shall notify the other parties to this Decree of the information it 43 seeks to disclose and the reasons for disclosing it. The United States is required to notify the other parties of its intention to disclose information only to the extent required by applicable law and regulation. Thereafter, the parties shall attempt to resolve all issues concerning the disclosure of such information pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure. 2. Application of Attorney-Client Privilege And Work-Product Doctrine. Nothing in this Decree shall be construed as a waiver of attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product doctrine by defendants, nor shall defendants be obligated to report on or disclose information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work-product doctrine, provided, however, that if the Monitor uses the services of an attorney, or of an employee or agent of an attorney, to assist in the investigation of a complaint of discrimination pursuant to this Decree, no statements, reports, summaries, recommendations, documents and/or other information and materials created and/or collected as a result of the investigation shall be subject to any privilege, including but not limited to, the attorney-client and attorney work-product privileges, even if the attorney is employed by defendants; accordingly, no such documents, information or materials created and/or collected in the course of complaint investigation directed by the Monitor-shall be withheld from the United States, counsel for the Plaintiff Class or the Monitor on the basis of privilege. The parties stipulate that attorneys and employees and agents of attorneys who are retained by the Monitor to assist in the investigation of complaints of discrimination shall be deemed to be retained for purposes other than the provision of legal advice. The parties further stipulate that all statements, reports, summaries, recommendations, documents, and/or other information and materials created and/or collected in the course of such an investigation shall be deemed to be 44 made, prepared or compiled for purposes other -than the anticipation of litigation. 3. Civil Rights Monitor For the duration of this Decree, the Civil Rights Monitor shall maintain the following records (or other computerized counterparts): a. Records of all oral and written, formal and informal complaints of discrimination on the basis of race or color concerning Denny's service and treatment of customers filed or submitted by any customer, potential customer, or employee. This paragraph shall apply to all complaints, letters, or notices filed or submitted to any of Denny's or Flagstar Corporation's officers, employees or agents, including, but not limited to, all complaints submitted to Denny's franchisees, Flagstar Corporation's corporate headquarters and divisional offices. b. All records relating to written, video or oral training materials, including but not limited to, non-discrimination training program materials, instructions, directives, guidelines, policy statements, and formal training sessions provided to all Denny's personnel. c. Representative copies of all advertisements and promotional materials in all media and all records relating to the dates and/or times and media where such advertisements or promotional material appeared and where and how such materials were disseminated and distributed. d. All records and results derived from and relating to any and all tests conducted pursuant to Section VIII of this Decree. e. All records relating to implementation of any provision of this 45 Consent Decree. No later than three (3) months following the expiration of the Decree, the Monitor shall provide Denny's with all the documents and records collected during the term of the Decree. Upon request,- the Monitor shall provide the United States and/or counsel for the Plaintiff Class with a copy of all the documents and records collected during the term of the Decree. 4. Denny's Denny's shall not destroy or dispose of any documents or records it creates or generates, or receives from the Monitor, that pertain to the Decree for the period set forth below. Denny's shall maintain all documents and records provided by the Monitor as well as all documents and records maintained and/or generated by Denny's that pertain to the Decree for a period of five (5) years following the date the Monitor provides Denny's with all the documents and records. For a period not to exceed six (6) months beyond the expiration of this Decree, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class shall, upon ten (10) days notice, be permitted to inspect and copy any of the records described in the Record-Keeping provisions Of this Consent Decree. 5. Complaints of Discrimination Under the Original Decree With respect to complaints alleging discrimination in the service or treatment of customers that arise from incidents at Denny's franchised and company-owned restaurants on or before May 24, 1994, the Monitor will not be required to investigate such complaints because this Decree is intended to settle any legitimate claims asserted in such complaints. 46 However, to the extent such information is available to Denny's, Denny's shall provide the Monitor with a report indicating the name of any individual who has complained of discrimination in the service or treatment of customers, the date of the alleged incident of discrimination, and the location of the alleged incident. To aid Denny's in its effort to assure that there is no discrimination in its franchised and company-owned restaurants, the Monitor shall review the report for the purpose of determining if the alleged incidents of discrimination suggest a pattern or practice of discrimination in the service or treatment of customers in any particular division, region, district, restaurant or franchisee of Denny's. If the Monitor determines that the complaints suggest such a pattern or practice or otherwise concludes that a complaint warrants further investigation, the Monitor shall investigate such complaints to the extent necessary to ensure that no discrimination in the service or treatment of customers exists or that appropriate remedial action can be taken to correct any such pattern or practice the Monitor may find. C. Reporting Provisions 1. Preliminary Meeting. No later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of employment by the Monitor, the Monitor and counsel for all parties shall attend a preliminary meeting at a location designated by the Monitor. The purpose of the meeting is, among other things, for the Monitor to describe the activities that have been and will be taken with respect to the implementation of the Decree and for the parties' counsel to discuss any relevant issues concerning the implementation of the Decree. In addition to the preliminary meeting, the Monitor, as he or she deems appropriate, may schedule meetings and/or conference calls with the parties' counsel to 47 discuss any relevant issues concerning the implementation and enforcement of the Decree. 2. Semi-Annual Reports No later than December 31, 1994, and every six months thereafter for the duration of the Decree, the Monitor shall serve on the United States, counsel for the Plaintiff Class and Denny's a report containing the following information; a. A list of all advertisements and promotional materials which were published, printed, disseminated or aired during the reporting period, together with a statement indicating the dates and media where it appeared and where and how promotional materials were disseminated or distributed. With respect to television commercials, Denny's shall verify the depiction of human persons by providing the Monitor, counsel for the United States and Plaintiff Class with the following information: i. A videotape and list of all commercials produced during the preceding six months; ii. The total number of employees and customers depicted as principals in each commercial, broken down by race, and the amount of time each person appears as a principal; iii. The number and location of market(s) in which each of the commercials aired; b. The first report shall include a certification that the non-discrimination training program required in section VIIC2.a,e. above has been or is scheduled for completion, and the whereabouts of copies of all employee acknowledgments required by this Decree. 48 c. Each report thereafter shall contain a description of all training activity conducted pursuant to section VIIC.2. above which has occurred during the reporting period along with copies of all written materials distributed or any videotapes produced. d. Each report shall contain the results of all testing conducted pursuant to section VIII of the Decree. 3. Reports To Testing Organizations No later than December 31, 1994, and every six months thereafter for the duration of the Decree, the Monitor shall serve on the appropriate testing organization(s), a report which contains the dates, restaurant locations and a description of complaints of alleged discrimination at Denny's restaurants or franchisees received by the Monitor during the preceding six (6) months. 4. Reports Re: Complaints Of Discrimination No-later than sixty (60) days following the retention of the Monitor, and every sixty (60) days thereafter, the Monitor shall serve on Denny's, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class a report of all complaints of discrimination received within the sixty (60) days. Each report shall contain details of any complaint received by the Monitor during the preceding sixty (60) days, charging or alleging discrimination, on the ground of race or color, with respect to service or treatment of customers at any Denny's restaurant or franchises, including a description of any action taken in response to such complaint. D. Dispute Resolution Procedure 1. If differences arise between any of the parties and/or the Monitor with respect to Denny's compliance with, interpretation of, or implementation of the terms of this 49 Decree, an earnest effort shall be made by the parties to resolve such differences promptly in accordance with the following Dispute Resolution Procedure: 2. If one party believes an issue must be resolved, it shall promptly notify the other party in writing of the issue and the facts and circumstances relied upon in asserting its position. The party notified of the issue shall be given a reasonable period of time (not to exceed fifteen (15) days) to review the facts and circumstances and to provide the party raising the issue with its written position including the facts and circumstances upon which it relies in asserting its position. Within a reasonable period of time thereafter (not to exceed fifteen (15) days), the parties shall meet, by telephone or in person, and attempt to resolve the issue informally. If a party believes that resolution cannot be achieved following a meeting to discuss the dispute, the party shall promptly notify the other party in writing that it is terminating discussions, and shall specify its final position with regard to resolving the dispute. 3. Nothing in this Section shall prevent any party from prompt by bringing an issue before the Court when, in the moving party's view, the facts and circumstances require immediate court action the moving party's papers shall explain the facts and circumstances that necessitate immediate court action. If any party brings a matter before the Court requiring immediate court action, the opposing party(ies) shall be provided with appropriate notice under the Local Rules of this District and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. X CLASS MONETARY RELIEF 50 A. Monetary Settlement Fund 1. Establishment of Monetary Settlement Fund: Defendants shall pay the sum of $28,000,000.00 {twenty-eight million dollars) ("Settlement Payment") to establish a fund to be used for resolving monetary claims of the named plaintiffs and class members in accordance with the procedures of this section. Within ten (10) business days after preliminary approval of this Consent Decree, Defendants shall deposit the Monetary Settlement into a trustee account at a financial institution selected by Saperstein, Mayeda & Goldstein under the control of Defendants and Saperstein, Mayeda & Goldstein. Defendants may elect to extend the date by which the monetary settlement must be deposited into such account. Such extension, however, shall not exceed beyond twenty (20) business days after preliminary approval by the Court. For each day beyond ten (10) business days after preliminary approval that the monetary settlement is not deposited in the above-referenced account, Defendants shall pay interest at the rate of five percent (5%) annually. In the event that this Decree is not finally approved by the Court, within 10 (ten) days of issuance of an order denying Final Approval, the Settlement Payment plus all interests and proceeds therefrom shall be returned to Denny's. 2. Allocation of Monetary Settlement Fund: The fund shall be allocated in the following manner: $1,000,000.00 shall be allocated as a "Class Representative Fund" and used to pay equal shares of $25,000.00 each to the named plaintiffs as identified in the Second Amended Complaint, filed concurrently herewith; $50,000.00 shall be allocated as a "Reserve Fund" to be used to pay any otherwise valid claims which are excluded from the Class Monetary Distribution through error or omission of the Class Administrator, Class 51 Counsel, Defendants or their counsel; and the balance, less any reduction for opt-outs in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3 below, shall be allocated as the "Class Fund" to pay claims of qualified class members who file claims in accordance with the provisions of this Decree. 3. Reduction of Opt-Outs: The Class Fund shall be reduced by the sum of $3,000.00 (three thousand dollars) for each class member who submits a timely opt-out statement to the Claims Administrator pursuant to the procedures described in section X.E.2. However, the Class Fund shall not be reduced for any opt-out statement filed by any potential class member who has retained counsel other than Class Counsel and initiated a lawsuit or other legal proceeding against Denny's prior to May 24, 1994. Nor shall the Class Fund be reduced by the filing of an opt-out statement by any potential class member who affirmatively states in his or her opt-out statement that he or she does not intend to initiate a lawsuit or other legal proceedings against Denny's. B. Definition of the Class 1. Plaintiff Class and Defendants hereby agree and stipulate that the class shall consist of all African-American customers of Denny's franchised and company-owned restaurants in California and their companions who at any time commencing on November 14, 1988 and ending on May 24, 1994 were subjected to discriminatory customer treatment and/or service practices on the basis of race or color, including but not limited to: a. Payment for meals prior to consumption ("prepayment"); b. Payment of a "cover charge" prior to service; c. Denial of or delay in seating until after later-arriving non 52 African-American customers were seated or served; d. Denial of a complimentary "birthday meal" or other promotional items or programs; e. Forced removal from the restaurant; f. Charges for services or food items for which non African American customers were not charged; and g. Other forms of differential service based on race or color. 2. Certification: The Plaintiff Class and Defendants agree and stipulate that for purposes of settlement of monetary relief claims, this case shall be certified under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(3), and under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(2) for the purposes of settlement of injunctive relief claims. 3. Class Counsel: The following law firms are designated as Class Counsel through Final Approval: Saperstein Mayeda & Goldstein 1300 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 Public Interest Law Firm 111 West St. John, Suite 315 San Jose, CA 95113 The law firm of Saperstein Mayeda & Goldstein shall serve as Class Counsel following Final Approval. C. Claims Administrator 1. Selection of Third Party Claims Administrator: The parties have jointly 53 selected an organization to serve as the Denny's California Class Action Claims Administrator ("Claims Administrator"). The Claims Administrator shall be an organization or entity experienced and qualified in the administration of class action monetary settlement distribution and/or claims proceedings. 2. Duties and Responsibilities: Instructions setting forth the duties and responsibilities of the Claims Administrator shall be filed with the Court and may be amended by agreement of-the Plaintiff Class and Defendants. The duties and responsibilities of the Claims Administrator shall include: (1) all class notice, claim form and monetary distribution mailings; (2) tracking the return of claims forms; (3) arranging for tracing of class members whose notices and/or checks are returned as undeliverable; (4) verifying the identity of class members; (5) initial review of all claims, including obtaining supplemental information from claimants; (6) notifying claimants whose claims are disputed or rejected of their right to appeal to the Special Master; (7) receiving and forwarding to the parties and the Court all written objections and opt-out statements; (8) reporting to the Plaintiff Class and Defendants and the Court on the distribution process; (9) verifying fund balances; (10) preparing and submitting for review by the Special Master the final Class Monetary Distribution List; (11) filing any tax returns required to be filed on behalf of the Class Fund; and (12) such other duties as agreed by the parties which are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Consent Decree. 3. Maintenance of Toll Free "800" Lines: Beginning on May 24, 1994 and continuing until June 30, 1994, and between July 29, 1994 and August 15, 1994, the Claims Administrator shall maintain and staff with live persons a toll free "800" line (1-800-836- 54 0055) to receive calls from potential class members between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), Mondays through Fridays, and 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), Saturday and Sunday. Between July 1, 1994 and July 28, 1994, and from August 15, 1994 until the Claims Administrator is relieved of its duties under this Decree, the Claims Administrator shall maintain and staff with a live person or persons a toll free "800" line to receive calls from potential claimants between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time), Mondays through Fridays. At all other times until the Claims Administrator is relieved of his duties under the Decree, the line should be answered by a voice mail message recording device. These hours of telephone coverage shall be subject to revision and modification upon agreement of the parties based on the recommendation of the Claims Administrator. 4. Reports from the Administrator: The Claims Administrator shall submit on a periodic basis as shall be agreed by the Plaintiff Class and Defendants, reports of such activities as shall be identified by the Plaintiff Class and Defendants. At any time Class Counsel or Defendants may request from the Administrator and the Administrator shall provide copies of Claim Forms, rejected claim data, requests for Special Master review of claim determination, decisions by the Special Master and any and all other documents or information related to this claims procedure. 5. Payment of the Administrator: All fees and expenses of the Administrator to implement and carry out the duties and responsibilities identified in Paragraph C.2., above, shall be paid by defendants on a monthly basis. D. Notice 55 1. Mailed Notice: Within ten (10) days after preliminary approval of the Consent Decree by the District Court, Class Counsel shall prepare and deliver to Defendants and the Claims Administrator a computer disk containing the names and last known addresses or last known telephone numbers of all potential class members who contacted Class Counsel prior to or during the pendency of litigation ("Class Intake List"). Within twenty-one (21) days after receipt of the Class Intake List from Class Counsel, the Claims Administrator shall cause to be railed, via first class mail, a notice, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, and a Claim Form, and instructions, in the form of Exhibit F hereto, to each person on the Class Intake List. 2. Tracing of Mailed Notice: For each notice and claim form mailed to persons on the Class Intake List and returned as undeliverable, the Claims Administrator shall, within twenty (20) days after receipt of the undeliverable notice and claim form, arrange through IRSC or a comparable service, for a computer database trace for such potential class member and remail the notice and Claim Form to any additional address obtained for such potential class member. The costs of the IRSC or other comparable search shall not exceed an average of $15.00 per trace, and shall be billed y the Claims Administrator to and paid monthly by defendants. 