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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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ýANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 27, 20152020
OR
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File No. 001-35603

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CHUY’S HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWAREDelaware20-5717694
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation
incorporation
or Organization)
organization)
(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)
1623 TOOMEY ROAD
AUSTIN, TEXAS
78704
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
1623 Toomey Rd.
Austin, Texas 78704
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:telephone number, including area code: (512) 473-2783
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareCHUYNasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes        ¨      No          þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes        ¨        No        þ
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  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of 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. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” andfiler,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check One):
Act:
Large accelerated filer¨Accelerated filerþEmerging growth company
Non-accelerated filer
¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ¨     No þ
As of June 26, 20152020 (the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $426$264 million.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding at April 8, 201612, 2021 was 16,539,797.19,946,059.



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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment No. 1”) to amend our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2015,2020, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 10, 201611, 2021 (the “Original Form 10-K”), to include the information required by Items 10 through 14 of Part III of Form 10-K. This information was previously omitted from the Original Form 10-K in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, which permits the information in the above referenced items to be incorporated in the Form 10-K by reference from our definitive proxy statement if such statement is filed no later than 120 days after our fiscal year-end. We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to provide the information required in Part III of Form 10-K because a definitive proxy statement containing such information will not be filed by the Company within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K.
Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, Part IV, Item 15 has also been amended to contain the currently dated certifications from the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The certifications of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are attached to this Amendment No. 1 as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 1 does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Additionally, we are not including the certificate required under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as no financial statements are being filed with this Form 10-K/A.
This Amendment No. 1 does not amend any other information set forth in the Original Form 10-K, and we have not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any subsequent events. This Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the Original Form 10-K.





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PART III
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table sets forth certain information about our directors and executive officers and directors as of December 27, 2015:
April 12, 2021:
NAMESAGEPOSITIONS
Steve Hislop61
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (3)
Jon Howie53
Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (3)
John Mountford59Chief Operating Officer
Michael Hatcher60Vice President of Real Estate and Development
NAMESAGEPOSITIONS
Steve Hislop56Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jon Howie48Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Russell60Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer
Michael Hatcher55Vice President of Real Estate and Development
Michael Young67Co-Chairman of the Board, Director
John Zapp63Co-Chairman of the Board, Director
Starlette Johnson5257
Director (1), (3)(4)(6)
Saed Mohseni5358
Lead Independent Director (1), (2)(4)(5)(6)
Doug SchmickIra Zecher68
Director (2), (3)(4)(5)
Ira ZecherRandall M. DeWitt6362
Director (1), (2)(5)(6)
(1)Member of audit committee.
(2)Member of compensation committee.
(3)Member of nominating and corporate governance committee.
(1)Class I Director with a term expiring at the 2021 annual meeting.
(2)Class II Director with a term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting.
(3)Class III Director with a term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting.
(4)Member of audit committee.
(5)Member of compensation committee.
(6)Member of nominating and corporate governance committee.
Executive Officers Biographies
Steve Hislop has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since July 2007.2007 and chairman of the board since May 2018. From July 2006 through June 2007, Steve was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sam Seltzer Steak House. Prior to that, Steve served as the Concept President and a member of the board of directors of O’Charley’s Restaurants, for 18 years, where he helped grow the business from 12 restaurants to a multi-concept company with 347 restaurants. Steve currently serves on the board of directors of Not Your Average Joe's, Inc,Inc. and Silver Diner, Inc., which is aare privately held company. We havecompanies. The board concluded that Steve should serve on our boardas a director based upon his operational expertise, knowledge of the restaurant industry and leadership experience.
Jon Howie has served as our Chief Financial Officer since August 2011, andas our Vice President since April 2013 and as a member of 2013.the board since May 2018. From March 2007 to July 2011, Jon served as the Chief Financial Officer of Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, LLC. Prior to that, he served for five years as Controller and was then promoted to Chief Accounting Officer of the Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. Jon is a certified public accountant and prior to joining Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. was employed as an audit senior managerAudit Senior Manager with Grant Thornton, LLP for one year and served at Ernst & Young LLP for 10 years where he held various audit positions of increasing responsibilities, including audit senior manager.Audit Senior Manager. At Grant Thornton and Ernst & Young, he served as an accounting and business advisor to both private and public companies and advised a number of these companies in conjunction with their initial and secondary public offerings. The board concluded that Jon should serve as a director based upon his knowledge of the restaurant industry and our Company and his financial and leadership experience.
Sharon RussellJohn Mountford has served as our Secretary and Chief AdministrativeOperating Officer since August 2011. PriorSeptember 2018. He previously served as our Vice President of Culinary Operations from 2016 to becoming our Chief Administrative Officer, she supervised our accounting department from 1987 to 2006September 2018. He joined the Company in 2010 and served as our Chief Financial Officeran Area Supervisor of Operations from 2010 to 2013 and as a Director of Culinary Operations from 2013 to 2016. Prior to joining the Company, John was with Sam Seltzers Steak House from 2006 to August 2011.2010. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2010 and Vice President of Operations from 2006 to 2007. Prior to Sam Seltzers, John served in various operational leadership positions, including Vice President of Culinary Operations for Cooker Bar and Grill, and Director of Culinary Operations for Houston’s Restaurants where he opened over 30 new restaurants.
Michael Hatcher has served as our Vice President of Real Estate and Development since November 2009. Michael joined Chuy’s as a restaurant manager in 1987 and was promoted toserved as General Manager from 1989 to 2002. He was Director of Purchasing and Real Estate from 2002 to 2009.
Director Biographies
Michael Young, one of our founders, has served as a member of our board since November 2006 and became Co-Chairman of the Board in October 2013. Michael has also been a restaurant owner and operator since 1974.We have concluded that Michael should serve on our board based upon his experience as an investor and operator of restaurant businesses as well as his intimate knowledge of our operations and culture.
John Zapp, one of our founders, has served as a member of our board since November 2006 and became Co-Chairman of the Board in October 2013. John has also been a restaurant owner and operator since 1976. We have concluded that John should serve on our board based upon his experience as an investor and operator of restaurant businesses as well as his intimate knowledge of our operations and culture.
Starlette Johnson, has served as a member of our board since September 2012. In October 2020, Starlette joined the board of Tastemaker Acquisition Corporation, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company focusing on the restaurant, hospitality, and related technology and services sectors. In March of 2021, Starlette also joined the board of Arko Corp., a
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publicly traded company. Since 2019, Starlette has served on the board of Jack's Family Restaurants, a privately held company, and serves on the Audit Committee. Since 2012, Starlette has also served as an independent consultant to private equity funds, and to companies in the restaurant and hospitality industries. From February 2019 to November 2020, Starlette served as the President and as a director of Lucky Strike Entertainment, a privately held company that provides bowling, food and other entertainment. From October 2015 to October 2016, Starlette has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Twin Restaurant Holdings, the parent company of the Twin Peaks restaurant chain. Beginning in March 2016, Starlette has also served as a member of the board of directors and audit committee for Bojangles', Inc. Starlette

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previously had been an independent consultant for companies in the restaurant and hospitality industries from January 2015 to October 2015.Holdings. Additionally, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as a Director,director, of Dave & Buster’s, Inc. from 2007 to 2010. Starlette joined Dave & Buster’s as Chief Strategic Officer in 2006. Prior to joining Dave & Buster’s, Starlette worked at Brinker International, where she held positions of increasing responsibility, including serving as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer. Starlette previously served as a member of the Boardboard of Directorsdirectors for Tuesday Morning, Inc. from 2008 to 2013, during which time she served on the audit committee and the nominating/governance Committee.committee. Starlette also served on the board of Bojangle’s (NASDAQ: BOJA) from March 2016 to February 2019 during which time she served as chair of the audit committee. She also served as the chairman of the board for SusieCakes, LLC, a privately held bakery, from 2015 to 2020. In addition, Starlette is a member of the advisory board for the Hospitality & Tourism Program at Virginia Tech and serves on the Pamplin College of Business Cabinet at Virginia Tech. Starlette received a B.S. in Finance from Virginia Tech and an M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. We haveThe board concluded that Starlette should serve on our boardas a director based upon her experience as an executive and board member and her knowledge of the restaurant industry.industry and leadership experience.
Saed Mohseni has served as a member of our board since September 2012.2012 and has served as our lead independent director since May 2018. Saed has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. sincefrom January 2016.2016 until May 2017. In May 2017, he became the Chief Executive Officer of Bob Evans Restaurants LLC. Saed has more than 30 years of management experience in the restaurant industry. Prior to joining Bob Evans Farms, he served as director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc., the parent company of BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, Bon Vie Bistro, and BRIO Tuscan Grille restaurant chains, from 2007 to 2015. He assumed the additional role of President in 2009 and led the company through the IPO process in 2010. Additionally, Saed has served as a Director of Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. since 2006. Prior to joining Bravo Brio, Saed worked at McCormick & Schmick for 21 years, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including serving as a Directordirector from 2004 to 2007 and as Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2007 and led the company through the IPO process in 2004. Saed attended Portland State University and Oregon State University. We haveThe board concluded that Saed should serve on our boardas a director based upon his experience as an executive and board member and his knowledge of the restaurant industry.
Doug Schmick has served as a member of our board since April 2013 and is a highly respected executive with 40 years of experience in the upscale casual dining segment as a co-founder of McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants in 1972. Mr. Schmick served on McCormick & Schmick's board of directors beginning in 2001 and was appointed Chairman in 2004. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of McCormick & Schmick's from 1974 through 1999, and again from 2007 through 2009. He currently serves on Cheesecake Factory's board of directors as a member of the audit committee and on Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza's board of directors which is a privately held company. We have concluded that Doug should serve on our board based upon his experience as an executive and board member and his knowledge of the restaurant industry.
Ira Zecher has served as a member of our board since June 2011. Ira has been the managing membera Managing Member of ILZ, LLC, an accounting consulting firm since 2010. He previously served as a director, audit committee chairman and nominating and corporate governance committee member of the board of The Habit Restaurants, Inc. from August 2014 to March 2020 and as a director, audit committee chairman and compensation committee member of the board of Norcraft Companies, Inc. from October 2013 to May 2015. Prior to joining the Chuy’s board, Mr. Zecher was also an adjunct professor at Rutgers University in the Graduate program from Fall semester 2010 through Fall semester 2013. From 1974 through December 2010, Ira was employed bywith Ernst & Young LLP, a registered public accounting firm, retiringfor over 36 years until his retirement as a partner. Previously,Partner in 2010. From 1986 to 2010, he wasserved as a senior transaction advisory services partnerSenior Transaction Advisory Services Partner and Far East private equity leaderPrivate Equity Leader for Ernst & Young, LLP, where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining the transaction advisory services group, Ira provided accounting, audit and business-advisory services to both public and private clients for Ernst & Young LLP since 1974. Ira currently serves as a member of the board of directors of The Habit Restaurants, Inc. as Chairman of the audit committee and member of the compensation committee. He previously served as a director, audit committee chairman and compensation committee member of Norcraft Companies, Inc.clients. He received his Bachelor’sBachelor's degree from Queens College.College of the City of New York. He is also a certified public accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. We haveHe also completed the Executive Program of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. From 2010 to 2013, he taught in the Graduate Accounting program at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The board concluded that Ira should serve on our boardas a director based upon his extensive professional accounting and financial expertise, which allow him to provide key contributions to the Boardboard on financial, accounting, corporate governance and strategic matters.
Randall M. DeWitt has served as a member of our board since October 2016. Randall is a well-known restaurant executive with over 25 years of restaurant experience. Randall is the Founder and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Front Burner Restaurants since 1994. Front Burner currently has seven different concepts and is known for developing innovative restaurant concepts that span the fast casual, casual and upscale casual dining segments. Front Burner operates, among others, Whiskey Cake, Sixty Vines, Mexican Sugar, and The Ranch at Las Colinas. Prior to founding Front Burner, Randall worked for ten years in commercial real estate development and sales. The board concluded that Randall should serve as a director based on his operational and business development experience within the restaurant industry.
Board of Directors
Our board of directors currently consists of sevensix members, four of whom are non-employee directors. All of our directors have been elected by our stockholders subsequent to the Company's IPO at our annual meetings of stockholders.
Our bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of theThe board of directors and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation divides our boardis divided into three classes, with staggeredeach class serving three-year terms. AtThe term of one class expires at each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will be elected to serve from the timeAnnual Meeting of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following election or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.Stockholders.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that directors may only be removed for cause. To remove a director for cause, 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock must vote as a single class to remove the director at an annual or special meeting. The certificate also provides that, if a director is removed or if a vacancy occurs due to either an increase in the size of the board or the death, resignation, disqualification or other cause, the vacancy will be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum remain.
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Director Independence
Our board of directors will review at least annually the independence of each director. During these reviews, the board will consider transactions and relationships between each director (and his or her immediate family and affiliates) and our companyCompany and its management to determine whether any such transactions or relationships are inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent. This review will be based primarily on responses of the directors to questions in a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire regarding employment, business, familial,family, compensation and other relationships with the Company and our management. Our board of directors has determined that each of Ira Zecher, Starlette Johnson, Saed Mohseni and Doug SchmickRandall DeWitt are independent within the meaning of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. As required by the Nasdaq Global Select Market, a majority of our directors are independent and our independent directors meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent directors are present.
Corporate Governance
We believe that good corporate governance is important to ensure that, as a public company, we will be managed for the long-term benefit of our stockholders. We and our board of directors have been reviewingreviewed the corporate governance policies and practices of other public companies, as well as those suggested by various authorities in corporate governance. We have also considered the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules of the SEC and the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Based on this review, we have established and adopted charters for the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee, as well asand have adopted corporate governance guidelines, a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees.employees and an insider trading policy.
Our committee charters, code of business conduct and ethics and corporate governance guidelines are available on our website at www.chuys.com in the Investors section. Copies of these documents are also available upon written request to our Corporate Secretary. We will post information regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, our code of business conduct and ethics on our website in the Investors section.
Furthermore, our insider trading policy prohibits our directors and certain employees, including all of our executive officers, from engaging in hedging transactions with respect to our securities, including entering into options, warrants, puts, calls or similar instruments or selling our securities short, and pledging shares of our securities in margin accounts.
The board of directors periodically reviews its corporate governance policies and practices. Based on these reviews, the board of directors may adopt changes to policies and practices that are in our best interests and as appropriate to comply with any new SEC or Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
Board Committees
Our board of directors has three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. The composition and responsibilities of each committee are described below. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our board of directors.
Audit Committee
Our audit committee is a standing committee of our board of directors. The functions of our audit committee include:
appointing and determining the compensation for our independent registered public accounting firm;
establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding internal accounting controls; and
reviewing and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm.
Our audit committee currently consists of Ira Zecher, Starlette Johnson and Saed Mohseni, with Ira Zecher serving as chairman. All of our audit committee members are independent as defined by Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Our audit committee charter also requires us to have at least one audit committee financial expert. Our board of directors has determined that Ira Zecher is an audit committee financial expert.
Our board of directors has adopted a written charter under which the audit committee operates. A copy of the charter, which satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, is available on our website.website at www.chuys.com. According to our audit committee charter, the functions of our audit committee include, but are not limited to:
appointing, retaining and determining the compensation for our independent registered public accounting firm;
reviewing and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;
reviewing and discussing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting;
reviewing and discussing the annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements and the selection, application and disclosures of critical accounting policies used in such financial statements; and
establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding internal accounting controls.
Our audit committee currently consists of Ira Zecher, Starlette Johnson and Saed Mohseni, with Ira Zecher serving as chairman. All of our audit committee members are independent as defined by Section 10A(m)(3) of the Exchange Act and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Our board of directors has determined that Ira Zecher is an audit committee financial expert.
The audit committee has the authority to engage independent counsel and other advisors as the committee deems necessary to carry out its duties.
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Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee is a standing committee of our board of directors. The compensation committee’s functions include:
reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the salaries and benefits for our executive officers;
recommending overall employee compensation policies; and
administering our equity compensation plans.
Our compensation committee currently consists of Ira Zecher, Doug Schmick and Saed Mohseni, with Doug Schmick serving as chairman. All members of our compensation committee are independent as defined by Section 10(c) of the Exchange Act, Rule 10C of the Exchange Act Rules and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
Our board of directors has adopted a written charter under which the compensation committee operates. A copy of the charter, which satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, is available on our website.website at www.chuys.com. The compensation committee’s functions include:
reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the salaries and benefits for our executive officers;
recommending overall employee compensation policies; and
administering our equity compensation plans.
Our compensation committee currently consists of Saed Mohseni, Ira Zecher and Randall DeWitt, with Saed Mohseni serving as chairman. All members of our compensation committee are independent as defined by Section 10(c) of the Exchange Act, Rule 10C of the Exchange Act Rules and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
The compensation committee has the sole authority to retain and terminate compensation consultants to assist in the evaluation of director or executive officer compensation and the sole authority to approve the fees and other retention terms of such compensation consultants. The compensation committee may also retain independent counsel and other independent advisors to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities. The compensation committee may also, in its discretion, delegate specific duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee or an individual committee member, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee is a standing committee of our board of directors. Our board of directors has adopted a written charter under which the nominating and corporate governance committee operates. A copy of the charter, which satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, is available on our website at www.chuys.com. The functions of our nominating and corporate governance committee include:
identifying individuals qualified to serve as members of our board of directors;
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evaluating our board’s performance;
developing and recommending to our board corporate governance guidelines; and
providing oversight with respect to corporate governance and ethical conduct.governance.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Starlette Johnson, Randall DeWitt and Doug Schmick,Saed Mohseni, with Starlette Johnson serving as the committee chairman. All members of our nominating and corporate governance committee are independent as defined by the Nasdaq Marketplace rules.
Our board of directors has adopted a written charter under which theThe nominating and corporate governance committee will operate. A copyhas the sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to assist in the identification of the charter, which satisfies the applicable standards of the SECdirector candidates and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, is available on our website.sole authority to set the fees and other retention terms of such search firms. The committee may also retain independent counsel and other independent advisors to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities.
Other Committees
Our board of directors may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions ("(“covered persons"persons”). A current copy of the code is posted on our website, which is located at www.chuys.com. Any amendments to or waivers from a provision of our code of conduct and ethics that applies to our covered persons and that relates to the elements of Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K will be disclosed on our website promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver.
Qualifications for Director Nominees
The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for reviewing with the board of directors, at least annually, the appropriate skills and experience required for members of the board of directors. This assessment includes factors such as judgment, skill, diversity, integrity, experience with businesses and other organizations of comparable size, the interplay of the candidate’s experience with the experience of other board members, and the extent to which the candidate would be a desirable addition to the board of directors and any committees of the board of directors.

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Board Diversity
The nominating and corporate governance committee considers diversity as part of its overall selection strategy. The nominating and corporate governance committee considers diversity in its broadest sense, including diversity in professional and life experiences, education, skills, perspectives and leadership, as well as other individual qualities and attributes that contribute to board heterogeneity, such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender and national origin. Importantly, the nominating and corporate governance committee focuses on how the experiences and skill sets of each director nominee complements those of fellow directors and director nominees to create a balanced board with diverse viewpoints and deep expertise. The Company believes that the inclusion of diversity as one of many factors considered in selecting director nominees is consistent with the Company's goal of creating a board that best serves our needs and those of our stockholders.

Board Leadership Structure and Board’s Role in Risk Oversight
Michael Young and John Zapp serveSteve Hislop serves as Non-Executive Co-Chairmenchairman of our board of directors. We support separating the positions ofdirectors, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairmen to allow our Chief Executive Officer to focus on our day-to-day business, while allowing the Co-Chairmen to lead our board of directors in its fundamental role of providing advice to, and oversight of, management. Our board of directors recognizes the time, effort and energyOfficer. We believe that the Chief Executive Officer is required to devoteCompany and its shareholders are best served by having Mr. Hislop serve in both positions because of his knowledge of the Company’s operations, our unique culture and industry, in which we are competing. This leadership structure strengthens the communication link between the operating organization and the board. It also fosters a collaborative environment that supports effective decision-making around key topics such as strategic objectives, long-term planning and enterprise risk management.
Since Mr. Hislop serves as chairman of the board in addition to his position in the current business environment,roles as well as the commitment required to serve as one of our Co-Chairmen, particularly as our board of directors’ oversight responsibilities continue to grow. Our board of directors also believes that this structure ensures a greater role for the non-management directors in the oversight of our company and establishing priorities and procedures for the work of our board of directors.
While our amended and restated bylaws do not require that our Co-ChairmenPresident and Chief Executive Officer positionsof the Company, the board determined it was appropriate to appoint a lead independent director, who would be separate,elected annually. Mr. Mohseni was elected to serve as our boardlead independent director.
The role of directors believes that having separate positions and having non-employeeour lead independent director is to, among other things, preside at executive sessions of independent directors, serve as Co-Chairmena liaison between the independent directors and the chairman, approve board meeting agendas and the information sent to the board, approve meeting schedules to assure that there is the appropriate leadership structuresufficient time for us at this timediscussion of all agenda items, call meetings of independent directors and, demonstrates our commitment to good corporate governance.if requested by major shareholders, ensure that he or she is available for consultation and direct communication.
Risk is inherent with every business and we face a number of risks as outlined in Item 1a.1A. “Risk Factors” included in the Company's Original Form 10-K. Management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risks we face, while our board of directors, as a whole and through our audit committee, is responsible for overseeing our management and operations, including overseeing its risk assessment and risk management functions. Our board of directors has delegated responsibility for reviewing our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management to our audit committee through its charter. Our board of directors has determined that this oversight responsibility can be most efficiently performed by our audit committee as part of its overall responsibility for providing independent, objective oversight with respect to our accounting and financial reporting functions, internal and external audit functions and systems of internal controls over financial reporting and legal, ethical and regulatory compliance. Our audit committee will regularly report to our board of directors with respect to its oversight of these areas.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company’s executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of its equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC rules to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the Company, the Company believes that during 2015, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders were in compliance with Section 16(a).