3. Published Notice: a. Preliminary Approval: Within thirty (30) days of preliminary approval of the proposed Consent Decree by the Court, Saperstein Mayeda & Goldstein shall cause to be published the notice of settlement attached hereto as Exhibit G, in accordance with and in the publications identified in the notification plan attached hereto as Exhibit H. 56 Defendants shall pay the costs for such publication of notice. b. Final Approval: Within thirty (30) days of final approval of the proposed Consent Decree by the Court, Saperstein, Mayeda & Goldstein shall cause to be published notice of settlement and claims process attached hereto as Exhibit I, in accordance with and in the publications identified in the notification plan attached hereto as Exhibit H. Defendants shall pay the costs for such publication of notice. The combined cost of published notice for Preliminary and Final Approval shall not exceed $550,000.00 (Five hundred and fifty thousand dollars). E. Provisions for Objections and Exclusions 1. Objections: Potential class members who wish to present objections to the proposed settlement must do so in writing. Written objections must be received by the Claims Administrator-on or before July 18, 1994. Within three (3) days of receipt of a written objection, the Claims Administrator shall file the objection with the Clerk of the Court and serve copies of the objection on Class Counsel and defendants. The Claims Administrator shall retain copies of all written objections in its files until such time as the potential class member the Claims Administrator shall mail a Claim Form to the class member. Thereafter, and until the deadline, the Claims Administrator shall mail a Claim Form within twenty-four hours after receiving a written or telephone request for a Claim Form from a potential class member. Any written request for Claim Forms received by Class Counsel, defendants or their counsel, shall be forwarded to the Claims Administrator by facsimile within forty-eight hours (excluding weekends) of its receipt by the party, and commencing on June 1, 1994 and continuing through September 1, 1994, within seven days and thereafter, until the deadline for 57 submission of Claim Forms, within twenty-four hours of receipt by the Administrator, the Administrator shall mail a Claim Form to the potential claimant. Any claimant who telephones Class Counsel, Defendants or their counsel and requests a Claim Form, shall immediately be referred to the Claims Administrator. 3. Filing of Completed Claim Forms: All claims for monetary payment from the Class Fund shall be made in writing using the Denny's California Class Action Claim Form attached as Exhibit F. All Claim Forms must be signed by the claimant under penalty of perjury. Each potential class member, including minors, must submit his/her own Claim Form. A parent, legal guardian or next friend may complete and sign a Claim Form on behalf of a minor. Each class member is limited to filing and obtaining monetary payment for only one (1) Claim. If a class member experienced more than one discriminatory incident, all such incidents may be detailed on one (1) Claim Form. Each valid claimant, however, shall receive the same pro rata share of the Class Fund regardless of the number of discriminatory incidents he/she claims. All Claim Forms must be mailed to the Claims Administrator and postmarked by September 30, 1994. 4. Initial Review of Claim Forms: The Claims Administrator shall initially review all Claim Forms to determine if the form is completely filled out and is properly signed. If the Claim Form is incomplete or is not properly signed, the Claims Administrator shall return the Claim Form to the claimant and the claimant shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of mailing within which to return to the Administrator the Claim Form completed and/or properly signed. The failure of a claimant to complete, sign or return their Claim Form within thirty (30) days shall result in a denial of their claim. 58 5. Approval of Claims: The Claims Administrator also shall conduct an initial review of all Claim Forms to determine whether they present valid claims in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Decree. All claimants whose claims are determined to be valid by the Claims Administrator shall be eligible for a monetary payment from the Class Fund. 6. Disputed Claims: If, upon initial review of the Claim Form, the Claims Administrator is unable to determine the validity of the claim, the Claims Administrator-shall so notify the claimant in writing and state the reasons why the information contained on the Claim Form is insufficient to determine the validity of the claim. The claimant shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of the notification in which to supplement or amend the Claim Form or provide such other information he or she wishes to assist the Claims Administrator in determining the validity of the claim. Upon further review of the Claim Form, including such additional information as may be submitted by the claimant, the Administrator shall (i) approve the claim, in which case, the claimant is eligible for payment from the Class Fund; (ii) reject the claim; or (iii) refer the claim as "unresolved" to Class Counsel for resolution. 7. Unresolved Claims: All claims that the Claims Administrator is unable to resolve (i.e., either approve or reject) initially or after review of additional information submitted by the claimant, shall be referred for resolution to Class Counsel. Claimants whose claims are unable to be resolved by the Claims Administrator shall be so notified in writing of the reasons, including why the information contained on the Claim Form is insufficient to determine the validity of the claim and shall be further advised that their claims will be 59 referred to Class Counsel for review and resolution. Class Counsel shall review and determine the validity of all claims unable to be resolved by the Claims Administrator. Class Counsel shall review and resolve all claims in accordance with the class definition and claim validity provisions of this Decree, see Sec. X.B. and X.F. Class Counsel may request additional information from the claimant to assess the validity of the claim. The failure of a claimant to respond to a request for additional information from Class Counsel within thirty (30) days shall result in the denial of the claim. Class Counsel shall complete its review and resolution of all Claims referred within thirty (30) days of receipt of the referral of an unresolved claim from the Administrator. Within twenty-four hours of resolution of an unresolved claim, Class Counsel shall cause to be issued to the Administrator by first class mail a copy of it's resolution of the claim in the form of a Disputed Claim Resolution Form. Within 200 days of Final Approval, Class Counsel shall resolve all unresolved claims referred by the Administrator. All fees and costs of Class Counsel incurred in the review and resolution of unresolved claims as detailed in this Consent Decree shall be paid by Defendants on a monthly basis. 8. Rejected Claims: If the Claims Administrator or Class Counsel reject a claim as not meeting the terms or provisions of this Decree, the Administrator shall so notify the claimant in writing, including the reasons for the rejection and further notify the claimant that she or he has fourteen (14) days from the date of mailing of the notification of rejection within which to request in writing review by the Special Master. 9. Deadline for Administrator Review of All Claims: The Claims Administrator shall complete its review and issue a determination on all Claim Forms within 60 eight (8) months of final approval of the Consent Decree. G. Special Master 1. Selection and Appointment: Within sixty (60) days after preliminary approval of the Consent Decree by the District Court, Class Counsel and Denny's shall select a Special Master who shall be responsible for review and resolution of rejected claims. The Special Master may be an attorney with civil rights litigation experience . 2. Review of Appeals by the Special Master: The Special Master shall review and resolve all claims in accordance with the class definition and claim validity provisions of this decree, see Sec. X.B. and X.F. The Special Master may contact the claimant by telephone for additional information to assess the validity of the claim. The Special Master shall complete its review and resolution of all claims referred within twenty (20) days of receipt of the referral of a rejected claim from the Administrator whether or not the Special Master has received additional information. The Special Master shall issue a written decision on all rejected claims. Copies of the decisions shall be mailed to the claimant, Claims Administrator, and counsel for the parties. All determinations by the Special Master are final, binding and non appealable. 3. Payment: All fees and costs of the Special Master incurred in carrying out the specific responsibilities detailed in this Consent Decree shall be paid by defendants. H. Class Monetary Distribution 1. Named Plaintiffs Monetary Distribution: Within ninety (90) days of final approval of the Consent Decree, each named plaintiff shall be paid $25,000 from the Monetary Settlement Fund. 61 2. Class Monetary Distribution List: Within twenty (20) days after all claims have been resolved and no further appeals are sending, the Claims Administrator shall submit to the parties a final Class Monetary Distribution List. The Class Monetary Distribution List shall list the name of each qualified claimant as determined by the Claims Administrator, Class Counsel and the Special Master and the pro rata share amount (in dollars) for each valid claim. 3. Payment of Class Shares: Each claimant who files a valid and timely claim shall be entitled to one (1) share of the Class Fund regardless of the number of discriminatory incidents claimed. Determination of the value of each class member share shall be based upon a pro rata division of the Class Fund (less applicable deductions for valid opt-outs, if any). The distribution formula itself shall not be subject to arbitration or review by the Claims administrator and is conclusively binding on all class members. Upon final approval of this Decree and submission of the Class Monetary Distribution List, Denny's and Class Counsel shall relinquish control of the trustee account to the Claims Administrator who shall within twenty (20) days thereafter process and mail via certified mail to all valid class members checks in the amount set forth in the Class Monetary Distribution List and a cover letter transmitting same. All checks shall be negotiable for up to sixty (60) days from the date of mailing, and the check and accompanying over letter shall so indicate. 4. Undeliverable Claim Checks: For each check which is returned to the Administrator as undeliverable, the Claims Administrator shall within twenty (20) days conduct an IRSC or comparable search and remail via certified mail, return receipt requested, 62 a check to such additional address as may be obtained through the tracing process. Such reissued checks shall be negotiable for up to sixty (60) days from the date of remailing. All returned checks to claimants for whom no additional address is obtained through the tracing process shall be held by the Claims Administrator for up to sixty (60) days. If no claim is made for the checks by the claimants during this period of time, the funds shall become part of and allocated to the "Reserve Fund" and distributed in accordance with the provisions of this Decree. 5. Class Fund Balance a. Determination of Fund Balance: The Class Fund (less deductions for opt outs and the reserve fund, as set forth-above) shall be distributed to eligible class members who return valid Claim Forms. No sooner than 120 days and no later than 180 days after the initial mailing of checks to claimants by the Claims Administrator, the Administrator shall determine and report to Plaintiff Class and Defendants, the amount, if any, of any balance (including accrued interest) remaining in the Class Fund and/or Reserve Fund and shall distribute the remaining funds to the United Negro College Fund designated for scholarships for California residents. I. Attorneys' Fees and Costs 1. Stage One Fees and Costs: Within ten (10) days of Final Approval of the Consent Decree by the District Court, Defendants shall pay to Class Counsel $6.8 million in settlement of fees and costs for work on the liability phase of the litigation up through Final Approval of the Consent Decree by the Court. The amount is to be paid in full, as set 63 forth herein, regardless of whether any appeal or collateral attack is filed. 2. Stage Two Fees and Costs: Class Counsel shall be paid their attorneys' fees, at their current hourly rates, and costs for all work reasonably performed on the distribution of class monetary funds, any appeal and all work on monitoring the Injunctive Decree subsequent to final approval of this Decree on a monthly basis; payment shall be due within thirty (30) days from submission to defendants. 3. Costs: All costs, including without limitation costs and fees for and incurred by the Claims Administrator and Special Master, including but not limited to costs associated with publication and mailing of the Notice, mailing and processing of claims, reviews by the Claims Administrator and distribution of monies, tracing by IRSC or other comparable service, and bank fees, shall be paid by Defendants. J. Release Of Claims By Plaintiff Class The negotiation and entry of this Decree have been undertaken by the parties for the purpose of settling the claims of the Plaintiff Class. Upon entry of the Decree, the defendants, Denny's franchisees and their respective parents, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents and employees shall be, and hereby are, fully released and forever discharged from any and all claims, demands, charges, complaints, rights and causes of action of any kind, known or unknown, by the Plaintiff Class, and each of its members who do not timely request exclusion from the Class, that arise out of or related to the incidents of discrimination alleged in the Second Amended Complaint within the Class Period. The entry of this Decree fully settles the allegations that have been, could have been, or in the future might be claimed or asserted against the defendants or Denny's franchisees in this case by the Plaintiff Class 64 and/or members of the Plaintiff Class based on, arising out of, relating to, or in connection with any of the allegations, facts, or circumstances asserted in Second Amended Complaint within the Class Period. This release shall survive the termination of the Decree. XI NOTICES All notices and other communications required under this Decree shall be in writing and delivered either personally or by depositing the same postage prepaid, in the United States mail, addressed to the party hereto, to whom the same is directed at the following addresses: TO: Plaintiff United States of America Chief, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section L U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 65998 Washington, D.C. 20035-5998 TO: Plaintiff Kristina Ridgeway, et al. Mari Mayeda Teresa Demchak Antonio Lawson Saperstein, Mayeda & Goldstein 1300 Clay Street, 11th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 With a copy to: Patricia G. Price Public Interest Law Firm 111 West St. John St., Suite 315 San Jose, CA 95113 TO: Flagstar Corporation and Denny's. Inc. Robert L. Wynn III, General Counsel Robert M. Barrett, Counsel Flagstar Corporation 203 East Main Street MS P-12-4 Spartanburg, S.C. 29319 65 With a copy to: Thomas L. Pfister Joseph B. Farrell Latham & Watkins 633 West Fifth St., Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 The parties may from time to time change their address for the purposes of this section by providing written notice, return receipt requested, of such change to the other parties. XII INCIDENTS OF DISCRIMINATION The United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class agree that they will not seek to hold Denny's in contempt for a single isolated incident of discrimination by a Denny's non-supervisory employee unless Denny's management learns of the incident and Denny's fails to take timely remedial action acceptable to the Monitor, the United States and counsel for the Plaintiff Class. Nothing in this provision shall preclude the United States or counsel for the Plaintiff Class (1) from asserting an incident of discrimination was not isolated and/or that it reflected a pattern or practice of discrimination in whole or in part; and/or (2) from seeking to hold persons other than defendants in contempt of this Decree for such an incident. XIII ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY This Decree constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties. The only obligations that shall be imposed on the defendants pursuant to the Decree are those expressly set forth herein and those required by Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; no additional obligations are to be imposed or 66 implied. Each provision and term of this Decree shall be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and enforceable. In the event any provision or term of the Decree is determined to be or is rendered invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions and terms of the Decree shall remain unaffected to the extent permitted by law. If any application of any provision or term of this Decree to any person or circumstance is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the application of such provision or term to other persons and circumstances shall remain unaffected to the extent permitted by law. The parties and the Monitor shall have the right to seek relevant modifications of the Decree to ensure that its purposes are fully satisfied, provided that any request for modification has been preceded by good faith negotiations between the parties pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure. It is so ORDERED this 24th day of May, 1994. /s/ JAMES WARE ______________________________________ United States District Judge 67 EX-10 18 EXHIBIT 10.51 EXHIBIT 10.51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND ALFONSO M. DYSON, MARVIN L. FOWLKES, ) MERRILL L. HODGE, JOSEPH W. JAMES, ) LEROY E. SNYDER, ROBIN D. THOMPSON, ) LORNA R. ELAM, VERONICA A. MARSHALL, ) CHARLES E. KILPATRICK, THELMA I. GREEN, ) EUGENE F. KILPATRICK, EARL C. GREEN, ) JERROD D. LEIGERTWOOD, CLARENCE M. ) HAIZLIP JR., REX L. TINGLE, SUSAN L. PROBYN, ) ANGELA M. ENLOE, and STEVEN R. CONERLY, ) ) ) On behalf of themselves ) and as Representatives of a Class ) of all others Similarly Situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) C.A. No. DKC-93-1503 ) v. ) ) FLAGSTAR CORPORATION, DENNY'S, ) INC., FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC., ) and DENNY'S HOLDINGS, INC. ) ) Defendants. ) ________________________________________________) TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. PURPOSES OF THE DECREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 III. DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IV. JURISDICTION, SCOPE AND TERM OF DECREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 V. EFFECT OF DECREE -- RELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VI. ACTS AFTER CLASS PERIOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 VII. NON-ADMISSION OF LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 VIII. SETTLEMENT CLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 IX. PROHIBITORY INJUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 X. COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 A. General Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 B. Written Customer Service Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 C. Notice to Employees and Agents and Training and Education Program . . . . . . . . . . . .15 1. Notice to Employees and Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 2. Training of Employees and Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 3. Notice to and Training of Franchisees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 D. Notice to the Public and Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 XI. INTERNAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AND DISCIPLINARY POLICY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 XII. INCENTIVE AND EVALUATION PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 XIII. TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 i XIV. MONITORING, RECORD-KEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 A. Civil Rights Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 B. Record-Keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 1. Disclosure of Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 2. Application of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine . . . . . . . 45 3. Record-Keeping Duties of Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 4. Denny's Duty to Retain Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 5. Uninvestigated Complaints of Discrimination Alleged to Have Occurred During the Class Period . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 C. Reporting Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 1. Preliminary Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 2. Semi-Annual Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 3. Reports to Testing Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4. Complaints of Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 XV. MONETARY RELIEF, NOTICE AND CLAIMS PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 A. Establishment of Monetary Settlement Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 B. Allocation of Settlement Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 C. Reduction of Opt-outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 D. Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 E. Initial Receipt of Claim Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 F. Eligible Class Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 G. Disputed Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 ii H. Disbursement of Opt-out Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 I. Class Monetary Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 J. Objections to Class Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 XVI. ATTORNEY'S FEES, C0STS AND EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 XVII. DISPUTE RES0LUTION PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 XVIII. INCIDENTS OF DISCRIMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 XIX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 XX. CERTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