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ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
IntroductionItem 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This compensation discussion and analysis provides an overview of our executive compensation program, together with a description of the material factors underlying the decisions that resulted in the compensation provided to our chief executive officerChief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and our two other highest paid executive officers during fiscal year 20152020 (collectively, the “named executive officers”), as presented in. During fiscal year 2020, there were only four executive officers of the tables which follow this discussion.Company. This compensation discussion and analysis contains statements regarding our performance targets and goals. These targets and goals are disclosed in the limited context of our compensation program and should not be understood to be statements of management’s expectations or estimates of financial results or other guidance. We specifically caution investors not to apply these statements to other contexts.
2020 Financial Performance & COVID-19 Response
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of the first quarter of 2020 caused significant disruption to the Company's business operations as a result of mandatory closures, imposed capacity limitations and other restrictions. The Company took the following immediate actions to preserve and enhance its liquidity position as well as financial flexibility during those unprecedented times:
Transitioned its restaurants to an off-premise operating model with enhanced delivery, online ordering and curbside services and temporarily closed nine locations.
Canceled or delayed all non-essential planned capital expenditures for remainder of 2020.
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Furloughed approximately 80% of hourly employees and approximately 40% of store management personnel, while enacting temporary salary reductions for remaining managers as a result of closed dining rooms. In addition, the Company also furloughed certain corporate and administrative staff, temporarily reduced the pay of all remaining corporate and administrative staff by 25% to 50%, temporarily reduced senior management salaries by 50% to 75%, and temporarily suspended all board fees.
Negotiated rent concessions, abatements and deferrals with the majority of the Company's landlords.
Suspended all further activity under its share repurchase program.
Sold shares of its common stock in an "At-The-Market" ("ATM") offering and used a portion of the net proceeds to repay the $25.0 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility.
During the COVID-19 pandemic the Company also ensured the safety of its guests and employees by following all established health protocols and CDC guidance and worked closely with local health officials. The Company provided support to our employees through our Redfish Relief Fund, an established fund that provides assistance to employees facing financial hardship, and paid the full cost of health insurance for all eligible employees, including those temporarily furloughed.
In addition to this response, the Company also achieved the following accomplishments relative to our overall business and operating financial results, including:
Rightsized operations in light of reduced sales volume and maintained the net cash provided by operating activities at near the prior year level despite an approximately 25.0% decrease in revenue mainly driven by a substantial improvement in restaurant-level operating margin over fiscal 2019.
Grew off-premise sales to approximately 33% of all revenue during the second half of fiscal year 2020 as compared to approximately 13% in fiscal year 2019.
Experienced sequential improvement in comparable restaurant sales during the second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2020.
As of December 27, 2020, the Company reopened dining rooms at varying degrees of operating capacity in its 92 operating restaurants and had $86.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, no debt and $25 million of availability under its revolving credit facility.
While reviewing the rapidly evolving and volatile economic environment throughout the year, the compensation committee, did not revise, or otherwise update, the annual budget Company Adjusted EBITDA target for its short-term incentive program given the extreme difficulty in establishing new performance metrics during these unprecedented times. The compensation committee evaluated the Company's performance during fiscal year 2020. Despite the devastating effects the pandemic had on the business, the Company achieved 91.46% of the short-term incentive program target for fiscal year 2020. In addition to the performance-based payout under the Company's short-term incentive program and as a result of the extraordinary achievements, personal dedication as well as the Company's performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, the compensation committee approved discretionary bonuses to the named executive officers as set forth in the “Bonus” column of the Summary Compensation Table. The discretionary payments together with the performance-based payouts put the named executive officers at or slightly above their target performance-based payouts levels.
Objective of Compensation Policy
The objective of our compensation policy is to provide a total compensation package to each named executive officer that will enable us to:
attract, motivate and retain outstanding individuals;
reward named executive officers for performance; and
align the financial interests of each named executive officer with the interests of our stockholders to encourage each named executive officer to contribute to our long-term performance and success.
Overall, our compensation program is designed to reward both individual and company performance. A significant portion of each of our named executive officers’ annual compensation is comprised of discretionary and performance-based bonuses.compensation. We also intend to continue to use long-term incentive awards to reward long-term company and individual performance and to promote retention through delayed vesting of awards.
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Administration
Our compensation committee, which is comprised exclusively of independent directors, oversees our executive compensation program and is responsible for approving or recommending to the board the nature and amount of the compensation paid to, and any employment and related agreements entered into with, our named executive officers. The committee also administers our equity compensation plans and awards. Additionally, we are subject to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), and the members of our compensation committee qualify as outside directors under Section 162(m) of the Code to enable us to maintain the deductibility of compensation we pay.
Process for Setting Total Compensation
At the first meeting of each new fiscal year, our compensation committee sets annual base salaries, determines the payout for the Company's short-term incentive program and the amount of any discretionary and performance-based bonuses for the prior year, and sets performance criteria for our performance-based bonusesshort-term incentive program for the following year.year and determines the amount of equity based incentive compensation to grant to our named executive officers. In making these compensation decisions, our compensation committee considers the recommendations of our chief executive officer,Chief Executive Officer, particularly with respect to salary adjustments, discretionary and performance-based bonusshort-term incentive program targets and awards, amount of discretionary bonuses and equity incentive awards of our other named executive officers. Our compensation committee meets with our chief executive officerChief Executive Officer at least annually to discuss and review his recommendations for compensation of our executive officers, excluding himself. When making individual compensation decisions for our named executive officers, the compensation committee takes many factors into account, including the officer’s experience, responsibilities, management abilities and job performance, our performance as a whole, current market conditions and competitive pay levels for similar positions at comparable companies. These factors are considered by the compensation committee in a subjective manner without any specific formula or weighting.
During its annual review process, our compensation committee has set compensation for each named executive officer at a level we believeit believes is appropriate considering each named executive officer’s annual review, level of responsibility, the awards and compensation paid to the named executive officer in past years and progress toward or attainment of previously set personal and corporate goals and objectives, including attainment of financial performance goals and such other factors as the compensation committee has deemed appropriate and in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. The compensation committee has given different weight at different times to different factors for each named executive officer. Our performance criteria are discussed more fully below under the heading “—Bonus Compensation—Performance-Based Bonus.Short-Term Incentive Program.” Other than with respect to our performance-based bonuses,short-term incentive program, the compensation committee has not relied on predetermined formulas or a limited set of criteria when it evaluates the performance of our named executive officers.
The charter of the compensation committee authorizes the committee to engage independent consultants at any time at the expense of the Company. The compensation committee retained Mercer as its independent compensation consultant ("Consultant") in 2015 to advise the committee on executive and director compensation. The Consultantfor 2020. Mercer reported directly to the compensation committee and performedperforms no other work for the company.Company. The compensation committee assessed the independence of the ConsultantMercer and concluded that its work did not raise any conflict of interest with the company. This ConsultantCompany. Mercer was engaged to:

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Advise the compensation committee on named executive officer and director pay decisions;
Assist in short-term and long-term incentive plan design;
Conduct compensation reviews and make recommendations regarding both executive and director pay structures;
Advise on peer group composition and conduct a review of peer group compensation;
Provide periodic updates on current trends, technical and regulatory developments and best practices in compensation design; and
Perform any other tasks which the compensation committee may request from time to time.
In 2020, Mercer compared the base salary, target short-term incentive program payout and target annual cash compensation of our then-current named executive officers against a peer group of seven publicly traded restaurant companies (the “Mercer Report”). The peer group consisted of the following companies:
Red Robin Gourmet BurgersDave & Buster’s EntertainmentBJ’s Restaurants
Fiesta Restaurant GroupThe Habit RestaurantsRuth’s Hospitality Group
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group
The Committee in conjunction with Mercer selected companies for its peer group based on industry, revenue and market capitalization. Mercer used Company and peer group compensation data from 2018 in its review. The compensation committee used the Mercer Report in (1) assessing the level of base salary and target short-term incentive program payouts to be paid to our then-current named executive officers and (2) approving changes to the compensation levels of our then-current named executive officers. The results of the Mercer Report, which as noted above were based on 2018 compensation data, indicated
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that the Company’s 2018 compensation for each of our then-current named executive officers was below the market median for base salary and target short-term incentive program payouts.
2020 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
At our annual meeting of stockholders in July 2020, approximately 98% of the votes cast in the advisory vote on executive compensation were in support of our executive compensation program. The compensation committee considered the results of this advisory vote and believes the results affirm stockholder approval of the board of directors’ approach to the Company’s executive compensation program. Although the compensation committee did not adopt any changes to our program as a result of this vote, as noted above the compensation committee evaluates our executive compensation program annually.
Elements of Compensation
Our compensation program for named executive officers consists of the following elements of compensation, each described in greater depth below:
Base salaries.
Short-Term Incentive Program.
Discretionary and performance-based bonuses.
Equity-based incentive compensation.
Severance and change-in-control benefits.Perquisites.
Perquisites.
General benefits.
Employment agreements.
We may, from time to time, enter into written agreements to reflect the terms and conditions of employment of a particular named executive officer, whether at the time of hire or thereafter. We consider entering into these agreements when it serves as a meaningful recruitment and retention mechanism. Clawback Provisions
We currently have employment agreements in place with each of our named executive officers. See Item 11. “Executive Compensation—Employment“Employment Agreements” for additional information regarding our executive officer’s employment agreements. These employment agreements contain clawback provisions, which provide for the recovery of any incentive-based compensation or other compensation paid to the executive officer as required by law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement.
Additionally, our equity award agreements contain clawback provisions, which provide in certain circumstances for the forfeiture of outstanding unvested or unexercised awards and the return of the fair market value of vested or exercised awards.
Hedging and Pledging Policy
The Company's insider trading policy prohibits our directors and certain employees, including all of our executive officers, from engaging in hedging transactions with respect to our securities, including entering into options, warrants, puts, calls or similar instruments or selling our securities short, and pledging shares of our securities in margin accounts.
Base Salary
NAME
2015
SALARY
($)    
Steve Hislop$583,232
Jon Howie291,200
Sharon Russell202,476
NAME2020
SALARY
    ($)    
Steve Hislop662,745 
Jon Howie416,000 
Michael Hatcher228,800 
John Mountford230,800 
We pay base salaries to attract, recruit and retain qualified employees. Our compensation committee reviews and sets base salaries of our named executive officers annually. These salary levels are and will continue to be set based on the named executive officer’s experience and performance with previous employers and negotiations with individual named executive officers. The compensation committee may increase base salaries each year based on its subjective assessment of our company’s and the individual executive officer’s performance and each named executive officer’s experience, length of service and changes in responsibilities. The weight given to such factors by the compensation committee may vary from one named executive officer to another.
Bonus CompensationIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the compensation committee temporarily reduced senior management salaries by 50% to 75%. As the compensation committee reviewed the Company's result and improvement throughout the year and in light of the extraordinary achievements and personal dedication of senior management, the compensation committee determined to reinstate full pay and make up the temporary reductions.
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     PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS
NAME 
DISCRETIONARY
AWARD
($)
 
THRESHOLD
AWARD
($)
 
TARGET
AWARD
($)
 
MAXIMUM
AWARD
($)
 
ACTUAL
AWARD
($)
Steve Hislop $1,000
 $
 $291,616
 $583,232
 $583,232
Jon Howie 1,000
 
 145,600
 291,200
 291,200
Sharon Russell 1,000
 
 60,743
 121,486
 121,486
Short-Term Incentive Program
Performance-Based Bonus
  SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM
NAMETHRESHOLD
AWARD
($)
TARGET
AWARD
($)
MAXIMUM
AWARD
($)
ACTUAL
AWARD
($)
Steve Hislop— 331,373 662,746 48,380 
Jon Howie— 208,000 416,000 30,368 
Michael Hatcher— 68,640 137,280 10,021 
John Mountford— 115,400 230,800 16,848 
In line with our strategy of rewarding performance, our executive compensation program includes performance-based bonuses toa short-term incentive program that our named executive officers participate in. Awards under our cash bonus plan, which complies with Section 162(m) of the Code.short-term incentive program are made under our Senior Management Incentive Plan. Our compensation committee establishes annual target performance-based bonusespayouts for each named executive officer during the first quarter of the year.year based on the Company's target adjusted EBITDA.
The target and maximum performance-based bonusesaward amounts have been set at levels our compensation committee believes will provide a meaningful incentive to achieve company and individual goals and contribute to our financial performance. In 2015,2020, the target and maximum performance-based bonusaward amounts were set at 50% and 100%, respectively, of annual base salary for our Chief Executive

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Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief FinancialOperating Officer and 30% and 60%, respectively, of annual base salary for our other named executive officer. No bonusThere is paidno payout if actual Company Adjusted EBITDA is 95%90% or less of budget Company Adjusted EBITDA. To the extent that actual Company Adjusted EBITDA exceeds 95%90% of budget Company Adjusted EBITDA, the plan provides that we will pay a bonusmake payments based on where performance falls on a linear basis between 95%90% and 100% of budget Company Adjusted EBITDA and between 100% and 110% of budget Company Adjusted EBITDA. In each circumstance, the compensation committee retains discretion to adjust the amount paid under the plan based on individual and company circumstances. If our budgetedbudget Company Adjusted EBITDA is achieved, each individual will earn 100% of their target bonus.award.
This performance bonusThe short-term incentive program payment is determined based primarily on the extent to which we achieve our budget Company Adjusted EBITDA goal. Company Adjusted EBITDA is our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization plus any loss on sales of asset (less any gain on a sale of assets);and excludes stock-based compensation;compensation and certain non-cash, closed restaurant costs and other adjustments. For each 1.0% that actual Company Adjusted EBITDA is above or below budget Company Adjusted EBITDA, the percentage of the target they receive will increase by 10% or decrease by 20%10%, respectively, of the Company Adjusted EBITDA portion of their target bonus.award. For example, if actual Company Adjusted EBITDA is 1% above budget Company Adjusted EBITDA, the named executive officers will receive 1.1 times their target bonus.award. The maximum a named executive officer may receive for Company Adjusted EBITDA performance is 2.0 times their target bonus.award. We use our Company Adjusted EBITDA, together with financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as revenue, net income and cash flows from operations, to assess our historical and prospective operating performance and to enhance our understanding of our core operating performance. We also use our Company Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate the performance of our personnel and also as a benchmark to evaluate our operating performance or compare our performance to that of our competitors. The use of our Company Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure permits a comparative assessment of our operating performance relative to our performance based on our GAAP results, while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies.
Target, maximum and actual performance-based bonusesshort-term incentive payouts for 20152020 for each of the named executive officers are shown in the table above and the actual payouts are shown in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
Discretionary Bonus
The compensation committee retains discretion to grant bonus compensation to the named executive officers and other employees of the Company for their contributions to the Company’s performance. Historically, each of our named executive officers has received a $1,000 holiday bonus each December. TheAdditionally, as a result of the extraordinary achievements and personal dedication of senior management during the COVID-19 pandemic, the compensation committee approved discretionary bonuses awarded to ourthe named executive officers in 2015officers. See "—2020 Financial Performance & COVID-19 Response" for additional information. These bonuses are set forth in the "Bonus" column of the Summary Compensation Table.
Equity Compensation
We pay equity-based compensation to our named executive officers because it links our long-term results achieved for our stockholders and the rewards provided to named executive officers, thereby ensuring that such officers have a continuing stake in our long-term success.
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Historically, we have granted equity awardsrestricted stock units and stock options to our named executive officers in conjunction with significant transactions and in conjunctionconnection with a named executive officer’s initial hire or promotion to an executive position.promotion. Additionally, we have granted equity awardsrestricted stock units and stock options to our named executive officers annually to further align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders. For information regarding the number and grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted to our named executive officers during fiscal year 2020, see "—Grants of Plan Based Awards” below.
We have provided this equity compensation to reward performance as well as to promote retention through delayed vesting. However, we believe that by weighting total compensation in favor of discretionary and performance-based bonuses,compensation, we have appropriately rewarded individual achievement while at the same time providing incentives to promote company performance. In addition to stock optionsCompany performance and deferred shares (referred to herein as restricted stock units), the 2012at times have rewarded extraordinary achievements and dedication with discretionary bonuses. The 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "2012"2020 Plan") provides for the issuance of restricted stock units, stock options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, performance shares and other share based awards. In the future, we may consider granting other forms of equity to our named executive officers. For additional information regarding our 20122020 Plan, see Item 11. "Executive Compensation—2012below under the heading "—2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.”
We adopted the 2012 Plan as insufficient shares were available under the 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “2006 Plan”), which was adopted in November 2006, in order to provide an incentive to employees selected by the board of directors for participation. In connection with the adoption of the 2012 Plan, we terminated the 2006 Plan, and no further awards will be granted under the 2006 Plan. The termination of the 2006 Plan will not affect awards outstanding under the 2006 Plan at the time of its termination and the terms of the 2006 Plan will continue to govern outstanding awards granted under the 2006 Plan.
Options granted after 2006 held by each of the named executive officers (and certain of our other salaried employees) ordinarily vest ratably over a period of five years, subject to the applicable named executive officer remaining employed through each vesting date. We believe that the delayed vesting terms promote retention.
We willalso make future grants of equity awards to the current named executive officers and other employees under the 2012 Plan. We will make these grants to the currentour named executive officers and other employees because we believe that we should provide our employees an opportunity to share in our success provided they continue to contribute to our success.