iii CONSENT DECREE I. INTRODUCTION The plaintiffs in this action are a class of African-American individuals and their associates who claim that defendants have denied plaintiffs the right to make and enforce contracts on the same basis as white citizens, in violation of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 1981, and that defendants have denied plaintiffs the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of Denny's Restaurants on the basis of race, in violation of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 2000a. The representatives of the plaintiff class are: Alfonso M. Dyson, Marvin L. Fowlkes, Merrill L. Hodge, Joseph W. James, Leroy E. Snyder, Robin D. Thompson, Lorna R. Elam, Veronica A. Marshall, Charles E. Kilpatrick, Thelma I. Green, Eugene F. Kilpatrick, Earl C. Green, Jerrod D. Leigertwood, Clarence M. Haizlip Jr., Rex L. Tingle, Susan L. Probyn, Angela M. Enloe and Steven R. Conerly. Defendant Denny's, Inc. is a California corporation with its principal place of business in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Denny's, Inc. is a subsidiary of defendant Flagstar Corporation. Denny's, Inc., through its chain of Denny's Restaurants, conducts business in every State in the country except Alaska and Rhode Island. Defendant Flagstar Corporation is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Flagstar Corporation, through its subsidiary Denny's, Inc., conducts business throughout the United States. Defendant Flagstar Companies, Inc. wholly owns defendant Flagstar Corporation. Defendant Denny's Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Flagstar Corporation and owns defendant Denny's, Inc. 1 Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint alleges that the defendants have engaged in a policy and practice of race-based discrimination and segregation for the purpose and/or with the effect of prohibiting African-American customers and their associates from exercising their rights to contract and obtain equal treatment under the law. More specifically, plaintiffs allege that the defendants' discriminatory conduct has included, but has not been limited to: (a) requiring African-American customers and their non-African-American associates to prepay for food, beverages and/or other items or services, on the basis of race or color; (b) requiring African-American customers and their non-African-American associates to pay a cover charge and/or a minimum charge, on the basis of race or color; (c) requiring African-American customers and their non-African-American associates to show identification before being permitted to enter a restaurant or to receive food, on the basis of race or color; (d) denying, or offering under discriminatory terms or with discriminatory requirements, the benefits of the Free Birthday Meal promotion and/or other restaurant promotions to African- American customers and their non-African-American associates, on the basis of race or color; (e) seating African-American customers and their non-African-American associates in a segregated section or area of the restaurant, along with all or most of the restaurant's African-American customers, on the basis of race or color; (f) requiring African-American customers and their non-African-American associates to wait longer to be seated than similarly situated white customers, on the basis of race or color; (g) denying service to African-American customers and their non-African-American associates, on the basis of race or color; (h) ignoring African-American customers and their non-African-American associates, or otherwise effectively denying them service, on the basis of race or color; (i) presenting 2 African-American customers and their non-African-American associates with bills that require the payment of added service charges, tips or gratuities, on the basis of race or color; (j) ejecting African-American customers and their non-African-American associates from defendants' restaurants, or threatening them with ejection, on the basis of race or color; (k) serving food to African-American customers and their non-African-American associates that has been improperly cooked or is otherwise unfit for serving, on the basis of race or color; (l) subjecting African-American customers and their non-African-American associates to racially derogatory and inflammatory remarks on the basis of race or color; and (m) providing slower, less courteous and/or otherwise inferior service to African-American customers and their non-African-American associates than to similarly situated white customers, on the basis of race or color. Defendants have at all times denied, and continue to deny, the allegations contained in plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. The parties have agreed to resolve this action voluntarily. The parties have agreed to the following terms upon which this action will be fully and finally resolved and, as indicated by the signature of counsel at the end of this document, have consented to the entry of this Consent Decree by the Court. 3 II. PURPOSES OF THE DECREE The parties have entered into this Decree for the following purposes: A. To ensure, by means set forth in this Decree, that all future customers of company-owned and franchise-owned Denny's Restaurants are accorded equal treatment and service regardless of race and/or color. B. To provide injunctive relief in furtherance of the public interest, and to provide injunctive and monetary relief to all class members by means of the requirements and procedures set forth below. C. To avoid further protracted and costly litigation. ORDER It appearing to the Court that the Decree is fair and reasonable, NOW THEREFORE, It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: III. DEFINITIONS The following terms when used in this Decree shall have the following meanings: A. "African-American" shall include all B1ack persons. B. "Agent", when used in connection with defendant Denny's, Inc., shall mean any person involved in the treatment and service of customers at Denny's Restaurants, including, but not limited to, security personnel. 4 C. "Class Period" shall refer to the time period between July 1, 1987 and May 24, 1994. D. "Complaint" shall include any formal or informal written or oral complaint, made to any administrative or official body or to any officer, employee, agent or franchisee of Denny's. E. "Denny's" shall refer to Denny's, Inc., all company-owned "Denny's Restaurants" and all officers, employees and agents of Denny's, Inc. and company-owned "Denny's Restaurants." F. "Franchise-owned Denny's" shall refer to all restaurants that, during the duration of this Decree, bear the Denny's trademark pursuant to a franchisor-franchisee relationship with Denny's, Inc. G. "Principal" or "Principally Featured" shall refer to: (l) anyone who is seen and who speaks a line or lines of dialogue, whether directly employed for such work or after being hired as an extra performer; or (2) anyone whose face appears silent, alone in a stationary camera shot, and is identified with the product or service; or (3) anyone whose face appears silent and is identifiable and whose foreground performance demonstrates or illustrates a product or service or illustrates or reacts to the on- or off-camera narrations or commercial message. Persons appearing in the foreground solely as atmosphere and not otherwise covered by the foregoing shall be deemed extra performers. H. "Section" shall refer to a numbered section of this Decree, except where express reference is made to another instrument, statute, or document. Section headings in this 5 Decree are for the convenience of the Court and parties and shall not be used to interpret a term or provision of the Decree. I. "Testing" shall refer to an investigative process in which similarly situated pairs of individuals, or groups of individuals, are sent to a Denny's restaurant at predetermined times under controlled circumstances to determine if employees at the restaurant are discriminating against customers on the basis of race or color. Although the precise requirements of a given test will differ depending upon the type of discrimination under examination and the practical limitations of the test situation, it is expected that (1) tester pairs or groups will be carefully matched so as to be similar in all respects except for race or color; (2) tester pairs or groups will visit the test site as close together in time as logistically possible; and (3) tester pairs or groups will be trained to seek similar services in a similar manner from the same restaurant employee(s). IV. JURISDICTION, SCOPE AND TERM OF DECREE A. The parties have consented to the entry of this Decree. To this end, the parties stipulate, and the Court finds, that (1) Denny's Restaurants are places of public accommodations within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 2000a(b)(1); (2) Denny's Restaurants operations affect interstate commerce within the meaning of 42 U.S.C S 2000a(c)(1); and (3) this Court has personal jurisdiction over defendants for purposes of this action and jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. (section mark)(section mark)-1331, 1343 and 1345, and 42 U.S.C. (section mark) 2000a-6. 6 The Second Amended Complaint asserts claims that, if proved, would authorize a jury or the Court to grant the monetary and equitable relief set forth in this Decree. B. The provisions of this Decree shall apply as follows: 1. All provisions of this Decree, unless otherwise indicated, shall apply to Denny's, its subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, assigns, successors in interest in the ownership and/or operation of Denny's Restaurants, and anyone acting in whole or in part under the direction of Denny's or any of Denny's subsidiaries in connection with the service or treatment of customers at Denny's Restaurants. The provisions of Sections II, III, IV, IX, X(A), X(C)(3), X(D)(2), and XIV shall apply to franchisees to the extent stated in those sections. 2. Flagstar Corporation, its subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents, assigns, and successors in interest, or anyone acting in whole or in part under the direction of Flagstar Corporation or any of Flagstar Corporation's subsidiaries shall be bound by Sections IX, XIV(B)(1), and XIV(B)(4) of this Decree. C. The provisions of this Decree shall become effective upon the date the Decree is entered by the Court, and shall remain in effect for seven (7) years from May 24, 1994, unless the case is dismissed earlier as provided herein. Within sixty (60) days preceding the fifth anniversary of the entry of the Decree by the Court, or at any time thereafter, Denny's may apply to the Court for an order dismissing the case. Plaintiffs shall retain the right to oppose defendants' application on any grounds appropriate under applicable law. The Court 7 may determine that early dismissal of the case is appropriate based upon satisfactory compliance by Denny's of the terms, provisions and purposes of this Decree. The period of this Decree may be extended, as appropriate, for any dispute that must be resolved by the Court. In the absence of an early dismissal of this case, or extensions by the Court, defendants may move for termination of the Decree and dismissal of the case at the close of the seven (7) year period. Plaintiffs and their counsel may oppose defendants' motion on any grounds appropriate under applicable law. The Court shall retain jurisdiction during the duration of the Decree to enforce the provisions of the Decree. The dispute resolution provisions contained in Section XVII of this Decree are not intended to preclude the Court from enforcing any provision of the Decree based on its own powers. V. EFFECT OF DECREE -- RELEASE The negotiation and entry of this Decree have been undertaken by the parties for the purpose of settling the claims of the plaintiffs and members of the Settlement Class. Upon entry of the Decree, the defendants, Denny's franchisees, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents and employees shall be, and hereby are, fully released and forever discharged from any and all claims, demands, charges, complaints, rights and causes of action of any kind, known or unknown, by the plaintiffs, or members of the Settlement Class who do not timely request exclusion from the Class, that arise out of or are related to the incidents of discrimination alleged in the Second Amended Complaint within the Class Period. The entry of this Decree fully settles the allegations of discrimination that have 8 been, could have been, or in the future might be claimed or asserted against the defendants or Denny's franchisees in this case by the plaintiffs and/or members of the Settlement Class based on, arising out of, relating to, or in connection with any of the allegations, facts, or circumstances asserted in the Second Amended Complaint within the Class Period. This release shall survive the termination of the Decree. VI. ACTS AFTER CLASS PERIOD The provisions of this Decree are not intended to eliminate or terminate any rights otherwise available to the plaintiffs or members of the Settlement Class for acts by the defendants, their subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents or employees, occurring after the Class Period. VII. NON-ADMISSION OF LIABILITY By entering into this Decree the defendants do not admit that the allegations of discrimination contained in the plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint are true. The defendants deny that any of their practices, policies, procedures, acts, or omissions related to their service of customers at Denny's Restaurants have at any time violated any applicable civil rights laws. VIII . SETTLEMENT CLASS The parties agree and stipulate that for purposes of settlement of claims for monetary relief, the Settlement Class defined below shall be certified under Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(3) of 9 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and that for purposes of settlement of claims for injunctive relief the Settlement Class defined below shall be certified under Rules 23(a) and 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, the Court hereby approves and certifies the following plaintiff class pursuant to Rules 23(a), 23(b)(3), and 23(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: A. Every African-American who, between July 1, 1987 and May 24, 1994, has sought service as a customer at a Denny's Restaurant or a franchise-owned Denny's anywhere in the United States outside California and has been subjected to discriminatory treatment or provided services in a discriminatory manner, on the basis of race or color. This includes but is not limited to every African-American customer who, on the basis of race or color, has been: 1. required to prepay for food, beverages and/or other items or services; 2. required to pay a cover charge and/or a minimum charge; 3. required to show identification before being permitted to enter the restaurant or to receive food; 4. denied, or offered under discriminatory terms or with discriminatory requirements, the benefits of the Free Birthday Meal promotion and/or other restaurant promotions; 5. seated in a segregated section or area of the restaurant, along with all or most of the other African-American customers; 6. required to wait longer to be seated than similarly situated white customers; 10 7. denied service; 8. ignored by defendants' employees, or otherwise effectively denied service; 9. presented with a bill that required the payment of an added service charge, tip or gratuity; 10. ejected from the restaurant, or threatened with ejection; 11. served food that was improperly cooked or otherwise unfit for serving; 12. subjected to racially derogatory and/or inflammatory remarks; or 13. provided slower, less courteous and/or otherwise inferior service than the service provided to similarly situated white customers; and B. Every non-African-American who, between July 1, 1987 and May 24, 1994, has sought service as a customer at a Denny's Restaurant or a franchise-owned Denny's anywhere in the United States outside California and, as a result of his or her association with one or more African-American customers, has been subjected to discriminatory treatment or provided services in a discriminatory manner. This includes but is not limited to every non-African-American customer who, as a result of his or her association with one or more African-American customers, has been subjected to any of the discriminatory policies and practices set forth in Section VIII (A) (1)-(13). IX. PROHIBITORY INJUNCTION Flagstar Corporation and Denny's, together with their respective subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, assigns, successors in interest in the ownership and/or operation of their respective places of public accommodation, and those persons in active concert or 11 participation with them in connection with the treatment and/or service of customers who receive actual notice of the Decree by personal service or otherwise, and franchisees who receive actual notice of the Decree by personal service or otherwise, are HEREBY PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from: A. Denying to any person, on the basis of race or color, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of their restaurants; B. Denying service, or offering less favorable terms and conditions of service, to any person on the basis of race or color; C. Requiring prepayment, a cover charge, minimum charge, added service charge, or identification as a condition of service, on the basis of race or color; D. Refusing to seat, take meal orders or serve any person on the basis of race or color; E. Requiring any person to wait longer, or otherwise providing substandard and inferior service to any person on the basis of race or color; F. Serving any person food which is improperly cooked or unfit for serving on the basis or race or color; G. Subjecting any person to racially derogatory and/or inflammatory remarks; H. Removing by force, or threatening to remove by force, any person on the basis of race or color; I. Segregating any person within a restaurant on the basis of race or color; 12 J. Implementing different terms and conditions, on the basis of race or color, concerning any promotional offers, including any future offer of "free birthday meals;" K. Making statements, on the basis of race or color, that would discourage a reasonable person from visiting defendants' restaurants; L. Instructing or encouraging employees or staff members to discourage any person, on the basis of race or color, from visiting defendants' facilities or from enjoying the full benefits of defendants' facilities; M. Making, printing, or publishing, or causing to be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the service at or equal enjoyment of defendants' restaurants that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race or color, or an intention to make any such limitation or discrimination; N. Representing to any person, on the basis of race or color, that service or enjoyment of defendants' facilities is not available, when such is in fact available; O. Denying service, or offering less favorable terms or conditions of service, to any non-African-American customers because they patronize defendants' facilities as part of a group which includes African-American customers; and P. Retaliating against any plaintiff, member of the Settlement Class, or any officer, employee or agent of defendants for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree. 13 X. COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS Denny's shall take the following steps to ensure that its restaurants are operated in a nondiscriminatory manner: A. General Compliance Denny's shall implement the plan described below to ensure compliance with federal law by Denny's, its subsidiaries, franchisees, agents, officers and employees. The plan includes, but is not limited to, provisions for the development and implementation of a non-discrimination training program for personnel, the retention of a Civil Rights Monitor (hereinafter "Monitor"), testing of Denny's franchise and company-owned restaurants to monitor compliance with this Decree, and notifying the public that Denny's Restaurants will operate in a nondiscriminatory manner. In order that compliance with the Decree may be monitored appropriately, Denny's and the Monitor shall maintain appropriate records. Denny's shall cooperate with Class Counsel and the Monitor in providing complete, accurate and current information as required under the Decree regarding its restaurants and compliance with the Decree. B. Written Customer Service Policies Denny's customer service policies shall be uniformly applied to all customers without regard to race or color. This Decree shall not restrict Denny's from revising or modifying its policies concerning the treatment and service of customers, provided that the revisions or modifications do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, or conflict with any provision of the Decree. 