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In the first quarter of 2014, the compensation committee determined it would grant restricted stock units in addition to stock options as part of the Company's equity compensation package. Restricted stock units held by each of the named executive officers (and certain of our other salaried employees) vest ratably over a period of four years, subject to the applicable named executive officeremployee remaining employed through each vesting date. In the future, the compensation committee may grant stock options, restricted stock units or a combination of both.
Severance and Change-in-Control Benefits
We currently have employment agreements in place with alleach of our named executive officers that provide termination or severance and change in control benefits. We agreed to pay termination or severance benefits in the event of an executive’s termination by us without cause or by the executive for good reason as a retention incentive. We believe this level of severance benefit provides our executives with the assurance of security if their employment is terminated for reasons beyond their control. Additionally, in the event a named executive officer’s employment is terminated due to death, disability or without cause or for good reason on or within 24 months of a change in control, the named executive officer’s unvested equity awards will vest immediately. For additional information on the severance and change in control benefits provided under the employment agreements with our executive officers see “—Employment Agreements.”
Upon a change in control as defined in the 2006 Plan, our named executive officers’ equity awards granted under the 2006 Plan would vest. Under the 2012 Plan, a named executive officer's awards granted under that plan will immediately vest in the event a change in control (as defined in the 2012 Plan) occurs and the officer's employment is terminated without cause within 24 months following the change in control.
The amount each named executive would be entitled to receive in the event of a termination is reported below under the heading “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
Perquisites
In 2015,2020, the aggregate incremental cost to us of the perquisites received by each of the named executive officers did not exceed $10,000 and, accordingly, this benefit is not included in the Summary Compensation Table below. We provide the named executive officers with complimentary dining privileges at our restaurants. We view complimentary dining privileges as a meaningful benefit to our named executive officers as it is important for named executive officers to experience our products and services in order to better perform their duties for us.
General Benefits
We provide a limited number of personal benefits to our named executive officers. Our named executive officers participate in our health and benefit plans, and are entitled to vacation and paid time off based on our general vacation policies.
The following are standard benefits offered to all of our eligible employees, including the named executive officers.
Retirement Benefits.Benefits. We maintain a tax-qualified 401(k) savings plan ("401(k) Plan") and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. EmployeesUnder the 401(k) Plan, employees are eligible after one year of service and may defer up to the maximum amount allowable by the IRS. The Company also provides a certain group of eligible employees, including our named executive officers, the ability to participate in the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plan. This plan allows participants to defer up to 80% of their salary and up to 100% of their short-term incentive program payout and discretionary bonuses, on a pre-tax basis. The Company has discretion to make additional matching contributions to both plans. For more information on the nonqualified deferred compensation plan, see "Nonqualified Deferred Compensation" below.
Medical, Dental, Life Insurance and Disability Coverage. Active employee benefits such as medical, dental, life insurance and disability coverage are available to all eligible employees, including our named executive officers.
Moving Costs. Costs. We will reimburse out-of-pocket moving expenses for eligible executive officers in conjunction with their hiring.
Other Paid Time Off Benefits.Benefits. We also provide vacation and other paid holidays to all employees, including the named executive officers, which we believe are appropriate for a company of our size and in our industry.
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Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with each of Messrs. Hislop, Howie, Mountford and Howie and Mrs. Russell.Hatcher. The employment agreements do not provide forhave a fixed terms.term.
The employment agreements provide that Messrs. Hislop, Howie, Mountford and Howie and Mrs. Russell,Hatcher will receive an annual base salary of at least $366,608, $250,000$649,750, $400,000, $207,500 and $167,094,$220,000, respectively. Mr.Messrs. Hislop, Howie and Mr. HowieMountford are each eligible pursuant to their employment agreements to receive a target annual bonusshort-term incentive program payout of 50% of their annual base salary, based upon the achievement of goals andperformance objectives determined by our compensation committee with a minimum and maximum bonuspayout of 0% and 100% of their annual base salary, respectively. Mrs. Russellsalary. Mr. Hatcher is eligible pursuant to his employment agreement to receive a target annual bonuspayout of 30% of herhis annual base salary, based upon the achievement of goals andperformance objectives determined by our compensation committee with a minimum and maximum bonuspayout of 0% and 60% of herhis annual base salary. Additionally, Messrs. Hislop, Howie, Mountford and Hatcher are eligible pursuant to their employment agreements to receive a targeted annual equity award equal to 50% of their base salary, respectively.as determined and authorized from time to time by the compensation committee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's equity incentive plan and any award agreements governing the grant of equity awards. The employment agreements also provide that each executive will be eligible to participate in our employee plans, including 401(k), medical and dentalany health, disability or group life insurance plans or any retirement or non-qualified deferred compensation plans that are generally made available to our other senior executives generally.and will be entitled to four weeks paid vacation per calendar year to be taken in accordance with our vacation policy.
Each employment agreement provides for severance benefits if the executive’s employment is terminated without cause (as defined in the employment agreement)agreements) or by the executive for good reason (as defined in the employment agreements), subject to the executive’s compliance with certain assignment of invention, confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disparagement obligations and the execution of a general release of claims. In the event Mr. Hislop’s employment is terminated without cause or by him for good reason, he is entitled to continue to receive his base salary for two years following the termination of his employment.employment and an amount equal to his target short-term incentive program payout for the year his employment was terminated. In the event Mr.the employment of Messrs. Howie, or Mrs. RussellMountford and Hatcher is terminated without cause or by the executive for good reason, each is entitled to continue to receive one year’s base salary

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following their termination. Inhis termination and an amount equal to his target short-term incentive program payout for the year his employment was terminated. Additionally, in the event the employment of termination, all of ourMessrs. Hislop, Howie, Mountford and Hatcher is terminated without cause or by the executive officers arefor good reason, each is entitled to continue to receive the amount that the Company waswe were subsidizing for the executive and his or her dependents’ medical and dental insurance coverage during the same period the executive is entitled to continue to receive his or her base salary after his termination.
The employment agreements also provide that if (1) the employment of Messrs. Hislop, Howie, Mountford or Hatcher is terminated on account of the executive’s death or disability (as defined in the employment agreements) or (2) the executive’s employment is terminated without cause or by the executive for good reason, in each case, on or during the 24 month period after a change in control (as defined in the Equity Plan), subject to the executive’s compliance with certain assignment of invention, confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disparagement obligations and the execution of a general release of claims, then any unvested or unexercisable portion of any award granted to the executive under the Equity Plan shall become fully vested or exercisable.
The amount each named executive would be entitled to receive in the event of a termination is reported below under the heading “—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
Tax and Accounting Considerations
U.S. federal income taxSection 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") generally limits the tax deductibility of compensation we pay to our executive officers to $1.0 million in the year the compensation becomes taxable to the executive officers. There isHistorically, there was an exception to the limit on deductibility for performance-based compensation"performance-based compensation" that meets certain requirements.requirements under Section 162(m) of the Code, but this exception has generally been repealed, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Although our compensation committee considers deductibility ofin setting the compensation is preferred, tax deductibility is not a primary objective of our executive officers, our compensation programs. Rather, we seek to maintaincommittee maintains flexibility in how we compensate our executive officers so as to meet a broader set of corporate and strategic goals and the needs of stockholders, and as such, we may be limited in our ability to deduct amountsthe full amount of compensation from time to time. such compensation.
Accounting rules require us to expense the cost of our stock option and restricted stock unit awards. Because of option and restricted stock unit expensing and the impact of dilution on our stockholders, we pay close attention to, among other factors, the type of equity awards we grant and the number and value of the shares underlying such awards.
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Compensation Committee Report
The compensation committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Based on that review and discussion, the compensation committee recommended to the board of directors of the Company that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Amendment to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2020.
This report is submitted by the members of the compensation committee of the board named below, who received, discussed with management and recommended that this Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Amendment to the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 27, 2020.
Members of the Compensation Committee
Randall M. DeWittSaed MohseniIra Zecher

Summary Compensation Table
NAME & PRINCIPAL
POSITION
YEARSALARY
($)
BONUS
($)
STOCK
AWARDS
($)(1)
OPTION
AWARDS
($)
NON-EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN COMPENSATION
($)
ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($)(2)TOTAL
COMPENSATION ($)
Steve Hislop
President and Chief Executive Officer
2020662,745 282,993 497,051 — 48,380 8,327 1,499,496 
2019649,750 1,000 487,312 — 403,783 10,618 1,552,463 
2018649,750 57,370 649,747 — — 4,518 1,361,385 
Jon Howie
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2020416,000 202,632 207,990 — 30,368 5,139 862,129 
2019400,000 1,000 199,987 — 248,577 6,846 856,410 
2018395,000 57,370 2,116,678 — — 2,740 2,571,788 
Michael Hatcher
Vice President of Real Estate and Development
2020228,800 58,619 114,395 — 10,021 2,325 414,160 
2019220,000 1,000 109,984 — 82,030 5,196 418,210 
2018214,240 32,231 107,118 — — 3,109 356,698 
John Mountford
Chief Operating Officer
2020230,800 123,552 115,395 — 16,848 2,689 489,284 
2019207,500 1,000 207,491 — 128,950 3,592 548,533 
2018169,973 33,136 78,745 — — 1,297 283,151 
(1)Represents the aggregate grant date fair value, calculated in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 718, for awards of restricted stock units. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included in the Original Form 10-K for information regarding the assumptions made in determining these values.
(2)All other compensation for fiscal year 2020 includes the following:
NAMECOMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO 401(K) PLAN ($)COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ($)ALL OTHER TOTAL COMPENSATION ($)
Steve Hislop— 8,327 8,327 
Jon Howie— 5,139 5,139 
Michael Hatcher318 2,007 2,325 
John Mountford— 2,689 2,689 


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NAME & PRINCIPAL
POSITION
YEAR
SALARY
($)
BONUS
($)
STOCK
AWARDS
($)(1)
OPTION
AWARDS
($)(1)
NON-EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN COMPENSATION
($)
ALL OTHER COMPENSATION ($)(2)
TOTAL
COMPENSATION ($)
Steve Hislop
President and Chief Executive Officer
2015$583,232
$1,000
$291,613
$
$583,232
$
$1,459,077
2014543,492
1,000
841,181



1,385,673
2013408,977
1,000

438,000
232,511

1,080,488
Jon Howie
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2015291,200
1,000
291,196

291,200

874,596
2014277,692
1,000
419,980



698,672
2013258,920
1,000


147,159

407,079
Sharon Russell
Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer
2015202,476
1,000
101,219

121,486

426,181
2014193,824
1,000
292,001



486,825
2013186,369
1,000

109,500
63,573

360,442
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(1)Represents the aggregate grant date fair value, calculated in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 718, for awards of options and restricted stock units. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the calculations of grant date fair value.
(2)All other compensation is less than $10,000.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
NAMECOMMITTEE ACTION DATEGRANT
DATE
ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
UNDER NON-EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS (1)
ALL OTHER STOCK AWARDS: NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK OR UNITS (#) (2)GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK AND OPTION AWARDS
($)(3)
THRESHOLD
($)
TARGET
($)
MAXIMUM
($)
Steve Hislop2/27/20203/15/202033,813 497,051 
— 331,373 662,746 
Jon Howie2/27/20203/15/202014,149 207,990 
— 208,000 416,000 
Michael Hatcher2/27/20203/15/20207,782 114,395 
— 68,640 137,280 
John Mountford2/27/20203/15/20207,850 115,395 
— 115,400 230,800 
NAME 
GRANT
DATE
 
ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
UNDER NON-EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
 ALL OTHER STOCK AWARDS: NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK OR UNITS (#) 
GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK AND OPTION AWARDS
($)(1)
 
THRESHOLD
($)
 
TARGET
($)
 
MAXIMUM
($)
 
Steve Hislop 3/5/2015 $
 $291,616
 $583,232
 12,613
 $291,613
Jon Howie 3/5/2015 
 145,600
 291,200
 12,595
 291,196
Sharon Russell 3/5/2015 
 60,743
 121,486
 4,378
 101,219
(1)Awards are made under our Senior Management Incentive Plan.
(1)Represents the aggregate grant date fair value, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, for awards of restricted stock units. See Note 12 to
(2)Awards were made under our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the calculations of grant date fair value.
2012 Plan.
(3)Represents the aggregate grant date fair value, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, for awards of restricted stock units. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the calculations of grant date fair value.
2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
Prior toThe 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2020 Plan") was approved by the completionCompany's stockholders at our 2020 annual meeting of our IPO,stockholders on July 30, 2020. As of December 27, 2020 we adoptedhad a total of 1,113,780 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under the 20122020 Plan.
The principal purposes of the 20122020 Plan are to: (a) encourage profitability and growth of the Company through short-term and long-term incentives that are consistent with the Company’s objectives; (b) to provide additional incentivesgive participants an incentive for excellence in individual performance; (c) to our management,promote teamwork among participants; and (d) to give the Company a significant advantage in attracting and retaining key employees, directors, independent contractors and consultants, to strengthen their commitment, motivate them to faithfully and diligently perform their responsibilities and to attract and retain competent and dedicated persons whose contributions are essential to the success of our business and whose efforts will impact our long-term growth and profitability.consultants. To accomplish such purposes, the 20122020 Plan provides forthat the issuance ofCompany may grant options, stock options, share appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performanceperformance-based awards (including performance-based restricted shares and restricted stock units), other share-based awards, whichother cash-based awards, or any combination of the foregoing. When considering new grants of share-based or option-based awards, we referintend to as plan awards.

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Summary of 2012 Plan Terms
We reserved a total of 1,250,000 shares of common stock that are available for issuance under the 2012 Plan. The maximum aggregate awards that may be granted during any fiscal year to any individual will be 200,000 shares, and in the case of options to acquire shares, with a per share exercise price equal to the grant date fair market value of a share. If the shares underlying any plan award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if a plan award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares, the shares will again become available under the 2012 Plan provided that shares surrendered or withheld as payment of either the exercise price of an award (including shares otherwise underlying an award of a share appreciation right that are retained by us totake into account for the grant priceprevious grants of such share appreciation right) and/or withholding taxes in respect of an award will no longer be available for grant under the 2012 Plan, and notwithstanding that a share appreciation right is settled by the delivery of a net number of shares of the full number of shares underlying such share appreciation right will not be available for subsequent awards under the 2012 Plan. In addition, awards are paid or settled in cash, the number of shares with respect to which such payment or settlement is made will again be available for grants of awards under the 2012 Plan and shares underlying awards that can only be settled in cash will not be counted against the aggregate number of shares available for awards under the 2012 Plan.awards.
The 20122020 Plan iswill be administered by our compensation committee. The compensation committee (the "Plan Administrator").has the power to determine the terms of the awards granted under the 2020 Plan, including the exercise price and the exercisability of the awards. The Plan Administrator may construecompensation committee also has full power to determine the persons to whom and interpret the 2012 Plantime or times at which awards will be made and may adopt, alter and repeal rules andto make all other determinations necessaryand take all other actions advisable for the administration of the 2020 Plan.
Each grant of an award under the 2020 Plan will be evidenced by an award agreement or desirable to administer the 2012 Plan.
The Plan Administrator may select the employees, directors, independent contractors and consultants whoagreements, which will receive plan awards, determine thecontain such terms and conditions of those awards, including but not limited toprovisions as the exercise price,compensation committee may determine, consistent with the 2020 Plan. Those terms and provisions include the number of our shares of our common stock subject to awards, the term of the awards,each award, vesting terms and the vesting schedule applicable to awards. Unless otherwise determined by theother provisions.
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Administrator, all awards that vest solely on a requirement of continued employment or service may not become fully vested prior to the second anniversary of the date upon which the award is granted.
We may issue stock options underThe 2020 Plan replaced the 2012 Plan. All stock options granted under the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan ("2012 Plan are intended to be non-qualified stock optionsPlan") and are not intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. The option exercise price of all stock options granted under the 2012 Plan will be determined by the Plan Administrator, but in no event will the exercise price be less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The term of all stock options granted under the 2012 Plan will be determined by the Plan Administrator, but may not exceed ten years from the date of grant. Each stock option will be exercisable at such time and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Plan Administrator in the applicable stock option agreement. Other than equitable adjustments made in connection to a change in capitalization, under no circumstances will an exercise price be reduced following the date of the grant of an option, nor will an option be cancelled in exchange for a replacement option with a lower exercise price without stockholder approval.
Unless the applicable stock option agreement provides otherwise, in the event of an optionee’s termination of employment or service for any reason other than for cause, disability or death, such optionee’s stock options (to the extent exercisable at the time of such termination) generally will remain exercisable until 30 days after such termination and then expire. Unless the applicable stock option agreement provides otherwise, in the event of an optionee’s termination of employment or service due to, disability or death, such optionee’s stock options (to the extent exercisable at the time of such termination) generally will remain exercisable until one year after such termination and will then expire. For certain employees, a demotion in position will result in a loss of unvested options. If termination was for any other reason other than for cause, stock options that were not exercisable on the date of termination will expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. In the event of an optionee’s termination of employment or service for cause, such optionee’s outstanding stock options will expire at the commencement of business on the date of such termination. The Plan Administrator may waive the vesting requirements based on such factors as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate.
Share appreciation rights (“SARs”) may be granted under the 2012 Plan either alone or in conjunction with all or part of any stock option granted under the 2012 Plan. A free-standing SAR granted under the 2012 Plan entitles its holder to receive, at the time of exercise, the number of shares, or alternate form of payment determined by the Plan Administrator, equal in value to the excess of the fair market value (at the date of exercise) over a specified price fixed by the Plan Administrator (which shall be no less than fair market value at the date of grant). A SAR granted in conjunction with all or part of an option under the 2012 Plan entitles its holder to receive, upon surrendering of the related option, the number of shares, or alternate form of payment determined by the Plan Administrator, equal in value to the excess of the fair market value (at the date of exercise) over the exercise price of the related stock option. The term of all SARs granted under the 2012 Plan will be determined by the Plan Administrator, but may not exceed ten years from the date of grant. In the event of a participant’s termination of employment or service, free-standing SARs will be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions determined by the Plan Administrator, while SARs granted in conjunction with all or part of an option will be exercisable at such times and subject to terms and conditions applicable to the related option. Other than equitable adjustments made in connection to a change in capitalization, under no circumstances will an exercise price be reduced following the date of the grant of a SAR, nor will a SAR be cancelled in exchange for a replacement SAR with a lower exercise price without stockholder approval.

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Restricted shares, restricted stock units and performance sharesfurther awards may be granted under the 2012 Plan. The Plan Administrator will determine the number of shares to be awarded, the purchase price, vesting schedule and performance objectives, if any, applicable to the grant of restricted shares, restricted stock units and performance shares. Participants with restricted shares and performance shares generally have all of the rights of a stockholder and restricted stock units generally do not have the rights of a stockholder. However, during the restricted period, restricted stock units may be paid dividends on the number of shares covered by the restricted stock units if the applicable award agreement so provides. If the performance goals and other restrictions are not satisfied, the restricted shares, restricted stock units and/or performance shares will be forfeited in accordance with the terms of the grant. Subject to the provisionstermination of the 2012 Plan and applicable award agreement, the Plan Administrator has sole discretion to provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments or the acceleration or waiver of restrictions (in whole or part) under certain circumstances, based upon such factors including, butdid not limited to, the attainment of certain performance goals, a participant’s termination of employment or service or a participant’s death or disability.
The 2012 Plan also authorizes grants of other share-based awards, such as unrestricted shares, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents or performance units. The Plan Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of such awards, consistent with the terms of the 2012 Plan, at the date of grant or thereafter, including any performance goals and performance periods.
In the case of awards subject to performance goals, such goal may be based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) earnings, including one or more of operating income, earnings before or after taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, adjusted EBITDA, economic earnings, or extraordinary or special items or book value per share (which may exclude nonrecurring items); (ii) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (iii) earnings per share (basic or diluted); (iv) operating profit; (v) revenue, revenue growth or rate of revenue growth; (vi) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on equity; (vii) returns on sales or revenues; (viii) operating expenses; (ix) share price appreciation; (x) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (xi) implementation or completion of critical projects or processes; (xii) cumulative earnings per share growth; (xiii) operating margin or profit margin; (xiv) cost targets, reductions and savings, productivity and efficiencies; (xv) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions, and budget comparisons; (xvi) personal professional objectives, including any of the foregoing performance goals, the implementation of policies and plans, the negotiation of transactions, the development of long term business goals, formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, and the completion of other corporate transactions; and (xvii) any combination of, or a specified increase in, any of the foregoing. Where applicable, a performance goal may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the company or a company affiliate, or a division or strategic business unit of the company, or may be applied to the performance of the company relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Administrator. The performance goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no payment may be made (or no vesting may occur), levels of performance at which specified payments may be made (or specified vesting may occur), and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment shall be made (or at which full vesting may occur). Each of the foregoing performance goals will determine in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as applicable, and may be subject to certification by the committee; provided, that the committee shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the performance goals, to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the company or any company affiliate thereof or the financial statements of the company or any company affiliate thereof, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles.
In the event of a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization, stock dividend, stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the common stock, an equitable substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made, as may be determined by the Plan Administrator, in (a) the aggregate number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2012 Plan and the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be subject to awards granted to any participant in any calendar year, (b) the kind, number and exercise price subject toaffect outstanding stock options and SARs granted under the 2012 Plan, and (c) the kind, number and purchase price of shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards of restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance shares or other share-based awards granted under the 2012 Plan. In addition, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may terminate all outstanding awards for the payment of cash or in-kind consideration. However, no adjustment or payment may cause any award under the 2012 Plan that is or becomes subject to Section 409A of the Code to fail to comply with the requirements of that section.
Unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator and evidenced in an award agreement, in the event that a change in control occurs and a participant’s employment or service is terminated without cause on or after the effective date of the change in control but prior to 24 months following the change in control, then any unvested or unexercisable portion of any award carrying a right to exercise shall become fully vested and exercisable, and the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment conditions and forfeiture

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conditions applicable to an awardThe restricted stock units granted under the 2012 Plan will lapse and such unvested awards will be deemed fully vested and any performance conditions imposed with respect to such awards will be deemed to be fully achieved atvest over four or five years from the target level. Underdate of grant. The options granted under the 2012 Plan the term change in control generally means: (a) any person other than the company, any company affiliate or subsidiary, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities representing 50% or more of our then-outstanding voting power (excluding shares purchased directly from us or our affiliates); (b) a change in the majority of the membership of our board of directors other than directors approved by two-thirds of the directors (other than directors assuming office in conjunction with an election contest) who constituted the board of directors at the time our IPO was consummated, or whose election was previously so approved; (c) the consummation of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation of us or any of our subsidiaries with any other corporation, other than a merger or amalgamation immediately following which our board of directors immediately prior to the merger or amalgamation constitute at least a majority of the directors of the company surviving or continuingexpire 10 years after the merger or amalgamation or, if the surviving company is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or (d) our stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of our company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of our assets, other than (1) a sale of such assets to an entity, at least 50% of the voting power of which is held by our stockholders following the transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the company immediately prior to the transaction or (2) a sale or disposition of such assets immediately following which our board of directors immediately prior to such sale constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which the assets are sold or disposed, or, if that entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof.
Until such time as the awards aregrant date and were fully vested and/or exercisable in accordance with the 2012 Plan, awards may not be sold, assigned, mortgaged, hypothecated, transferred, charged, pledged, encumbrance, gifted, transferred in trust (voting or other) or disposed in any other manner, except with the prior written consentas of the administrator, which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator.
The 2012 Plan provides our board of directors with authority to suspend or terminate the 2012 Plan or any award, or revise and amend the 2012 Plan. However, stockholder approval is required for any amendment to the extent it is required to comply with applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. The 2012 Plan will automatically terminate on the tenth anniversary of the effective date (although awards granted before that time will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms).
The award agreements for the 2012 Plan provide the board of directors and the Plan Administrator with the sole discretion to cancel or require repayments of awards in the event an award recipient engages in certain conduct deemed harmful to the Company.
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of Plan Awards
The following is a summary of certain United States Federal income tax consequences of awards under the 2012 Plan. It does not purport to be a complete description of all applicable rules, and those rules (including those summarized here) are subject to change.
An optionee generally will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of a non-qualified stock option. Rather, at the time of exercise of such non-qualified stock option, the optionee will recognize ordinary income for income tax purposes in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares purchased over the exercise price. We generally will be entitled to a tax deduction at such time and in the same amount that the optionee recognizes ordinary income. If shares acquired upon exercise of a non-qualified stock option are later sold or exchanged, then the difference between the amount received upon such sale or exchange and the fair market value of such shares on the date of such exercise will generally be taxable as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss (if the shares are a capital asset of the optionee) depending upon the length of time such shares were held by the optionee.
A participant who is granted a share appreciation right will not recognize ordinary income upon receipt of the share appreciation right. At the time of exercise, however, the participant will recognize compensation income equal to the value of any cash received and the fair market value on the date of exercise of any shares received. We will not be entitled to a deduction upon the grant of a share appreciation right, but generally will be entitled to a compensation deduction for the amount of compensation income the participant recognizes upon the participant’s exercise of the share appreciation right. The participant’s tax basis in any shares received will be the fair market value on the date of exercise and, if the shares are later sold or exchanged, then the difference between the amount received upon such sale or exchange and the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise will generally be taxable as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss (if the shares are a capital asset of the participant) depending upon the length of time such shares were held by the participant.
A participant generally will not be taxed upon the grant of a restricted share or performance award, but rather will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time the shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of the Code). We generally will be entitled to a deduction at the time when, and in the amount that, the participant recognizes ordinary income on account of the lapse of the restrictions. A participant’s tax basis in the shares will equal their fair market value at the time the restrictions lapse, and the participant’s holding period for capital gains purposes will begin at that time. Any cash dividends paid on the shares before the restrictions lapse will be taxable to the participant as additional compensation (and not as dividend income). Under Section 83(b) of the Code, a participant may elect to recognize