14 During the duration of the Decree, Denny's shall submit to the Monitor and Class Counsel for review and comment any proposed, new, revised or amended customer service policies prior to their implementation so that the Monitor and Class Counsel may review such policies to ensure that they are consistent with the non-discrimination provisions of Section IX above. Class Counsel shall provide defendants with their comments or suggestions, if any, within sixty (60) days following the date that the policies are received. If the Monitor does not object or propose any amendments and/or revisions within fifteen (15) days of receipt of Denny's policies or any proposed amendments and/or revisions to those policies, Denny's may implement such policies. If the Monitor objects, Denny's proposed revisions and/or amendments to Denny's policies may not be adopted until after Denny's and the Monitor have endeavored, in good faith, to resolve all disputed issues concerning such policies. In the event that the Monitor objects to any of Denny's existing or proposed customer service policies on the basis that they conflict with or undermine the provisions or purposes of this Decree, and Denny's does not modify such policy to the satisfaction of the Monitor, Class Counsel shall retain the right to bring the matter before the Court, consistent with the dispute resolution procedures contained in this Decree. C. Notice to Employees and Agents and Training and Education Program 1. Notice to Employees and Agents a. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the Decree, Denny's shall send each of its officers, employees and agents a letter accompanied by: (1) a Summary of the Decree as set forth in Exhibit A; and (2) a copy of the Notice of Nondiscrimination Policies and Procedures set forth in Exhibit B, explaining employee and agent duties and obligations 15 under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, and this Consent Decree. In addition, Denny's shall inform each of its officers, employees and agents that any breach of, or failure to comply with, the terms and conditions set forth in Section IX of this Decree shall subject him or her to dismissal or other disciplinary action. Each person receiving the Summary and Notice of Nondiscrimination Policies shall execute a statement acknowledging that he or she has received and read the Summary and Notice, and that he or she agrees to act in accordance with the requirements of the Decree. The statement shall be in the form of the statement contained in Exhibit C, and a copy of the statement shall be retained at the restaurant where the employee or agent works. In the case of district, regional, or divisional leadership, the statement shall be retained at the divisional office. For corporate officers, the statement shall be retained at Denny's corporate office. During the term of this Decree, copies of these statements shall be made available, upon ten (10) days notice, to Class Counsel. b. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall inform its current officers, employees and agents that if any officer, employee or agent requests a copy of this Consent Decree, a copy will be provided to him or her at Denny's expense. Merely showing the officer, employee or agent a copy of the Decree, or the Summary of the Decree, will not satisfy the requirements of this Section. Officers, employees, and agents shall be entitled to retain permanent possession of all documents with which this Decree requires they be provided. 16 c. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall inform its current officers, employees and agents (1) of the existence of the internal complaint procedure set out in Section XI of this Decree; and (2) of Denny's agreement that it may not and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate in any way against any officer, employee or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree. This notice may be set forth in a separate document or included in Exhibit B, which describes the employee's and agent's duties and obligations under federal public accommodations law. d. The requirements of this Section shall be applied to all new officers, employees or agents within seven (7) days of the date of hire of the new officer, employee or agent, throughout the duration of the Decree. e. Denny's shall publish an article notifying its officers, employees and agents of the entry of the Decree in the first issue of the Denny's Newsletter ("Denny's Today") published subsequent to the effective date of the Decree. Such publication shall not be later than six (6) months following the effective date of the Decree. The notice required in this paragraph shall be printed on the cover page of the Denny's Newsletter. The notice shall be submitted to Class Counsel for comment and review, prior to publication and within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the Decree. 2. Training of Employees and Agents a. If the Monitor approves Denny's existing non-discrimination training program (hereinafter "training program"), within sixty (60) days after entry of this Decree or retention of the Monitor, whichever is later, Denny's, through the Monitor, shall submit to Class 17 Counsel for comment and review that proposed training program and identify the person(s) and/or organization(s) conducting the training program for the instruction of all currently employed personnel regarding their duties and obligations under the federal public accommodations laws and this Consent Decree. For purposes of this Decree, the term "currently employed personnel" shall include, but not be limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers, managers-in-training, servers, hosts/hostesses, buspersons, cooks, prep cooks, persons-in-charge, service assistants, and security personnel who are or shall be employed as of the time of the implementation of the training program ("All Employees"). If the Monitor does not approve of the existing training program, within ninety (90) days subsequent to the entry of this Decree or retention of the Monitor, whichever is later, Denny's, through the Monitor, shall submit to Class Counsel for comment and review a proposed training program for instruction of All Employees. If the United States, pursuant to the appropriate section of the Amended Consent Decree entered in United States v. Flagstar Corp. and Denny's. Inc., Civ. No. C-93-20208 (N.D.Cal.) (hereinafter "California case"), approves the existing training program, within ninety (90) days of the date of approval by the United States the existing training program shall be presented live to all management personnel who have not had training pursuant to the Original Decree in the California case, including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers and managers-in-training. If a new training program is approved pursuant to the appropriate section of the Amended Decree in the California case and the Monitor determines that the existing training program, though not approved by the Monitor, provided adequate training, within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of approval by the United States, the new training program shall be presented live to all management personnel who have not had training pursuant to the Original Decree in the California case, including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training 18 managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers and managers-in-training. If a new training program is approved pursuant to the appropriate section of the Amended Decree in the California case and the Monitor determines that the existing training program was inadequate, within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of approval by the United States, the new training program shall be presented live to all management personnel including, but not limited to, all Denny's officers, division vice-presidents, regional directors of operations, regional specialists, regional training managers, regional human resource managers, district leaders, general managers, restaurant managers and managers-in- training. The training program may be provided via the use of videotape to non-management personnel (e.g., hosts, servers, buspersons, security personnel), provided: (1) the videotape entitled "What Color Am I" (which has been approved for purposes of the California case by 19 the United States) is approved by the Monitor, or if Denny's proposes to use another videotape in the place of "What Color Am I," it is developed in consultation with the Monitor, is submitted to Class Counsel as provided below; and (2) the employees are provided with the opportunity to contact, via telephone or letter, a person who has been trained to respond to the employees' questions or concerns regarding the training. The Monitor shall provide such persons with the training that the Monitor deems appropriate to satisfy the question-and-answer requirement of this paragraph. Non-management employees who were trained using "What Color Am I" under the terms of the Original Decree in the California case are not required to undergo training under this Decree, provided, however, that if the Monitor determines that "What Color Am I" is inadequate for the purposes of training non-management employees, all such non-management employees will have to be retrained. If Denny's proposes to replace "What Color Am I" with another videotape, Denny's shall submit the proposed videotape to Class Counsel for comment and review. Within thirty (30) days of the approval of any videotapes other than "What Color Am I" by the United States pursuant to the appropriate section of the Amended Decree in the California case, Denny's, with the assistance of the Monitor, shall implement the training program as required by this Section. Although implementation by the defendants of any of the training programs referred to above shall not be conditioned upon approval by Class Counsel, Class Counsel may seek appropriate relief from the Court if the training program fails to satisfy the requirements of this Section. Defendants shall have proprietary rights in all training materials and programs developed pursuant to the Decree. All training programs pursuant to this Decree shall be 20 created by or under the supervision of the Monitor and other person(s) who are experienced in the field of race relations or who have received or will receive instruction or training in handling matters related to allegations of race discrimination. The programs shall explain to all currently employed personnel their duties and obligations under the federal public accommodations laws and this Consent Decree. At a minimum, the training programs shall include the following: (1) instruction on the requirements of all applicable federal public accommodations laws; (2) a review of Denny's non-discrimination policies and of the specific requirements of this Consent Decree; (3) notice that Denny's may not and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate in any way against any officer, employee or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree; (4) notice that racial discrimination and harassment is unacceptable and that such conduct may result in dismissal or other disciplinary action; (5) instruction in procedures designed to ensure that neither race nor color enters, either directly or indirectly, into the process of making decisions concerning the treatment and/or service of customers; (6) a discussion of the business advantages of serving all persons on a nondiscriminatory basis; (7) training in racial sensitivity; (8) provided the training program is presented live, a question and answer session designed to review each of the foregoing areas; and (9) training of management in dealing with complaints. To the extent live training is used to satisfy the requirements of subsections (1), (5) and (9) of this paragraph, defendants shall make reasonable efforts to use and discuss specific examples of customer interactions with Denny's employees or management to illustrate how best to carry out defendants' obligations under federal public accommodations laws and this Decree. 21 b. Within thirty (30) days of the approval of any videotapes other than "What Color Am I" by the United States, Denny's, with the assistance of the Monitor, shall implement the non-discrimination training program required by subsection (a) above. The Monitor shall attend training sessions in different regions of the country on a periodic basis to ensure compliance with the terms of this Section. c. Each newly hired officer, employee or agent shall also receive training of the type described in subsection (a) above. The additional training shall be provided within forty- five (45) days of the date upon which the new officer, employee, or agent commences his or her employment with Denny's. d. Each officer, employee, or agent who participates and receives instruction through the training program described in this Section shall sign a statement, in the form of Exhibit D to this Consent Decree, acknowledging that he or she has participated in and completed the training program. e. For the duration of this Consent Decree, Denny's shall include instructions regarding their duties and obligations under the federal public accommodations laws, and this Decree, in all written training materials and formal training sessions dealing with treatment of the public provided in the ordinary course of business to its officers, employees or agents. These instructions shall be developed by the Monitor and shall include a statement making clear that the defendants cannot and will not reprimand, penalize, or otherwise retaliate against any officer, employee, or agent for opposing or reporting alleged discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers, in violation of applicable law and/or this Decree. These instructions also shall include a statement making clear that any employee who violates the 22 terms of the Decree or otherwise discriminates on the basis of race or color shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. f. Articles selected by the Monitor on the subjects of diversity, racial sensitivity and/or race relations shall be published a minimum of four (4) times per year in the Denny's Newsletter ("Denny's Today") for the duration of the Decree. 3. Notice to and Training of Franchisees a. Within thirty (30) days of the entry of this Decree, Denny's shall provide all of its franchisees nationwide with a copy of the Decree (and obtain a return receipt) and a letter informing them of their obligation to comply with the federal public accommodations laws. The letter shall explain that Denny's has entered into the Decree and is committed to a policy of non-discrimination. The letter shall explain the requirements of the Decree and, specifically, that appropriate employees of the franchisees will be required to attend training sessions as set forth in the Decree. b. All new franchise agreements as to which offering circulars are distributed by Denny's on or after June 1, 1994, shall expressly provide that a failure by the franchisee to comply with the federal public accommodations laws and this Consent Decree will constitute an act which reflects materially and unfavorably upon the operation and reputation of Denny's business and trademark and, if not corrected, shall subject the franchisee to sanctions by Denny's including, but not limited to, cancellation of the franchise agreement. During the term of the Decree, Denny's must inform Class Counsel and the Monitor within fifteen (15) days of obtaining knowledge that any franchisee has failed to comply with federal public accommodations laws or this Decree and the action, if any, taken by Denny's. 23 c. No later than thirty (30) days following the effective date of this Decree, Denny's shall amend its Franchise Operations Manual pursuant to the applicable section of Denny's franchise agreements to expressly require all franchisees to comply with the federal public accommodations laws and the provisions of this Decree that are applicable to franchisees. Pursuant to the applicable sections of Denny's franchise agreements, a franchisee's failure to comply with this amendment to the Franchise Operations Manual shall subject the franchisee to sanctions by Denny's including, but not limited to, cancellation of the franchise agreement. During the term of this Decree, Denny's must inform Class Counsel and the Monitor within fifteen (15) days of obtaining knowledge of any franchisee who has failed to comply with this amendment to the Franchise Operations Manual and the action, if any, taken by Denny's. d. In addition to the provisions of subsections (a) - (c) above, pursuant to the applicable sections of Denny's franchise agreements, Denny's shall consider any failure of a franchisee to comply with the federal public accommodations laws, as determined by a final judgment of a court, to be conduct which reflects materially and unfavorably upon the operation and reputation of Denny's business and trademark, and Denny's shall therefore consider any such violation of the law by a franchisee to be sufficient grounds for immediate termination of the franchise agreement in accordance with the terms of the franchise agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall require Denny's to terminate the franchise agreement where Denny's and the Monitor are satisfied that the franchisee has taken appropriate steps to avoid future violations of the federal public accommodations laws. 24 e. Pursuant to the appropriate section of the Denny's franchise agreement, Denny's shall apply the training program requirements set forth in subsections 2(a) - (d) above to its franchisees. Accordingly, within thirty (30) days of the implementation of the training program outlined in subsections 2(a) - (d) above, Denny's shall give each franchisee written notice, pursuant to the appropriate section of the franchise agreement, of the commencement of such training program. Denny's shall require that all existing and newly hired general managers, restaurant managers, managers-in-training, servers, hosts/hostesses, buspersons and security personnel employed by Denny's franchisees attend the training program as set forth above in subsections 2(a) - (d). With respect to live training of management personnel, Denny's shall satisfy this provision by providing timely notice to franchisees of the dates and locations of live training sessions in their division and informing them that management personnel are required to attend the live training. However, the Monitor may excuse a franchisee from the requirement that management personnel receive live training, and may instead require such management personnel to undergo training in a different manner, such as video and/or tele-conference training. In determining whether a franchisee's manager may be excused from receiving live training, the Monitor shall consider the burden and cost to the franchisee as well as the purposes of the Decree and the franchisee's restaurant's past record of complaint activity and testing results. Denny's shall impose no charge on the franchisees for conducting the training program. All management personnel of Denny's franchisees whose restaurant location is 100 miles or less from a site where live training is provided must attend live training. 25 f. Plaintiffs shall not seek to hold Denny's in violation of the Consent Decree for the refusal of a franchisee to participate in the training program, provided that Denny's has made best efforts to secure compliance on the part of the franchisee. However, Denny's shall provide Class Counsel and the Monitor with the name and location of any Denny's franchisee which refuses or fails to participate in the training sessions within fifteen (15) days of the date when Denny's first receives knowledge of such refusal or failure. Upon request, Denny's shall also provide Class Counsel with copies of all written communications with such franchisee relating both to its refusal or failure to participate in the training program and to Denny's efforts to secure participation. D. Notice to the Public and Advertising Denny's shall inform the public and all potential customers of its nondiscrimination policies as follows: 1. Pursuant to the Original Decree in the California case, Denny's has posted at each public entrance to its restaurants, and in a location clearly visible to patrons, a sign indicating that the facility is open and that service will be provided to all persons without regard to race or color. The sign has dark letters at least one inch (l") high on a contrasting background. For the duration of the Consent Decree, Denny's or any successor-in-interest shall maintain these signs at all times. Denny's or any successor-in-interest shall cause to be posted in any new company-owned restaurants the signs referred to in this subsection when any new restaurant opens. 