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ordinary income at the time the restricted or performance shares are awarded in an amount equal to their fair market value at that time, notwithstanding the fact that such shares are subject to restrictions and a substantial risk of forfeiture. If such an election is made, no additional taxable income will be recognized by such participant at the time the restrictions lapse, the participant will have a tax basis in the shares equal to their fair market value on the date of their award, and the participant’s holding period for capital gains purposes will begin at that time. We generally will be entitled to a tax deduction at the time when, and to the extent that, ordinary income is recognized by such participant.
In general, the grant of restricted stock units will not result in income for the participant or in a tax deduction for us. Upon the settlement of such an award, the participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the aggregate value of the payment received, and we generally will be entitled to a tax deduction in the same amount.December 27, 2020.
2006 Stock Option Plan
In connection with the adoption of the 2012 Plan the board of directors terminated the 2006 Stock Option Plan (the "2006 Plan") effective as of July 27, 2012, and no further awards may be granted under the 2006 Plan after such date. However, the termination of the 2006 Plan did not affect awards outstanding under the 2006 Plan at the time of its termination and the terms of the 2006 Plan continue to govern outstanding awards granted under the 2006 Plan. The options granted under the 2006 Plan expire 10 years after the date of grant. Subject to the grantee’s continued employment with us, allThe outstanding options granted under the plan generally vest2006 Plan were fully vested as of December 27, 2020.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
 OPTION AWARDSSTOCK AWARDS
NAMENUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE    
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE    
OPTION
EXERCISE PRICE 
($/SH)    
OPTION EXPIRATION DATENUMBER OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED (#)MARKET VALUE OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($)(1)
Steve Hislop40,000 (2)— 28.51 2/28/2023
5,573 (3)155,654 
12,641 (4)353,063 
16,317 (5)455,734 
33,813 (6)944,397 
Jon Howie48,938 (7)— 13.54 4/10/2022
2,087 (3)58,290 
41,181 (4)1,150,185 
6,696 (5)187,019 
14,149 (6)395,182 
Michael Hatcher10,000 (2)— 28.51 2/28/2023
919 (3)25,668 
2,084 (4)58,206 
3,683 (5)102,866 
7,782 (6)217,351 
John Mountford
663 (3)18,518 
1,532 (4)42,789 
6,948 (5)194,058 
7,850 (6)219,251 
(1)The market value of shares or units of common stock that have not vested was calculated based on the closing price of our common stock on December 24, 2020, the last trading day of fiscal year 2020 ($27.93).
(2)These options were granted on February 28, 2013 and vested 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date.
(3)These restricted stock units were granted on March 15, 2017 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(4)These restricted stock units were granted on March 15, 2018 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(5)These restricted stock units were granted on March 15, 2019 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(6)These restricted stock units were granted on March 15, 2020 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(7)These options were granted on April 10, 2012 and vested 20% on August 14, 2012 and 20% on each of the next four anniversaries of the first vesting date of grant.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year EndAugust 14, 2012.
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  OPTION AWARDS STOCK AWARDS 
NAME 
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
UNEXERCISED OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE    
 
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE    
 
OPTION
EXERCISE PRICE 
($/SH)    
 OPTION EXPIRATION DATE NUMBER OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED (#) MARKET VALUE OF SHARES OR UNITS OF STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($) 
Steve Hislop 153,387
(1) 

 $2.76
 7/9/2017     
  50,026
(1) 

 10.48
 7/9/2017     
  16,000
(2) 
24,000
(2) 
28.51
 2/28/2023     
          15,509
(3) 
482,950
(3) 
          12,613
(4) 
392,769
(4) 
Jon Howie 39,150
(5) 
9,788
(5) 
13.54
 4/10/2022     
          7,743
(3) 
241,117
(3) 
          12,595
(4) 
392,208
(4) 
Sharon Russell 4,000
(2) 
6,000
(2) 
28.51
 2/28/2023     
          5,384
(3) 
167,658
(3) 
          4,378
(4) 
136,331
(4) 
(1)These options were granted on July 9, 2007 and vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date. These stock options became fully vested on July 9, 2012.
(2)These options were granted on February 28, 2013 and vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date.
(3)These restricted stock units were granted on March 4, 2014 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(4)These restricted stock units were granted on March 5, 2015 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
(5)These options were granted on April 10, 2012 and vest 20% on August 14, 2012 and 20% on each of the next four anniversaries of the first vesting date of August 14, 2012.

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
 STOCK AWARDS
NAMENUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON VESTING (#)VALUE REALIZED ON VESTING ($)(1)
Steve Hislop20,623 321,363 
Jon Howie26,553 399,420 
Michael Hatcher3,911 61,495 
John Mountford4,250 65,279 
  OPTION AWARDS STOCK AWARDS
NAME NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON EXERCISE (#) VALUE REALIZED ON EXERCISE ($) NUMBER OF SHARES ACQUIRED ON VESTING (#) VALUE REALIZED ON VESTING ($)(1)
Steve Hislop 
 $
 5,169
 $119,507
Jon Howie 
 
 2,581
 59,673
Sharon Russell 
 
 1,794
 41,477
(1)Value based on market value of our common stock on the dates of vesting.
(1)Value based on market value of our common stock on the dates of vesting.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The Company provides a certain group of eligible employees, including our named executive officers, the ability to participate in the Company's nonqualified deferred compensation plan. This plan allows participants to defer up to 80% of their salary and up to 100% of their short-term incentive program payout and any discretionary bonuses, thereby delaying taxation of these deferred amounts until actual payment of the deferred amount in future years. This plan also provides for Company discretionary matching contributions. Our current matching contributions match the discretionary contributions made under our 401(k) Plan and vest ratably over three years starting on the first day of the participant's service with the Company, such that an eligible employee with three years of service will be 100% vested in our matching contributions. At the participant's election, payments can be deferred until a specific date at least 12 months after the year of deferral or until termination of employment (subject to earlier payment in the event of a change of control) and can be paid in a lump sum or in up to five annual installments.

The amounts deferred are credited to accounts that mirror the gains and/or losses of several different investment alternatives offered by the plan. Even though we are not required to fund this plan, we have established a "Rabbi Trust" to invest funds equal to all deferred amounts. The funds are generally invested in certain insurance policies designed for this purpose. These assets, although not required by the plan, are segregated to pay benefits to the participants. In the event of bankruptcy or liquidation, these assets will be subject to forfeiture.

The following table shows the contributions, earnings and account balances for the named executive officers under the nonqualifed deferred compensation plan for fiscal year ended December 27, 2020:
NAMEEXECUTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS ($) (1)COMPANY CONTRIBUTIONS ($) (2)AGGREGATE EARNINGS/ (LOSS) ($)AGGREGATE WITHDRAWLS/ DISTRIBUTIONS ($)AGGREGATE BALANCE AT YEAR-END (3) ($)
Steve Hislop63,671 8,327 8,282 — 156,910 
Jon Howie58,500 5,139 48,350 — 167,396 
Michael Hatcher50,947 2,007 37,351 — 163,793 
John Mountford22,152 2,689 13,451 — 79,398 
(1)These amounts are reported as compensation earned by named executive officers in the "Summary Compensation Table" for fiscal year 2020.
(2)These amounts are reported as "other" compensation earned by named executive officers in the "Summary Compensation Table" for fiscal year 2020.
(3)Amounts reported in this column include compensation that was previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table when earned if that officer’s compensation was required to be disclosed in a previous year.
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
Termination of Employment
We currently have employment agreements in place with Messrs. Hislop and Howie and Mrs. RussellThe table below quantifies potential compensation that would entitle themhave become payable to severance payments upon termination of employment. Assuming the employmenteach of our named executive officers was terminated by us without cause on December 27, 2015, Messrs. Hislop and Howie and Mrs. Russell would be entitled to $1,166,464, $291,200, $202,476, respectively. For information on the severance benefits the executives are entitled to in the event of a termination of employment, under their employment agreements entered into on November 16, 2011, see Item 11. “Executive Compensation—Employment Agreements.”
Change-in-Control
Under the 2006 Plan, a named executive officer’s stock options granted under that plan will immediately vest,(as in the event that (i) we are merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation and immediately afterwards our current owners no longer own a majority of the outstanding stock of the merged, consolidated or reorganized corporation; (ii) we sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of our assets to another corporation; (iii) after a public offering any person becomes, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of more than 50% of our stock; and (iv) our stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the company (a "2006 Change in Control").
Under the 2012 Plan, a named executive officer’s awards granted under that plan will immediately vest in the event that a change in control (as defined in the 2012 Plan or a "2012 Change in Control") occurs and the officer’s employment is terminated without cause within 24 months following the change in control.
If a 2006 Change in Control occurredeffect on December 27, 2015, Mr. Hislop and Mrs. Russell would not be entitled to any accelerated vesting of stock options as2020) if their stock options under the 2006 Plan are fully vested. Mr. Howie would have received $172,269 as a result of the vesting of his unvested stock options that were granted under the 2006 Plan if a 2006 Change in Control occurred on December 27, 2015.
If a 2012 Change in Control occurred and the employment of Messrs. Hislop and Howie and Mrs. Russell washad terminated on December 27, 2015 Messrs. Hislop2020 for the reasons set forth in the table, given the named executive officer’s base salary on that date and Howie and Mrs. Russell would have received $938,839, $633,325 and $319,769, respectively, related to accelerated vesting of equity awards outstanding under the 2012 Plan.
As of December 27, 2015, the closing price of our common stock on December 24, 2020, the most recentlast trading day of fiscal year 2020. For additional information regarding the circumstances in which our named executive officers would be entitled to severance and change in control benefits, see “—Employment Agreements.”
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Due to the number of factors that may affect the amount of any benefits provided upon the events described below, any actual amounts paid or payable may be different than those shown in this table. Factors that could affect these amounts include the date the termination event occurs, the base salary of an executive on the date of termination of employment and the price of our common stock when the event occurs.
CASH SEVERENCE PAYMENTS (1)HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS (2)ACCELERATION OF EQUITY AWARDS (3)TOTAL
Steve Hislop
Death— — 1,908,848 1,908,848 
Disability— — 1,908,848 1,908,848 
Termination by the Company for Cause— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason1,988,236 7,056 — 1,995,292 
Termination by the Executive without Good Reason— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason on or during the 24-month period after a Change in Control1,988,236 7,056 1,908,848 3,904,140 
Jon Howie
Death— — 1,790,676 1,790,676 
Disability— — 1,790,676 1,790,676 
Termination by the Company for Cause— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason624,000 6,259 — 630,259 
Termination by the Executive without Good Reason— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason on or during the 24-month period after a Change in Control624,000 6,259 1,790,676 2,420,935 
Michael Hatcher
Death— — 404,091 404,091 
Disability— — 404,091 404,091 
Termination by the Company for Cause— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason297,440 5,468 — 302,908 
Termination by the Executive without Good Reason— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason on or during the 24-month period after a Change in Control297,440 5,468 404,091 706,999 
John Mountford
Death— — 474,614 474,614 
Disability— — 474,614 474,614 
Termination by the Company for Cause— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason346,200 5,141 — 351,341 
Termination by the Executive without Good Reason— — — — 
Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason on or during the 24-month period after a Change in Control346,200 5,141 474,614 825,955 
(1)Cash severance is payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices over a 12-month period (24 months for Mr. Hislop).
(2)Represents the amount the Company was $31.14 per share.subsidizing for medical and dental insurance for the named executive officer and his eligible dependents prior to termination.
(3)Represents the value of unvested restricted stock units that would vest based on the closing price of our common stock on December 24, 2020, the last trading day of fiscal year ($27.93).
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Director Compensation
The elements of compensation payable to our non-managementnon-employee directors in 20152020 are briefly described in the following table:
Board Service:
Annual cash retainer$40,000 
Annual equity award grant$40,000 
Lead Independent Director annual cash retainer$5,000 
Board Committee Service:
Audit Committee Chair annual cash retainer$10,000 
Compensation Committee Chair annual cash retainer$5,000 
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Chair annual cash retainer$2,500 
  
Board Service: 
Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity award grant$40,000
Board Committee Service: 
Audit Committee Chair annual cash retainer$10,000
Compensation Committee Chair annual cash retainer$5,000
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Chair annual cash retainer$2,500

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Our non-managementnon-employee directors receive compensation for their services as directors. Our Lead Independent Director and our Committee chairsChairs receive additional compensation for serving as chairs.their service. We reimburse directors for all expenses incurred in attending board meetings. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board temporarily suspended board pay during 2020. As the board reviewed the Company's results and improvement throughout fiscal year 2020 and the directors extraordinary efforts and dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic, the board determined to reinstate full board pay and make up the temporary suspended pay. Starting in fiscal 2021, non-employee directors will receive an annual cash retainer of $45,000 and an annual equity grant of $45,000.
Grants of equity awards to members of our board of directors are made under the 20122020 Plan. These equity awards vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.
The compensation committee retained a Consultant in 2015 to, among other things, advise the committee on 2015 director compensation.
Director Compensation Table
The following table provides information regarding the compensation of our non-employee directors for the year ended December 27, 2015:2020:
NAMEFEES
EARNED OR
PAID IN
CASH
($)
STOCK
AWARDS
($) (1)
TOTAL ($)
Starlette Johnson42,500 39,999 82,499 
Saed Mohseni50,000 39,999 89,999 
Ira Zecher50,000 39,999 89,999 
Randall M. DeWitt40,000 39,999 

79,999 
NAME 
FEES
EARNED OR
PAID IN
CASH
($)
 
STOCK
AWARDS
($)(1)
 TOTAL
Mike Young $40,000
 $39,998
 $79,998
John Zapp 40,000
 39,998
 79,998
Starlette Johnson 42,500
 39,998
 82,498
Saed Mohseni 40,000
 39,998
 79,998
Doug Schmick 45,000
 39,998
 84,998
Ira Zecher 50,000
 39,998
 89,998
(1)These restricted stock units were granted on March 15, 2020 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date. The grant date fair value of each award was equal to the closing price of the Company's stock on the date of grant or $14.70, as calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 (“Topic 718”). See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements included in the Original Form 10-K for information regarding the assumptions made in determining these values.
(1)These restricted stock units were granted on March 5, 2015 and vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date. The grant date fair value of each award was equal to the closing price of the Company's stock on the date of grant as calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 (“Topic 718”). Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown in this column exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in the Original Form 10-K for information regarding the assumptions made in determining these values.
The following table provides information regarding the aggregate number of option and restricted stock unit awards held by our non-employee directors as of December 27, 2020:
NAMEAGGREGATE OPTION AWARDSAGGREGATE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDSTOTAL AGGREGATE NUMBER OF AWARDS
Starlette Johnson7,250 5,192 12,442 
Saed Mohseni7,250 5,192 12,442 
Ira Zecher— 5,192 5,192 
Randall M. DeWitt— 5,192 5,192 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our executive officers have served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any related entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board of directors or compensation committee.
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CEO Pay Ratio
Pursuant to Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, the Company is required to provide the ratio of Mr. Hislop's annual total compensation to the compensation of our median employee. Because SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio permit companies to use various methodologies and assumptions, apply certain exclusions, and make reasonable estimates that reflect their employee populations and compensation practices, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio that the Company has reported below.
To identify the median employee, we utilized total gross wages (including reported tips) of all of our full-time and part-time employees who were employed by the Company on the last day of the fiscal year or December 27, 2020, other than Mr. Hislop. We excluded from total gross wages certain unusual and non-recurring items not available to all employees, such as stock based compensation, to achieve a consistently applied compensation measure. We also annualized the compensation of our employees who were not employed by the Company for all of fiscal year 2020.
Our median employee was identified as a hostess who worked an average of 25 hours per week. This total compensation figure reflects employment on a part-time basis, and is not necessarily representative of the compensation of other restaurant employees or of our overall compensation practices. We redetermined our median employee because the population used in this calculation mainly consists of hourly employees and changes frequently.
Based on the above determination, our median employee's total annual compensation (calculated in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K) was $21,836. Our CEO's total annual compensation (calculated in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K and as reported in the Summary Compensation Table) was $1,499,496.
Based on the foregoing, Mr. Hislop's annual total compensation for fiscal year 2020 was approximately 69 times our median employee's annual total compensation. This ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K using the data and assumptions summarized above.
Our CEO pay ratio is not an element that the compensation committee considers in setting the compensation of our CEO, nor is our CEO’s compensation a material element that management considers in making compensation decisions for non-officer employees.
ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth, in tabular format, as of December 27, 20152020 a summary of certain information related to our equity incentive plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance:
PLAN CATEGORYNUMBER OF SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS (a)WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICE OF
OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS, WARRANTS
AND RIGHTS
($)(b)
NUMBER OF SECURITIES REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (EXCLUDING SECURITIES REFLECTED IN COLUMN (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan5,747 (1)— 1,113,780 
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan639,062 (1)27.60 (2)— 
2006 Stock Option Plan50,931 13.49 — 
Total695,740 23.54 1,113,780 
PLAN CATEGORYNUMBER OF SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, WARRANTS AND RIGHTS (a) 
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
EXERCISE PRICE OF
OUTSTANDING
OPTIONS, WARRANTS
AND RIGHTS
($)(b)
 NUMBER OF SECURITIES REMAINING AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (EXCLUDING SECURITIES REFLECTED IN COLUMN (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders     
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan326,625
(1) 
$27.72
(2) 
902,096
2006 Stock Option Plan472,898
 $6.51
 
Total799,523
 $11.91
 902,096
(1)Includes 5,747 and 512,793 shares underlying time-based restricted stock units under the 2020 Plan and the 2012 Plan, respectively.
(1)Includes 165,111 shares underlying time-based restricted stock units.
(2)Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options excludes restricted stock units.

(2)Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options excludes restricted stock units.

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Beneficial Ownership
The tables below set forth the beneficial ownership information of our common stock as of April 8, 201612, 2021 for:
each of our named executive officers;
each of our directors;
all of our executive officers and directors as a group; and
each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our shares of common stock.
Unless otherwise noted below, the address of the persons and entities listed onin the table is c/o Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., 1623 Toomey Rd., Austin, Texas 78704. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC.Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the persons and entities named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock reflected as beneficially owned, subject to applicable community property laws.
Beneficial ownership and percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 16,539,79719,946,059 shares of our common stock outstanding at April 8, 2016.12, 2021. Shares of common stock subject to options or restricted stock units that a person has a right to acquire or receive within 60 days of April 8, 201612, 2021 are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding the options or restricted stock units for the purpose of computing the percentage of beneficial ownership of that person and any group of which that person is a member, but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of beneficial ownership for any other person.
Directors and Named Executive Officers
NAME (1)
 BENEFICIALLY OWNED PERCENT OF CLASS
Steve Hislop 240,905
 1.4%
John Zapp 182,313
 1.1%
Michael Young (2)
 162,812
 1.0%
Jon Howie 44,766
 *
Sharon Russell 17,889
 *
Starlette Johnson 5,212
 *
Saed Mohseni 5,212
 *
Douglas Schmick 5,212
 *
Ira Zecher 3,547
 *
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (9 persons) 667,868
 4.2%
NAME
BENEFICIALLY OWNED (1)
PERCENT OF CLASS
Steve Hislop161,671 *
Jon Howie70,593 *
Michael Hatcher34,038 *
John Mountford23,432 *
Starlette Johnson7,899 *
Saed Mohseni7,899 *
Randall M. DeWitt4,472 *
Ira Zecher3,084 *
All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (8 persons)313,088 1.6 %
*Indicates ownership of less than 1%.
(1)Based on shares of common stock outstanding as of April 8, 2016, including 288,513 shares subject to options to purchase our common stock exercisable within the 60 days of April 8, 2016. Steve Hislop, Jon Howie, Sharon Russell, Starlette Johnson, Saed Mohseni, Douglas Schmick and Ira Zecher held options to purchase 227,413, 39,150, 6,000, 4,350, 4,350, 4,350 and 2,900 shares of common stock, respectively, which are exercisable within the 60 days of April 8, 2016.
(2)Shares held by trusts for which Mike Young is the trustee.

(1)Based on shares of common stock outstanding as of April 12, 2021. Steve Hislop and Michael Hatcher held options to purchase 40,000 and 10,000 shares of common stock, respectively, which are exercisable within 60 days of April 12, 2021. All Directors and Executive Officers as a group line item includes 50,000 options to purchase shares of our common stock, which are exercisable within 60 days of April 12, 2021.
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Five Percent Holders
The following table sets forth information regarding the number and percentage of shares of common stock held by all persons and entities who are known by the Company to beneficially own five percent or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The information regarding beneficial ownership of common stock by the entities identified below is included in reliance on a report filed with the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC by such entity, except that the percentages are based upon the Company’s calculations made in reliance upon the number of shares reported to be beneficially owned by such entity in such report and the number of shares of common stock outstanding on April 8, 2016.12, 2021.
NAME    NUMBER OF    
SHARES
PERCENTAGE OF
 OUTSTANDING SHARES  
T. Rowe Price (1)
3,327,062 16.7 %
BlackRock, Inc. (2)
3,093,010 15.5 %
Wasatch Advisors, Inc. (3)
2,821,729 14.1 %
Vanguard Group, Inc. (4)
1,297,203 6.5 %
(1)According to Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G filed on February 16, 2021 by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. beneficially owns and has sole dispositive power with respect to 3,327,062 shares of our common stock and has sole voting power with respect to 747,595 shares of our common stock. The address of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is 100 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202.
(2)According to a Schedule 13G filed on January 25, 2021 by BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock, Inc. beneficially owns and has sole dispositive power with respect to 3,093,010 shares of our common stock and has sole voting power with respect to 3,063,621 shares of our common stock. The address of BlackRock, Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
(3)According to Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G filed on February 11, 2021 by Wasatch Advisors, Inc., Wasatch Advisors, Inc. beneficially owns and has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 2,821,729 shares of our common stock. The address of Wasatch Advisors, Inc. is 505 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108.
(4)According to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed on February 10, 2021 by Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard Group, Inc. beneficially owns 1,297,203 shares of our common stock and has sole dispositive power with respect to 1,278,123 shares of our common stock, and shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 12,962 and 19,080 shares of our common stock, respectively. The address of Vanguard Group, Inc. is 100 Vanguard Blvd, Malvern, PA 19355.
NAME 
    NUMBER OF    
SHARES
 