2. Pursuant to the appropriate provision of the franchise agreement, Denny's shall require each of its franchise restaurants to display the sign satisfying the requirements of this 26 Section. Plaintiffs shall not seek to hold Denny's in violation of the Consent Decree for the refusal of a franchisee to display the sign, provided that Denny's has made best efforts to secure compliance on the part of the franchisee. However, Denny's shall provide Class Counsel and the Monitor with the name and location of any Denny's franchisee which refuses or fails to display the sign within fifteen (15) days of Denny's knowledge of such refusal or failure. Upon request, Denny's shall also provide Class Counsel with copies of all written communications with such franchisee relating both to its refusal or failure to display the sign and to Denny's efforts to secure compliance. 3. With the exception of highway billboards, Department of Transportation highway signs, and advertisements or promotional materials that appear in individual Denny's Restaurants, the nondiscrimination statement described in paragraph D(1) of this Section shall be readily legible in all written media (newspapers, magazines, posters, brochures, filers, etc.). The statement shall appear in a type size that conforms to the following requirements: a. Where other parts of the advertisement or promotional statement appear in only one type size, the nondiscrimination statement must also appear in the same type size; b. Where other parts of the advertisement or promotional statement appear in two sizes, the nondiscrimination statement may appear in either type size; and c. Where other parts of the advertisement or promotional statement appear in three or more type sizes, the nondiscrimination statement shall appear in the next-to-smallest type size. 27 4. For the duration of the Decree, all menus and nationally distributed brochures, including but not limited to the Denny's Travel Guide, shall contain the nondiscrimination statement set forth in subsection D(1) above. The statement shall appear in a type size that conforms to the requirements set forth in subsections D(3)(a) - (c) of this Section above. 5. To help ensure that both African-American and non-African-American persons are notified that they are welcome as customers of Denny's Restaurants, Denny's, in consultation with the Civil Rights Monitor, shall place advertisements stating that service will be provided to all persons without regard to race or color in newspapers located in the twenty-five (25) standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA's) with the largest African-American populations in the United States outside of California; provided, however, that during the first year following May 24, 1994, no such advertisements shall be required in any SMSA in which Denny's has less than fifteen (15) Denny's Restaurants and/or franchise-owned Denny's. The requirement that there be no less than fifteen (15) company-owned restaurants and/or franchise-owned Denny's in an SMSA shall be reviewed annually by the Monitor, in consultation with Class Counsel and Denny's, to ensure that the number of restaurants required is consistent with the Decree's purpose of providing notice to both African-American and non-African-American persons that they are welcome as customers of Denny's Restaurants. The SMSA's in which such advertisements are placed will be adjusted annually on the anniversary of this Decree to reflect changes in the number and location of Denny's Restaurants and franchise-owned Denny's, and changes in the African-American population. In no event will Denny's be required to run advertisements in more than twenty-five (25) newspapers to satisfy this provision of the Decree. The newspaper selected for advertising this 28 message of nondiscrimination within a given SMSA shall be the newspaper with the largest reported paid circulation in that SMSA. The placement of these advertisements shall begin no later than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this Decree, and shall run for four (4) days at least two (2) times per year for each year the Decree is in effect. The size of the advertisement shall equal or exceed a quarter of a page. The advertisements containing the nondiscrimination statement may be of the type and nature customarily used by Denny's to advertise its products and/or services. 6. Beginning with the effective date of the Decree, a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate total of persons appearing annually in all newspaper advertisements and all other promotional materials including, but not limited to, brochures, fliers, coupons, or any other materials (collectively "advertisements") that depict persons shall be identifiably non-white. At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate total shall be identifiably African-American. With the exception of advertisements that feature only one spokesperson, advertisements that solely feature non-white persons shall not be utilized in the computation of the above percentages. The computation of the percentage shall specifically exclude advertisements in which the "Corlick Sisters" are the only persons that are featured. a. With respect to television commercials, African-American persons shall be principally featured as employees or customers a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the time during which any employees or customers of Denny's are depicted. This percentage shall be computed by dividing the number of seconds each African-American person is depicted as a customer or employee in a television commercial by the number of seconds any person is depicted as a customer or 30 employee in a television commercial. The computation of this percentage shall specifically exclude television commercials in which the "Corlick Sisters" are the only persons that are featured. b. During each one-year period in which this Decree is in effect, any principals depicted as employees or customers in television commercials shall be identifiably non-white persons, other than African-Americans, a minimum of five percent (5%) of the time during which any employees or customers of Denny's are depicted during each one-year period; or, in the alternative a minimum of five percent (5%) of the total number of principals depicted as employees or customers during each one-year period shall be identifiably non-white persons, other than African-Americans. The five percent (5%) of the time measure shall be calculated by the same method used to calculate the time during which African-Americans are depicted as customers or employees, except that the measure shall be applied to all commercials aired during each one-year period, not to each commercial aired. The five percent (5%) of the principals measure shall be calculated based upon all commercials aired during each one-year period, not as to each commercial aired. The computation of this percentage shall specifically exclude television commercials in which the "Corlick Sisters" are the only persons that are featured. All advertisements required by this Section shall be distributed in a nondiscriminatory manner to convey the message that non-white persons are welcome as customers at all Denny's Restaurants. 30 XI. INTERNAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURE AND DISCIPLINARY POLICY A. The defendants shall maintain an internal complaint procedure for the duration of the Decree that permits any employee who believes that he or she has witnessed discrimination on the basis of race or color in the treatment or service of customers, or believes that a provision of the Decree has been violated, to report such information directly to the Monitor. B. As a general matter, the Monitor shall not designate any employee to investigate a complaint of which the employee is a subject, a witness, or which involves a friend or a direct superior of the person conducting the investigation. Where practicable, employees designated by the Monitor to conduct an investigation shall hold the rank of District Leader or higher. C. Any employee or agent who submits a complaint to the Monitor shall be advised in writing of the outcome of the investigation. D. Within fourteen (14) days after the entry of the Decree, the defendants shall provide Class Counsel a proposed written disciplinary policy for racially discriminatory or retaliatory conduct. The policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. A description of specific disciplinary measures that may be imposed, such as reprimands, suspensions, or dismissals, should an employee be found to have violated the terms of the Decree; and 2. A description of the procedure by which the disciplinary measures will be considered and imposed. 31 E. Upon receipt of the proposed disciplinary policy, Class Counsel will promptly provide the defendants with suggestions and comments about the policy. The policy shall go into effect after defendants receive and consider Class Counsel's suggestions and comments, and no later than forty-five (45) days after the effective date of the Decree. XII. INCENTIVE AND EVALUATION PROGRAM A. All employees shall be notified, consistent with the provisions of Section X (C), that failure to comply with the obligations of this Decree shall affect the eligibility of any management employee to receive any benefits under any of defendants' incentive programs for management employees to the extent management discretion is involved in deciding such benefits. B. All employees shall be notified, consistent with the provisions of Section X (C), that failure to comply with the obligations of this Decree shall affect the eligibility of any employee to receive a promotion to any position at Denny's. XIII. TESTING A. Testing of Denny's Restaurants and franchise-owned Denny's nationwide shall be conducted to monitor Defendant Denny's practices at its restaurants and franchises during the term of this Consent Decree. The costs and expense of all tests shall be paid by Denny's. B. No fewer than 450 tests per year shall be conducted, excluding California, during the first two (2) years of this Consent Decree. The tests shall be conducted by qualified, independent civil rights organizations experienced in testing selected by the Monitor 32 after consultation with Class Counsel, and with the approval of the United States as required by Section VII of the Amended Decree in the California case. Within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Decree or retention of the Monitor, whichever is later, the Monitor shall submit to Class Counsel for review and comment the names of independent civil rights organizations it proposes to use to satisfy the requirements of this Section. Class Counsel shall retain the right to raise objections concerning the organizations selected to conduct the testing with the Monitor, Denny's, the United States, and the Court. C. If at any time after tests have been conducted for two years the Monitor determines that a smaller number of tests per year would be adequate to accomplish the purpose of the testing provided for in this Decree, the Monitor may reduce the number of tests conducted outside California to 300 tests per year for the remaining term of the Decree. This reduction may be made only with the written approval of Class Counsel and, as required by Section VIII of the Amended Decree in the California case, the United States. Such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. D. For purposes of the Decree, a test refers to an investigative process in which similarly situated pairs of individuals, or groups of individuals, are sent to a Denny's restaurant at predetermined times under controlled circumstances to determine if employees at the restaurant are discriminating against customers on the basis of race or color. Although the precise requirements of a given test will differ depending upon the type of discrimination under examination and the practical limitations of the test situation, it is expected that (1) tester pairs or groups will be carefully matched so as to be similar in all respects except for race or color; (2) tester pairs or groups will visit the test site as close together in time as 33 logistically possible; and (3) tester pairs or groups will be trained to seek similar services in a similar manner from the same restaurant employee(s). E. The testing organizations may, at their discretion, consult with the Monitor, the United States, and/or Class Counsel regarding the timing, location and manner in which the tests will be conducted. The Monitor also may, at his or her discretion, consult with Class Counsel and the United States regarding the timing, location and manner in which the tests will be conducted. However, the testing organizations, the Monitor, the United States, and Class Counsel may not, under any circumstances, disclose to Denny's, or any of its 34 employees, agents or franchisees, the timing and/or location of a test conducted pursuant to this Section before the test has been completed. F. The Monitor may, at his or her discretion, work together with Class Counsel throughout the duration of the Decree to provide appropriate training for the organizations and the testers selected to conduct the tests required under this Section. The Monitor also may, at his or her discretion, work together with Class Counsel throughout the duration of the Decree to design -- and, if appropriate, to modify -- standard test report forms to be used by the organizations and their testers. Although the parties shall not be bound by conclusions included on the test forms by the testing organizations, the organizations shall be encouraged to state their conclusions on the test report forms as to whether or not the tests indicated disparate treatment on the basis of race. G. In addition to the testing, the Monitor shall have discretion to conduct non-testing, on-site investigations designed to ensure compliance with the Decree. Such non-testing investigations may include, but shall not be limited to, on-site observations of Denny's Restaurants and the treatment and service provided to customers. H. Nothing in this Decree shall prevent the United States Department of Justice and Class Counsel from utilizing their own testers to monitor Denny's practices in all states outside of California during the term of the Decree at their own expense. However, nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the United States or Class Counsel from recovering attorney's fees and costs in connection with a successful motion to enforce the Decree. Such costs may include the cost of testing conducted at the direction of the United States and/or Class Counsel in connection with a successful motion to enforce the Decree. The 35 United States and Class Counsel also shall not be prevented from conducting non-testing investigations that include, but are not limited to, on-site observations of Denny's Restaurants and the treatment and service provided to customers, provided such investigations do not interfere with the normal business operations of the unit. I. The results of all tests conducted pursuant to this section and supporting documentation, if requested, shall be reported to the Monitor, Denny's, the United States, and Class Counsel. Where such results indicate a possible violation of this Consent Decree (i.e., disparate treatment on the basis of race or color), the Monitor shall promptly conduct an investigation of the facts and circumstances underlying such tests. Within fifteen (15) days of the completion of his or her investigation, the Monitor shall provide Denny's, the United States and Class counsel with a report containing his or her conclusions and recommendations, if any, made to Denny's. Denny's shall respond or implement the Monitor's recommendations within fifteen (15) days of their receipt. If Denny's disagrees with or refuses to implement the Monitor's recommendations, the Monitor and the other parties shall attempt, in good faith, to resolve such potential breaches of this Decree pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Procedure, prior to bringing the matters before the Court. J. In the event that either the Monitor or a testing organization concludes that a test conducted pursuant to this Section indicates disparate treatment on the basis of race, the defendants, at the request of the Monitor, shall make available for in-person and/or telephone interviews by Class Counsel all employees of the specific Denny's Restaurant at which the test was conducted. The defendants agree not to claim in any federal, state, or administrative forum that Class Counsel have violated any federal, state or local rule of ethics, or any 36 provision of any code of professional responsibility, by interviewing defendants' employees consistent with the procedures set forth in this Section. XIV. MONITORING, RECORD-KEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS A. Civil Rights Monitor 1. In order to ensure equal access to Denny's Restaurants and franchisees for all persons on a nondiscriminatory basis, a Civil Rights Monitor shall be selected within seventy-five (75) days from the effective date of the Decree's injunctive provisions. The selection shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth below. The purposes of the Monitor are to ensure that this Decree is implemented effectively and to assist the Court and Class Counsel in monitoring defendants' compliance with the Decree. Although Denny's must pay the costs and expenses associated with the Monitor's position and his or her duties, the Monitor is responsible to the Court and Class Counsel. The Monitor may at any time consult with Class Counsel regarding Denny's compliance with the Decree. The Monitor shall consult with Denny's primarily through Denny's designated officer, but may also consult with other Denny's employees as required by the Decree or as the Monitor deems necessary or appropriate. The Monitor shall provide Denny's with information concerning Denny's compliance with the Decree within a reasonable time after a request for such information is made by Denny's. The Monitor, however, may withhold any information from Denny's he or she reasonably determines is necessary, provided he or she informs Denny's of the nature of the information and the reason(s) it is being withheld within ten (10) days of Denny's request. If 37 Denny's objects within ten (10) days of being informed of the withheld information, Denny's shall endeavor to resolve all issues concerning the withheld information, pursuant to the dispute resolution procedure contained in Section XVII below before bringing such matters before the Court. In the event the Monitor determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that an act of discrimination has occurred in violation of the federal public accommodations laws and/or the Decree, he or she shall notify Denny's and Class Counsel within fifteen (15) days of such determination and provide all relevant documents upon request. A copy of all communications (e.g., letters, memoranda, etc.) between Denny's and the Monitor shall be provided by the Monitor to Class Counsel, except where the Monitor determines that providing copies of certain documents would be an unwarranted burden and so informs the parties. The Monitor shall direct all questions concerning interpretation of the Decree to Class Counsel, and where appropriate, to the United States. The purpose of directing questions to the United States shall be to maintain consistency with the interpretation and enforcement of similar provisions contained in the Amended Consent Decree in the California case. The Monitor shall implement the Decree as directed by Class Counsel, and where appropriate, by the United States. The involvement of the United States in directing implementation of the Decree shall be limited to those situations or circumstances where such is necessary to maintain consistency with the interpretation and enforcement of similar provisions contained in the Amended Consent Decree entered in the California case. Within three (3) business days of being advised of Class Counsel's or the United States' interpretation of the Decree, the Monitor shall send a letter to Denny's, with copies to Class 38 Counsel and the United States, informing Denny's of Class Counsel's or the United States' interpretation of the Decree and of his or her intent to implement the Decree as directed within fifteen (15) days of the date of the letter. If Denny's does not object within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the letter, the Monitor shall implement the Decree as directed by Class Counsel and/or the United States. 2. As of the date of the filing of this Decree, the parties in this case and in the California case have been working cooperatively toward selection of a person to serve as the Monitor in both cases, and to the extent possible, that selection shall be made through a consensus of all of the parties. In the event that the parties in both cases are unable to reach an agreement as to the selection of the Monitor, the selection of the Monitor in this case shall be made by Denny's subject to the approval of Class Counsel, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Class Counsel may, at their discretion, interview the person proposed by Denny's. If Class Counsel has any objection to Denny's proposed appointment, they shall notify Denny's within ten (10) days of receipt of the name and resume. If any disputes arise concerning the selection of the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to resolve them pursuant to the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Section XVII below before bringing the matter before the Court. Except upon approval by Class Counsel, Denny's may not offer or guarantee the Monitor employment, in any form, including a position as a consultant or independent contractor, for a period of five (5) years following the expiration of this Decree. 3. The Monitor's qualifications shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) familiarity with and experience in the monitoring and enforcement of civil rights, specifically in the areas of race and ethnicity; and (2) familiarity with and experience in the 39 education and training of employees in (a) civil rights laws, specifically in the areas of race and ethnicity and (b) the requirements of compliance with consent decrees or court orders. Preference shall be given to an individual who (1) is familiar with and experienced in testing procedures used to determine compliance with civil rights laws, specifically in the areas of race and ethnicity; and (2) is an attorney with experience in civil rights and the monitoring and enforcement of consent decrees or court orders. If Denny's is unable to locate a person who satisfies the above qualifications, Denny's shall certify that it has made a diligent effort to locate someone suitably qualified. The certification shall set forth in detail the steps Denny's took in attempting to locate someone for the Monitor's position. After such certification has been filed with the Court, the parties shall meet within fourteen (14) days of the filing of such certification to discuss revision of the qualifications and/or other candidates who may be suitable for the Monitor's position. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement as to the qualifications and/or hiring of the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to resolve the matter informally before submitting it to the Court for resolution. 4. The Monitor's job duties shall include, but not be limited to: a. Preparation of all reports required by the terms and provisions of this Decree; b. Monitoring and supervision of Denny's progress towards compliance with the Decree; c. Development, implementation, and monitoring of the training and testing programs set forth in Sections X and XIII of the Decree; d. Investigation of complaints regarding the treatment or service of customers who believe they have been discriminated against, or subjected to unequal treatment 40 due to their race or color, or witnessed others being discriminated against because of their race or color; e. Investigation of complaints by Denny's employees or agents who believe they have witnessed discriminatory actions regarding customer service or treatment by other Denny's employees and/or managers, or believe they have themselves been pressured to discriminate against customers by Denny's employees and/or managers; f. Providing Class Counsel any relevant information known to or available to the Monitor under any provision of this Decree upon reasonable request. g. Preparing a written semi-annual report for submission to Class Counsel on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year beginning December 31, 1994, which shall describe at a minimum: (i) the activities and/or investigations of complaints, if any, undertaken by the Monitor during the preceding six months; (ii) Denny's compliance with, and commercial in implementing the non-discrimination training program; (iii) the results of tests conducted by the independent civil rights organization(s) during the preceding six months; and (iv) setting objectives for the next six months to eliminate all problems of discrimination that the Monitor has identified; h. Meeting and conferring with Class Counsel to consider suggestions for implementing the spirit and letter of the Decree, and to clarify information contained in the Monitor's reports; and 41 i. To provide reasonable cooperation to all parties in implementing the provisions and purposes of this Decree. 5. Denny's shall provide the Monitor with appropriate support staff and resources to carry out his or her duties effectively. In carrying out his or her duties and making recommendations, the Monitor shall take into consideration the cost effectiveness of methods for implementing the purposes and provisions of this Decree. Nothing shall require or preclude the Monitor from selecting the most economical method for implementing the provisions of the Decree. Class Counsel may at any time evaluate the Monitor's support staff and resources. If the Monitor or Class Counsel believes that the Monitor's support staff and resources are inadequate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Decree, the parties shall attempt to resolve the matter informally before submitting it to the Court for resolution. 6. Upon agreement of all parties to this Decree, the Monitor may be removed upon thirty (30) days notice. Any party may seek the removal of the Monitor on the ground that the Monitor has repeatedly failed to perform adequately any duties established by this Decree in such a manner as to undermine substantially the achievement of the purposes and provisions of this Decree. To the extent practicable, the objecting party shall give the Monitor an opportunity to cure any deficiency prior to seeking his or her removal. Prior to seeking the Monitor's removal by the Court, the objecting party shall meet and confer with all other parties pursuant to the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Section XVII to obtain their concurrence in the Monitor's removal. If a new Monitor must be selected, the parties shall follow the procedures set forth below. 42 7. If for any reason it becomes necessary to replace the Monitor, the parties shall attempt to select a new Monitor through a process involving Denny's, the United States, Class Counsel, and plaintiffs' counsel in the California case, and attempt to reach a consensus as to the most qualified person available. If this process does not result in an agreement as to the selection of the new Monitor, the selection of the new Monitor shall be made by Denny's subject to the approval of Class Counsel, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Class Counsel may, at their discretion, interview the person proposed by Denny's. If Class Counsel has any objection to Denny's proposed appointment, the objecting party shall notify Denny's within ten (10) days of receipt of the name and resume. The parties shall attempt to resolve any disputes concerning the selection of the new Monitor informally before submitting them to the Court for resolution. Except upon approval by Class Counsel, Denny's may not offer or guarantee the new Monitor employment, in any form, including a position as a consultant or independent contractor, for a period of five (5) years following the expiration of the Decree. 8. The Monitor shall be responsible for investigating all complaints of discrimination against customers on the basis of race or color in Denny's restaurants and franchisees after May 24, 1994. All complaints received by Denny's after May 24, 1994, concerning discrimination in the service of customers shall be directed to the Monitor for investigation. Any obligation of Denny's to investigate claims of discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers on the basis of race or color shall be satisfied by Denny's referral of such claims to the Monitor. However, nothing contained in this Decree shall prohibit Denny's 43 from conducting its own investigation of allegations of discrimination in the service and/or treatment of customers on the basis of race or color, provided such investigation does not interfere with the Monitor's investigation. In the event that Denny's desires to investigate a complaint of discrimination, Denny's shall notify the Monitor of its intent to investigate the complaint. The Monitor shall have ten (10) days from the date of receipt of Denny's notice of intention to investigate in which to object to the undertaking and timing of an investigation of a particular complaint by Denny's. If the Monitor objects and Denny's and the Monitor are unable to resolve whether and/or when Denny's should investigate a particular complaint, then Denny's shall attempt to resolve the matter with the Monitor informally before bringing the matter before the Court. A contemporaneous on-site inquiry by a restaurant level manager or restaurant-level supervisor into an allegation of discrimination shall not be deemed an investigation for purposes of this subsection. 9. As part of the Monitor's preparation to perform his or her duties under the Decree, the Monitor shall spend two (2) weeks within the first three (3) months of his or her employment working and observing in one or more Denny's Restaurants. During the two week period, the Monitor shall be exposed to all restaurant operations and shifts, including, without limitation, weekend and "late-night" or "graveyard" shifts. B. Record-Keeping 1. Disclosure of Records The parties acknowledge that certain information provided pursuant to this Decree is required for the sole purpose of investigating, monitoring and enforcing Denny's compliance with the federal public accommodations laws and this Decree. All records, reports and other 44 documents maintained or produced pursuant to the terms of this Decree shall be kept confidential and used and/or disclosed solely for the purposes of this Decree. The Monitor, Denny's and Class Counsel shall not disclose such information to any person not a party to this Decree, except as is reasonably necessary to enforce, monitor, or administer the provisions of this Decree or to comply with otherwise applicable laws. Any inadvertent disclosure of such confidential information to a person not a party to this Decree shall not constitute contempt unless such disclosure was willful. If the Monitor or Class Counsel desires to disclose information made confidential by this Section for any purpose other than to enforce or monitor the purposes and provisions of this Decree or to comply otherwise applicable laws, that party shall notify the other parties to this Decree of the information it seeks to disclose and the reasons for disclosing it. The parties shall attempt to resolve all issues concerning the disclosure of information informally before bringing such matters before the Court. 2. Application of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Nothing in this Decree shall be construed as a waiver of attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine by defendants, nor shall defendants be obligated to report on or disclose information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work product doctrine. Provided, however, that if the Monitor uses the services of an attorney, or of an employee or agent of an attorney, to assist in the investigation of a complaint of discrimination pursuant to this Decree, no statements, reports, summaries, recommendations, documents and/or other information or materials created and/or collected as a result of the investigation shall be subject to any privilege, including but not limited to the attorney-client 45 and attorney work product privileges, even if the attorney is employed by defendants; accordingly, no such documents, information or materials created and/or collected in the course of a complaint investigation directed by the Monitor shall be withheld from the Monitor or Class Counsel on the basis of privilege. The parties stipulate that all attorneys and employees and agents of attorneys who are retained by the Monitor to assist in the investigation of complaints of discrimination shall be deemed to be retained for purposes other than the provision of legal advice. The parties further stipulate that all statements, reports, summaries, recommendations, documents and/or other information and materials created and/or collected in the course of such an investigation shall be deemed to be made, prepared or compiled for purposes other than the anticipation of litigation. 3. Record-Keeping Duties of Monitor For the duration of this Decree, the Civil Rights Monitor shall maintain the following records (or other computerized counterparts): a. Records of all formal and informal, written and oral complaints of discrimination on the basis of race or color filed or submitted by any customer, potential customer, employee, or other person, concerning Denny's service to and/or treatment of customers. This provision shall apply to all complaints, letters, or notices made, filed or submitted to any of Denny's or Flagstar Corporation's officers, employees or agents, including, but not limited to, all complaints submitted to Denny's franchisees, Flagstar Corporation's corporate headquarters and/or divisional, regional or district offices, and all complaints -- whether oral or otherwise -- made at the unit level to any Denny's employee; 46 b. All records relating to written, video or oral training materials, including but not limited to, training program materials, instructions, directives, guidelines, policy statements, and formal training sessions provided to all Denny's personnel; c. Representative copies of all advertisements and promotional materials in all media, as well as all records relating to the dates, times and media where such advertisements or promotional material appeared and the location and manner in which such materials were disseminated and distributed; d. All records and results derived from and relating to any and all tests conducted pursuant to Section XIII of the Decree; e. All records relating to the implementation of any provision of the Consent Decree. No later than three (3) months following the expiration of the Decree, the Monitor shall provide Denny's with all the documents and records collected during the term of the Decree. Upon request, the Monitor shall provide Class Counsel with a copy of all the documents and records collected during the term of the Decree. 4. Denny's Duty to Retain Documents. Denny's shall not destroy or dispose of any documents or records it creates, generates, or receives from the Monitor that pertain to the Decree for the period set forth below. Denny's shall maintain all documents and records provided by the Monitor as well as all documents and records maintained and/or generated by Denny's that pertain to the Decree for a period of five (5) years following the date the Monitor provides Denny's with such documents and records. For a period not to exceed six (6) months beyond the expiration of 47 this Decree Class Counsel shall, upon ten (10) days' notice, be permitted to inspect and copy any of the records described in the Record-Keeping provisions of this Decree. 5. Uninvestigated Complaints of Discrimination Alleged to Have Occurred During the Class Period With respect to complaints alleging discrimination in the service or treatment of customers that arise from incidents at Denny's Restaurants or franchisees on or before May 24, 1994, the Monitor will not be required to investigate such complaints because this Decree is intended to settle any legitimate claims asserted in such complaints. However, to the extent such information is available to Denny's, Denny's shall provide the Monitor with a report indicating the name of any individual who has complained of discrimination in the service or treatment of customers, the date of the alleged incident of discrimination, and the location of the alleged incident. To aid Denny's in its effort to assure that there is no discrimination at its company-owned restaurants and franchise-owned Denny's, the Monitor shall review the report for the purpose of determining if the alleged incidents of discrimination suggest a pattern or practice of discrimination in the service or treatment of customers in any particular division, region, district, restaurant or franchisee of Denny's. If the Monitor determines that the complaints suggest such a pattern or practice or otherwise concludes that a complaint warrants further investigation, the Monitor shall investigate such complaints to the extent necessary to ensure that no discrimination in the service or treatment of customers exists or that appropriate remedial action can be taken to correct any such pattern or practice the Monitor may find. 48 C. Reporting Provisions 1. Preliminary Meeting No later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of employment by the Monitor, the Monitor and counsel for all parties shall attend a preliminary meeting at a location designated by the Monitor. The purpose of the meeting shall be for the Monitor to describe the activities that have been and will be taken with respect to the implementation of the Decree and for the parties' counsel to discuss any relevant issues concerning the implementation of the Decree. In addition to the preliminary meeting, the Monitor, as he or she deems appropriate, may schedule meetings and/or conference calls with the parties' counsel to discuss any relevant issues concerning the implementation and enforcement of the Decree. 2. Semi-Annual Reports No later than December 31, 1994, and every six months thereafter for the duration of the Decree, the Monitor shall serve on Class Counsel and Denny's a report containing the following information: a. A list of all advertisements and promotional materials which were published, printed, disseminated or aired during the reporting period, together with a statement indicating the dates and media where they appeared and the location and manner in which promotional materials were disseminated or distributed. With respect to television commercials, Denny's shall verify the depiction of human persons by providing Class Counsel and the Monitor with the following information: 49 1. A videotape and a list of all commercials produced during the preceding six months; 2. The total number of employees and customers depicted as principals in each commercial, broken down by race and the amount of time each person appears as a principal; 3. The number and location of market(s) in which each of the commercials aired; b. The first report shall include a certification that the training program set forth in Section X has been completed or is scheduled for completion, and shall include copies of all employee acknowledgments required by the Decree. c. Each report thereafter shall describe in detail all training activity conducted pursuant to the Decree in the preceding reporting period, including the dates of the training sessions, the topics discussed, and the number and job positions of all persons who attended each session. Each report also shall include copies of all written material distributed and all videotapes produced in connection with training activities; d. The results of all tests conducted pursuant to the Decree, including completed test report forms and all other documents reasonably related to testing activities conducted during the reporting period; e. A list of the name and race of any employee or agent of defendants whom the Monitor concludes has been subjected to a violation of the Decree or to retaliation during the reporting period, and a description of any remedial efforts recommended by the Monitor or the defendants with regard to that individual and the remedial steps actually implemented; 50 f. The first report shall contain copies of all written policies concerning the treatment and service of customers submitted to the Department of Justice for review pursuant to Section VI (B) of the Original Consent Decree in the California case. Each report thereafter shall include copies of all revisions or modifications of written policies concerning the treatment and service of customers submitted to the Department of Justice for review pursuant to the appropriate provision of the Amended Decree in the California case; g. A detailed description of the steps taken by the defendants during the reporting period to satisfy the principles, programs, objectives, policies, goals and timetables contained in the Fair Share Agreement signed by Flagstar Corporation and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on July 1, 1993. 3. Reports to Testing Organizations No later than December 31, 1994, and every six months thereafter for the duration of the Decree, the Monitor shall serve on the appropriate testing organization(s) a report which contains the dates, restaurant locations and a description of complaints of alleged discrimination at Denny's restaurants or franchisees received by the Monitor during the preceding six (6) months. 4. Complaints of Discrimination No later than sixty (60) days following the retention of the Monitor, and every sixty (60) days thereafter, the Monitor shall serve on Denny's and Class Counsel a report of all complaints of discrimination received within the preceding sixty (60) day time period. Each report shall contain details of any complaint received by the Monitor during the preceding sixty (60) days charging or alleging discrimination on the ground of race or color with respect 51 to service or treatment of customers at any Denny's restaurant or franchisee, including a description of any action taken in response to such complaint. XV. MONETARY RELIEF, NOTICE AND CLAIMS PROCEDURE A. Establishment of Monetary Settlement Fund 1. Within ten (10) business days following preliminary approval by the Court of the Consent Decree, the defendants shall pay $17,725,000 into a settlement fund (hereinafter the "Fund"). At defendant's option, this payment may be made within twenty (20) business days following preliminary approval, provided that interest on the Fund, compounded daily at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum shall be paid by defendants for each day (including weekends and holidays) after the tenth business day following preliminary approval that defendants elect to delay payment of the Fund. The Fund shall be deposited into a trust account (hereinafter "the Account") with a national banking association designated by Class Counsel and approved by the Court. Expenditures from the Fund shall be utilized exclusively for the following purposes: a. To pay the named plaintiffs in accordance with the provisions of this Section upon final Court approval of the Decree; and b. To pay members of the Settlement Class in accordance with the provisions of this Section upon final Court approval of the Decree. 