PERCENTAGE OF
  OUTSTANDING SHARES  
FMR LLC (1)
 2,196,949
 13.3%
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (2)
 1,279,513
 7.7%
BlackRock, Inc. (3)
 921,117
 5.6%
Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC (4)
 826,351
 5.0%
(1)According to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13G (the “Amendment”) filed on February 12, 2016 by FMR LLC (“FMR”), Fidelity Growth Company Fund and Abigail P. Johnson, FMR beneficially owns and has sole dispositive power with respect to 2,196,949 shares of our common stock and has sole voting power with respect to 448,607 shares of our common stock. The Amendment also reported that Fidelity Growth Company Fund beneficially owns and has sole voting power with respect to 1,352,132 shares of our common stock and Abigail P. Johnson beneficially own and have sole dispositive power with respect to 2,196,949 shares of our common stock. The address for these reporting persons is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
(2)According to Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G (the "Amendment") filed on January 25, 2016 by Eagle Asset Management, Inc., Eagle Asset Management, Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,279,513 shares of common stock. The address of Eagle Asset Management, Inc. is 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716.
(3)According to Schedule 13G filed on January 28, 2016 by BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock Inc. has sole dispositive power with respect to 921,117 shares of our common stock and has sole voting power with respect to 889,813 shares of our common stock. The address of BlackRock Inc. is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
(4)According to Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G (the "Amendment") filed on February 12, 2016 by Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC, Stephens Investments Holdings LLC, Stephens Inc. and Warren A. Stephens, Stephens Investment Management Group and Stephens Investment Holdings beneficially own and have sole dispositive power with respect to 757,710 shares of our common stock and shared voting power with respect to 465,282 shares of our common stock, Stephens Inc. beneficially own and have sole dispositive power with respect to 68,641 shares of our common stock and shared voting power with respect to 67,641 shares of our common stock and Warren A. Stephens beneficially owns and has sole dispositive power with respect to 826,351 shares of common stock and shared voting power with respect to 532,923 shares of our common stock. The address of these reporting persons is 111 Center Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The following is a summary of transactions that occurred on or were in effect after December 29, 2014 to which we have been a party in which the amount involved exceeded $120,000 and in which any of our executive officers, directors or beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Default License Letter Agreements
We entered into letter agreements in November 2006 with respect to the properties that we lease from Young/Zapp GP, LLC ("Young/Zapp") and its subsidiaries, an entity owned 47.5% by each of our Founders and 5.0% by Sharon Russell, and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to these letter agreements, if we default under our lease agreements with Young/Zapp and terminate possession of the lease location, Young/Zapp may operate a Tex Mex or Mexican food restaurant in that location. However, they may not use our trademarks or trade names or confusingly similar trademarks or tradenames. The approximate dollar value of this agreement was not determinable.
Intellectual Property
We entered into a recipe license agreement with MY/ZP IP Group, Ltd ("MY/ZP IP") in November 2006 to allow the use of certain of our recipes by MY/ZP IP at Shady Grove, Inc. ("Shady Grove"), a restaurant owned by our Founders who are also directors of our company. Shady Grove is a restaurant that serves all-American and Southwestern cuisine, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, fries, queso, cheese sticks and chili, and for which we provide management and administrative services pursuant to a management agreement with Three Star Management, Ltd. The approximate dollar value of this agreement was not determinable.

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Management Agreement
We entered into a management agreement in November 2006 with Three Star Management, Ltd. to provide management services, such as administrative, accounting and human resources support, to Shady Grove. In consideration of the services we provide to Shady Grove, Three Star Management, Ltd. agreed to pay us a monthly fee of $10,000, a pro rata share of the wages and expenses incurred to provide the services and the reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Due to a reduction in management services we provide, we agreed to reduce the fee to a $10,000 quarterly payment.
Management System License Agreement
In November 2006, we entered into a management system license agreement with MY/ZP IP to allow the use of certain of our handbooks, personnel training materials and other materials relating to our business know-how and personnel management know-how by Shady Grove and in any other endeavors of MY/ZP IP, subject to certain conditions. The approximate dollar value of this agreement was not determinable.
Cross-Marketing License Agreement
In November 2006, we entered into a cross-marketing license agreement with MY/ZP IP to allow Shady Grove to market our brand at Shady Grove and allow us to market Shady Grove at our locations. Some cross-promotional activities include selling merchandise and co-branding our website and menus. The approximate dollar value of this agreement was not determinable.
Parade Sponsorship Agreement
We entered into a parade sponsorship agreement in November 2006 with MY/ZP IP to obtain the right to sponsor, manage and operate the “Chuy’s Children Giving To Children Parade” and to use MY/ZP IP’s trademark in connection with the parade. In addition, we granted MY/ZP IP a limited license to use the Chuy’s name in their trademark “Chuy’s Children Giving To Children Parade.” The approximate dollar value of this agreement was not determinable.
Leases
We lease our corporate office space as well as our North Lamar, River Oaks, Highway 183, Round Rock, Shenandoah and Arbor Trails properties from subsidiaries of Young/Zapp. In 2015, we paid Young/Zapp $155,756, $283,341, $442,854, $545,440, $536,646, $302,001, and $382,011, which includes rent and a percentage of gross sales in excess of our base rent, with respect to our headquarters, North Lamar, River Oaks, Hwy 183, Round Rock, Shenandoah and Arbor Trails locations, respectively.
Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. Each indemnification agreement provides that, subject to limited exceptions, and among other things, we will indemnify the director or executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by law for claims arising in his or her capacity as our director or officer and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
Related Party Transactions Policy
Our audit committee reviews certain financial transactions, arrangements and relationships between us and any of the following related parties to determine whether any such transaction, arrangement or relationship is a related party transaction:
any of our directors, director nominees or executive officers;
any beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding stock; and
any immediate family member of any of the foregoing.
Our audit committee reviews any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship that:
involves or will involve, directly or indirectly, any related party identified above and is in an amount greater than $120,000;
would cast doubt on the independence of a director;
would present the appearance of a conflict of interest between us and the related party; or
is otherwise prohibited by law, rule or regulation.
The audit committee reviews each such transaction, arrangement or relationship to determine whether a related party has, has had or expects to have a direct or indirect material interest. Following its review, the audit committee will take such action as it deems necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, including approving, disapproving, ratifying, cancellingcanceling or recommending to management how to proceed if it determines a related party has a direct or indirect material interest in a transaction, arrangement or relationship with us. Any member of the audit committee who is a related party with respect to a transaction under review will not be permitted to participate in the discussions or evaluations of the transaction; however, the audit committee member will provide all material information concerning the transaction to the audit committee. The audit committee will report its action with respect to any related party transaction to the board of directors.

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ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
RSM US LLP served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in 20152020 and 2014.2019. The following sets forth fees billed by RSM for the audit of our annual financial statements and other services rendered:
  
YEAR ENDED 
 DECEMBER 27,
2020
DECEMBER 29,
2019
Audit fees(1)
$677,933 $580,125 
Audit related fees (2)
47,250 — 
Tax fees— 24,400 
Total$725,183 $604,525 
  
 
YEARS ENDED 
  
DECEMBER 27,
2015
 
DECEMBER 28,
2014
Audit fees(1)
 $186,500
 $207,175
Tax fees(2)
 200,455
 86,070
Total $386,955
 $293,245
(1)Includes fees for audits of our annual financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting, reviews of the related quarterly financial statements, and services that are normally provided by independent registered public accounting firms in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including reviews of documents filed with the SEC.
(1)Includes fees for audits of our annual financial statements, reviews of the related quarterly financial statements, and services that are normally provided by independent registered public accounting firms in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including reviews of documents filed with the SEC.
(2)Tax fees for tax compliance services, tax advice and tax planning services.
(2)Includes fees associated with services provided by RSM in connection with the Company's ATM offering completed in the second quarter of 2020.
Pursuant to the charter of the audit committee, the audit committee is responsible for the oversight of our accounting, reporting and financial practices. The audit committee has the responsibility to select, appoint, engage, oversee, retain, evaluate and terminate our external auditors; pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be provided, consistent with all applicable laws, to us by our external auditors; and establish the fees and other compensation to be paid to our external auditors.
The audit committee has adopted a policy to pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm. All audit and non-audit services for 20152020 and 20142019 were pre-approved by the audit committee.

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PART IV
ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(1)Financial Statements - see Index to Financial Statements appearing on page F-1 of the Original Form 10-K.
(2)Financial Statement Schedules – None.
(3)Exhibits - The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report.
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Exhibit Index
ITEM 15.Exhibit No.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULESDescription of Exhibit
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 27, 2012)
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 30, 2013)
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
Description of Registrant's Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 10, 2020)
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 31, 2020)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 6, 2020)
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
Form of Restricted Share Agreement (2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
Form of Option Agreement (2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on form 10-K, filed on March 11, 2014)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Amended 2015)(2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2015)
Form of Option Agreement (Amended 2015)(2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan)(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 8, 2015)
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on May 17, 2012)
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (2006 Stock Option Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
Form of Right to Repurchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on October 27, 2011)
Employment Agreement, dated March 11, 2019, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Steve Hislop (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2019)
Employment Agreement, dated March 11, 2019, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Jon Howie (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2019)
Employment Agreement, dated March 11, 2019, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and John Mountford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2019)
Employment Agreement, dated March 11, 2019, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Michael Hatcher (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2019)
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. Senior Management Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
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(1)Financial Statements - see IndexCredit Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as borrower, the subsidiaries of Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender, issuing lender and lender (incorporated by reference to Financial Statements appearingExhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on page F-1Form 8-K, filed on December 6, 2012)
First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated October 30, 2015, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 3, 2015)
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated May 21, 2020, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as
borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 26, 2020)
Subsidiaries of Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.
Consent of RSM US LLP
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Original Form 10-K.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(2)Certification of Chief Financial Statement Schedules – None.
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(3)Exhibits - The exhibits listed onCertification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the accompanying Exhibit IndexSarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
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*    Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
+     Filed herewith.
++    Filed as an exhibit to Chuy's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 11, 2021.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:April 23, 2021
Date:April 15, 2016CHUY’S HOLDINGS, INC.
By:/s/ Jon W. Howie
Jon W. Howie
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 27, 2012)
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 30, 2013)
4.1Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
4.2Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated May 4, 2010, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., MY/ZP Equity, LP, Goode Chuy’s Holdings, LLC, Goode Chuy’s Direct Investors, LLC, J.P. Morgan U.S. Direct Corporate Finance Institutional Investors III LLC, 522 Fifth Avenue Fund, L.P., and certain other stockholders, optionholders and permitted transferees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
4.3Amendment to Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., MY/ZP Equity, LP, Goode Chuy’s Holdings, LLC, Goode Chuy’s Direct Investors, LLC, J.P. Morgan U.S. Direct Corporate Finance Institutional Investors III LLC, 522 Fifth Avenue Fund, L.P., and certain other stockholders, optionholders and permitted transferees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
10.1*Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
10.2*Form of Restricted Share Agreement (2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
10.3*Form of Option Agreement (2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
10.4*Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Amended 2015)(2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 12, 2015)
10.5*Form of Option Agreement (Amended 2015)(2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan)(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 8, 2015)
10.6*Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on form 10-K, filed on March 11, 2014)
10.7*Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.8*Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (2006 Stock Option Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.9*Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
10.10Letter Agreement regarding Arbor Trails Chuy’s, dated November 7, 2006, by and between Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Three Star Management, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.11Recipe License Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by and between Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and MY/ZP IP Group, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.12Cross-Marketing License Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by and between Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and MY/ZP IP Group, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.13*Management Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by and between Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Three Star Management, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)

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10.14Management System License Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by(Principle Financial and between Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and MY/ZP IP Group, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.15Parade Sponsorship Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by and between Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and MY/ZP IP Group, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.16Form of License Exercisable Upon Event of Default Under Lease Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.17Lease Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, between Young Zapp Graceland, Ltd. and Chuy’s Opco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.18Lease Agreement, dated January 1, 2002, between Young Zapp North Lamar, Ltd. and Chuy’s Opco, Inc., as amended, modified and assigned (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.19Lease Agreement, dated November 1, 1998, between Young-Zapp Joint Venture II and Chuy’s Opco, Inc., as amended, modified and assigned (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.20Lease Agreement, dated November 19, 1996, between Young Zapp Joint Venture-IV and Chuy’s Opco, Inc., as amended, modified and assigned (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.21Lease Agreement, dated January 22, 2001, between Young Zapp JVRR, Ltd. and Chuy’s Opco, Inc., as amended, modified and assigned (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.22Lease Agreement, dated June 1, 2003, between Young Zapp Shenandoah, Ltd. and Chuy’s Opco, Inc., as amended, modified and assigned (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.23Lease Agreement, dated April 22, 2008, between Young Zapp Arbor Trails, Ltd. and Chuy’s Opco, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on August 5, 2011)
10.24Form of Right to Repurchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on October 27, 2011)
10.25*Employment Agreement, dated November 16, 2011, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Steven J. Hislop (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on November 17, 2011)
10.26*Employment Agreement, dated November 16, 2011, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and Jon W. Howie (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 of Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on November 17, 2011)
10.27*Form of Employment Agreement, between Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., Chuy’s Opco, Inc. and certain employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 of Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on November 16, 2011)
10.28*Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. Senior Management Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on July 11, 2012)
10.29*Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176097), filed on May 17, 2012)
10.30Credit Agreement, dated November 30, 2012, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as borrower, the subsidiaries of Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender, issuing lender and lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 6, 2012)
10.31
First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated October 30, 2015, by and among Chuy’s Holdings, Inc., as borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 3, 2015)

21.1†Subsidiary of Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.
23.1†Consent of RSM US LLP
31.1+Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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31.2+Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1†Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
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*    Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
+     Filed herewith.
†    Filed as an exhibit to Chuy's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March, 10, 2016, Commission File No. 161497917.



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