2. All interest earned on the Account between the time that the Fund is deposited and the time that the Fund is dispersed to class members and named plaintiffs shall be used to pay members of the Settlement Class and the named plaintiffs in accordance with the 52 provisions of this Section, provided that this Decree receives final approval by this Court. If this Decree is not finally approved by this Court within ten (10) days following the issuance of an order denying final approval, all funds in the Account, including all interest or proceeds therefrom, shall be returned to Denny's. B. Allocation of Settlement Fund 1. Upon final approval of the Decree by this Court, the Fund shall be allocated in the following manner: $390,000 of the Fund, plus accrued interest, shall be designated for payment to the named plaintiffs as follows: Named Plaintiffs Alfonso M. Dyson, Marvin L. Fowlkes, Merrill L. Hodge, Joseph W. James, Leroy E. Snyder, and Robin D. Thompson shall each receive $35,000, plus any interest earned on the $35,000 sum during the time that the named Settlement Fund was deposited in the Account. Named Plaintiffs Lorna R. Elam, Veronica A. Marshall, Charles E. Kilpatrick, Thelma I. Green, Eugene F. Kilpatrick, Earl C. Green, Jerrod D. Leigertwood, Clarence M. Haizlip Jr., Rex L. Tingle, Susan L. Probyn, Angela M. Enloe, and Steven R. Conerly shall each receive $15,000, plus any interest earned on the $15,000 sum during the time that the Settlement Fund was deposited in the Account. 2. $50,000 shall be allocated as a "Reserve Fund" to be used to pay any otherwise valid claims which are excluded from the list of qualified class members through error or omission of Class Counsel, the Claims Administrator(s), defendants or their counsel. The remainder of the Fund, excluding the sums to be paid to the named plaintiffs and the amount to be paid to defendants as "opt-out" credits pursuant to subsection XV (C) below, shall remain deposited in the Account and shall continue to accrue interest until such time as the final list of qualified class member claimants participating in the Fund is approved by the 53 Court pursuant to subsection XV(I). Immediately following approval of the final list, the balance of the Fund shall be distributed to qualified class member claimants on the final list. To the extent any money remains in the Fund or Reserve Fund one year after distribution of checks from the Fund to the final list of qualified class member claimants, all remaining money shall be donated to such non-profit organizations dedicated to the furtherance of the civil rights of African-Americans as the parties agree to be appropriate at that time. C. Reduction of Opt-outs 1. Consistent with Section VIII of the Decree certifying the Settlement Class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), and in accordance with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (c)(2), any putative member of the class may request exclusion from the class by notifying the central Claims Administrator described in subsection D (3) below in writing of his or her desire for exclusion. All requests for exclusion must be received by the central Claims Administrator no later than July 18, 1994. Only those persons who request exclusion in the time and manner set forth herein shall be excluded from the class. 2. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (b)(3) and (c)(2), the terms and provisions of this Decree concerning monetary relief shall have no binding effect on any person who makes a timely request for exclusion that satisfies all requirements for making such requests contained in the Decree. 3. Defendants shall receive a credit of $3,000 for each member of the Settlement Class who makes a timely request for exclusion that satisfies all requirements for making such 54 requests set forth in this Decree; provided, however, that defendants shall receive no such "opt-out" credit for: a. Any person who, as of May 24, 1994, has been named as a plaintiff in any civil action commenced against any of the defendants, or against their franchisees, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents, or employees, in any federal, state or local court in the United States alleging a violation of federal, state or local public accommodations laws; b. Any person who, as of May 24, 1994, has been named as a plaintiff, complainant, victim, or the functional equivalent thereof, in any complaint filed or lodged with a federal, state or local administrative agency alleging a violation of federal, state or local public accommodations laws by any of the defendants or their franchisees, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents or employees; c. Any person who, as of May 24, 1994, has been named as a plaintiff, complainant, victim, or the functional equivalent thereof, in any written demand from legal counsel for money or equitable or injunctive relief made upon any of the defendants, or their franchisees, subsidiaries, directors, officers, agents, or employees, based upon an alleged violation of federal, state or local public accommodation laws; or d. Any person whose request for exclusion states that he or she does not intend to initiate a lawsuit or other legal proceedings against defendants. Within ten (10) days after the Court grants preliminary approval of this Decree, defendants shall 55 serve upon Class Counsel a written list of all persons known to defendants who come within the credit exemptions set forth in this subsection. D. Notice 1. Following preliminary approval of the Decree by the Court, Class Counsel shall cause to be published the notice of settlement pursuant to the media plan and notice attached at Exhibits E and F, respectively. The defendants shall pay for the publication of this initial notice, as described in the media plan, at a cost not to exceed $1,528,202. Payment of the costs associated with the publication of notice following preliminary approval by defendants shall be accomplished by depositing $1,528,202 in a separate escrow account (hereinafter "the Notice Account") with a national banking association designated by Class Counsel and approved by the Court. Defendants shall deposit these funds in the Notice Account within three business days following preliminary approval of the Decree by the Court. Dispersal of the funds contained in the Notice Account shall be made by Class Counsel to the appropriate third party vendor at such time as the bill for each element of the media plan comes due. 2. Following final approval of the Consent Decree by the Court, Class Counsel shall cause to be published notice of settlement and claims process in accordance with the media plan attached as Exhibit E. Payment of the costs associated with the publication of this second phase of notice shall be accomplished by defendants depositing an additional $661,049 in the Notice Account within three business days following final approval of the Decree by the Court. Dispersal of the funds contained in the Notice Account following final approval shall be made by Class Counsel to the appropriate third party vendor at such time as the bill for each element of the media plan comes due. 56 3. In addition to published notice, within ten (10) days after preliminary approval of the Decree, Class Counsel and Denny's each shall prepare and deliver to a central, nationwide claims administration office to be selected by the parties (hereinafter "central Claims Administrator") a computer disk containing the names and last known addresses or last known telephone numbers of all potential class members who contacted Class Counsel or Denny's, respectively, concerning complaints of discrimination regarding customer service and treatment prior to or during the pendency of litigation (hereinafter "Class Intake List"). Within twenty-one (21) days after receipt of the Class Intake List from Class Counsel, the central Claims Administrator shall cause to be mailed, via first class mail, a notice, in the form of Exhibit F, and a Claim Form, and instructions, in the form of Exhibit G, to each person on the Class Intake List. The costs of the mailing shall be billed by the central Claims Administrator to and paid monthly by defendants. 4. For each notice and claim form mailed to persons on the Class Intake List and returned as undeliverable, the central Claims Administrator shall, within twenty (20) days after receipt of the undeliverable notice and claim form, arrange through IRSC or a comparable service, for a computer database trace for such potential class member and remail the notice and claim form to any additional address obtained for such potential class member. The costs of the IRSC or other comparable search shall not exceed an average of $15.00 per trace, and shall be billed by the central Claims Administrator to and paid monthly by defendants. 57 E. Initial Receipt of Claim Forms 1. Beginning on May 24, 1994 and continuing until June 30, 1994, and between July 29, 1994 and August 15, 1994, the central Claims Administrator shall maintain and staff with live persons a toll free "800" line (1-800-836-0055) to receive calls from potential class members seeking claim forms between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Mondays through Fridays, and 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Saturday and Sunday. Between July 1, 1994 and July 28, 1994, and from August 16 and thereafter, the central Claims Administrator shall maintain and staff with a live person or persons a toll free "800" line to receive calls from potential class members between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Mondays through Fridays. At all other times, the line should be answered by a voicemail message recording device. These hours of telephone coverage shall be subject to revision and modification upon agreement of the parties based on the recommendation of the central Claims Administrator. The central Claims Administrator shall be responsible for mailing claim forms to all potential claimants who request such forms, and serving as a repository for the receipt of claim forms upon their return by all potential claimants. Commencing on June 1, 1994, and continuing through September 1, 1994, within seven (7) days after receiving a written or telephone request for a claim form, the central Claims Administrator shall mail a claim form to the potential class member. Thereafter, and until the deadline, the central Claims Administrator shall mail a claim form within twenty-four hours after receiving a written or telephone request for a claim form. Any written request for claim forms received by defendants or their counsel shall be forwarded promptly to the central Claims Administrator 58 by facsimile. The central Claims Administrator shall then mail a claim form to the potential class member in accordance with the provisions set forth above. The central Claims Administrator shall initially review every claim form received to determine if the form is complete and properly signed. If the claim form is incomplete or is not properly signed, the central Claims Administrator shall return the claim form to the claimant and the claimant shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of mailing within which to return to the central Claims Administrator the form properly completed and/or properly signed. The failure of a claimant to complete, sign or return the Claim Form within thirty (30) days shall result in a denial of the claim. Upon receipt of a properly signed and completed claim form, the central Claims Administrator shall be responsible for forwarding such forms to Class Counsel on computer disk and in hard copy. It shall be the sole responsibility of the central Claims Administrator to return incomplete claim forms to the potential claimant with instructions as to how to complete the form. 2. In the event that Class Counsel receives requests from potential claimants for claim forms, those requests shall be recorded and transmitted promptly to the central Claims Administrator, who shall retain sole responsibility for the mailing and receipt of all claim forms, as well as for the return and tracing of all incomplete claim forms. All of the costs associated with the requirements of this subsection shall be billed by the central Claims Administrator to and paid monthly by defendants. 3. The central Claims Administrator shall, on a periodic basis, submit reports of its activities requested by Class Counsel. Upon the request of Class Counsel or defendants, the 59 central Claims Administrator shall provide copies of Claim Forms, rejected claim data, and any and all other documents or information related to the claims procedure. F. Eligible Class Members 1. For all persons other than the named plaintiffs, eligibility to receive payment from the Fund shall depend upon: a. Submission of a completed claim form, see Exhibit G, signed under oath pursuant to the requirements of 28 U.S.C. (section mark) 1746 and postmarked no later than September 30, 1994; b. A determination by Class Counsel for Special Master, in the event of a disputed claim) that the person meets the class definition set forth in Section X; and c. A determination that the person has not opted out of the lawsuit, or previously released his or her claim. 2. The date of return for all claim forms shall be determined by postmark. Failure to return the completed claim form by September 30, 1994 shall bar the potential class member from having his or her claim considered and from receiving a monetary award from the Fund. Each potential class member, including minors, must submit his/her own claim form. A parent, legal guardian or next friend may complete and sign a claim form on behalf of a minor. Each claimant under the age of eighteen (18) must have his or her claim form signed by a parent, legal guardian or next friend. 3. It shall be the responsibility of Class Counsel to determine a claimant's eligibility to receive a monetary share of the Fund. The defendants stipulate and agree that they will have no role in claims determination and will not challenge any determination made 60 by Class Counsel concerning a potential claimant's eligibility to receive a monetary award from the Fund. Upon receipt of a completed claim form, Class Counsel shall notify the claimant by first class mail, postage pre-paid, that all further processing of the claim will be made by Class Counsel. The claimant shall be further advised by Class Counsel that it shall be the sole responsibility of each potential member of the Settlement Class to keep Class Counsel advised of every change of his or her address. Class Counsel shall have no obligation to attempt to locate or contact an individual if a mailing to that individual's last known address is returned as undeliverable. 4. Wherever possible, determinations of eligibility to receive a monetary award from the Fund shall be made solely upon the information supplied by the claimant in the Claim Form. However, Class Counsel may request supporting information and documents from a potential claimant to assess the validity of the claim. Failure to respond to a request for additional information within thirty (30) days shall result in denial of the claim. Class Counsel shall have discretion to determine the order and timing in which specific claim forms will be reviewed and evaluated. Class counsel shall use their best efforts to resolve expeditiously the merits of all claims. 5. In the event that Class Counsel determines that a claimant is not eligible to participate in the Fund, Class Counsel shall send the claimant a written notice that states the reason(s) for the determination. This notice shall be sent to the claimant's last-known address by first-class mail, postage prepaid, and shall inform the rejected claimant of his or her right to challenge the determination, as well as the procedures for doing so. To file a challenge, a rejected claimant must notify Class Counsel in writing of his or her desire to challenge 61 the determination. The written challenge must be postmarked no later than thirty (30) days after the date of Class Counsel's letter notifying the claimant of the adverse determination. Written challenges postmarked after the thirty (30) day time period shall be deemed waived, regardless whether the claimant received the notice finding the claimant not eligible to participate in the Fund. G. Disputed Claims 1. In the event that a rejected claimant submits a timely written challenge to the determination made by Class Counsel, the claim shall be submitted to a Special Master for resolution. The Special Master shall be selected by Class Counsel with approval by the Court. All claims shall be resolved by the Special Master based solely on relevant written documents submitted by the claimant and any other relevant information obtained by Class Counsel. The claimant shall have no right to an oral hearing, and no right to appear in person before the Special Master. All decisions issued by the Special Master shall be in writing and shall state briefly the reason(s) for the decision. The Special Master shall resolve all disputed claims within forty-five (45) days of the time that the claim is submitted for resolution. 2. Class Counsel shall mail a copy of the decision of the Special Master to the last known address of the claimant by first-class mail, postage prepaid. All determinations by the Special Master shall be final, binding, and non-appealable. The fees and expenses of the Special Master shall be paid from the Claims Determination Fund described in Section XVI below. 62 H. Disbursement of Opt-out Credits 1. Following the Court's final approval of the Decree, Class Counsel and the defendants shall review all requests for exclusion received by the Clerk of Court and shall attempt to agree on the amount of opt-out credit, if any, the defendants are due pursuant to Section XV (C) above. If Class Counsel and the defendants are unable to agree on the amount of the credit, they shall submit the issue to the Court for resolution. Once the amount of the credit has been determined, either through agreement of the parties or through determination by the Court, that amount shall be withdrawn from the Account and paid to the defendants. The amount of credit paid to defendants shall not include any interest earned on such amount during the time it is deposited in the Account. I. Class Monetary Distribution 1. After the Special Master has resolved all timely filed written challenges to Class Counsel's determination of claimant eligibility to receive a monetary award from the Fund, and following final approval of the Decree by the Court, Class Counsel shall submit a final list of qualified claimants and their respective shares of the Fund to the Court for review and approval. Upon approval of the final list by the Court, the remainder of the Fund, plus interest accrued on that remainder from the time of deposit into the Account, shall be distributed to all persons included on the final list. All persons on the final list shall share equally in the Settlement Fund, regardless of the number of alleged discriminatory incidents in which they were involved, and regardless of the specific type or severity of the discrimination alleged. Administration and implementation of the disbursement shall be the responsibility of Class Counsel and/or their agents. Class Counsel and/or their agents shall mail all checks to 63 the last known address of each person included on the final list. Class Counsel and/or their agents shall use their best efforts to complete the disbursement of the Fund as expeditiously as possible following the completion of the final list and review by the Court. 2. In the event that a current or former employee of the defendants contacts or otherwise seeks to communicate with Class Counsel regarding the employees eligibility to receive payment from the Fund as a member of the Settlement Class, Class Counsel shall be permitted to communicate with the employee to the extent appropriate to fulfill their obligations as Class Counsel to all class members. The defendants agree not to raise, assert, or rely upon any federal, state or local rule of ethics or any provision of any code of professional responsibility that might otherwise preclude Class Counsel from communicating with the employee to the extent set forth herein. J. Objections to Class Settlement Potential class members who wish to present objections to the proposed settlement must do so in writing. Written objections must be received by the central Claims Administrator on or before July 18, 1994. Within three (3) days of receipt of a written objection, the central Claims Administrator shall file the objection with the Clerk of Court and serve copies on Class Counsel and the defendants. The central Claims Administrator shall retain copies of all written objections in its files until such time as it is relieved of all duties and responsibilities under this Decree. 64 XVI. ATTORNEY'S FEES, C0STS AND EXPENSES A. Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class shall be deemed prevailing parties under applicable law for purposes of the recovery of statutory attorneys' fees, costs and expenses in this case. Plaintiffs, the Settlement Class and Class Counsel are entitled under applicable law to recover their reasonable attorneys' fees, litigation expenses, and costs that they have expended in this case. B. The defendants have agreed to pay Class Counsel: (1) $1,900,000 as their reasonable attorneys' fees, litigation expenses, and costs for work performed through and including the date of final approval of the Decree by the Court. This amount represents the parties' agreement to reach a liquidated figure, taking into account their best estimate of the fees, costs and expenses Class Counsel have incurred and will reasonably incur through the date of final approval of the Decree, and the importance of the case, the quality of representation, the results obtained, including the size of the monetary award, the expenditure of time and resources, and the delay in payment of any compensation; (2) $1,100,000 as separate compensation for attorneys' fees, expenses and costs that will be incurred in administering the claims determination process on behalf of the Settlement Class pursuant to Section XV of the Decree. These amounts satisfy any obligation the defendants may have to pay reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs to the plaintiffs and any members of the Settlement Class for any and all work performed through and including the date of final approval of the Decree by the Court, and for any and all work needed to administer and process claims, regardless 65 whether the claims administration and processing work is performed before or after the date of final approval of this Decree by the Court. Payment of these amounts shall be made directly to Class Counsel as follows: 1. $250,000 of the funds allocated for claims determination and administration shall be paid to Class Counsel within three (3) business days following preliminary approval of the Decree by the Court. The purpose of this payment is to provide funds to Class Counsel to pay start-up costs associated with administering and processing claims. 2. $1,900,000 and $1,100,000, minus the interim payment of $250,000 referred to in subparagraph (1) above, for a total of $2,750,000, shall be paid to Class Counsel within five (5) business days following final approval of the Decree by the Court. C. The defendants have further agreed to pay Class Counsel an award of reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs for work performed in monitoring the defendants' compliance with terms of the Consent Decree for the duration of the Decree. The defendants agree that Class Counsel shall be paid attorneys' fees, expenses and costs in an amount not to exceed $1,218,000 for legal work performed in monitoring compliance with the Decree after the date of final approval. Payment of these fees, expenses and costs shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section below. This amount satisfies any obligation the defendants may have to pay reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs to the plaintiffs and any members of the Settlement Class for any and all work performed in monitoring the terms of the Consent-Decree for the duration of the Decree. However, this amount is not intended to satisfy defendants' obligation to pay for Class Counsel's attorneys' fees, costs, and/or litigation expenses that are incurred by Class Counsel 66 in connection with any litigation to enforce the Decree and/or in any proceeding in which the Decree is challenged, including but not limited to an appeal from approval of the Decree, where Class Counsel is acting to defend the Decree after final approval. To the extent permitted under applicable law, Class Counsel shall be paid for all reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and litigation expenses incurred in enforcing or defending the Decree, whether in this Court, other federal or state trial courts, administrative tribunals, or on appeal. Any such fee request of Class Counsel shall be made to the Court if the parties cannot resolve the matter informally. Payment of fees, costs, and expenses for the monitoring work to be performed by Class Counsel shall be made as follows: 1. Within five (5) business days following final approval of the Decree by the Court, defendants shall deposit $370,000 in a separate escrow account (hereinafter "the Monitoring Account") with a national banking association designated by Class Counsel and approved by the Court. On January 30, 1996, defendants shall deposit $250,000 in the Monitoring Account. On January 30, 1997, defendants shall deposit an additional $250,000 into the Monitoring Account. Provided that the Decree has not been terminated, on September 30, 1998, defendants shall deposit $174,000 into the Monitoring Account. Finally, provided that the Decree has not been terminated, on September 30, 1999, defendants shall deposit $174,000 into the Monitoring Account. 2. Funds from the Monitoring Account shall be dispersed to Class Counsel on January 30 and July 30 of each year during which the Decree is in effect in amounts reflecting (a) the number of hours of monitoring work performed during the previous six 67 month period, multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate, and (b) costs and expenses incurred during the previous six month period. In the event the parties cannot agree informally on the amount to be dispersed to Class Counsel from the Monitoring Account for a particular six month period, the matter shall be submitted to the Court for resolution. XVII. DISPUTE RES0LUTION PROCEDURES The parties recognize that questions may arise as to whether the defendants are fulfilling their obligations as set forth herein. In the spirit of common purpose and cooperation which occasioned this Consent Order, the parties agree to, and the Court approves, the following: A. If differences arise between any of the parties and/or the Monitor with respect to Denny's compliance with, interpretation of, or implementation of the terms of this Decree, an earnest effort shall be made by the parties to resolve such differences promptly in accordance with the following Dispute Resolution Procedure. B. If one party believes an issue must be resolved, it shall promptly notify the other party in writing of the issue and the facts and circumstances relied upon in asserting its position. The party notified of the issue shall be given a reasonable period of time (not to exceed fifteen (15) days) to review the facts and circumstances and to provide the party raising the issue with its written position including the facts and circumstances upon which it relies in asserting its position. Within a reasonable period of time thereafter (not to exceed fifteen (15) days), the parties shall meet, by telephone or in person, and attempt to resolve the issue informally. If a party believes that resolution cannot be achieved following a meeting to 68 discuss the dispute, the party shall promptly notify the other party in writing that it is terminating discussions, and shall specify its final position with regard to resolving the dispute. C. Nothing in this Section shall prevent any party from promptly bringing an issue before the Court when, in the moving party's view, the facts and circumstances require immediate court action. The moving party's papers shall explain the facts and circumstances that necessitate immediate court action. If any party brings a matter before the Court requiring immediate court action, the opposing party(ies) shall be provided with appropriate notice under the Local Rules of this District and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. XVIII. INCIDENTS OF DISCRIMINATION Plaintiffs agree that they will not seek to hold Denny's in contempt for a single isolated incident of discrimination by a Denny's non-supervisory employee unless Denny's management learns of the incident and Denny's fails to take timely remedial action acceptable to the Monitor, the United States and Class Counsel. Nothing in this provision shall preclude plaintiffs (1) from asserting an incident of discrimination was not isolated and/or that it reflected a pattern or practice of discrimination in whole or in part; and/or (2) from seeking to hold persons other than defendants in contempt of this Decree for such an incident. XIX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY The Decree constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties. The only obligations that shall be imposed on 69 the defendants pursuant to the Decree are those expressly set forth herein; no additional obligations are to be imposed or implied. Each provision and term of this Decree shall be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and enforceable. In the event any provision or term of the Decree is determined to be or is rendered invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions and terms of the Decree shall remain unaffected to the extent permitted by law. If any application of any provision or term of this Decree to any person or circumstance is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the application of such provision or term to other persons and circumstances shall remain unaffected to the extent permitted by law. The parties shall have the right to seek relevant modifications of the Decree to ensure that its purposes are fully satisfied, provided that any request for modification has been preceded by good faith negotiations between the parties. XX. CERTIFICATION The signatories certify that they are authorized to execute the Decree on behalf of their respective parties. IT IS SO ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED this day of , 1994. DEBORAH K. CHASANOW U.S. District Judge District of Maryland 70 The parties consent to the entry of this Order as indicated by the signatures of counsel below: For Alfonso M. Dyson, et al., Individually and on Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated: /s/ John P. Relman John P. Relman Neal E. Kravitz Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 1400 Eye Street, N.W. Suite 450 Washington, D.C. 20005 /s/ Craig A. Hoover Jonathan Abram Craig A. Hoover Robert B. Duncan Hogan & Hartson 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Counsel for Plaintiffs Date: May 23, 1994 71 Counsel for Defendant Flagstar Corporation and Denny's, Inc. /s/ Maureen E. Mahoney Thomas L. Pfister Irwin Goldbloom Maureen E. Mahoney Joseph B. Farrell Latham & Watkins 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Date: May 23, 1994 72 For Defendants Flagstar Corporation and Denny's, Inc. Flagstar Corporation, a Delaware Corporation By: /s/ H. Stephen McManus H. Stephen McManus Its: Executive Vice President, Restaurant Operations By: /s/ Robert L. Wynn Robert L. Wynn, III Its: Senior Vice President and General Counsel Denny's Inc., a California corporation By: /s/ Robert L. Wynn Robert L. Wynn, III Its: Vice President and General Counsel By: /s/ Robert M. Barrett Robert M. Barrett Its: Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
EX-11 19 EXHIBIT 11 EXHIBIT 11 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 (A) 1991 (A) 1992 (A) 1993 (A) 1994 PRIMARY EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE Adjustment of common and equivalent shares: Average number of common shares outstanding before adjustments....................................... 22,000 22,212 24,883 42,370 42,369 Assumed exercise of stock warrants and options.............. -- -- -- -- 9,854 Total average outstanding and equivalent common shares... 22,000 22,212 24,883 42,370 52,223 Adjustment of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders: Loss from continuing operations............................. $(57,588) $(54,122) $ (39,225) $(1,238,564) $(16,820) Interest on senior debt, net................................ -- -- -- -- 23,939 Dividends on preferred stock................................ -- -- (6,064) (14,175) (14,175) Adjusted loss from continuing operations.................... (57,588) (54,122) (45,289) (1,252,739) (7,056) Income (loss) from discontinued operations.................. (10,225) (13,453) (12,550) (409,671) 392,670 Adjusted income (loss) before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle...... (67,813) (67,575) (57,839) (1,662,410) 385,614 Extraordinary items, net of income tax benefits; 1992 -- $85,053: 1993 -- $196; 1994 -- $174........ -- -- (155,401) (26,405) (11,757) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefits: 1992 -- $8,785; 1993 -- $90............................................ -- -- (17,834) (12,010) -- Adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders............................................. $(67,813) $(67,575) $(231,074) $(1,700,825) $373,857 Primary earnings (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders: On continuing operations.................................... $ (2.62) $ (2.44) $ (1.82) $ (29.56) $ (0.14) On discontinued operations, net............................. (0.46) (0.60) (0.50) (9.67) 7.52 On income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle................. (3.08) (3.04) (2.32) (39.23) 7.38 On extraordinary items, net................................. -- -- (6.25) (0.62) (0.22) On cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net...................................................... -- -- (0.72) (0.29) -- On net income (loss)........................................ $ (3.08) $ (3.04) $ (9.29) $ (40.14) $ 7.16
(A) The Company's warrants, options, 10% Convertible Debentures, and $2.25 Preferred Stock, have been omitted from the computation because such potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive. EXHIBIT 11 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 (A) 1991 (A) 1992 (A) 1993 (A) 1994 FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE Adjustment of common and equivalent shares: Average number of common shares outstanding before adjustments....................................... 22,000 22,212 24,883 42,370 42,369 Assumed exercise of stock warrants and options.............. -- -- -- -- 9,854 Assumed conversion of convertible debentures................ -- -- -- -- 4,136 Assumed conversion of preferred stock....................... -- -- -- -- 8,562 Total average outstanding and equivalent common shares... 22,000 22,212 24,883 42,370 64,921 Adjustment of net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders: Loss from continuing operations............................. $(57,588) $(54,122) $ (39,225) $(1,238,564) $(16,820) Interest on senior debt, net................................ -- -- -- -- 23,939 Interest on convertible debentures, net..................... -- -- -- -- 9,628 Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations........... (57,588) (54,122) (39,225) (1,238,564) 16,747 Income (loss) from discontinued operations.................. (10,225) (13,453) (12,550) (409,671) 392,670 Adjusted income (loss) before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle...... (67,813) (67,575) (51,775) (1,648,235) 409,417 Extraordinary items, net of income tax benefits; 1992 -- $85,053: 1993 -- $196; 1994 -- $174........ -- -- (155,401) (26,405) (11,757) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefits: 1992 -- $8,785; 1993 -- $90............................................ -- -- (17,834) (12,010) -- Adjusted net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders............................................. $(67,813) $(67,575) $(231,074) $(1,700,825) $397,660 Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders: On continuing operations.................................... $ (2.62) $ (2.44) $ (1.82) $ (29.56) $ 0.26 On discontinued operations, net............................. (0.46) (0.60) (0.50) (9.67) 6.05 On income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle................. (3.08) (3.04) (2.32) (39.23) 6.31 On extraordinary items, net................................. -- -- (6.25) (0.62) (0.18) On cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net...................................................... -- -- (0.72) (0.29) -- On net income (loss)........................................ $ (3.08) $ (3.04) $ (9.29) $ (40.14) $ 6.13
(A) Assumed exercise and conversion of the Company's warrants, options, 10% Convertible Debentures, and $2.25 Preferred Stock is not presented because such exercise and conversion would produce an anti-dilutive result.
EX-12 20 EXHIBIT 12 EXHIBIT 12 FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Loss from continuing operations before income taxes........... $(68,631) $(69,596) $(45,469) $(1,317,892) $(19,033) Add: Net interest expense excluding capitalized interest......... 233,899 236,372 232,058 203,709 220,620 Amortization of debt expense................................ 21,050 11,249 9,362 9,416 6,453 Interest factor in rents.................................... 13,119 13,450 14,814 16,290 16,411 Total earnings (losses)................................ $199,437 191,475 $210,765 $(1,088,477) $224,451 Fixed charges: Gross interest expense including capitalized interest................................................. $234,325 236,602 $232,348 $ 203,987 $220,880 Amortization of debt expense................................ 21,050 11,249 9,362 9,416 6,453 Interest factor in rents.................................... 13,119 13,450 14,814 16,290 16,411 Total fixed charges.................................... $268,494 261,301 $256,524 $ 229,693 $243,744 Ratio of earnings (losses) to fixed charges................... -- -- -- -- -- Deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges by earnings (losses) before fixed charges............................... $ 69,057 $ 69,826 $ 45,759 $ 1,318,170 $ 19,293
For purposes of these computations, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been calculated by dividing pretax earnings by fixed charges. Earnings, as used to compute the ratio, equals the sum of income before income taxes and fixed charges excluding capitalized interest. Fixed charges are the total interest expenses including capitalized interest, amortization of debt expenses and a rental factor that is representative of an interest factor (estimated to be one third) on operating leases.
EX-21 21 EXHIBIT 21 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF FLAGSTAR COMPANIES, INC.
NAME STATE OF INCORPORATION Flagstar Corporation Delaware TWS Funding, Inc. Delaware Denny's Holdings, Inc. New York Spartan Holdings, Inc. New York AMS Holdings, Inc. New York Canteen Holdings, Inc. New York TWS 800 Corp. Delaware TWS 300 Corp. Delaware TWS 500 Corp. Delaware TWS 600 Corp. Delaware TWS 700 Corp. Delaware TWS 200 Corp. Delaware El Pollo Loco, Inc. Delaware Portiontrol Food, Inc. Texas Eaves Packing Company, Inc. Georgia Denny's, Inc. California Proficient Food Company California DFC Trucking Co. Texas DFO, Inc. Delaware Denny's Realty, Inc. Delaware Quincy's Restaurants, Inc. Alabama Flagstar Enterprises, Inc.* Alabama Spartan Realty, Inc. Delaware Flagstar Systems, Inc. Delaware Spartan Management, Inc. Delaware Quincy's Realty, Inc. Alabama Spardee's Realty, Inc. Alabama IM Parks, Inc. Delaware IM Stadium, Inc. Delaware Canteen Management Services, Inc. Delaware TW Recreational Services, Inc. Delaware Volume Services, Inc. Delaware United Food Management Service, Inc., N.Y. New York Volume Services, Inc. Kansas Special Events of Texas, Inc. Texas Events Center Catering, Inc. Wyoming Denny's Management, Inc. Delaware CB Development #6, Inc. California C B R Development Co. Inc. California Danny's Do Nuts #10, Inc. California Denny's Restaurants of Idaho, Inc. Idaho La Mirada Enterprises No. 1, Inc. Texas La Mirada Enterprises # 5, Inc. Wisconsin La Mirada Enterprises #6, Inc. Wisconsin La Mirada Enterprises #7, Inc. Wisconsin La Mirada Enterprises #8, Inc. Wisconsin La Mirada Enterprises #9, Inc. Wisconsin La Mirada Enterprises #14, Inc. Maryland WDH Services, Inc. Delaware Denny's, Inc. Charitable Fund California Harold Butler Enterprises #362, Inc. California Harold Butler Enterprises #607, Inc. Delaware Denny's of Canada, Ltd. British Columbia Denny's Restaurants of Canada, Ltd. Federal (Canada)
* Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. of Delaware is an assumed name for use only in Ohio.
EX-23 22 EXHIBIT 23 EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-35098 and 33-35099 of Flagstar Companies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 17, 1995 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Flagstar Companies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1994. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Greenville, South Carolina March 27, 1995 EX-27 23 EXHIBIT 27
5 This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the financial statements of Flagstar Companies, Inc. as contained in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. 12-MOS YEAR DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1994 66,720 0 0 0 37,381 0 4,561 0 62,293 0 258,058 0 1,743,485 0 547,134 0 1,582,135 0 386,316 0 2,067,648 0 21,185 0 0 0 630 0 (1,084,315) 0 1,582,135 0 0 0 0 2,665,966 0 0 0 2,454,839 0 3,087 0 0 0 227,073 0 (19,033) 0 (2,213) 0 (16,820) 0 392,670 0 (11,757) 0 0 0 364,093 0 7.16 0 6.13